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Preserve this Locomotive!
About
CN 6218
Magnificent CN 6218 was built in 1942 at the Montreal Locomotive Works. Fast and powerful, such 'Confederation'
or 'Northern' type locomotives represented the pinnacle of steam locomotive
design and helped to literally pull Canada through World War II and beyond.
CN 6218's career saw it travel the rails as far west as Winnipeg and as
far east as Halifax. CN 6218 also
saw service in the Niagara Peninsula and even to White River Junction in
Vermont before being retired from
revenue service in 1959.
In 1963, this grand locomotive's superb design and reliability made it
the natural choice to power Canadian National's popular steam excursion
service. The last steam locomotive
to be refurbished at the railway's Stratford facility, CN 6218 then traversed Canada and the
USA, hauling thousands of rail fans and history buffs. It became one of the most
photographed locomotives of all
time and was the last coal fired steam engine to be run by the Canadian National
Railway.
Retired from excursion service in 1971,
CN 6218 quickly became the subject of struggle between several
municipalities, all of whom wished to become the final home of this
historic engine. Fort Erie realized
this goal when CN 6218 came to Fort Erie in 1973. The locomotive has been the featured
attraction at the Fort Erie Railroad Museum since that time.
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