Comments on: Various steam engines sit outside CN’s Stratford Shops in 1959, nearing the end of their careers as dieselization on CN was almost complete. Of the units pictured, Mikado 3547 was scrapped in August 1959, Northern 6220 was scrapped July 1961, and Mikado 3257 was scrapped November 1960. 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: Dr. D http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=32682#comment-25814 Dr. D Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:25:37 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CNR-3547-6220-and-3257-at-Stratford-Shops-ON-1959-Bill-Thomson-IMG-110764exbs-despec-shlvl-ctrst-lvl-shrp-copyr.jpg#comment-25814 I didn't realize that the CNR had any locomotives with Belpaire fireboxes. I didn’t realize that the CNR had any locomotives with Belpaire fireboxes.

]]> By: PRR5406 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=32682#comment-25812 PRR5406 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:20:39 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CNR-3547-6220-and-3257-at-Stratford-Shops-ON-1959-Bill-Thomson-IMG-110764exbs-despec-shlvl-ctrst-lvl-shrp-copyr.jpg#comment-25812 Terrible waste of viable motive power. Terrible waste of viable motive power.

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