Canadian National 6218 is a 4-8-4 U-2-g Northern type locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1942 for the Canadian National Railway. It became famous after it was brought back by CN for their Steam Excursion Program from 1964 to 1971.

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 is a class U2g 4-8-4 steam locomotive, built in 1942. After its regular service on CN, it was revived for use in excursion trips around Ontario until its final retirement in 1971. It went to the Fort Erie railway museum in 1973 and remains there (more information on the TRHA site ).

cn 6218 Description: The Fort Erie Town Council has committed to stabilizing the deteriorating steam locomotive CN 6318 - on permanent display at the Fort Erie Railroad Museum.

Canadian National No. 6218 is a class U-2-g 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in September 1942. It was one of the fortunate locomotives from the CNR to have escape the cutting torch as it was retired in …

2024年2月8日 · The Canadian National Railroad's last operating steamer, a giant 4-8-4 Northern (engine no. 6218), pulled a special 16-car train from Detroit's Brush Street Depot to Port Huron in 1966. The Michigan Railroad Club says that "was positively the last time" this steam locomotive will ever operate outside Canada.

2015年4月15日 · Regular use of steam on CN had ended in April, 1960, but on July 10 of that year, 6167 operated an Upper Canada Railway Society fantrip to Niagara Falls. Susequently, 6167 operated in Ontario, 6153 in Quebec, and 6218 was the last CN steam locomotive overhauled at Stratford, making her debut in the fall of 1964. I was a few months old.

Canadian National 6218 Spent Her Excursion Career Operating For The New York, Central Vermont, Grand Trunk, & Grand Trunk Western Railways. ...more.

In total, 203 were built for CN and the GTW. All 203 locomotives remained in service until they were retired between 1953 and 1959. A few have survived into preservation, CN 6153, CN 6167, CN 6200, CN 6213, CN 6218 and CN 6400, and two from the …

In the late 1960's, CN 6218 had smoke deflectors added, and a "crackerbox" CN symbol replaced the round CNR symbol on the Vanderbilt tender. Here are some images taken before the changes. 6218 is shown at Richmond QC on the two day …