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CN 7470 Pack

as usual I've procrastinated on this
anyway here's some history.

CN 7470 (built as GTW F9 class 1795) is an 0-6-0 switcher from the Grand Truck Western, built in their own shops in 1921. A few short years later in 1923 the Canadian National Railway absorbed the GTW, and reclassified 1795 to an 0-18-a and renumbered it to 7470. The locomotive went into service with CN until 1960, when it, along with its sisters, was retired in favor of diesels.

The engine became lucky as it was spared the scrapper's torch, and went to Canada Dominion Sugar as a plant switcher. In 1963 it was purchased by the Ontario government for a transportation museum that never succeeded. It would go through several private owners between 1965 and 1968, ending up in the hands of Dwight Smith.

Dwight Smith was working on the creation of the Conway Scenic Railroad, which would open in 1974 after 7470's restoration. The restoration started in 1971 and finished in 1974, which made 7470 (reborn as Conway Scenic 74) the railroad's first and only engine in its early years. It was restored to its CN appearance in 1989. In the modern day, it mainly operates in the September-October season for events like Railfans Weekend, Steam in the Snow, and on rare occasions, the Notch Train, running through Crawford Notch. In 2015 the locomotive went into its federally mandated 1472 day overhaul, and would emerge in 2019.

In 2022 the locomotive was involved in its only known accident, when a radio inside the cab of 7470 caught fire and burned the inside of the cab, including a spring in the whistle valve. This caused the whistle to blow and alerted a mechanic, calling the fire department and putting it out. The locomotive returned into service after getting repairs.

I have a thing for procrastination and this is a perfect example
I made this in February and am only releasing it now
anyways i'm making stuff reluctantly so enjoy this ig

CREDITS:
USRA 0-6-0 by CygnusOX
CN spec edits by me
Whistle and bell audios from Youtube