Steam Locomotive 2141 #1
by Theresa Tahara
Title
Steam Locomotive 2141 #1
Artist
Theresa Tahara
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Decorated with Canada Day flags, this vintage train locomotive has just pulled into the repair shop and the remainder of the smoke still rises out of the smokestack. As it cools down, the sound of metal pinging and popping can be heard.
2141 was built in 1912 by the Canadian Locomotive Company, in Kingston, ON - built for the Canadian Northern Railway, prior to it being absorbed into the Canadian National Railway. She is a 2-8-0, 'Consolidation' class of steam locomotive built for branch line railways. Originally a coal burner, she was converted to burn oil in 1954, and retired from active duty in 1958.
2141 was sold to the City of Kamloops in 1961, and placed on display in Riverside Park until restoration work began in 1995. The restoration was completed in 2001, and 2141 has been working for KHR from May until December each year since. Due to required repairs and inspection, the locomotive will not run during 2013, and the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society is fundraising to get 2141 back into operation.
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January 10th, 2015
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