Canadian Pacific No. 2860

Canadian Pacific No. 2860, also known as the 'Royal Hudson', is a class H1e 4-6-4 "Hudson" type semi-streamlined steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in June 1940 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The engine is apart of the 'Royal Hudson' series
==History==
Canadian Pacific No. 2860, an H1e 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive, was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in June 1940 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is apart of the H1e class, which is a sub-class of the H1 Hudsons. The H1c-H1e engines were part of the 'Royal Hudson' series. Unlike the H1a and H1b classes, these locomotives were semi-streamlined. When the H1c's and H1d's were built, they were considered reguar Hudsons. In 1939, 2860's sister, Canadian Pacific No. 2850 pulled the Royal Train of 1939 carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth across Canada without engine failure. The King was quite pleased with the engine, and let the railway use the term 'Royal Hudson' for all of their semi-streamlined Hudson locomotives. Since the H1c and H1d classes were built before this term came to be, the H1e class, which began with 2860, was the first locomotive built new as a 'Royal Hudson'.
This engine, along with the other H1e's (numbered 2860-2864), hauled transcontinental passenger trains in British Columbia, Canada between Revelstoke and Vancouver.
On September 25, 1956 the locomotive was damaged in a mudslide in Burnaby, BC, near the Shell Oil Refinery. A news article states that the engine hit a mudslide and jumped the tracks. The crew were unharmed. Although the engine faced serious damage. Then, in 1957, it had been re-instated, repaired, and was transferred to Winnipeg for prairie service.
It was withdrawn from service again this time in May 1959 and sat on the scrap line for five years.
No. 2860 was used for excursion service in British Columbia between 1974 and 1999, then again between 2006 and 2010.
The locomotive is seen today on static display at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish, BC.
== Trivia==
*This was the first locomotive of five to be built new as 'Royal Hudson' and delivered with painted cast brass crowns affixed to their skirts.
*It was sold to the Vancouver Railway Museum Association in 1964.
*While the engine was being prepared for Christmas trains at the end of the 1999 tourist season, No. 2860 was found to have serious leaks from the superheater elements.
* Currently No. 2860 is still owned by the British Columbia government but is on permanent loan to the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) and is housed at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish, though it has been seen on the CNR line from Squamish to North Vancouver since late April 2009.
*The Boostville Express from Kid vs. Kat was also based of CP Royal Hudson, but instead it is a 4-6-6 and doesn't have a tender.
*The locomotive was in the game TrainStation for a limited time.
==Gallery==
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