Canadian National 96
Preserved CN class E-10-a locomotive
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Canadian National 96 is a E-10-a class 2-6-0 "Mogul" type steam locomotive, built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) for the Grand Trunk Railway (GT). It is preserved at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
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History
The locomotive was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, Ontario, for the Grand Trunk Railway as No. 1024.[1][2][3][4] In 1923, when the GT merged with the Canadian National Railways (CN), No. 1024 was renumbered as No. 926 and later as No. 96.[1] The locomotive hauled light freight trains across Canada and on small branch lines in Ontario until it was retired in 1958.[1][5]
In June 1959, No. 96 was purchased by F. Nelson Blount, who moved it for display the Edaville Railroad in February 1963.[6][4] In October 1969, it was added to his steam locomotive collection at Steamtown, U.S.A. in Bellows Falls, Vermont.[6][4] It was used as a spare parts source for sister locomotive No. 89.[6][7][3][4] In 1986, while the Steamtown equipment was being transferred to Scranton, Pennsylvania, No. 96 was sold to Horst Muller of Brantford, Ontario, who placed it in storage for eight years.[1][8][3][4]
On November 16, 1994, No. 96 was purchased by Jerry Jacobson and moved with the rest of his steam-locomotive collection to the Ohio Central Railroad System (OCR) in Coshocton, Ohio.[1][6][4] In 2011, Jacobson's collection was moved to the new Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio, where it remains on static display.[9][1]