Surviving Steam Locomotives in British Columbia, Canada
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List of Steam Locomotives in British Columbia, Canada
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Pacific Great Eastern | Anderson Lake, BC | sunk | Crashed into lake in 1944 after hitting a rock-slide. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Granby Consolidated Mining | near Anyox Mine, Anyox, BC | abandoned | H.K. Porter #1879 | |||
| 417 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Armstrong Lake, BC | sunk | Sank in 1920 after falling off a bardge. | ||
| 6 | C | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Corbin Coal & Coke (Idaho & Washington Northern) | East Bay on beach, Beaver Cove, BC | beached | Lima #1913, 06/1907 | Abandoned 11/1941 to present. |
| 2 | 60 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Canadian Forest Products | middle of Beaver Cove, Beaver Cove, BC | sunk | Lima #2345, 1910 | only a pile of rust. |
| 217 | 401 | 0-4-0CA | 24" | Utah Mine | Britannia Mine Museum, Britannia Beach, BC | display | EIMCO | |
| 3 | 0-4-4T | 4'-8½" | BC Mills Timber & Logging | Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby, BC | display | Marshutz & Kantrell, 1869 | Named Old Curly. Built as an 0-4-0T. | |
| 1044 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | M-B | Gerry Smith Park, Chemainus, BC | display | H.K. Porter #6877, 1924 | ||
| 4 (8) | 6X10 | 0-4-0CA | 36" | Elk River Collieries (Crows Nest Pass Coal) | Chilliwack Antique Powerland, Chilliwack, BC | display | H.K. Porter #4151, 07/1908 | Converted to gas. |
| 2 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Comox Logging Co | Chamber of Commerce, Courtenay, BC | display | Baldwin #34921, 07/1910 | Named The Deuce. | |
| 30 | 0-4-0ST | 36" | Grant Smith & Co. | Creston Museum, Creston, BC | display | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1556, 05/1910 | ||
| 24 | 12 ton | 0-4-0 | 36" | Elk River Colliery (Crows Nest Pass Coal) | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | stored | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #916, 07/1906 | Named Susie. Out of service since 1989 in need of boiler repairs. |
| 25 | 18 ton | 0-4-0 | 36" | Cowichan Valley (Glenora & Western) | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1549, 1910 | Named Samson. Returned to service in 2023 after boiler work. |
| 1 (2) | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Shawnigan L Lumber | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | display | #1057, 1910 | ||
| 9 | B | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Hillcrest Lumber | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | display | Climax #1359, 1915 | Last ran in 1996 or 1977. |
| 1 | 25 ton | Shay2Tr | 36" | Hillcrest Lumber | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | operational | #3147, 1920 | |
| 1 | 42 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Bloedel, Stewart & Welsh | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | display | Lima #2475, 1911 | |
| 3 | 50tB | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Mayo Lumber | BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC | display | Lima #3262, 1924 | Leased to the Kettle Valley Steam Railway, Summerland, BC from 1995 to 2005. |
| 0-4-0CA | 36" | Elk River Colliery | Highway 3 and 93, Elko, BC | display | H.K. Porter, 1901 | |||
| 1 | 45 ton | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Elk Lumber | river, Fernie, BC | sunk | Climax #918, 1909 | |
| 1 | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | Crowsnest Pass Coal Co. | Rotary Park, Fernie, BC | display | H.K. Porter #2438, 1901 | ||
| 6 | 2-6-0 | 36" | North West Coal & Navigation | Yoho Campground, Field, BC | abandoned | Baldwin (Burnham) #7717, 1885 | Used in building the CPR spiral tunnels. Only the boiler, firebox and tender remain. | |
| 1 (5) | 7&14x14 | 0-4-0CA | 36" | Elk River Collieries (Crows Nest Pass Coal) | Fort Steele Heritage Town, Ft Steele, BC | display | H.K. Porter #4689, 09/1910 | |
| 1077 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | M-B | Fort Steele Heritage Town, Ft Steele, BC | operational | Montreal Locomotive Works #65377, 1923 | Featured in Shanghai Noon, The Journey of Natty Gann, and The Grey Fox. | |
| 115 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Canadian Forest Products | Fort Steele Heritage Town, Ft Steele, BC | display | Lima #3350, 1936 | ||
| 0-4-0CA | 4'-8½" | behind Fire Hall, Jaffray, BC | stored | H.K. Porter, 1901 | ||||
| 2141 | M-3-d | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Kamloops Heritage Railway, Kamloops, BC | restoration | CLC #1059, 1912 | Taken out of service due to trackage access issues. Undergoing restoration to operation. Current plans are to operate in 2026 on the Okanagan Subdivision. |
| 2727 | N-5-b | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Kamloops Lake, BC | sunk | Hit a rock slide and fell into the Kamloops lake on January 14th, 1934. | |
| 4 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Manley Moore Lumber | Doug Callahan, Kelowna, BC | stored | H.K. Porter #4820, 1911 | From Woodland, WA. Suposedly being restored. The locomotive can be seen dismantled in Google Maps. | |
| 16 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Comox Logging Co | Doug Callahan, Kelowna, BC | stored | Baldwin #61159, 1929 | From Squamish, BC. May have been sold to someone in Saskatchewan. There are conflicting reports about the locomotive being in Assiniboia or Kelowna. However, maps appear to show it in Kelowna. | |
| 1 | A | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | 2 mi south of town, Blackstaff shop, Ladysmith, BC | stored | Elmer Blackstaff #148, 1970 | replica. | |
| 11 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Comox Logging Co | Oyster Bay Dr, Ladysmith, BC | display | Baldwin #57409, 1923 | ||
| 2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Comox Logging Co | Oyster Bay Dr, Ladysmith, BC | display | Lima #2324, 06/1910 | ||
| 12 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Comox Logging Co | Kaatza Station Museum, Lake Cowichan, BC | display | Lima #3311, 1927 | ||
| 3563 | S-2-b | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Frazer River, Matsqui, BC | sunk | 1923 | Fell into the river on November 7th 1956. |
| 4 | 50 ton | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Kelly Logging | Aero Camp, Moresby Island, BC | abandoned | Climax #1539, 1919 | Only the frame, firebox, tank, and miscellaneous parts remain. |
| 0-6-0T | 36" | Wellington Co | Piper Park, Nanaimo, BC | display | Baldwin #9869, 1889 | |||
| 112 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Canadian Forest Products | Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, BC | restoration | Baldwin #56323, 1923 | From Beaver Cove, BC in 2018. | |
| 7 (1055) | 90 ton | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Alberni Pacific Lumber (M-B) | Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, BC | operational | Baldwin #60942, 1929 | |
| 2 | 42 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Alberni Pacific Lumber (M-B) | Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, BC | display | Lima #2548, 1912 | |
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Grand Tr Pac RY | Fort George Park, Prince George, BC | operational | Davenport Locomotive Works #1305-7, 1912 | ||
| 1520 | H-4-a | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum, Prince George, BC | display | CLC #738, 1906 | |
| 1066 (4) | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | M-B (Bloedel Stewart & Welsh) | train station, Qualicum Beach, BC | display | Baldwin #58687, 1925 | ||
| 93 (51) | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Three Valley Gap (Solvay Process) | 3 Valley Gap Heritage Ghost Town & Round House, Revelstoke, BC | display | Alco (Cooke) #63277, 1922 | ||
| 69 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Calcasieu Long Leaf Lumber | 3 Valley Gap Heritage Ghost Town & Round House, Revelstoke, BC | display | Baldwin #41562, 1914 | From Sedgewick, AB. | |
| 5468 | P2k | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CPR | Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, BC | display | Montreal Locomotive Works #76140, 1948 | |
| 104 | 5½&11x10 | 0-4-0CA | 26¼" | Canmore Mines | Sandon Historic Site, Sandon, BC | display | H.K. Porter #4923, 07/1911 | |
| 6947 | V4a | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | CPR | Sandon Historic Site, Sandon, BC | display | Montreal Locomotive Works, 1908 | |
| 53 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Pacific Great Eastern | Seton Lake, BC | sunk | CLC #1242, 1914 | Sank in 1950 after hitting a rock-slide. The engineer and fireman were killed. | |
| 3512 (1712) | M4g | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | CPR | Slocan Lake, Silverton, BC | sunk | Baldwin #30752, 05/1907 | Sank in 1947 (with a wooden caboose and snowplow) after falling off a barge which was loaded too heavy to the one side. Still in good condition resting upright in 600 feet of water. |
| 2 | 2-6-2ST | 4'-8½" | Pacific Great Eastern | West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Squamish, BC | display | Baldwin #34270, 1910 | ||
| 2860 | H1e | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | CPR | West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Squamish, BC | display | Montreal Locomotive Works, 1940 | From Province of BC, N. Vancouver. 2860 was used for excursion service in British Columbia between 1974 and 1999, then again between 2006 and 2010. Unlikely to return to service. |
| 3716 (3916) | N2b | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | CPR | Kettle Valley Steam Railway, Summerland, BC | operational | Montreal Locomotive Works #51628, 1912 | Featured in 'The Grey Fox', from Province of BC, N. Vancouver, BC. |
| 0-6-2 | 15" | Bear Creek Park Train, Surrey, Vancouver, BC | operational | Vilhelm van der Heiden, 1968 | Named Chough, from The Netherlands. Diesel powered steam outline. | |||
| 7 | SC | 4-4-0 | 15" | Cranberry Farm, Richmond, Vancouver, BC | unknown | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth) | Sold to someone in New York in mid 1990s. | |
| 374 (158) | SC | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | CPR | E end of Drake St. on former Expo '86 site, Vancouver, BC | display | CPR (DeLorimer) #1038, 1886 | |
| 113 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Canadian Forest Products | near school, Woss Lake, BC | display | Alco (Brooks) #61859, 1920 | Operated on Camp Woss main line in 1948-1950. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in British Columbia, Canada
- View British Columbia, Canada page from www.steamlocomotive.info