Here is the prototype model of the 4-6-2 Pacifics that serviced the Canadian Pacific for over 30 years. #1200 & its sister #1201 were both built by the CP Angus Works in 1944. After testing, 100 more were ordered from the Montreal Locomotive Works and Canadian Locomotive Works. Specs - 70" drivers, 250 psi boiler pressure, 20x28" cylinders, engine weight of 229,500 lb, tractive effort of 34,000 lb. G5 class J.R. Quinn photo |