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Catalog Number |
1964.001.477 |
Object Name |
Locomotive, Steam |
Description |
1-Vulcan steam locomotive, 18 tons, 4 wheel, saddle tank (No. 25) Construction Number: 1549 |
Provenance |
1910 - Purchased by the Grant Smith & Company, a construction contractor based in Leavenworth and Spokane WA. 1920 - S.S. Magoffin Construction purchased the locomotive from the Vancouver Machinery Depot and used it to construct the Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon, and later on to transport fill for the construction of North Vancouver’s harbour facilities. 1926 - Overhauled by Vancouver Machinery Depot. Saw very little service afterwards. 1955 - Gerry Wellburn purchased it and saved it from being scrapped. Used on his property in Deerholme. 1964 - Donated to the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum (The BC Forest Discovery Centre), eventually converted to an oil burner. |
Search Terms |
Samson Vulcan |
Collection |
Locomotives |
People |
Grant Small Magoffin |