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Canadian Pacific Jubilee
Canadian Pacific Railway class F1a "Jubilee" No. 2928 on display at the Canadian Railway Museum in July 1984.
Type and origin
Reference: [1]
Power typeSteam
BuilderMontreal Locomotive Works (F2a)
Canadian Locomotive Company (F1a)
Build date1936 (F2a)
1937–1938 (F1a)
Total produced25
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-4-4
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.75 in (1.9 m)
75 in (1.9 m)
Boiler pressure300 lbf/in2 (2.1 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size17+14 in × 28 in (440 mm × 710 mm) (F2a)
16+12 in × 28 in (420 mm × 710 mm) (F1a)
Career
OperatorsCanadian Pacific Railway
NumbersNos. 2910-2929, Nos. 3000-3004
Disposition1 preserved in Canada and 1 preserved in the US; remainder scrapped in 1957

The Canadian Pacific Jubilee was a class of 25 4-4-4 "Jubilee" type steam locomotives built by the Montreal Locomotive Works and Canadian Locomotive Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1936 and 1938.[2]

Two Jubilee locomotives have been preserved. No. 2928 is undergoing cosmetic restoration at the Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec, and No. 2929 is on static display at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[3]

History

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Construction

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The F2a class locomotives were built in August 1936, and the F1a locomotives were constructed between November 1937 and March 1938.[4] [5] [6]

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References

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  1. 1 2 Classifications and Dimensions of Locomotives (PDF). Canadian Pacific Railway. 1947. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  2. Chappell, Gordon (1991). Steam Over Scranton. National Park Service. pp. 254–260. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  3. Young, Jan (2017). Fashion in Steel. Lulu.com. pp. 55–57. ISBN 9781387408610. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  4. Lavallée, Omer (1985). Canadian Pacific Diagrams and Data: Steam Locomotives. Railfare Enterprises. ISBN 9780919130456. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  5. "CPR Class F1a "Jubilee" 4-4-4, Images and Data". Portal to the Online Railway Photos of Canadian Archives. Canada. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  6. "CPR Class F2a "Jubilee" 4-4-4, Images and Data". Portal to the Online Railway Photos of Canadian Archives. Canada. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.