CPR G3 Class 4-6-2

These "Twenty Four Hundreds" (actually, 2351-2472) were very capable locomotives built with one piece cast bed and multiple throttle. They were as different as day and night compared to earlier G3's 2300- 2350. They were considered the best
steam locomotive on the CPR, true dual service freight or passenger engines with 75 inch diameter drivers. They were the only class painted in either freight black and/or passenger tuscan red. They had a sharp "shotgun" exhaust and rapid acceleration with no tendency to slip unlike the Royal Hudsons which could be slippery starting heavy freight tonnage.

Oil-fired G3g 2380 with six-wheel trucked tender carrying 12,000 gallons of water and 4,700 gals.of Bunker C fuel oil.
Note the red cab door, a Western Lines detail. Robert O. Hale

G3g 2397 (CLC #2001 8/42) arriving at Windsor Station Sunday, 6/21/59 John Dziobko

2408 with a suburban train of 800 series commuter coaches arrving at Windsor Station.

G3g 2408 (CLC #2012 11/42) on the Glen shop track taking water. 6/22/59 Bob Krone
What is the shop man on the running board doing? Possibly checking the sand level.

2408 with the morning train from Ste.Therese at Montreal West. 6/24/59 Bob Krone

G3g 2412 getting a steam cleaning on the Glen shop track Monday, 6/22/59. (CLC #2016 12/42) Bob Krone

2412 (G3g CLC 2016 12/42) and 2426 (G3h 2134 9/44) ready for the evening suburban trains. Glen 6/22/59 Bob Krone
2426 one of a single order for twenty engines built with Worthington Feedwater heater instead of the usual Elesco FWH.
Only five others had this make of FWH including the 1201. Note the NJR (D&H) MLW RS-2 hiding in the background.

G3h 2426 (CLC #2134 9/44) Montreal October 6, 1958 Joseph Testagrose Collection

G3h 2459 rolls to a stop at Montreal West with an inbound Monday commuter train. November 11, 1957. Bob Krone
The little booth and fare box was for collecting tickets on this track only for the short trip to Windsor Station.

G3h 2459 backing up with cylinder cocks open. CLC #2167 3/45 Montreal Oct. 6, 1958 Joseph Testagrose Collection

2459 on the Glen shop track. 6/22/59 Bob Krone

2461 (G3h CLC #2169 4/45) Taking water on the Glen shop track. 6/22/59 Bob Krone

Suburban commuter train at Montreal West with G3j 2467 (sub-class j was last ten G3's) MLW #76120 6/48
October 6-58 Joseph Testagrose Collection

G3j 2471 (MLW #76124 7/48) second to last G3 just six years old, backing down onto its train in Windsor Station.
Four views, Sunday July 4, 1954 John Dziobko

Spotless! Note the interlocking dwarf semaphore displaying stop signal for next track.

One last view of 2471 includes going away view of RDC 9053 leaving Windsor Station.
2471's engineer with oil feeder in his hand watches. Pool train in background.

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