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G2 class 4-6-2 Pacific G2a 1151 as originally built 1/1906 by Angus. Later rebuilt as G2p 2501. (see below) There were 166 (2500-2665) G2 class 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotives built between January 1906 and June 1914. Most were built by the CPR at Angus Shops however, 46 were built by Montreal Locomotive Works and 2 by Schenectady Locomotive Works in the U.S. Designed and built for passenger service largely to replace smaller Ten-wheelers many wound up in freight service in later years displaced by even bigger and better engines. Most of these capable locomotives lasted until dieselization although, only one still exists, 2634 displayed at Moose Jaw. Starting in 1918 and continuing for about 12 years (ending in the Depression) these locomotives were rebuilt with many receiving new cylinders of different sizes, new boilers and frames. Original boiler 200 lb. with 21" x 28" cylinders
(21) New boiler 200 lbs. 22 ½" x 28" (2) New boiler 225 lbs. 21 ¼" x 28" (6) New boiler 250 lbs. 20" x 28" (48)
The many variations of these locomotives as well as the
75" driver G1 class which had far more varieties in only 39 locomotives
(2200-2238), all had led to the eventual choice of specifications for
the modern G5 class. The G5's were all built with standard features including
20" x 28" cylinders 70" drivers 34% t.e. 8,000 gal. 14
ton tenders Type A superheater and mechanical stoker. Two scheduled DAR westbounds are connecting at Windsor,
Nova Scotia. 2501 popping off on shop track. Note water column on nearest track. Kentville, NS 8/30/1958 S.K.Bolton Jr. Fresh out of the erecting shop! 2507 CPR #1481 11/1906
Rebuilt G2q 1/1926 new cyl. 22 1/2" x 28" Old boiler 200 lbs.
2508 assigned to suburban trains. Equipped with extra
dynamo for coach lighting. 2509 with open cab, original small tender and no feedwater
heater. Glen 3/1938 Aubrey Mattingly Collection 2509 rebuilt with vestibule cab, new large tender and
feedwater heater. Spotless 2512 with vestibule cab and original small tender.
CPR 5/1907 G2 2518 with No. 556 from Chalk River drifting to a stop at Stittville (CPR spelled it wrong!) station in Stittsville, Ontario. Baggageman ready to handle express or, just getting some fresh air! Mother and child waiting for someone arriving on the train or, just watching it. No date or caption unfortunately. The open cab is not a clue since 2518 retained its open cab until the end unlike other G1 and G2 class engines. Bud Laws Collection Another undated photo of 2518. This time dropping downgrade
passing the mile board for Nepean (behind train) about mp 9 on the Carleton
Place Subdivision...this looks like #556 coming in from Chalk River about
noon. 2518 was the engine involved in the infamous Almonte wreck 12/27/1942
when a fast moving 13 car troop train hauled by 2802 a heavy 4-6-4 passenger
engine rear-ended No. 550 a local passenger train stopped at the station
which did not have an SPS signal, killing 39 (more died later in hospital)
with 150 injured in one of the worst wrecks in Canadian history. The last
three cars were wooden coaches which contributed to the death toll. While
the CPR blamed the engineer of the troop train and demoted him, the coroner's
jury soundly blamed the CPR for laxness in operations including the lack
of a Station Protection Signal. An overworked locomotive (2518) hauling
ten passenger cars and known to be a poor steaming engine contributed
to the disaster. (Note: Pronounced Almont, silent e). Bud Laws Collection G2r 2520 rebuilt 12/26 with new boiler 225 lbs. 21.25"
x 28" cylinders. CPR 7/1907 G2r 2523 rebuilt 12/1929 with new boiler 250 lbs. 20"
x 28" cyl. CPR 7/1907 G2q 2524 rebuilt 12/1929 still with old boiler 200 lbs.
new 22.5" x 28" cyl. CPR 8/1907 2526 with short passenger train. Halifax 6/1956 W.C.Whittaker/Joseph Testagrose Collection 2527 on the main line with some
riders on a flat car of rails! These are likelly sectiomen who are
dropping off G2r 2527 on a Lakeshore Local with nine wooden cars at
Montreal West. July 1952 Ron Ritchie 2537 assigned to Suburban service (commuter). The Glen
c.1950's. Here is a photo of mine showing train 575 engine 2539 with
seven wooden cars ready to pull ahead prior to backing G2s 2539 was once assigned to Montreal commuter service
along with six other G2 Pacifics equipped with a 2541 in Montreal suburban service eastbound at Dorval 9/1965 Phil Hastings/Joseph Testagrose Collection 2541 leaving St.Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec with wooden passenger cars in a bucolic scene complete with horse drawn delivery wagon that portrays a time belying the calendar dated 1957. Fred Angus/Bruce Chapman Collection G2s 2547 rebuilt 10/1925 still with old boiler 200 lbs.
new cylinders 22.5" x 28" no FWH CPR 11/1908 2547 now with larger tender and newer style headlight.
Still with open cab and slanted illuminated number boards. 2572 popping off! Brandon 7/10/1957 Bud Laws Collection 2572 with what looks like grain cars. Winnipeg 5/1949
Bud Laws Collection G2s 2572 rebuilt 12/1929 new boiler 250 lbs. 20"
x 28" cyl. MLW 46065 6/1909 G2d 2574 Cyl. 21" x 28" 200 lbs. MLW 46067 6/1909
G2s rebuilt 12/1929 Cyl. 20" x 28" new boiler
250 lbs. G2d MLW 46068 6/1909 2581 assigned to Suburban service out of The Glen. Circa 1952 Bud Laws Collection. Cyl. 22 1/2" x 28" 70" Drv. Press. Old boiler 200 lbs. t.e. 34% Equipped with 2nd steam dynamo for electric lighting in
coaches. G2s 2582 with original small 5,000 gallon tender. Rebuilt
8/1923 new 250 lbs. boiler 20" x 28" cyl. Here she is again, this time at Ottawa West in company with new RS-10 8481 delivered 4-28-55. Ron Visockis Collection Here is 2582 three years later as a London engine with
a standard size 7,000 gallon tender. London August 4, 1958 G2s 2583 still with open cab. Rebuilt 5/1928 new boiler
250 lbs. 20" x 28" cyl. MLW 46185 7/1909 2584 taking water. September 1949 Do you recognize this place? CONTACT US FOR REWARD! 2592 only G2 with Worthington
feedwater heater on a short passenger train including lightweight
mail and express car. CPR 5/1910 Rebuilt 11/1930 Cyl. 20" x 28"
new boiler 250 lbs. G2s 2596 still equipped with open cab. Rebuilt 6/1926
old boiler 200 lbs. 22 1/2 x 28 cyl. Schenectady 48015 7/1910 G2s 2597 with open cab. Rebuilt 11/1926 new boiler 250
lbs. press. 20" x 28" Cyl. Schenectady 48016 7/1910 G2s 2598 Rebuilt 5/1930 with new boiler 250 lbs. Cyl.
20" x 28" MLW 49476 2/1911
G2tx 2605 (1928 ex G2e 2605) CPR 2/1911 CPR/Steve Morris
Collection G2e 2614 date and location unknown. CPR 4/1912 G2u 2622 rebuilt 5/1928 cyl. 20" x 28" new boiler
250 lbs. G2e CPR 5/1912 Doubleheading 2627 and 2628 running extra are sitting on the Brockville side of the Carleton Place station tracks with an old wooden reefer acting as a buffer. Possibly an Orangeman's Special from Ottawa to Smiths Falls on a July 12th. in the 1950's. Bruce Chapman Collection G2u 2628 rebuilt 12/1927 Cyl. 21 1/4" x 28"
new boiler 225 lbs. Built G2e CPR 5/1912 Looks like a regular way freight has stopped to do a little
track work. Note two ballast gons and sectionmen
walking up. 2634 on passenger. 3/30/1942 Sutherland, Saskatchewan.
Lawrence Stuckey/George Parks Collection G2u 2636 rebuilt 6/1928 22 1/2 x 28 cyl. G2e MLW 52662 5/1913 Sutherland, SK Bud Laws G2u 2643 Vulcan, Alberta No date (circa 1930's-40's) but sure looks like winter! Bud Laws Collection Night time railfan photography was not common when 2644
was shot at coal chutes in Mc.Adam. 2655 Winnipeg 8/15/1949 J.R.Quinn A pair of G2u class engines specially equipped with ATC
assigned to Toronto-Buffalo passenger service.
2662 with Buffalo train bound for Toronto. 2662 was a
John Street protect engine equipped with ATC by this time. Digital restoration; Walter Pfefferle Note: By December 1952 2662 had been re-assigned from John Street passenger service to Lambton in freight service. 2662 now a London engine, is sitting on the table at Windsor,ON
9/04/1955 J.R.Quinn Passenger Extra 2663 at Joliette, Que. 10-4-58 Joseph
Testagrose Collection Same train, same date. Different location. Shown here
at St.Gabriel, Que. 2664 CPR 6/1914 Rebuilt G2u 4/1922 new cylinders 22 1/2"
x 28" old boiler 200 lbs. This was the second to the last of 166 G2 class Pacifics built by the CPR and MLW from 1902.
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