Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1914 for the Grand Trunk, the six locomotives in the X-10-a class were used in commuter service in Montreal where they ran until they were retired in 1956-1961. In this photo, it was caught steamed up and ready at the Grand Trunk Turcot roundhouse, long since torn down for an expressway. Specs - class X-10-a, 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 275,000 lb, tractive effort of 32,487 lb. Anthony H. Perles photo |