Friday, July 13, 2018

From 'The Spanner' 1948: Locomotives of the Canadian Pacific Railway



At the sunset of the company's steam era, the CPR published articles providing a short history of its steam locomotive types. 

... Fifteen years later, Canadian railways would be clamouring for second generation high horsepower six-axle diesel-electrics for their freight operations.

An exceptional diesel experiment allows the writer or editor to tuck in the first standard diesel units before the final steam classes.