Friday, January 19, 2024

MLW 1950s Datasheets - Steam Locomotives


TH&B, T&NO, Newfoundland, various Canadian industries, as well as CNR and CPR engines are shown on these 17 sheets from what might have been a sales 'presentation book' produced during the 1950s.

I purchased a file folder of these sheets. Apparently they had been removed from their original plastic comb binding and photocopied. The white background of the photocopier lid shows through the binding holes.

Below, the CNR and CPR sheets are presented first, followed by those for companies and smaller railways. 

Notice that the Laurentide 2-6-2 tank is designed to burn coke - perhaps so it would produce fewer sparks and cinders near mountains of pulpwood. The engine probably handled plant switching at the Grand-Mère pulp and paper plant.