History

1754 was built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1959 for Canadian National. It was built as an 1800 HP locomotive with four-wheel trucks and dynamic brakes, and was numbered CN 3847. In 1975 its trucks were replaced with six-wheel A-1-A (center axle unpowered) trucks from CN 1702, which was being scrapped. The unit was derated to 1400 HP and this, together with its lighter axle loading, made it suitable for branch line work.

After conversion, it initially served in Prince Edward Island, but subsequently worked in Cape Breton, southwestern Nova Scotia and in the Rockingham yards in Halifax, N.S. In 1995 it was donated by CN to the C.R.H.A. (New Brunswick Division) to replace RS-1 #208, which was lost in the 1994 fire.

It arrived at the S & H after a 12 mile journey. It traveled by road from the Moncton CN railroad shops to our track crossing at Pine Glen Road, with the assistance of the following groups who donated their time and equipment. Our thanks to:

• Irving Equipment Division of J.D. Irving Ltd.
• Industrial Trucking Division of Modern Enterprises Ltd.
• Department of Transportation Garage, Hillsborough
• NB Power
• NB Tel
• Moncton City Police
• Riverview RCMP
• Hillsborough RCMP
• Volunteers and friends of the S & H Railroad