Jasper Alberta Canada 1920s Railroad Train Wreck Disaster J-4-a Locomotive #5080 for Sale

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Jasper Alberta Canada 1920s Railroad Train Wreck Disaster J-4-a Locomotive #5080 For Sale

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Jasper Alberta Canada 1920s Railroad Train Wreck Disaster J-4-a Locomotive #5080:
$150.00

1920 Canada Railroad Train WreckJ-4-a classLocomotive #5080 Jasper Alberta(ex CGR 453)
Historical information about this train
It seems #5080 spent most of its working life, or at least its later working life, here out west. In the mid-1920s it was involved in a pretty serious mishap (a collision or maybe derailment?) in Jasper Alberta. Retired about 1960-ish, it was later donated to the city of Prince Albert Saskatchewan, who put it only display at the Exhibition Grounds. And there it sat until recently before being picked up by Aspen Crossing. Open to the elements for close to sixty years it’s looking a tad neglected, haggard and weather beaten. That’ll buff out!
Built in 1914, in Montreal Quebec.
Locomotive #5080 was one of seventy seven J-4-(x) class locomotives (numbered 5080-5156) all built to similar specifications in the years 1914-1920 for both Canadian Government Railways and later Canadian National. And this one was the first. Both builders spoken of earlier contributed to the class. In addition the CNR rostered hundreds more Pacifics in both J and K classes of varying sizes and capabilities mostly inherited from those predecessor railways.
The “34%” seen on the side of the cab translates into the the tractive effort available (pulling force), in tens of thousands of pounds. So 34k. This makes it no powerhouse, but still it was versatile. The tall wheels could make it a bit “slippery” if the train got heavy and could spin instead of grip if worked hard.
In contrast a modern freight locomotive today can produce TE in the 150k range (or even more), so over four times that of the steamer. But hey, so much has changed in the century that’s passed.
In the late 1940s period (or soon after) the locomotive was converted from a coal to oil. Following behind is a tender holding that fuel and the water needed.************************