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The Spirit of Summerland - #3716
Canadian Pacific Railway’s Kettle Valley Division saw many 2-8-0’s not unlike [HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG].
This locomotive was originally built in 1912 by Montreal Locomotive Works as [HASHTAG]#3916[/HASHTAG], Class N3b.
It was built as a coal-burning locomotive. [HASHTAG]#3916[/HASHTAG] was rebuilt in 1929 and given a new class and number, N2b [HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG].
Her home for many years was the Kootenay’s, and [HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG] ran many miles in the Crowsnest area of southern British Columbia / Alberta.
Later in its career, it was converted from coal to oil.
Having been saved by the scrapper’s torch, [HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG] went to the City of Port Coquitlam in 1966.
[HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG] was restored back to operating condition by 1975 at CPR’s Drake Street shops.
[HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG] worked on the Provincial Museum train touring the province and made a trip on the Kettle Valley in 1977, including Summerland and the Osoyoos branch of the KVR.
[HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG] starred in many movies and commericals over the years including “The Grey Fox”, a movie about Bill Miner, and “The Journey of Natty Gann”, a Walt Disney Production.
[HASHTAG]#3716[/HASHTAG] ran charters to 100 Mile House and worked as a backup to the “Royal Hudson” [HASHTAG]#2860[/HASHTAG] until its operating career on BC Rail ended in April 2001.