OIL LOCOMOTIVES.
* The installation of oil-burning locomotives on the mountain section of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway has now been completed. These locomotives are of the most modern type, and were placed on service for passenger traffic for the first time on July 30. They are operating from Jasper to Prince Rupert, over 719 miles of main line. Special interest attaches to the installation of this class.of motive power,.as it marks the first use of oil-burners on an extensive scale in Canada. Large oil storage tanks have been erected at various points along the line for supplying tho locomotives with the necessary fuel. The section of the line on which these locomotives are being used passes through some of tho finest "scenic territory in the Canadian rookies.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11594, 12 January 1916, Page 4
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