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the locomotive was shipped on a flatbed from Pennsylvania to the [[Nethercutt Collection]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viewing Album: Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2839 in Pennsylvania - Railroad Picture Archives.Net |url=http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=057857}}</ref> |
the locomotive was shipped on a flatbed from Pennsylvania to the [[Nethercutt Collection]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viewing Album: Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2839 in Pennsylvania - Railroad Picture Archives.Net |url=http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=057857}}</ref> and is now on display in [[Sylmar, Los Angeles|Sylmar, California]] where it was cosmetically restored and put on display outside with a [[Pullman (car or coach)|Pullman car]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2016 |title=Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2839/Sou Rwy Steam Program of 1960/70's |url=https://cs.trains.com |access-date=October 7, 2016 |website=Trains.}}</ref> |
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== Appearances in media == |
== Appearances in media == |
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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
Revenue Service (1937-1959)
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)
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)
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
- In 1980 the locomotive appeared in the film, Coal Miner's Daughter dressed as Southern 2839 on the Academy Award-winning movie.[2]
References
- ^ 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
- 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.