On a recent western trip, I found myself in the Canadian Pacific Shop in the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta. Part of the store dressing, among the tee-shirts and posters, were two locomotive bells. One was stamped 3549. Assuming they were CP in origin, can someone tell me the dates, wheel arrangement and disposition of this engine?

3549 was a 2-8-0. Assuming 3522, which still survives, is a sister engine, 3549 was a Baldwin.

I once read about a CPR 2-8-0 that went into a lake out there. Was it ever recovered, is there reason to think it might be recovered?

According to J.F. Garden's book "The Crow and the Kettle", 2-8-0 #3512, a snow plow and several freight cars slipped off a barge into Slocan Lake in December of 1946. I also recall reading elsewhere that CPR made some attempts to locate the equipment by gave up due to the depth of the lake.

Hope this helps

MNowell

Today's technology would make location relatively easy. Recovery? Ah, something else. If the locomotive is in cold, fresh water, it might be worth a look and some investment.

Sunken treasure can not help but capture the imagination.

Richard -

Isn't there some kind of TV program on PBS that chronicles this sort of thing? Maybe a call to the Producers might bring some interest in attempting a recovery.

Les