Alberta Rail Museum pictures

[WoundedBear]

Finally got a chance to get out from under the hood of our hotrods and do a little sight seeing.

Took a short trip to the Alberta Rail Museum just north of Edmonton, Alberta. Hope you enjoy the photos....sure was sunny

First up, and greeting visitors, is CN #9000.....all pretty and gleaming for the cameras. A model F3A, #9000 logged more than 2.5 million miles before being retired. She's a little under 51 feet long, stands 15 feet tall, and her 1500 HP V16 would push her to 65 MPH.

A special note of interest about 9000....she is actually the 2nd CN 9000.....the first was in service on the west coast of Canada during the war, and had been modified and camouflaged to look like a boxcar. 9000 #1 was scrapped after WWII and 9000 #2 was bought in 1948.









Next on the path, we come across some various MOW equipment. Motor cars, a small crane and tender, and a tie tamper.










NAR....or Northern Alberta Railway's old #73 has seen better days. She was rescued from the torch years ago, and actually ran, up until 1979. A regular freight/passenger loco, #73 was built in 1927, converted to oil in 1952 and retired in 1960.

[WoundedBear]

There were a couple of rail cranes on display......CN's 50387 BrwonHoist, built in 1956, with a 250 ton capacity.







Canadian Northern's 50127 75ton crane. Built in 1914 by Industrial Works of Michigan, she is self powered and propelled by a vertical steam boiler.





Then just some random shots I took.....

These three cars date back to around 1915









Check the marketry in this business coach.....



That's it for now....hope ya enjoy 'em.

Sid

[GN.2-6-8-0]

Really think these pictures deserve another go around.....nice shots Woundedbear

[WoundedBear]

Thank you, Sir.....glad someone liked 'em

Sid

[Paul M.]

I like 'em.

It's interesting to know about the first CN 9000.

[Hamish K]

This is interesting, as the data is conflicting.

Depending upon where you research data you will find the following"

The CNR diesel unit #9000 was a C-Liner not an EMD F3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Locomotive_Company
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/CNRdiesel.html

CNR 9000 (the second) is NOT a C-Liner as is obvious if you compare the photos of it to photos of C-Liners. Nor do the quoted references state that it is. The Wikpedia article does not mention #9000 that I could find - yes CNR did have C-Liners but #9000 was not one of them. C-Liners were made from 1950, #9000 in 1948.

The second reference does list CNR 9000 (and 9001) as made by Canadian Locomotive Company. However it is referring to the FIRST #9000. This is clear from the retirement dates listed for the locomotives (1939, 1946), For information on the First CNR 9000 see http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/earlydiesels.html

Hamish

[WoundedBear]

According to the museum handout.....

"9000 was built in May 1948. Two sets of F3 A-B-A's were ordered.......sets numbered 9000-9001-9002 and 9003-9004-9005. 9001 and 9004 were the cabless units. CNR's six F3's were the only ones owned by a Canadian railway."

Her build plate data reads Model:F3A

Sid