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Bloedel as their first 1055 until she was sold to Canadian Forest Products (Canfor) up in Northern Vancouver Island in Woss BC. She was first numbered 55, but then was renumbered to 113 which is the number she carries today. The 113 was retired in 1973, and was placed on static display. The company then brought her back to life in 1988 and used her for Canfor's company picnics. She was the pride of the line until she was retired again in 1995, and has ever since been placed on static display in Woss.
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Bloedel as their first 1055 until she was sold to Canadian Forest Products (Canfor) up in Northern Vancouver Island in Woss BC. She was first numbered 55, but then was renumbered to 113 which is the number she carries today. The 113 was retired in 1973, and was placed on static display. The company then brought her back to life in 1988 and used her for Canfor's company picnics. She was the pride of the line until she was retired again in 1995, and has ever since been placed on static display in Woss.
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The 40 does currently have a surviving sister engine. Former Portland, Astoria & Pacific #102 went on to have a long working career in Canada on Vancouver Island. She was sold to the Alberni Pacific Railway in Port Alberni British Columbia and became their #6. She then operated for Macmillan
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The 40 does currently have a surviving sister engine. Former Portland, Astoria & Pacific #102 went on to have a long working career in Canada on Vancouver Island. She was sold to the Alberni Pacific Railway in Port Alberni British Columbia and became their #6. She then operated for Macmillan
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2-8-2 No. 1647 as their main flagship for two years. By the time No. 1647 was sold off, No. 40's running gear was repaired, and the locomotive was put back into service for the 1992 season. The locomotive was taken out of service again by the end of the 1990s after the
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in 1920. It was initially built as No. 101 for the Portland, Astoria and Pacific Railroad as part of their small order of locomotives. However, the order was cancelled, and the locomotive was subsequently sold to the
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No. 97. After a CVRR employee discovered No. 40 and its disposition, the railroad made the A&R an offer they couldn't refuse, and the locomotive was pulled out of its shed and lifted onto two
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After serving the A&R for seventeen years, No. 40 was retired from revenue service in 1952, and it was stored inside a small
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trackage, was looking for a steam locomotive to serve as a running mate to their Ex-Birmingham and Southeastern
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for the next several years. It became the only steam locomotive from the A&R to be spared from the
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that caused it to fall on its side. It was repaired and returned to service shortly afterward. During
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In August 1920, No. 40 became one of four 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives that rolled out of the
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In 2008, No. 40 lost its title as the CVRR's largest locomotive after the railroad purchased SY
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CVRR No. 40 pulling a tourist excursion train into Deep River, Connecticut, on October 22, 2021
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In September 1985, No. 40 was taken out of service after damaging a tire on one of its
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in 1977. As of 2022, No. 40 is being used to haul tourist trains between Essex and
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No. 40 operating at the Valley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut, on November 5, 2015
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had risen, the company declared bankruptcy in 1933.
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American Locomotive Company
Brooks Works
Whyte
2-8-2
UIC
Gauge
Driver
Wheelbase
Adhesive weight
Oil
Coal
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Factor of adh.
Minarets and Western Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
Connecticut Valley Railroad
Class
Connecticut Valley Railroad
2-8-2
steam locomotive

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