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Locomotives owned and used at Iron Horse Park.

CP 7019 "Little Red" - Alco S-2 Switcher Diesel Locomotive

7019 back in service at Supertrain 2024. Road numbers for the engine were being made.

Characteristics of this Locomotive
Loco number or "name":	CP 7019 "Little Red"
Locomotive Type:	Diesel, Yard switcher
Scale:	1/8 scale but not really to scale	Track gauge:	7-1/2 inch
Year acquired:	20??	Wheel Arrangement:	A-A (2 motors and 2 driving axles)
Tractive Force:	TBD pounds	Motors:	TBA
Weight:	TBD pounds	Power:	2 x 12 Volt deep cycle batteries
Length:	42 inches loco 42 inches driving car	Wheel Diameter:	5.5 inches
Fueled by:	Electric, battery	Built by:	Members of AMES / Iron Horse Park.
Controler	4QD 300 amp	Other:
Sound:	none
Owner	Alberta Model Engineering Society
Additional Information: Our little CP7019 is obvioulsy NOT prototypical. It never carried an actual number so in 2024 we decided to number it 7019. This is in homage to the actual CP 7019 on display at Heritage Park. The actual CP 7019 has a significant history being one of Calgary's first 2 diesel locomotives assigned to Alyth Yard in October 1944. CP7019 was retired in November 1984. In recognition of its historical significance to Calgary, in July 1985 the Locomotive & Railway Historical Society of Western Canada rescued No. 7019 from CPR's scrap line in Winnipeg. It was then cosmetically-restored to its 1940s' appearance. YouTube Video about the preservation of CP7019 at Heritage Park, Calgary: Click here to watch Our little CP7019 locomotive is most often used to haul some of our lighter maintenance equipment cars on our mainline track. It is also used at Supertrain to pull 2 cars with passengers on our 120 foot portable track.

Characteristics of this Locomotive

Loco number or "name":

CP 7019 "Little Red"

Locomotive Type:

Diesel, Yard switcher

Scale:

1/8 scale but not really to scale

Track gauge:

7-1/2 inch

Year acquired:

20??

Wheel Arrangement:

A-A (2 motors and 2 driving axles)

Tractive Force:

TBD pounds

Motors:

TBA

Weight:

TBD pounds

Power:

2 x 12 Volt deep cycle batteries

Length:

42 inches loco
42 inches driving car

Wheel Diameter:

5.5 inches

Fueled by:

Electric, battery

Built by:

Members of AMES /
Iron Horse Park.

Controler

4QD 300 amp

Other:

Sound:

none

Owner

Alberta Model Engineering Society

Additional Information:

Our little CP7019 is obvioulsy NOT prototypical. It never carried an actual number so in 2024 we decided to number it 7019. This is in homage to the actual CP 7019 on display at Heritage Park.

The actual CP 7019 has a significant history being one of Calgary's first 2 diesel locomotives assigned to Alyth Yard in October 1944. CP7019 was retired in November 1984. In recognition of its historical significance to Calgary, in July 1985 the Locomotive & Railway Historical Society of Western Canada rescued No. 7019 from CPR's scrap line in Winnipeg. It was then cosmetically-restored to its 1940s' appearance.

YouTube Video about the preservation of CP7019 at Heritage Park, Calgary: Click here to watch

Our little CP7019 locomotive is most often used to haul some of our lighter maintenance equipment cars on our mainline track. It is also used at Supertrain to pull 2 cars with passengers on our 120 foot portable track.

"Little Red" heading out for another day's work with a couple of our young members.
Photo taken in 2013.

Our loco finally has numbers.

"The Real" CP7019 in it's original 1940's colors.
At one point in the 1970's it did have a grey and maroon color scheme.
However, we have not found a photo of it in that livery.
CP7019 is still preserved today in display condition
in front of Calgary's Heritage Park entrance. Photo by Ray Verdone.