5, the first contract issued in the promised rail link that brought British Columbia into Confederation. The locomotive was used in the completion of Pembina branch to the U.S. border, linking Winnipeg with Minneapolis. Next it worked east from Winnipeg to the Lakehead in northwestern Ontario, connecting with contractors from eastern Canada.
The first contract for a rail link that brought British Columbia into Confederation was issued, and this locomotive was used to complete the Pembina branch to the U.S. border, linking Winnipeg with Minneapolis. It then worked east from Winnipeg to the Lakehead in northwestern Ontario, connecting with contractors from eastern Canada.