2816 hamilton pictures here *PIC*

Finderskeepers · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:23 pm

Chased 2816 today and got some wonderful pictures, I'm not sure about this "permanent" speed restriction, seemed to be moving right along today. See link for pics below

2816 shots on trainorders.com

Tim O · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:22 pm

Excellent photo! I've been wondering though...Knowing how Canadian steam engines should look. Why did CPR choose an angled number board for this locomotive, when historically they would have a flat number board? When 2816 left Steamtwon NHS in 1998, it didn't have a number board, but 2317 did, and so did most other preserved/restored CPR steamers.

This feature looks so Canadian National (or rather BC Rail)-like, that it always strikes me as being strange. Any ideas why this "look" was chosen?

http://nps.gov/stea/

Finderskeepers · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2003 6:25 am

> Excellent photo! I've been wondering
> though...Knowing how Canadian steam engines
> should look. Why did CPR choose an angled
> number board for this locomotive, when
> historically they would have a flat number
> board? When 2816 left Steamtwon NHS in 1998,
> it didn't have a number board, but 2317 did,
> and so did most other preserved/restored CPR
> steamers.

I have a picture of sister 2814 taken in 1944, and she does indeed have the angled number board. Flipping through pictures of pacifics, there are a mix of both flat and angled number boards...so to answer your question angled number boards were not exclusive to CN.

2816 shots on trainorders.com

John Craft · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2003 1:31 pm

> Why did CPR choose an angled
> number board for this locomotive, when
> historically they would have a flat number
> board?
> This feature looks so Canadian National (or
> rather BC Rail)-like, that it always strikes
> me as being strange. Any ideas why this
> "look" was chosen?

That angled board was the norm until some time after 1939 or so. Otto Perry's photos of CPR engines all show the "CNR-style" number board. By the late 40s the flat board was the most common, and that's what a lot of us associated with CPR steam. (I had the same reaction you did, at first.)

JAC

Dave Crosby · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2003 3:26 pm

Tim...

We'll have to look at that CPR poster in the BBQ joint again sometime soon......

Dave

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Kris · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2003 6:39 pm

> Chased 2816 today and got some wonderful
> pictures, I'm not sure about this
> "permanent" speed restriction,
> seemed to be moving right along today. See
> link for pics below

I'd love to see the rest of those pictures. If its not too much trouble could you e-mail them to me off list. My e-mail is generalhummell@shaw.ca
I'm from Calgary and know a few guys on 2816. I have even been lucky enough to go have coffee down at Alyth, 2816 is just looking sweet.

Thanks again!

Sincerly,
Kris Homell

generalhummell@shaw.ca