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The last Spanner published 1971.   With the final publication of Canadian Pacific's employee magazine, the "Spanner", in 1971, the 26 items of the Collectors' Item series that appeared on the inside rear cover was concluded. All 26 items are reproduced here.   An examination of the accompanying items will indicate that all of the principal steam locomotive wheel arrangements in CPR operation over the years have been included, and inclusion of a selection of diesel-electric locomotives and gasoline self-propelled cars has been accomplished as well.     Writer and rail historian Omer Lavallee views Spanner's "last run".   Each instalment of Collectors' Items was especially prepared, and no conscious effort was made to cover the whole motive power spectrum in a given number of parts.   I would like to thank my colleagues in CPR's mechanical department for their assistance and advice since the series was initiated, and I am also grateful to many readers for their interesting comments and suggestions - Omer Lavallee - 1971. Collectors' Item Thumbnails   Collectors' Item 1 - Selkirk   Collectors' Item 2 - Royal Hudson   Collectors' Item 3 - Standard   Collectors' Item 4 - Atlantic   Collectors' Item 5 - Ten-Wheeler   Collectors' Item 6 - Mallet   Collectors' Item 7 - Jubilee   Collectors' Item 8 - Six-wheeled switcher   Collectors' Item 9 - Diesel-electric switcher   Collectors' Item 10 - Shay   Collectors' Item 11 - E8A   Collectors' Item 12 - Consolidation   Collectors' Item 13 - Santa Fe   Collectors' Item 14 - Mikado   Collectors' Item 15 - Baltic   Collectors' Item 16 - RS-2   Collectors' Item 17 - Northern   Collectors' Item 18 - Camelback   Collectors' Item 19 - Mogul   Collectors' Item 20 - C-424   Collectors' Item 21 - Pacific   Collectors' Item 22 - Mountain   Collectors' Item 23 - Gas-Mechanical Rail Cars   Collectors' Item 24 - Gasoline powered railcar   Collectors' Item 25 - Decapod   Collectors' Item 26 - Eight-wheeled switcher     Associated Links Canadian Pacific Railway   Station 29   Heritage Collection   CPR Archives   Royal Canadian Pacific

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