Revenue service The locomotive was built in April 1912 by the
Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) as
Canadian Northern Railway No. 1354. Over the next two years, Jacobson and his crew restored the engine to operating condition, completing the work in October 1988. One of its engineers described the locomotive as an easy engine to work. In September 1997, No. 1551 operated for the OC's Steam Fest '97 event alongside the railroad's other steam locomotive,
Canadian Pacific 1293. T-1
Reading 2100 also participated in the event but was the only locomotive not to be fired up for the weekend occasion. In 2003, the locomotive was taken out of service to undergo major repairs. Today, No. 1551 is on static display inside the roundhouse, where it awaits a planned major rebuild and return to service. ==References==