Canadian Pacific 3716 | |
Powertype: | Steam |
Builder: | Montreal Locomotive Works |
Serialnumber: | 51628 |
Builddate: | 1912 |
Totalproduction: | 199 |
Rebuilddate: | 1929 |
Whytetype: | 2-8-0 |
Uicclass: | 1′D |
Leadingdiameter: | 36inches |
Driverdiameter: | 63inches |
Fueltype: | New: Coal Now: Oil |
Fuelcap: | 12ST coal |
Watercap: | water |
Cylindercount: | Two, outside |
Cylindersize: | 23x |
Valvegear: | Stephenson |
Trainheating: | Steam heat |
Tractiveeffort: | 43% 43400lbf |
Operatorclass: | N-2-b |
Currentowner: | Kettle Valley Steam Railway |
Disposition: | Operational |
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Canadian Pacific 3716 is a 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive, owned and operated by the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in British Columbia, Canada.
No. 3716 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912, originally numbered as No. 3916. It is a N-2-b class steam engine.[1] The locomotive was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works.[2] [3]
In 1929, the locomotive was rebuilt and converted to burn oil.[3] The engine was retired in 1966 and was sent to be scrapped at the City of Port Coquitlam before it was saved.[3] the locomotive need some repairs and was restored to operating condition in 1975.[3]
In 1982, the locomotive appeared in The Gray Fox. In 1985, the locomotive and MBPR 1077 appeared in The Journey of Natty Gann. After work with CP 2860, BC Rail was shut down in April 2001.[3] In 2003, the locomotive was sold to the Kettle Valley Steam Railway and returned to service on May 22, 2005.[3] As of 2023, the locomotive continues operating today.[3]