Canadian Pacific 5468 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum
Canadian Pacific 5468 is a Mikado P-2k class 2-8-2. It was one of 12 P-2ks built for the Canadian Pacific Railway by Montreal Locomotive Works, specifically for use in the mountains of British Columbia.
After being retired from active service in 1954, 5468 was stored in Delson, Quebec until 1993 when it was returned to Revelstoke, and put on display at the newly constructed Revelstoke Railway Museum. 5468 is one of only three remaining Mikado P-2k locomotives.
- Built: September of 1948
- Weight: 339,000 pounds
- Tractive effort: 57,465 pounds
- Fuel capacity: 10,000-gal oil tender,,
- Boiler: Elesco (vertical) coil-type Feed Water Heater, 275 PSI
- Cylinders: 32″ X 22″
- Drivers: 63”