Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2021.072.009 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
MacMillan Bloedel & Powell River No. 1044 2-8-2T at Chemainus. It was built by H.K. Porter. |
Image File Name |
unk - MB&PR No. 1044 - Chemainus - 2021072009 - jpg72 - 001 |
Place |
Chemainus |
Provenance |
The locomotive was originally built in 1924 with a construction number of 6877 and has 17'' by 24'' cylinders and weighs 131,000 lbs. It was originally built for Vancouver Machinery Depot before being sold to Timberlands Development Company at an unknown date and re-designated No. 4. In 1941 it was sold to Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company and kept its No. 4 designation. In the 1960's it was sold to MacMillan Bloedel, re-designated No. 1044 and worked at Chemainus. It was eventually donated to the City of Chemainus and is on static display. MacMillan Bloedel Limited was a Canadian forestry company with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1951 Bloedel, Stewart and Welch merged with H.R. MacMillan to form MacMillan Bloedel Limited. Bloedel, Stewart and Welch held many timber resources and MacMillan was the first truly integrated forestry company in British Columbia. The two companies had timber holdings side-by-side and there was a natural synergy from this merger. In 1959 Macmillan Bloedel merged with a third company, Powell River Limited. MacBlo was purchased by Weyerhaeuser in 1999. |
Search Terms |
MacMillan Bloedel & Powell River M&B MacMillan Bloedel Locomotive No. 1044 Prairie 2-6-2 Porter Chemainus |
Collection |
Locomotives |
People |
Porter |
Subjects |
Locomotives Documentary, Cowichan Valley |