My Hometown---Part 2

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Hello Everyone---for years Canadian Pacific Mikado 5361 sat abandoned on a siding at the Hamilton Brick Works on Lawrence Rd. in Hamilton until she was purchased and moved to Western N.Y.---I often wondered what became of her---here's some information I found on Google:

The former Canadian Pacific 2-8-2 5361 sits amongst weeds at the Buffalo Tungsten Industrial Park at Depew, NY, east of Buffalo, New York. Terry Sprague, a member of the Western New York Railway Historical Society, was mentioned as the gent who purchased the CPR 5361 many years ago.

How are the Western New York Railway Historical Society's plans regarding setting up a permanent home for their collection? Once that goal has been reached, this engine will eventually be restored, either cosmetically or to steam.

The 5361 was one of 45 Canadian Pacific class P2/e/f, built between 1926-28. They had 63 inch drivers, 23 x 32 cylinders, 250 psi boilers, a 70.3 square foot grate and starting tractive effort of 57,100 lbs. Weights were 249,600 on drivers, 334,000 total.

I found some pictures that I took in the 80's