CP No. 1246 at Brockway Mills in Rockingham, Vermont on October 24, 1981
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Montreal Locomotive Works
Serial number
74906
Build date
1946
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2 "Pacific"
• UIC
2'C1'
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.
70 in (1,778 mm)
Trailing dia.
45 in (1,143 mm)
Wheelbase:
• Drivers
15 ft (4.6 m)
Length
76 ft 4+1⁄8 in (23.3 m)
Height
14 ft 10 in (4.5 m)
Axle load
50,333 lb (22,830.7 kg; 22.8 t)
Adhesive weight
151,000 lb (68,492.4 kg; 68.5 t)
Loco weight
229,500 lb (104,099.4 kg; 104.1 t)
Tender weight
191,000 lb (86,636.1 kg; 86.6 t)
Total weight
420,500 lb (190,735.6 kg; 190.7 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
28,000 lb (13,000 kg; 13 t)
Water cap.
11,529 US gal (43,642 L; 9,600 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
45.6 sq ft (4.24 m2)
Boiler pressure
250 psi (1.72 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
199 sq ft (18.5 m2)
• Total surface
3,320 sq ft (308.4 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
744 sq ft (69.1 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort
34,000 lbf (151.2 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.44
Career
Operators
Canadian Pacific Railway Steamtown, U.S.A. Green Mountain Railroad Steamtown National Historic Site Connecticut Valley Railroad Naugatuck Railroad
Class
G5c
Number in class
14 of 40
Numbers
CP 1246 Rutland 82
Delivered
June 29, 1946
First run
July 1946
Last run
March 1958
Retired
January 1964 (revenue service) March 1986 (excursion service)
Preserved
October 29, 1988
Restored
June 1967 (movable) 1996 (cosmetically)
Current owner
Railroad Museum of New England
Disposition
Stored outdoors
Canadian Pacific 1246 is a preserved G5c class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1946. In 1965, it became one of three G5 locomotives to be purchased by Steamtown, U.S.A. for excursion service. After operating in Scranton for a few years in the 1980s, No. 1246 was sold at an October 1988 auction to the Railroad Museum of New England with plans to restore and operate it, and it was initially put on static display. As of 2023, No. 1246 is stored at the Railroad Museum of New England.
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