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Canadian National 6077
CN 6077 on display in 2009
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderMontreal Locomotive Works
Order numberQ-401
Serial number72774
Build date1944
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-2
 • UIC2′D1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.34 in (0.864 m)
Driver dia.73 in (1.854 m)
Trailing dia.43 in (1.092 m)
Wheelbase
  • Coupled: 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m)
  • Loco: 42 ft 2 in (12.85 m)
  • Loco & tender: 80 ft 10+34 in (24.66 m)
Length90 ft 0+18 in (27.44 m)
Width10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Height15 ft 4+12 in (4.69 m)
Adhesive weight236,950 pounds (107.48 tonnes; 105.78 long tons)
Loco weight355,700 pounds (161.3 tonnes; 158.8 long tons)
Tender weight281,840 pounds (127.84 tonnes; 125.82 long tons)
Fuel typeOriginally coal, later oil
Tender cap.
  • Coal: 18 tons coal, 11,700 gal water
  • Oil: 5,000 gal oil, 11,000 gal water
Firebox:
 • Grate area70.2 sq ft (6.52 m2)
Boiler8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter ×
42 ft 4 in (12.90 m) length
Boiler pressure260 lbf/in2 (1.79 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox386 square feet (35.9 m2)
 • Tubes and flues3,198 sq ft (297.1 m2)
 • Total surface3,584 sq ft (333.0 m2)
Superheater:
 • TypeSchmidt type E
 • Heating area1,570 sq ft (146 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Train heatingSteam heat
Performance figures
Tractive effort52% (52,315 lbf or 232.7 kN)
Factor of adh.4.5
Career
OperatorsCanadian National Railways
ClassU-1-f
Numbers6077
First runJanuary, 1945
Retired1960
RestoredJuly 5, 1967
Current ownerNorthern Ontario Railway Museum
DispositionStatic display in Capreol, Ontario

Canadian National Railways 6077 is a preserved 4-8-2 locomotive of Canadian National Railways U-1-f class, which were nicknamed Bullet Nosed Bettys.

Construction and initial use

6077 was built in 1944 as part of order of twenty locomotives classified U-1-f. These 4-8-2 or Mountain Type locomotives were built instead of the larger more typical 4-8-4 or Northern Type. The Northern type locomotives are larger and required more steel to make and during World War II a smaller more adaptable engine for general uses were needed. The U-1-f class locomotives were built in 1944 by Montreal Locomotive Works, and were numbered between 6060 and 6079. The series of engines were nicknamed Bullet Nosed Betty for their definitive nose cone.[1][page needed]

1945 wreck

In February 1945, a month after its first run, 6077 was involved in a fatal wreck. Approaching Brantford, Ontario, 6077 was attached to a pilot engine when, sensing that the pilot locomotive engineer did not apply the brakes for a sharp bend up ahead, hit the emergency brakes. This caused all the wheels to lock up and skid which made the train much more rigid than if it had been rolling. As a result, both locomotives derailed and drop down an embankment. The pilot engine crewmen were seriously injured but all head-end crew of 6077 were killed. The passengers on the rest of the train were not harmed because the wreck had detached the engines from the passenger cars which rolled on and came to a stop at the station.[2]

Mechanical modifications

The locomotive was sent to Stratford, Ontario to be converted to oil fuel in September 1958. Its coal tender was replaced with that of 2-10-2 #4328. This was done to get 6077 ready for its work in western Canada where it spent the last years of its life.

Relocation and static display

Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Prescott Park


References

  1. ^ Wilson, Dale (2008). 6077 A Fine Locomotive. Nickel Belt Rails.
  2. ^ The Leader-Post. The Leader-Post.