Comments on: Black paint, white flags and brass bell gleaming in the sun, Canadian National U2g Northern 6218 sits proudly on display in Fort Erie in August of 1980, after her donation to the town in 1973 by CN. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Fri, 08 May 2026 02:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: PRR5406 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28461#comment-20225 PRR5406 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:30:03 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CNR-6218-on-display-at-Fort-Erie-ON-Aug-1980-Bill-Thomson-IMG-919es-despec-sat-shrp.jpg#comment-20225 6218 was a functional locomotive, needing a typical refit for steam. She should never have been taken out of company service, but maintained in a roundhouse or shop building, and repaired as time allowed. What has happened to her since she went to Fort Erie, is almost criminal. 6218 was a functional locomotive, needing a typical refit for steam. She should never have been taken out of company service, but maintained in a roundhouse or shop building, and repaired as time allowed. What has happened to her since she went to Fort Erie, is almost criminal.

]]> By: DoctaPinklaces http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28461#comment-19992 DoctaPinklaces Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:22:59 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CNR-6218-on-display-at-Fort-Erie-ON-Aug-1980-Bill-Thomson-IMG-919es-despec-sat-shrp.jpg#comment-19992 Beautiful engine. It's a shame to see it deteriorate to what it is now. Beautiful engine. It’s a shame to see it deteriorate to what it is now.

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