Loco de 1923 - Jonquière (Saguenay)- Qc, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member gemeloj
N 48° 25.338 W 071° 04.864
19U E 346036 N 5365330
Une belle locomotive è vapeur! a beautiful steam locomotive!
Waymark Code: WM155Z3
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 10/22/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Locomotive Locomotive à vapeur
[FR] La belle locomotive a été fabriquée en 1923 par la Société Montréal Locomotive Works et porte le numéro de série 64710. Alcan qui s’implante dans la région au milieu des années 20 va s’affilier à Roberval-Saguenay en 1926 et l’acquérir. Cette dernière la rachètera d’Alcan en 1928 au coût de 5 000 $. En 1953, Roberval-Saguenay redonne la locomotive à Alcan qui va l’utiliser à la Centrale Chute-du-Diable et en 1962, la compagnie Lar Machinerie à Métabetchouan va à son tour l’utiliser. En mars 1968, l’ancienne ville de Port-Alfred hérite de la vieille locomotive cédée par la Compagnie de chemin de fer Roberval-Saguenay qui lui offre une cure de beauté en 1988, consentie à l’occasion du 150e anniversaire de la région. La grande locomotive no 15 a été exposée devant les installations portuaires de Port-Alfred jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit cédée à la Pulperie, en 2011, et remise à neuf au courant de cet été. Des panneaux d’interprétation installés ces jours-ci près de la locomotive relatent les faits saillants de l’histoire de la locomotive no 15 et celle du réseau ferroviaire de la région. (Courrier du Saguenay)
Locomotive Steam locomotive
[EN] The beautiful locomotive was manufactured in 1923 by the Société Montréal Locomotive Works and bears the serial number 64710. Alcan, which established itself in the region in the mid-1920s, would affiliate with Roberval-Saguenay in 1926 and acquire it. The latter bought it from Alcan in 1928 at a cost of $ 5,000. In 1953, Roberval-Saguenay gave the locomotive back to Alcan which was to use it at the Chute-du-Diable plant and in 1962, the Lar Machinerie company in Métabetchouan in turn used it. In March 1968, the former town of Port-Alfred inherited the old locomotive ceded by the Roberval-Saguenay Railway Company, which offered it a beauty treatment in 1988, granted on the occasion of the region's 150th anniversary. The large locomotive No. 15 was on display in front of the port facilities at Port-Alfred until it was sold to La Pulperie in 2011 and refurbished later this summer. Interpretive panels installed near the locomotive these days recount highlights of the history of locomotive No. 15 and that of the region's rail network.
Locomotive Type: (required): Steam

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