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After just over two decades in service, No. 6400 was retired from active service in 1960, ending up in a scrapping line at the London
Reclamation Yard. However, it was quickly saved and set aside by the CN themselves for preservation, due to its significance as the first Canadian
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and with the 1939 royal train, as part of the Museum Train, also known as the "Journey into
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2858 and CN 713, were carefully pushed inside their new and enclosed permanent home.
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They were numbered 6405–6410 and were constructed in 1938 by the
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Fashion in Steel: Streamlined Steam
Locomotives in North America
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1939 also saw the 6400, still in royal blue, make a trip to
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Canadian National No. 6400 on static display inside the
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195:3,861 sq ft (358.7 m)
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359:National Research Council of Canada
226:90–110 mph (140–180 km/h)
154:95 ft 1 in (28.98 m)
300:Canadian National Railway No. 6400
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479:Canada's centennial celebrations
236:52,475 lbf (233.42 kN)
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725:. Amberley Publishing Limited.
719:Alexander, Colin (2021-09-15).
722:The Golden Age of Streamlining
273:June, 1967 (excursion service)
162:379,800 lb (172.3 t)
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265:June, 1960 (revenue service)
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314:built in June 1936 for the
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178:40,000 lb (18 t)
146:77 in (2,000 mm)
22:Canadian National No. 6400
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652:Young, Jan (2017-11-30).
512:Grand Trunk Western U-4-b
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398:Newcastle upon Tyne
218:Performance figures
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538:Inter-City Limited
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159:Loco weight
818:Categories
804:2022-10-10
780:2022-10-09
756:2022-10-09
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638:2022-10-10
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551:References
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413:royal blue
394:Dorchester
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270:Withdrawn
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