The Royal Hudsons are a series of semi-streamlined 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives formerly owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). The engines were built in 1937.

The Crown Jewel of our collection, 2860 is one of 65 Hudson type 4-6-4 steam locomotives built for the CPR by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). This engine was finished in June, 1940. See this magnificent locomotive inside the CN Roundhouse.

NYC named the 4-6-4 class 'Hudson' after its route along the Hudson River. The initial CPR design (H1a) was a substantial improvement over their G3 and G4 Pacifics. The addition of a two axle trailing truck allowed the designers to increase …

Canadian Pacific 2816, also known as the "Empress", is a preserved H1b class 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to be preserved.

The Royal Hudson operated for a time including mainline excursions before being stored and eventually acquired by a private automobile museum in Sylmar, California where it remains. 2839 preserved. Cab interior preserved.

The class earned British royal permission to call themselves the "Royal Hudsons" and to bear the Royal coat of arms after several of the class pulled the royal visitors around Canada in 1939. Some of these engines ran into the mid-1960s.

Canadian Pacific No. 2860, also known as the 'Royal Hudson', is a class H1e 4-6-4 "Hudson" type semi-streamlined steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in June 1940 for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Canadian Pacific 2839 is a Class H1c 4-6-4 Royal Hudson steam locomotive. 2839 was built in Montreal in 1937 and retired in 1959. Once destined for a museum in eastern Canada, it was sold to a group of owners in Pennsylvania. After a restoration …

The third and later batches of CPR Hudsons, H1c to H1e numbers 2820 to 2864, were dubbed Royal Hudsons and were semi-streamlined. Royal permission was given for these locomotives to bear the royal crown and arms after locomotive No. …

Mar 18, 2025 · “The “Royal Hudsons” were a series of 45 4-6-4 (Hudson) steam locomotives, numbered 2820-2864, built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1937-1940 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth came to Canada and rode the royal train pulled by 2850 across the country.