Canadian National Railways #47

Canadian National Railways #47 (HMD3W)

Location: Scranton, PA 18503 Lackawanna County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 24.514', W 75° 40.285'

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In 1914, the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada purchased six 4-6-4T locomotives from the Montreal Locomotive Works, a division of the American Locomotive Company. This Baltic tank locomotive carried coal and water in a coal bin and water tank built into the locomotive's frame, instead of in a separate tender coupled to its end.

Its large, sixty-three-inch drive wheels indicate that #47 was built for passenger service and it was so employed, providing commuter service in suburban Montreal. This type of locomotive also operated in the United States, particularly in and around the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, and New York City.

"...the double-ender tank locomotives have proved practically indispensable on certain short runs where facilities for turning the engines are lacking. The locomotives operate in either direction with equal facility, and are well liked by the enginemen."
-Paul Werner described the first 4-6-4T locomotives built for the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Baldwin Locomotives, 1926.
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HM NumberHMD3W
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Placed BySteamtown Nataionl Historic Site - National Park Service
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 4:41am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 443882 N 4584330
Decimal Degrees41.40856667, -75.67141667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 24.514', W 75° 40.285'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 24' 30.84" N, 75° 40' 17.10" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 307 Cliff St, Scranton PA 18503, US
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