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'''Canadian Pacific 2839,''' nicknamed '''''Beer Can |
'''Canadian Pacific 2839,''' nicknamed '''''Beer Can''''', is a class H1c [[4-6-4]] [[Royal Hudson]] built by the [[Montreal Locomotive Works]] (MLW) in 1937 and was retired in 1959. It was restored to operating condition in 1979 by the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] for their Steam Excursion Program and was sold to the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad before it was retired again in 1985. It is now on static display in [[Sylmar, Los Angeles|Sylmar, California]].<ref name=":0">{{Harvp|Boyd|2014|p=127}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* {{Cite book |last=Boyd |first=Ken |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20897991-the-art-of-the-locomotive |title=The Art of the Locomotive |publisher=[[Voyageur Press]] |year=2014 |isbn=9780760346914}} |
* {{Cite book |last=Boyd |first=Ken |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20897991-the-art-of-the-locomotive |title=The Art of the Locomotive |publisher=[[Voyageur Press]] |year=2014 |isbn=9780760346914}} |
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* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wu5VAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Canadian+Pacific+2839%22+-wikipedia |title=Railfan & Railroad - Volume 18, Issue 10 |publisher=[[Carstens Publications]] |year=1999 |pages=52|isbn=978-0-89538-089-0 }} |
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wu5VAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Canadian+Pacific+2839%22+-wikipedia |title=Railfan & Railroad - Volume 18, Issue 10 |publisher=[[Carstens Publications]] |year=1999 |pages=52|isbn=978-0-89538-089-0 }} |
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* {{Cite magazine |last1=Brown |first1=James A. |last2=Lavallée |first2=Omer |date=August 1969 |title=Hudson Royalty |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-august-1969/ |url-access=limited |access-date=May 10, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |pages=22–36 |volume=29 |issue=10}} |
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* {{Cite magazine |last=Morgan |first=David P. |date=July 1979 |title="This Swift Giant" |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-july-1979/ |url-access=limited |access-date=May 10, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |pages=28–32 |volume=39 |issue=9}} |
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* {{Cite magazine |last=Flanary |first=Ron |date=April 2024 |title=Southern's Royal Hudson |magazine=Railfan & Railroad |publisher=White River Productions |pages=56–65 |volume=43 |issue=4}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Wrinn |first=Jim |title=Steam's Camelot: Southern and Norfolk Southern Excursions in Color |publisher=TLC Publishing |year=2000 |isbn=1-883089-56-5 |edition=1st}} |
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Canadian Pacific 2839, nicknamed Beer Can, is a class H1c 4-6-4 Royal Hudson built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1937 and was retired in 1959. It was restored to operating condition in 1979 by the Southern Railway for their Steam Excursion Program and was sold to the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad before it was retired again in 1985. It is now on static display in Sylmar, California.[1]
History
[edit]Revenue Service (1937-1959)
[edit]Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1937, 2839 was one of the brand new H1c/d Royal Hudson Locomotives built for the Canadian Pacific Railway on their mainline passenger trains. 2839 had a mostly uneventful career, pulling these trains all across CP's Network, with the exception of the line from Montreal to Saint John, New Brunswick, due to low bridges. and was retired in 1959.[1]
Excursion Service (1979-1985)
[edit]After the work had been restored into operating condition, Canadian Pacific 2839 was re-lettered to Southern 2839 and did the royal farewell between 1970-1980 and was nicknamed beer can for its excursion runs. In 1980 the locomotive appeared in the film Coal Miner's Daughter. dressed as Southern 2839[2][3] The engine was sold to the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad for the final run of the day.[1]
Second Retirement (1985-present)
[edit]The locomotive was shipped on a flatbed from Pennsylvania to the Nethercutt Collection.[4] and is now on display in Sylmar, California where it was cosmetically restored and put on display outside with a Pullman car.[1][3][5]
Appearances in media
[edit]- In 1980 the locomotive appeared in the film, Coal Miner's Daughter dressed as Southern 2839 on the Academy Award-winning movie.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Boyd (2014), p. 127
- ^ a b "Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)". IMDb.
- ^ a b Neufeld, Rob. "Portrait of the Past: Royal Hudson No. 2839". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Viewing Album: Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2839 in Pennsylvania - Railroad Picture Archives.Net".
- ^ "Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2839/Sou Rwy Steam Program of 1960/70's". Trains. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canadian Pacific Railway 2839.
- Boyd, Ken (2014). The Art of the Locomotive. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346914.
- Railfan & Railroad - Volume 18, Issue 10. Carstens Publications. 1999. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89538-089-0.
- Brown, James A.; Lavallée, Omer (August 1969). "Hudson Royalty". Trains. Vol. 29, no. 10. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 22–36. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- Morgan, David P. (July 1979). ""This Swift Giant"". Trains. Vol. 39, no. 9. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 28–32. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- Flanary, Ron (April 2024). "Southern's Royal Hudson". Railfan & Railroad. Vol. 43, no. 4. White River Productions. pp. 56–65.
- Wrinn, Jim (2000). Steam's Camelot: Southern and Norfolk Southern Excursions in Color (1st ed.). TLC Publishing. ISBN 1-883089-56-5.