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Collectors' Item 5 by Omer Lavallee If there was such a thing as a "typical" Canadian Pacific steam locomotive, familiar throughout Canada from Atlantic to Pacific, that title, surely, was attributable to the 502 units of the D10 class. Built between 1905 and 1913, these sturdy, reliable and versatile In the heyday of larger locomotives following the First World War, the D10s never really became secondary engines. Capable of a multitude of tasks complementary to main line operation, at home alike on freight, mixed and passenger trains, in yard, pusher and work service, they could be found in just about every enginehouse from Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island. Some burned |
oil, but most used coal; many in service
on the prairies carried two tenders to supply water in alkali areas. One of them, No. 952,
for many years on the One hundred and nineteen D10s were constructed in the Company's Angus Shops, 265 by Montreal Locomotive Works, and 68 by the Canadian Locomotive Company at Kingston. Fifty more were built by United States firms, half by Schenectady and half by Richmond. Members of this class remained on the roster right up to the end of the steam era on Canadian Pacific in 1960. No. 1066, above, has been scrapped, but half a dozen live on as historical exhibits. Probably no Canadian Pacific locomotive class deserves this distinction as much as the D10. |
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