They were classified as a Box-Cab model 0440-E-166-4-GE-228-A by General Electric, delivered new to the Canadian Northern Railway. They were very similar to 6 units built for the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway, as was the electrification system. Each unit weighed 174,000 lb (79,000 kg). They had a B+B wheel arrangement, a maximum continuous tractive effort of 19,600 lbf (87 kN), capable of operating at a maximum safe speed of 55 mph (89 km/h) .[1]
They were given the following classification: Class: Z-1-a by the CNoR in 1919; CN continued to use the same classification after 1919. One unit, CN 6713, was retired in 1993 and was then cannibalized for spare parts to supply the remaining class Z-1-a locomotives.[1] Another, CN 6712, was donated to the Town of Mount Royal, and was stored at that city's municipal garage pending selection of a suitable display site. Such a site was never found; the unit was cannibalized and scrapped in 2011.
CNoR600/CNR9100/100/6710 — On Display outside AMT Deux-Montagnes Station in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec. Pulled together with 6711 the Last train.
CNoR601/CNR9101/101/6711 — Preserved at Exporail in Delson, Quebec. Pulled together with 6710 the last train; also pulled first train into tunnel October 21, 1918.
CNoR605/CNR9105/105/6715 — Preserved at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. Built entirely in Canada, at Canadian General Electric, Peterborough, Ontario.
^ abcRadford, William J. (September–October 1995). "The End of the Old CN Electrics"(PDF). Canadian Rail. Canadian Railroad Historical Assoc. (448): 40 pages. Archived from the original(PDF) on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
