Canadian Pacific Railway
"Twenty Eight Hundred" H1 Class 4-6-4 Hudson

65 of these engines comprised the second largest fleet of 4-6-4's in North America after the New York Central
which named the type for the Hudson River which their mainline followed in New York state.

Cylinders 22" x 30" Drivers 75" Pressure 275 lbs. Tractive Effort 45,300 All built by MLW.

2800 fresh out of Angus shops poses for its official photograph. Note the background whiteout of shop.
Canadian Pacific Railway/Walter Pfefferle Collection

H1a 2803 all dolled up "From Sea to Sea 1886-1936" Commemorating 50 years of CPR service across Canada.
It departed Windsor Station with No.7 The Dominion on June 28, 1936. Elwin K. Heath/Bud Laws Collection

H1a 2807 (MLW #68605 12/29) with empty hoppers for coal loading at Prescott. Ottawa West c.1950
Addy Schwalm/Bruce Chapman Collection

First of ten H1b 2810 (MLW #68529 11/30) in official photograph. Canadian Pacific Railway/Bud Laws Collection

2810 with inboard smoke deflectors.Outremont shop track 5/1937 Lawrence Stuckey/Bruce Chapman Collection

2810 in a great action scene Number 505 (Montreal-Ottawa) racing through Beaconsfield, Que. 4/29/1944
Lawrence Stuckey/Bruce Chapman Collection

2810 with standard style smoke deflectors. Glen 5/23/1947 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection

The future is here. General Motors 754 A-B-A F3 diesels on CNR sit beside 2810 in Ottawa Union Station.
These Electro Motive demonstrator diesels were handed over to the CNR at Central Station Montreal
May 27,1948 and used on various runs. Addy Schwalm/Bruce Chapman Collection

2811 (MLW #68530 11/30) in original style. Westmount June 19, 1931 Bud Laws Collection

Note: 2811 and 2813 were equipped with boosters to relieve K1 class 4-8-4's on 21 and 22
between Montreal and Toronto and assigned to trains 20 and 37 between the same terminals.

2811 restyled with number panel on running board and beaver emblem on cab.

2811 at Windsor Station. October 1940 Bud Laws Collection

2811 with Third Class symbol freight 911 due to depart Smiths Falls yard 12:45 p.m.for Chalk River Subdivision destined to Sault Ste.Marie. July 19,1958 Smiths Falls Robert F. Collins/James A.Brown Collection

H1b 2811 (MLW #68530 11/30) near Angus with what appears to be a mixed train. Actually, it is service equipment.
She has fallen a long way down from her early years and is now near the end of service. 6/24/59 Bob Krone

2815 with smoke deflectors on an Ottawa train at Montreal West. March 25, 1941 Bud Laws Collection

H1b 2816 (MLW #68535 12/30) when it was just another 2800. Who would have ever guessed its future?
On the table at the Glen off the suburban train below. 6/22/59 Bob Krone

2816 with suburban (commuter) train from Rigaud at Montreal West. 6/22/59 Bob Krone

2816 Glen yard 7/1959. Note the Delaware & Hudson passenger car in background near pilot.
Jim Shaughnessy/Joseph Testagrose collection

Another shot of 2816 at the Glen. May 9, 1959

Royal Hudsons 2820-2864

H1c 2820 first of the semi-streamlined 2800's. MLW #68956 9/37 Glen, Montreal 3/24/60
Glen yard shop track very late in the steam era still working in passenger (commuter) service.
Missing its Royal Crown which had become a collectors item!

Note: 2459, 2811, 2816, 2820 and 2822 were still in commuter service in May of 1960.
Last steam likely was 2820 with a Montreal bound freight train (transfer?) sighted on June 29th.1960.

2821 H1c class on No. 232 from Ottawa at Montreal West. October 6, 1958 Joseph Testagrose Collection.
Note the RPO mail car and 305x lightweight combination baggage buffet. MLW #68957 9/37

2822 just starting to pull away from Windsor Station. Looks like a couple of officials talking.
October 29, 1940 Bud Laws Collection

H1c 2822 with Sunday afternoon train for Ottawa. Montreal West. June 21,1959 Bob Krone
Uncharacteristic black smoke may be explained as being a favour for the photographer.
It certainly was not common and was in fact something the fireman was criticized for (or worse!)

H1c 2823 has stopped with a Monday suburban train to Montreal. The engineer looks back for a signal to depart.
Montreal West November 11, 1957 Bob Krone

2825 missing the CPR emblem on the cab! Glen shop track. Bud Laws Collection

2825 at Montreal West bound for Ottawa. March 25, 1941. Bud Laws Collection

2828 Westmount March 25, 1941 Bud Laws Collection
What the heck is that guy doing on his knees? Trying to keep out of the photographer's lens view?

2833 in a nice shot on the Winnipeg shop track. c.1941 Bud Laws Collection

H1c 2834 MLW 68971 11/37 hauling freight. Winnipeg. 1953 Joe Boreskie/Joseph Testagrose Collection

Another view of 2834 a few years later. Still a Manitoba District engine assigned to Winnipeg.
It is the only known 2800 painted in freight black! Edmonton 1957. Painted at Weston shops in November 1956.
Harold Ames/Dave Spiegelman Collection.

H1c 2841 on the shop track at the Glen ready for the afternoon train to Ottawa. 6/22/59 Bob Krone

Brand new H-1-c 2842 (MLW #68955 9/37) Outremount 1937 Elwin K. Heath/Bud Laws Collection

Note: 2838-2842 were built with boosters for use on the grades of the rugged Algoma District and were
assigned to John Street in Toronto operating Toronto-Fort William 811 miles without change of engine
hauling The Dominion with 18 cars. Four engines were required to protect this run, the fifth being a spare,
which may explain why it was in Montreal.

Almost new 2842 leaving Windsor station Montreal in 1938 Joseph Testagrose Collection
This is likely Pool train 354 Frontenac 9.10 A.M. Daily, to Quebec City.

2842 now assigned to John Street in Toronto not long afterwards judging by the stack cowl. Bud Laws Collection

H1c 2847 still without a crown! Elephant-eared G3 2347. 9-10-42 Brandon
Joe Boreskie/Joseph Testagrose Collection

H1c 2848 MLW 68979 12/37 at 18th Street Tower, Brandon, Manitoba. 6/4/39 Most likely this is The Dominion.
Joe Boreskie/Joseph Testagrose Collection
Note the original style of stack cowl with built-in illuminated number boards. Not yet a "Royal" Hudson.

2850 likely has just arrived with the Royal Train in Vancouver. May 29, 1939 Bud Laws Collection

2850 Vancouver 5/31/1939 E.Towler/Bud Laws Collection

2850 "The" Royal Hudson shown here on public display. Bud Laws Collection

Most likely this was the protect engine for the Royal Trains. 2851 being for the Advance Royal train which carried the press and entourage. 2852 Drake Street, Vancouver 5/1939 Bud Laws Collection

H1d 2852 MLW #69102 8/38 Ron Visockis Collection

Winnipeg April 1940 Bud Laws Collection

2858 one of only four preserved Royal Hudsons (2839, 2850, 2860). This one is at the NMS&T in Ottawa.
Joseph Testagrose Collection

2859 taking water likely somewhere in BC. c.1940's Bud Laws Collection

2860 back when it was just another "2800". Seen here with the Vancouver transfer in May 1956. J.F.Orem
Famed Canadian Pacific B-C Pier in the background.
Note: Only the H1e sub-class 2860-2864 (last Royal Hudsons) built MLW June 1940 were built new as oil-fired.

2860 at Sicamous, BC July 6, 1941 Bud Laws Collection

2861 also at Sicamous same day. July, 1941 Bud Laws Collection

2861 Kamloops July 1953 Bud Laws Collection

2862 at Salmon Arm, BC August 3, 1940 Bud Laws Collection

2863 on the shop track at Revelstoke. August 13, 1941. Bud Laws Collection

2863 just two years later and now without the streamlined stack cowl, but still with teardrop classification lights.
Vancouver August 1943 Bud Laws Collection

2863 crossing Smythe Street (east end of Drake Street terminal) 1953. Leif Sorensen Collection.

2864 the last Royal Hudson, on the shop track at Revelstoke. August 13, 1941. Bud Laws Collection