The History of Engine 1095

Engine 1095 is one of over 500 such “ten-wheel”(4-6-0 ‘Whyte standard designation ) type locomotives owned by Canadian Pacific over the years. It was the most populous wheel configuration on the railway. The CP “D10” locomotive class designation included all the later ten-wheel locomotives. The D10h sub-grouping was used to identify different contracts or special equipment or designs within the overall class. The D10h’s were the last-built ten-wheelers, with no. 1111 in December 1913.

Ten-wheelers were sturdy little engines capable of working passenger and freight trains in mainline and branchline duties. They were also often used as helpers when heavy freights needed “double-heading” over certain grades.

Because of their flexibility D10s were used all over the CP system and many lasted until the end of steam operations in 1960. 1095 was lucky enough to have avoided the cutter’s torch and survived until being picked up for display in Kingston.

An interesting footnote to the 1095 story: it was prepared for display by the Canadian Locomotive Co. (CLC), right where it had been built over 50 years earlier. The tracks on Ontario Street were still available, as was the CP yard in front of the K&P station (now the tourist bureau), and so rolling 1095 into place was no problem.