Royal Hudson to steam again?

tomgears · **Posted:** Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:29 am

I stumbled onto this story online while looking for boiler articles for my students.

http://www.squamishchief.com/madison%5C ... enDocument

Dispatcher K · **Joined:** Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:41 pm **Posts:** 36

The word on the line is, Yes this true! Now the only question remains: Will Canadian National Railways allow 2860 to runs on its tracks after purchasing the British Columbia Railway? Another steam locomotive, former Reading 2100, was restored, and changed from a coal burner to oil, several years ago. After a test run, CN has decided not to allow the locomotive to run on its tracks, so it stays on display at the Elgin County Railway Museum, in the former MCR shops in St Thomas, Ontario.

Justin Franz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 03, 2004 4:56 pm

What about CP Rail letting them run the locomotive on there rails. Where is the Locomotive? and how far is it from CP Rail?

-Justin Franz

Richard W. · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:27 pm **Posts:** 157

It's about 50 miles or so, its at Squamish, BC off the ex- BC Rail, really hate saying ex.

Richard

Hume Kading · **Posted:** Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:44 pm

Picture of the engine from the summer of 2003.

Finderskeepers · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:47 pm

Canadian Station News wrote:

Another steam locomotive, former Reading 2100, was restored, and changed from a coal burner to oil, several years ago. After a test run, CN has decided not to allow the locomotive to run on its tracks, so it stays on display at the Elgin County Railway Museum, in the former MCR shops in St Thomas, Ontario.

Never heard this one, fill me in on their reasoning