Identification Help

[Anonymous]

My grandmother sent me a photo of her grandfathers half brother standing next to a steam loco. All she knows is that he worked for the Canadian Pacific and that he was a signalman until an accidant crippled him. He then changed careers and became a drayman. He is listed in the 1910 census as a drayman so The photo has to be pre 1910. She would like to know a general time that the photo was taken and also what type of loco it is. His name was W.D. Evans and he is the short guy in the dark suit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

I enlarged the image and can barely make out the Number Three on the front smoke box. Perhaps someone familair with the railroad can find #3 in service on the engine roster somewhere around 1900.

This image was apparently taken during the summertime. as the sun shadows were very high noon or near to it.

[M636C]

Assuming that this is CPR No 3, it was built by the Portland Locomotive Works of Portland Maine in November 1881 and went new to the CPR. It was renumbered 70 in November 1908. It was a 4-4-0 with 17" x 24" cylinders and 52" driving wheels.

This loco certainly looks to be CPR No 3, and the photo would have to be before November 1908, which matches the information you have.

This data is from Omer Lavallee's "Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives" published by "Railfare" in 1985 (A really good reference!)

Merry Christmas

Peter

[Anonymous]

Thank You very much.