This Day in History: June 5, 1960. On this day the last assignment of a CPR Royal Hudson occurred when engine 2857 arrived in Port McNicoll. ... See MoreSee Less
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. In 1939, King George VI allowed the CPR to use the term after Royal...