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Reply to "CP to Run 4-6-4 #2816 from Canada to Mexico"

@Pingman posted:

@Hot Water, thanks for the fast and illuminating reply.

What distinguishes a "Royal" from a non-Royal Hudson?

In golf, a "Royal" golf club (e.g. Royal From, Royal Bikdale, etc.) is a title bestowed by the King or Queen of England.  Was that done for steam locomotives?

The Royal Hudson is a semi-streamlined locomotive dubbed because one pulled King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's train in 1939 on the CPR.  The CPR got permission from the King (who was somewhat of a rail buff) to designate all locomotives of the class to be called "Royal Hudson's"  The Royal Hudson's also display a facsimile of the crown on the running board flanks.

The non-royal Husdon's are unstreamined locomotives of a different class.

Rusty

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