Canadian Pacific Railway

3100 K1 class 4-8-4 Northern

Only two K-1 class 4-8-4's were built by Angus Shops. They were the only 4-8-4's on the CPR and were especially designed for the heavy Montreal-Toronto night trains. Following dieselization of those trains the pair were assigned to Montreal-St.John NB passenger service however, due to a design feature they were restricted from use in the USA and were therefore operated only as far east as Megantic, Quebec. Later still after those trains were also dieselized, they were re-assigned to freight service out of Winnipeg after they were modified in Ogden shops to burn oil using tenders off 2-10-4 Selkirks.

3100 complete with smoke deflectors at John Street. The famous Royal York Hotel in background. Bud Laws Collection

3100 at the other end of its run. Glen in Montreal. Elwin K. Heath/Bud Laws Collection

K1a 3101 original appearance. (CPR October 1928) at the Glen June 1933 Bud Laws Collection

3101 in later years with added side trim and number moved off cab. Beaver emblem. Smoke deflectors.

3100 shown at Winnipeg in freight service a sadly neglected looking engine near the end of its working life.
August 16,1959 Bud Laws Collection
NOTE: Both locomotives were preserved, 3100 at the National Museum in Ottawa and 3101 at IPSCO in Regina, Sask.