the term "Royal Hudson" for the class of locomotives. Between 1940 and 1956 it hauled transcontinental passenger trains between Revelstoke and Vancouver. Damaged in a derailment in 1956, it was refurbished and transferred to Winnipeg in 1957 for service on the prairies. It was withdrawn from service in May 1959, replaced by diesel locomotives. It was sold to the Vancouver Railway Museum Association in 1964 and was stored in Vancouver until 1973, when the British Columbia government acquired the locomotive from Joe. W. Hussey, who had purchased it three years earlier. It was restored and then leased to the British Columbia Railway, who used it in excursion service between 1973 and 2000. It was out of service during the 2001 tourist season, needing extensive repairs. The backup for No. 2860 was Canadian Pacific Railway No. 3716, a 2-8-0 built by MLW in 1912. During the 2001 season, when both steam locomotives were out of service, BC Rail leased No. 4069, a restored Canadian Pacific Railway FP7A diesel locomotive. Footnotes References This 450-page hardcover book covers the history of the PGE to the formation of BC Rail to British Columbia Railway and has hundreds of colour prints. External links West Coast Railway Association, focused on preserving "British Columbia's Railway heritage" November 2003 Announcement of the selection of CN, from the B.C. government website Points in the controversial sale, a November 14, 2003 article from TheTyee.com website Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection (2002.1) at Northern BC Archives David Davies Railway Collection (2013.6) at Northern BC Archives Canadian National Railway subsidiaries Rail transport in British Columbia Railway companies established in 1912 Former Crown corporations of Canada British Columbia railways Companies based in North Vancouver 1912 establishments in British Columbia