Canadian National 6060

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2
• UIC	2′D1′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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+3⁄4 in (24.66 m);
Length	90 ft 0+1⁄8 in (27.44 m)
Width	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Height	15 ft 4+1⁄2 in (4.69 m)
Adhesive weight	236,950 pounds (107.48 tonnes; 105.78 long tons)
Loco weight	355,700 pounds (161.3 tonnes; 158.8 long tons)
Tender weight	281,840 pounds (127.84 tonnes; 125.82 long tons)
Fuel type	Originally coal, later oil
Tender cap.	Coal: 18 tons coal, 11,700 gal water; Oil: 5,000 gal oil, 11,000 gal water;
Firebox:
• Grate area	70.2 sq ft (6.52 m2)
Boiler	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter ×; 42 ft 4 in (12.90 m) length
Boiler pressure	260 psi (1.79 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	386 square feet (35.9 m2)
• Tubes and flues	3,198 sq ft (297.1 m2)
• Total surface	3,584 sq ft (333.0 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Schmidt type E
• Heating area	1,570 sq ft (146 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Train heating	Steam heat

Type and origin
Type and origin
	References:
Power type	Steam
Builder	Montreal Locomotive Works
Order number	Q-401
Serial number	72757
Build date	October 1944

Canadian National 6060
Canadian National 6060
	Canadian National No. 6060 preparing to depart the Toronto Union Station with an excursion train in 1980
Power type
Type and origin
	References:
Power type	Steam
Builder	Montreal Locomotive Works
Order number	Q-401
Serial number	72757
Build date	October 1944
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2
• UIC	2′D1′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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+3⁄4 in (24.66 m);
Length	90 ft 0+1⁄8 in (27.44 m)
Width	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Height	15 ft 4+1⁄2 in (4.69 m)
Adhesive weight	236,950 pounds (107.48 tonnes; 105.78 long tons)
Loco weight	355,700 pounds (161.3 tonnes; 158.8 long tons)
Tender weight	281,840 pounds (127.84 tonnes; 125.82 long tons)
Fuel type	Originally coal, later oil
Tender cap.	Coal: 18 tons coal, 11,700 gal water; Oil: 5,000 gal oil, 11,000 gal water;
Firebox:
• Grate area	70.2 sq ft (6.52 m2)
Boiler	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter ×; 42 ft 4 in (12.90 m) length
Boiler pressure	260 psi (1.79 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	386 square feet (35.9 m2)
• Tubes and flues	3,198 sq ft (297.1 m2)
• Total surface	3,584 sq ft (333.0 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Schmidt type E
• Heating area	1,570 sq ft (146 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Train heating	Steam heat
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	52% (52,315 lbf or 232.7 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.5
Operators
Career
Operators	Canadian National Railway; Alberta Prairie Railway
Class	U-1-f
Number in class	1 of 20
Numbers	6060;
Nicknames	"Bullet-Nosed Betty"; "The Spirit of Alberta";
Retired	1959
Preserved	May 23, 1962
Restored	1973
Current owner	Rocky Mountain Rail Society
Disposition	Undergoing overhaul

Canadian National 6060 is a 4-8-2 "Mountain"-type steam locomotive built in October 1944 by the Montreal Locomotive Works as the first of the U-1-f class for the Canadian National Railway (CN) in Canada. It was first assigned to haul premier passenger trains and eventually fast freight trains on the CN until its retirement in 1959. Three years later, CN engineer Harry R.J. Home purchased the locomotive for $1 and brought it to Jasper, Alberta, where No. 6060 was put on display near the Jasper station.

In 1973, CN reacquired the No. 6060 locomotive and restored it to operating condition for use in excursion service until it retired again in 1980. Six years later, No. 6060 was restored again by Home and the Rocky Mountain Rail Society in time for the Expo 86 event in Vancouver, British Columbia. After the event, it stayed in Vancouver, double heading with Canadian Pacific 2860 and 3716.

In 1988, No. 6060 was stored at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, until a decade later, it was moved to the Alberta Prairie Railway, pulling excursions in Stettler, Alberta. In 2011, it was taken out of service for a thorough overhaul.