Canadian National Railways

U Class Northern 4-8-4

Morning sun on a chilly Monday shines on 6150 at Turcot Yard in Montreal Terminal. November 11, 1957 Bob Krone
Class U-2-c Cyl. 25 1/2" x 30" Drv.73" Press 250 t.e. 57% MLW 67779 4/29

U-2-e 6167 when it was just another Northern. Mimico roundhouse June 27, 1959. Bob Krone

6178 out of service serviceable at Mimico. 6/27/59 Bob Krone

Both sides of CNR 6186 a typical 4-8-4 Northern. Location and date unknown. Bud Laws Collection
Class U-2-f Cyl. 25 1/2" x 30" Drv.73" Press 250 t.e. 57% CLC #1966 9/40

CNR 6218 when it was just another Northern. Danforth (Toronto) 6-24-56 Bud Laws Collection
Class U-2-g Cyl. 25 1/2 x 30 Drv. 73" Press. 250 t.e. 57% tender 18 tons 11,600 gals. MLW #69716 9/42

U-2-g 6222 MLW #69720 10/42 Toronto July 10,1955 Howard W. Ameling/Bud Laws Collection

U-2-h 6254 part of the last order of 30 engines. MLW #70322 12/43 Brantford C.C.Grayson/Bud Laws Collection
Note the large sand box and side-mounted exhaust steam injector in place of usual FWH only on this sub-class.

Older American-built U-3-a GTW 6304 looks considerably different yet, has similar specifications.
Schenectady #67343 7/27 London October 12, 1958 Howard W. Ameling/Bud Laws Collection

Streamlined U-4-g 6400. There were only five of these engines on the CNR plus another six on GTW.
Cyl. 24 x 30" Drv. 77" Press. 275 lbs. t.e. 52% MLW #69720 10/42 July 1956 Merritt Mullen

Fresh off the 1939 Royal Tour on display at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. C.C.Grayson/Bud Laws Collection

Preserved at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa.

6401 getting ready on the Spadina shop track. 11/11/42 Joe Boreskie/Joseph Testagrose Collecti

6402 on the Spadina shop track. 6/27/59 Bob Krone

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