Canadian Pacific 2-8-0 N-2-a, b, and c

Canadian Pacific Railway N-2-a, b, and c class locomotives were a class of 199 2-8-0 or Consolidation type locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912–1914. They were numbered 3600–3799 by CP and were used almost everywhere around the system.

Canadian Pacific N-2-a,b,c
Canadian Pacific N-2-c 3716 on the Kettle Valley Railway
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderMontreal Locomotive Works
Build date1912 to 1914
Total produced199
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-8-0
  UIC1′D
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.31 in (0.79 m)
Driver dia.63 in (1.6 m)
Wheelbase
  • Coupled: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
  • Loco: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
  • Loco & tender: 64 ft 78 in (19.529 m)
Length75 ft 5+12 in (23.000 m)
Height15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Adhesive weight211,000 lb (96 t)
Loco weight236,000 lb (107 t)
Tender weight139,000 lb (63 t)
Fuel typeOriginally coal, later oil
Fuel capacity12 short tons (11 t) coal
Water cap.5,000 imp gal (23 m3) water
Boiler pressure190 lbf/in2 (1.3 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Firebox7,219.125 in2 (4.657491 m2)
  Tubes and flues563.75 sq in (3,637.1 cm2)
  Total surface3,026 sq ft (281.1 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size23 in × 32 in (580 mm × 810 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Train heatingSteam heat
Performance figures
Tractive effort43% (43,400 lbf or 193 kN)
Career
OperatorsCanadian Pacific Railways
ClassN-2-a,b,c
Numbers3800-3999 (later renumbered 3600-3799)
Retired1953-1959
PreservedTwo: 3651, 3716
DispositionTwo preserved, remainder scrapped.
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