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Preserved 4-6-2 locomotive in Ottawa, Ontario

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Canadian Pacific 1201

Canadian Pacific No. 1201 taking part in the Steam Expo locomotive parade at the 1986 World Exposition.

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Canadian Pacific Railway Angus Shops
Serial number	2074
Build date	June 1944

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	4-6-2 "Pacific"
• UIC	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	33 in (840 mm)
Driver dia.	70 in (1,780 mm)
Trailing dia.	45 in (1,140 mm)
Wheelbase:
• Drivers	15 ft (4.6 m)
Length	76 ft 4+1⁄8 in (23.270 m)
Height	14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
Axle load	50,333 lb (22.831 t)
Adhesive weight	151,000 lb (68 t)
Loco weight	229,500 lb (104.1 t)
Tender weight	191,000 lb (87 t)
Total weight	420,500 lb (190.7 t)
Fuel type	Fuel oil, originally coal
Fuel capacity	28,000 lb (13 t)
Water cap.	11,529 US gal (43,640 L; 9,600 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	45.6 sq ft (4.24 m)
Boiler pressure	250 psi (1.7 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	199 sq ft (18.5 m)
• Total surface	3,320 sq ft (308 m)
Superheater:
• Heating area	744 sq ft (69.1 m)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	20 in × 28 in (510 mm × 710 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Performance figures
Tractive effort	34,000 lbf (150 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.44

Career
Operators	Canadian Pacific Railway
Class	G5a
Number in class	2 of 2
Numbers	CPR 1201
Retired	1960 (revenue service) October 1990 (excursion service)
Preserved	1966
Restored	1973
Current owner	Canada Science and Technology Museum
Disposition	Stored out of view

References:

Canadian Pacific 1201 is a 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive. Built by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Angus shops in Montreal, Quebec, in June 1944, No. 1201 was used to pull passenger trains across Ontario and Quebec. After the Canadian Pacific removed the locomotive from service, the railway put the No. 1201 in storage at the Angus shops yard, and it was donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museum six years later. In 1973, No. 1201 was removed from the museum to be restored to operating condition. Subsequently, No. 1201 pulled a variety of excursion trains and participated in a variety of special events, such as the Canadian Pacific centennial of 1985 and the 1986 Steam Exposition. No. 1201 made its final run in the fall of 1990 and was returned Canada Science and Technology Museum for storage. As of 2023, No. 1201 is stored out of service at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. It is the oldest survivor of the Canadian Pacific's G5 class locomotives, and the last remaining locomotive of two prototypes of the class to be preserved.

Surviving sister engines

No. 1238 is in storage at the Prairie Dog Central Railway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
No. 1246 is in storage at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut, United States.
No. 1278 is on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio, United States.
No. 1286 is in storage at the Prairie Dog Central Railway in Winnipeg.
No. 1293 is on display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, waiting for a rebuild.

References

^ "Canadian Railway Observations – Canadian Railway History". canadianrailwayobservations.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
"Old Time Trains". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.

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Surviving sister engines

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