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CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICAl ASSOCIATION INCOEPORAnD

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Our gue s t speaker wi l l be Pr of e ssor Mor de l l of Mc Gi l l Uni ver sit y who wi l l give an illustrated t alk on Ga s Turbine Locolnot ives This shoul d bo a Dost i nte re sting and i ns t ructive meeti ng and al l member s are urged to att e nd guests ar e we l comod

Thursday Oct 14

SIGN OF THE T I~S (Ropr i nt ed thr ough the court e sy of Mr Ashfield of tho Gr onfe l l SUN)

St ubby power f ul diesel engine s t heir driv i ng mechanisms concealed under br i ght - hued stre c ml i ned j ackets are now maki ng r egular passenger r uns on t he mainl ine s of western r ailr oads and t he days of the s t eam l ocomotive appear to

h Cioubt the di esels arE efficient machines and i t i s i nevitab l e

be number ed The old woo dmiddot-burne r of yesteryear with i t s dia mond st ack i s aIr cady only a memory and t he Pacif i es and might y Hud sons and Norther ns of t oshyday seem r eady t o j oin i t on the shel f

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t ha t ef f i ci Qncy rules over s ent i ment - - ye t the advent of t he di esel closes one of t he most r omantic chapt er s i n r ailro3ding on t his conti nent The s t eam l ocomot i ve has been wi del y known as the i ron horse and i t has been a f aithf ul and sturdy one rhr ough t he l ust half -century it ha s built up a r eput ation for dependabi l i ty and se rv i ce -- it vri l l be f ondly r e member ed for years t o cone

Fr om t he youngst ers who f i rs t knew it as t he IItoo-t oo ll t o the r ail r oad shyer s who ener gi zed its boilers and gui ded i t over mi les of track t he steam l ocomotive has been t he lif e and soul of the r02d and its operDt i ons the very e s se nce of rai l roading The l ong dr- awn- out and plaintive notes of i t s whistle and t he power f ul strokes of i ts mighty pi s ton s t o g e1h8 r wl bh thf

hi ss of escapi ng steam have brought nostalgia t o many who r ecognized i t a s the pr i me move r in moder n transporta t i on

He re Ln Can ada we 01e t he groat er part of our pr ogres s dur i ng the l ast seve nty years t o the s t eam l ocomotive Wi t hout i t s power devel opment of t his great l and would have been l ong delayed -- s et tlement of the West went hand i n hand wi t h the constructi on of t he r ail r oads and hRd the pi oneers been dependent on ani ma l s fo r tran sportAt ion i t s eems ce r tai n t hat the Can shyadian scene woul d pr esent a mus h diffo r~nt appe ar2nce t oday

Now l i ke t he horse i t s el f i t i s bei ng r epl ac ed by a combustion machi ne As condi t i ons war rant i t will be downgraded t o j uni or posi t i ons Mighty monshyar chs of t he open r oad wi l l pr obabl y ond up chuggi ng f r eight s on br anch l ine s many wil l no doub t suffer t he i gnomi ny of the scrap y l r d

The st eanl l ocomotive doe s not e njoy par t ies cannot appre ciate gi f t s ye t befor e i t di sappe ars f r om the l ocal scene ent i r el y i t should be at t r ibuted s ome measure of our appr eci at i on for ITlany many years of f ai thful service

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CANADIAN RAILROAD InSTORICAl ASSOCIATION I NCORPOEAtD

MONTREAL r j 6ctober Mee t ing Quo

The October meeting nf the Association will be held on THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 1954

M TC Building 159 Cra ig Stree t We st at g P M 902 in Room

Our gue st speaker Jill be Pr ofessor Hor dell of Mc Gill Universi ty who will give an illustrated t a l k on Gas Tur b ine Locomotives This should be a nost inter esting and i nstruct ive meeting and all members are urged to atte nd guests a r e we lcomod

SIGN OF THE TIMES

Thursday Oct 14

(Reprinted through the courtesy of Mr Ashfield of tho Gr enfell SUN)

stubby powerful diesel engines their driving mechanisDls concealed under bright - hued 8tre~mlined j acke t s ar e now making r egular passenger r uns on the mai nlines of western r ailroads and t he days of the steam l ocomotive appear t o be numbered The ol d woo dmiddot-burner of yest eryear with its dia mond stack is alr Eady onl y a memory 2nd the Pacif i cs and mighty Hudsons and Northerns of toshyday seem r eady t o j oin it on t he shel f

l~ cioubt the di esels arE most ef f i cient machines and i t i s inevit able t hat efficioncy rul e s over sentiment -- yet the advent of t he diese l close s one of t ho mos t r omantic chapt ers i n r ailro3ding on t his continent The steam l ocomotive has been widuly known as t he i ron horse and i t has been a f aithful and sturdy one Through t he l ast half - century it has built up a r eputation for dependabi lity and service -- it Jill be fondl y r emembered for years t o cOlne

Fr om t he youngsters who first know it as t he too-too to the railroadshyers who energized its boilers and gui ded it over miles of track t ho steam l ocomotive has been the life and soul of the r02d and its operat i ons the very es sence of railroading The l ong dr8wn- out and plai ntive notes of it s whi s tle and t he powerful strokes of its mighty pistons tog tJ1her wlththf

hiss of escppi ng steam have br ought nost al gi a to many who r ecognized i t a s the pri me mover in modern transportation

Her e in Canada we 01e the gr aat er part of our pr ogr ess during the l ast seventy years t o the steam l ocomotive [vi thout its poJer devel opment of t his great l and would have beem long del ayed -- s ettlement of the l-lest went hand in hand with the construction of t he r ailroads and h2d the pi oneers been dependent on animals for transport~tion it seems certain t hat the Canshyadi an scene would present a mueh diffor lDt appear nce t oday

Now like the horse i t self i t i s being r epl aced by a combustion machine As conditions warr ant i t I~ill be downgraded t o junior positions Highty monshyarchs of the open road will probably 8nd up chugging f r ei ghts on br anch l ines many will no doubt suffer the i gnominy of the scrap Y1r d

The steam l oco mot ive does not enjoy parties cannot appreciat e gifts yet bef ore i t disappears from the l ocal scene entirel y it shoul d be attributed s ome measure of our appreci ati on for many many years of fC1ithful service

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I C N H OHDlmS t MOBE NEW EQTJIP]1T 197 Diesel Locomotivo~

Canadian National RailvJaY ~~ have r ec ently placed orders fo r one hundred and t wenty sove n more die se l -electr i c l ocomot i vos t o be del i ver ed within the next year

The fo l l owi ng t abl e gi ve s t he dotai l s of t hi s order which i s divided amo ngst t hroe Canad i an and t wo USA buil ders

Pasectsectonger An units class rd number s Ge neral Motors Diesel Ltd 1750 hp 13 uni ts GPAmiddotmiddot17a 6500 - 6512 Canadi an Locomotive Co 1600 hp 6 uni ts CPA-16a 6700 - 6705

P a 8s e l1 g~~~~it~ Grlneral Notols Di e sel Lt d 1750 hp 13 units GPBshy 17a 6600 - 6612 Canndi an Locomotive Co 1600 hp 6 units CPB-16a 6800 - 6805

J1Q ad~i tt ch 9r~llJ i tsect~ GODoral ~ b to B s Diesel Ltd 1750 hp 27 uni t s GH-l7a 1724 - 1750 El ectromotive Co r p GH 1750 hp 15 units GRshy 17b 1751 - 1765 GTW

Il 1750 hp 2 urri ts GRGshy 17c 1766 - 1767 GTW Montreal Loco Horks 1600 hp 23 units MR -16b 1818 - 1840 Canadi an Locomot i ve Co 1600 hp 18 units CR -16a 1841 - 1858 American Loco Co 1600 hp 2 units MRG- 16c 1859 - 1860 cv

11 1600 hp 2 units MR -16d 1861 - 1862 G T

As vriLl be not ed from the above die so l passenger uni t s will be nunb e r ed k in the 6500- 6999 seri os numbers hitherto never used on CNR l ocomot i ves The ro ad switchers have beo n assigned t he numbor s in the 1700 and 1800 se r ie s amp pr esent r oad switchers wi l l be r enumbered to conf orm t o the new plan This accounts for t he f act t hat number s 1700-1723 and 1800-1817 have not been used for the Dew equi pmont

Locomot lvos ar e also being r ad ically al te re d I n placeCl asses of di esel et c et c grouping dio sel l ocomotives i n future Hill be of t he Q-5 -a~ W- I -A-a

MHG-16c e te ~ e t c Tho nenning of t hese symbols isclassif i ed ns CPA-1 7 a~

as fo l lows G Ge ner al Mot or s Die sei or Elect ronot jvo GM 1 1J U s m st l et t er M Montreal Loco Jorks or A1eo in US C Canadian Locomotive Company E General El ect ric Co L JGBri11 or We s t i nghouse

2nd and 3rd l ett ers PA Passenger f A ll uni t PB Passenger B uni t FA Freight All unit FB Froight liB unit R Road Switcher S Yar d Switcher

The l ette r G f ollowing t hi s cl ass i f i cation i ndicat es t hat t t he di ese ls are equi pped with steam generato r s ~ Thsect NUlli9ral i ndi cate s t he Hor-scpower of t he unit ~

Ih e-2Dl~l-lettc r f ollowing t he Horsopowe r Nun~ ra l shows t he or der group in each c l a s si f i c ~ t i e D

~ Al l present d ie sel -elo ct r i c Locomot ive a on t he CanadIan National will be reshy hclassified i n a ccor dance Hi t h t he abOVE) ~

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Canadian National RailvJaY3 have r e cently placed orders for one hundred and trenty soven more diesel- electric locomotivos to be delivered within tho next year

The fo llo1tJing t able gives the dotails of this order vlhich is divided amongst three Canadian and two U SA builders

Passenger A units General Hotors Diesel Ltd Canadian Locomo tive Co bull

E~sscngQ~J-lli1it8 General Mo tors Die sel Ltd Canadian LocomotivG Co

J1oad 2lil-_t c DqT_22i t ~ Go lJOr[Ll ~10toBS Diesel Ltd ElectromotivG COlPmiddot GN

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Montreal Loco Horks Canadian Locomotive 00 American Loco Co

1750 hp 1600 hp

1750 hp 1600 hp

1750 hp 1750 hp 1750 hp 1600 hp 1600 hp 1600 hp 1600 hp

class 13 units GPAmiddotmiddot17a

6 units CPA-16a

13 units GPB-17a 6 units CPE-16a

27 units GH-l7a 15 units GR-17b 2 unitE) GRG-17c

23 units MR -16b 18 units CH -16a

2 units NRG-16c 2 units MR -1M

rd numbers 6500 - 6512 6700 - 6705

6600 - 6612 6800 - 6805

1724 - 1750 1751 - 1765 GTW 1766 - 1767 GTW 1818 - 1840 1841 - 1858 1859 - 1860 CV 1861 1862 GT

As v1il1 be noted from the above die sol passenger units will be nunbered in the 6500-6999 series numbers hitherto nevor used on CNR locomotives The road switchers have boon assigned the numbors in the 1700 and 1800 serie s amp present road swi tchers vJil1 be r enumbered to conform to trIe new plan This accounts for the fact that numbers 1700-1723 and 1800-1817 have not bee n used for the new eqUipment

Classes of diesel of the Q-5-a~ W-1-A-a_ class ified a s CPA-17a~ as follows

mst l etter

2nd and 3rd l etters

locomotiVt~s are also being r adically altered In place etc~ etc groupi ng diesel locomotives i n future will be

MEG-16c e tc etc The neaning of t he se symbols is

G General Motors Diesei or El ectronotjvo GM ill U s M Montreal Loco 1Jorks or Alco in US C Canadian Locomotive COIlpany E General Electric Co L JGErill or Westinghouse

PA Passenger HAil unit PE Passenger HB unit FA Freight Af unit FE Fre i ght B unit RHoad Switcher S Yard Switcher

The l etter G following this classification indicate s that the di esels an3 equipped 1li th ste-am ge ner ators

Th~LNumoral i ndicat es t he HorscpOlror of the unit Iho-Srn J-l lett~ r follo1iing the Ho rsopowe r Nume ral shows the order group in

each classific~tion

All present d iesel-electric locomotive~ on the Canad-Lan National will be reshyclassified in accordance Hi ttl the abovEl

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new service between

Canadi an Pacific s new Dayl inor service Trains 602 and 603 make the 76 nile Toronto- Peterborough run in 1 hour 20 ninut os in both directions a conpl etely

these tiro inpor-tant Ontario point s

The CNR s Budd cars opcr-atLng betwo en Levis and R du Loup have cut 45 mi n s off tho eas twar-d run and 55 ninutos off the westward Tho 115 mile s i s nov covered in 3~ hours east war d and 3 hours we s tward Checked baggage is not handl ed on Sundays

The Cunadian Nat io nal Public Fol de r under t he t i t le of PJILI1JEH

shows the runs of t he Budd RDCos

CN Train 261 leaving Montreal at 5 15 pn (City time ) now operates to Vaudrouil oLly whoreas f orluerly it continued as f ar a s Cot eau Que Train 270 between Cot eau and Vaudreuil now runs on Saturdays only i ns t ead of daily except SundQY a s he re t of ore

Aga in local servico between Mo nt real a nd St LaPlbert and StHyac i nthe has beon r educed ilith tho el imi nat i on of CNR trains 124 and 241

PQssanger t r a i n oporat ion on t he Al na and Jonquieres Rai l way f or me r l y shown in t ho CNR TirJot able as Tnble 82 doe s not appear i n t he l at e st edi t i on of Folder 1 Does th i s indicat e t hat the AampJ no longer provido pos scngor service be-tween Sa gue nay Pouor Hi ve I Bend and Islo Maligne Que

11 special note appearing i n the Ottawa Torninals Ti motable r oads Ef f ect i ve at onco t he Canadian Pacif i c l(oi lVlay wi l l ope r rrt o Ast ra - Dome pe s scnger CellS t hr ough Ottawn Termi nals Due t o r e stri ctive overhead clear anc e s ~ Tr ac ks 1 2 5 crid 7 ONLY iill b e used f or t he mov cmcrrt of t heso cnrs i n and out of Union Station Train Shodbull bull bull bull bull bull Bo gover ned accordi ngly

Alt hough not shown in the Public Tinetab l es as yet i t i s r eportod that 11 now typo of r a ilway service has boen i naugur ated by the CNR on i ts narrowshyguage lines i n the Province of Newfoundland A special train of one coach and te n flat carG operate s overy othe r day botwoon Claronvillo and Gander to prov Ldc a r ail f erry se r vi ce across t he e i [jhty odd nil e gap i n t he TransshyCanada Hi ghway 1he thrice week l y service ( in each diection) provides f or the t ranspor tat i on of 20 aut omobile s pe r trip and enable s mo t or i s t s t o naleo t he journey from St Johns to Cor nor Brook Nf l d

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an add i tionoL Budd nDC car 70 pa s sen gers and 0 snal l 46 47 48 601 and 602

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Also order ed by t he CNR during the Pos t nonth is The new unit a RDC-2 wil1 have accoTlnodati on f or baggnge space and wi l l be GlG s igns d to t r ains 41 botweon Lyster and Richmond aDd Shor brooke Que D-250 ( t he National Systems f i r s t RDC- 2 )

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Tho succ oss nf t ho Budd RDC s 0 n b~th maj or Canad ian roads has focu ssed renowed abt onbLon o n s oI f prr-pc Llcd uni t oar s in gunor a l a nd a rostor of t ho many such c ars which hovo boon (po r a t od i n t ho Post by tho Cf1 nadian Na t i nnal Ro ilvmys will bo publis hod by tho C R H A wi th i n t ho noxt f ow mont hs

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I noted in the Sept 26th tinetobles Canadian Pa cific s new Dayline r service Trains 602

and 603 make the 76 n ile Toronto- Peterborough run in 1 hour 20 n inutos in both diroctions a conpl ete ly

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new service be twoe n those tltro i nport ant Ontario po i nts

The CNR s Budd ca rs ope r a ting betwe e n Lovis and R du Loup have cut 45 lilins off the enshnLrd run a nd 55 n i nutc s off t he westward The 115 rtiles is now cove r ed in 3~t hours eastwa r d and 3 hours w8stvJa rd Che cked baggage is not handl ed on Sundays

The CcnFldian Nati ona l Public Foldor shOlw the runs of the Budd HDC s undor the title of PJILI1lER

CN Train 261 leaving Montreal at 5 15 pH (City time ) now ope r a t e s to Vaudreui l orl l y whereas f ormerly it contirlUod as f a r as Coteau Que Train 270 bc t Veen Coteau a nd Vaudreuil noV runs on Saturdays only i nstead of daily except Sundcy as he r e tofore

Agai n l ocal s e rvice be tween Montreal a nd StLanbert and St Hyacinthe ha s beon r educed imiddotJi th the elimination of CNR tra ins 124 and 241

Pa ssenger train oporation on the Alrta and Jonqui eres Railway f ormerly shovlD in the CNH Tinotable as Tnble 82 doe s not appear in the l atest edi t i on of Fol der l~ Doe s tbis indi cate t hat tho 1lampJ no l onger pr ovido passonge r s e rvice between Saguenay POLo r HiveI Bend and Isle Maligne Que

11 special note apPGaring in thG ottawa Te rninals Timotable r eads Effective at on~e the Canadian Pacific iioibJay will opento Ast ra -Dome pr s songer Cel lS through Ottawa Te r minals Due t o r estrictive overhead clear ance s Tra cks 1 2 5 cnd 7 ONLY Jill be used for the novement of t he se ca rs i n and out of Un i on Station Train Sho d bullbullbullbullbullbull Bo gove rned accordingly

Although not shown in tho Public Tinctabl e s as yet it is reported tha t a new type of railway service has been inaugura t ed by the CNR on its narrow-guage line s i n the Province of Newfoundland A specinl tra in of one coach and ten f l a t ca r s operate s evo r y othe r day botwoen Cla r enville and Gande r to providoa r a il f e r ry service across the e i [jhty odd mil e gap in the Tran s -Canada HighvJay The thrice weekly service ( in each d iecti on ) provides for the transportati on of 20 automobile s per tr i p and onables motorists t o nales the journey from St John s to Corne r Brook Nfld - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Also orde r ed by t he CNR duri ng the pa st nonth is an adc1i tionil Budd RDC ca r The no w un i t a RDC-2 Vill have a cconnodation for 70 pnssengers and a snaIl baggage spa ce and dll be assigned to t r a ins 41 46 47 t8 601 and 602 botwoeD Lystor and Richmond and Shorbrooke Que The road Dumbe r will be D-2 50 ( the National Systems first RDC-2)

The suc c oss nf the Budd RDC s on b~th major Canad i an rnads has focuss ed r onowltd ottonti01 n so l f pr0pe llcd un it C JrS in g0nor a l ond a rost er of t ho many such c ars which havo boen 0pornted in the Pos t by tho Cnnadian Natinnal Ru ilways will bo published by t ho C R H A with in t ho next f ow months

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di s cont inue da i l y except Sund ay t r a Ln se rv ice be t woen Hamilton and lllJ-at e rford via Brantford On t a

The New York lJow Havan and Hartf ord Rai l r oad have a nnounc e d t hct t hey wi l l pur c has e tS1 r evr rrl TfiO t r o inf f or (1r0 ) 8t~0E l- middottv( -J Now Y(rk ftJ- [ n (1 ~

Dolivery ( f t he firs t 0Cmplo te Grain is expeo ted by nOX1J June

Wor d f r om Vvo s te r n Ca nad a indic a tes t ha t steam loc omot i v GsVa r e st i l l opshyerated on t he Canad ian Pacific mai n l i ne botwe en Kamloop s and anc ouver 02

wo l l a s o n t ho Ar- r owhcad CoI umb ia Va l Ley Okana gan and Hunt i ng don b ranche s T ~lO r umainder of t ho Pao ific Region o f the CPR (woe t of Ca lgnr y a nd For t Mac Lund) i s err t Lr e Ly die se Ldzed

ContrJd ictirg the r e po r t in t he Se p temb e r is sue of t ho Nows Rop nr t wnr d has bo e n r oc odved t ha t the Morrt r-ea I I r ans port atiCn Comm i s s Lon wi l l nof retain any tr0ili ng units f nr futu re so rvice All t r qms rf tho 1625 se r ies wi l l bo c o rrv o r-tcd t o o nc -snan opc r a tion dur ing t he o omi ng vlin to r

I t i s h o pod t hnt a la s t t rip may be op o r nt od using orio o f t ho M T C Mf tr -Tr ri le r s o ts Do t a i Ls rI thi s propo s cd oxcur s i on wi l l bo ava l Lab Lo a t the CilljA Oct ob o r me ot ing Thu rsd ay Oc t ob o r 1 4t h

Irnm s e rvico th r-ugh thu Ci t y nf Lao h i ne wi ll be d is c r-nb i nu cd n Nrv shyonbcr 7t h next whon bu e o s r-op Laco c a r s on Rru t o 91 we s t of Sixth Avc nuc Als o n tha t dn t e tho Lac h i ne Exto ns Lon bus r-r-ub o wh i o h r eplac ed the Di x i e tram 0 f ow ~ e 8 r s age wi l l i t s el f b o r ep l a c od by t wo new au t obus r-out o s bull b rni ra t ing a t N0t r o Dame and Si x t h klTo nuG La c h i ne

Th o M T C havo r 8ce n t l y a rmounced p lans f-r tho r oplncement of o l ec shyt r i c r n i I v oh ioles by m1L0bu8 so rv t c o e o n rv-ut cs 65 a nd 14 Tho cha nge t wh ich wi l l no t b o affe c t ivo unt i I nex t spr ing wi l l i nv olve o on s i d o r-ub Lo I

I r o r out m g o spoc in lLy i n t h e Wos t m-middotun t Bou lev-rrd are a and wil l me vn t he r -etLr oment f a t- u t 60 t r euns l

As t h o d ii Ly nowapa po r -s have c ar r i ed f ull pa r t Lcu La r s and ns suc h ImiddotmiddotI nng- r 9nge s c homa s a r e subj oct tn r-ev i a ion d o t o i Ls wi l l no t b e i nc l ud ed i n t he News Roprr t a t t ho p r cs c nt t i me Yi

rPr i nc e Ar t hu r Hdjc l at Por t Arthur Pr i nc e Edward Ht o l ot Br-and m Man Pictou Lodgo 8t Pd c t ou N~ S bull bull a nd Ivh n ok i Lod go a t Mi nak i Ont o have b gt cn nff orod f~ r s alo by tho Ca nadian Nat i 0 na l Ra i lways 8nd 0f f o r s for th0i pu rc h8so eith o r s opar at o l y or colloctiv oly havo boon i nv i t e d f r 0m a l l i n -t o r-os t od g r u p s Tho r-a i Iway s i Hmiddott e l Dop lrtment s t a bo th0t thoy have 81 shyr ea dy r oc lti ruv od one r-oa s onab Lo (I ffo r fo r t ho pu r ch ra o (If t h os o Hot oLs and Summo r Po s o r t s

Pas s enge r servic e s on the ] 52 milo Sp okan e I n t e r na t i on a l Railr oad have been dL ac ont Lnued The l ine wh ich r u n s b e t we en Sp okane Washington an d ICin gs gate BC f orme r ly op e r a t od da i l y p as s e nge r t r a i n s connec tin g wi t h the C P R Crows no s t l i n e at Yamc BC

Serv i ce on this s ect i on of t he Ca nad i a n Pac Lr ic (the Cr owsnes b Li ne) wa s ~

a l s o r e du c e d on September 2 6th~ with t ho dis c ont inuance of t r ai ns 67 a nd 68 Ihe sc t r a i n s f or me r ly op e rat ed d n i Ly b 8h To011 Me d i c ino Ha t Alberta and Ne lson

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The 1orrmto Hamil t nn and Buffa lo Ra51wtly has arp lied f or permis s1on to discontinue dai l y except Sunday trai1 service betwoen lIaIUiltol1 and lvate rford via Brantford Onta

The New York lJow Haven and Hartford Railroad have flnnounced t hct t hey will purCh E~se tS1 r Gvr rPI TDO t r o i n f f or opf))at~ 0 Yl l-i~ bti((1J N G- 1(1k fU- ro ( 1 ~

Delivery 01 the first 0pmplate train is expec t ed by next June

W0rd fr om Wes t e rn Conada indic a tes tha t stearn locom() tivGsV

are still npshyerated on t he Canadian Paoific main l ine boi-ween Koml o0ps and flncQuve r 02

wa ll a s on tbe Arr()whead Clumbio Valley Okanagan and Hunt ingd(m b r anc he s T1lO r UJDQ i nder of t hn Pacific Hegion of the CPR (vvost nf Cu l gl ry tnd F0rt MflC Lund) i s cmtirely dieselized

C(mtnd i ctirg the re port in the September is s u e of t he Nows Repo r t wlird has be cm r e coived that the Mon trea l Transpnrtot i0n C0Tmnissi nn wi ll not retain any tr C1 il ing units fnr future sorvice 1111 tr 8111s rf tho 1625 serie s wil l be c0nvertod to (nu-man opo r flti oD during the cnmi ng winter

It i s hllpod t hnt a las t trip m8Y be nporntod using onc nf t ho 1l T C Mot r - Tr fci l e r s et s Dot ai l s (f this prcgtpos ed cxcursinn wi ll bo aVJi l nblo a t the CHEA Octnber meoting Thursday Oct bor 14th

Jr lm se rvic e th r u gh the Ci t y nf Lachine will bo disc rmiddotnt i nuod nn Nrwshyenber 7 th next whon buses rcplf1co CQrs (On R~11tc 91 we st nf Si xth Avonu e Als 0n thot dlte tho Lachine Extens in n bus r 0 u t o whic h replaced the Dixio tram o f ()w ye3rs age vl ill itse l f b o rep l a ced by two new a11tbus rutos ~ tE rnirating a t N( tro D~cm() and Si x th 1v01111e 10ch i no

Tho M T C havo r 8cent l y Dnnnunc ed p l ans fr tho r ep l acement of e l ec -tric Iil il vehic l es by au t0bus so r vi ces n n rltutcs 65 and 14 Tho c honge wh i oh will r~ 0t bo effective mtil next spring will inv()lv(J c nsidorablo rer uting ospoci ll l y i n the Wos tm-middotunt B0ulev~lrd area and will mOln t he retireID81it 0f ahut 60 tr rJlls

As t ho d li l y IJowspnpers hove c Rrried full pflrticu l ars flnd n s such Inng - r91ge s c home s are subjoct tn r ev i s i0n dotnils wi ll Illt be i ncluded i n the News Hoprr t at tho p rcmiddotscmt t ime

PrincG Arthur HGo l at Port Arthur Pr ince Edwar d H0to l a t Br 8nd-n Man PictoucL0dgo 8t Pict 0 u N~S bullbull and IvIinak i Lodge at lliI i nak i Onto lave bcn offered frr s a l o by tho Canadion Nat i 0 na l Rai l ways and (1 ffers fClr thmiddot) ir purc hJ s o oitho r s (por n t o ly lir c(111oc tivo l y have b0cn i nvitod frm [cd l i n -teres ted gl ups Tho r Qi l ways 1 Hmiddot tel DGP~rtment s h1t o thq t thoy hnvo 81-r ead y r ocltifuvod (nu r easnnablo Iffo r for tho purc h11hJ (If t h3SU Hntels and Surrrrne r Rosnrts

Passengel services on the pound 52 mile Spokane I nterna tiona l Rai lr oa d have been discon tinued The line wh ic h r uns between Sp okane Washington and Ki ngs gate B C forme rly operated daily passenger tra ins connecting with the C P R Crowsno st line o t Yar~ BC

Service on this section of t he Canadian P[wific (the Crmlsnest Line ) wa s a lso reduced on September 26th~ with t ho dis continuance of t rains 6 7 and 68amp Theso trains formerly op8 rat ed d D ily b etwGJn Med icino Hat Alberta and Ne l son Britis h Cnlumb i a

The Canadian Nat i onal Rail1JDys have re cently Lns t allod a ut omat i c block sigshyna l s and cc nt r nlizod traffic co ntrol on tho Atikokan-Port Arthur line - f ormerly the tra nscont ine nta l main lino of t ho Ca nadian Not hc l n Rai Lway The despatchshyi ng offi ce fo r t his installation is at Port Ar thur Ont o

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line i nto t he coppe r a r e a a t Bani t owadgc south of Billsport Ont da te f or t ho t e nders Sept 20 indicates thL1t tho r [ih my is rushing of the l i nowbich s houl d be in opura tioD by next spring

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Cons i de r a t i on if be i ng gi ve n t o a n cxt o ns i o n to tho Co Pac Ry Gronl i d lino i n northorn Saskot chmvan to link tho Gro nlid-Nipmvin d i strict diro ctly ivith Tho Pa s Tho Hudson Bay Rou t e Ar3 s I n i s gi v i ng the proposa l its full support

Hoamvhil o t ho Fe doral gove r nmen t is said t o be co nsidoring t ho construction o f a nothe r r lilway t o the north - - a 30 0 mi l o Li no bc t vcon Grimshaw i n nor the rn Albortc a nd Great Slave Lake Gr i mshaw is 333 milo s fron Edno rrton on t he NAl1

The fi rst gr oup of 90 s t c orn Locono t tvos baing built f or Br a zil by the Gr oupcmo nt d lExportat ion de Locomotive s Gol s a has beo n roceived and placod in opcrn t ion by t he Nrrti oneL Ra i l uays of Brazi1 Tho ordor co nsists of t wontyshyf our 4-8-L typo and s ixty- fJix 2-8- 4 t ype a l l with an exte r na l appearance ve r y s lrr i La r to t he appear-ance of tho CN 6235 c l ass whon t ha t group vas cqur pped with emokedofLo cto r-s

Plans hf1vG boon nade by tho CNR t o d i s co ntinue the ope r a t ion of t ho Pri nce Ruper t Dr vdoclc and Shipyard or SJptmbor 30 The drydo ck and shipyard whi ch I f or some t ino has been opo ratIng a t a subst antiol loss wa s built by the Gr-and ITrunk Pacific Hcdl wny i n tho cL oys 1Jjhe n thDt road had arnb l tLo ns of ope r ating a n extens i ve s t e ooship s e r vi ce on the Pa cific Of r ece nt years howcvcr it has serve d mdnl y f or ove r ha ul ing t he coa s t a l fi s h i ng boats of northe rn B C I

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Tr a ns i t COlJHission cont i nues -Go uso t r ams on Ro ute s 21 a nd 40 Tho i nsi gnia of th i s new orgnni zat ion wh i ch took over the t ran s i t opo r a tion s of t ho Wi nnipog Ele ctric Co is a l a rge GHbull il i ns i de a double c ircl e bear ing the words Tran shys i t Comrdas ion Fixture s fo r t r olleybus overhead have bc on i nstall e d along thiD Stroot s o it appear-s tha t t he old or-ang e COTS may not be r unning nuch longer i n Hanit ob a 1s Capital Cit y

Application has beo n mado to the Boar d of Tran sport C o ru~i s sioners f or author i t y to r e pl ace t r a i n services ivi th bus a nd t r uck service s i n eas te r n Novo Scotia Sorvicos that would be aff octcd by t he propo sed move i ncl ude r uns bo t vee n Nmr Gl asrow and Pict ou Stol l a Imiddotton Thor burn and Sunny Brce No do ubt the murri c ipal LtL e s conce r ned vlitl oppose t he cha nge which woul d r oduce SteLlar-ton-Ncw Gl asgol from one of t he country s grea t r a i 1wny ce nt re s ~vo j ct ano tho r toJi~(i

At t he pr esent tilJe s jx~eo n t rains daily (except Sunday ) a r r i ve in the Now Gl asgOiJ- St ol1ar t on t c r rn n L s and a s imil ar number Leav e t ho a r ea There are i n add i t ioD co r tain oth ir runs that ope r uto only on specified days of t he vock

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The Canadian National RailvJnys havo recently irstnlled automatic block sigshynals and cerrtrnlizcd traffic control on tho Atikokan-Port Arthur lino - formerly tho trEJnscontincnta l main line of the Cannd inn Nothcrn Raihray The de spntchshying offico for this installation is at Port Arthur Onto

Tc nd)rs havo be8n ca lled by the CNR for the construction of the new r a il lino into tho copper aroa at t1ani towadgc ~ south of Hillsport Ont o The closing dCtto fo r the tenders Sept 20 indicate s tha t tho rEihray is rushing conplotion of tho linewbich should be in opl) r atieD by next spring

Consideration iE boing give n to a n extonsioD to tho CaD Pac Ry Gronlid lino in northe r n SaskatchoJan to link tho Gronlid- NipmJin district dire ctly -with Tho Pa s Tho Hudson Bay Route Ass l n is giving tho proposal its full support

HeamJhile t he Fede r a l government is said to bo consider ing the construction of anothor r lilvmy to t ho north -- a 300 mile lino bebloo n Grimshaw in northe rn AlbertEt and Gr eat 31ave Lake Grimsha h is 333 milos fron Edeonton on the NAR

The first group of 90 stoom 10coDotivos baing built fo r Brazil by the Gro upcmont c1 Exportotion do Locomotives Gels eL has beon received and placed in ope r ( tiol1 by tho NotiolJal Haihlays of Brazi1 The ordor consists of t hontyshyf our 4- gt3- L t y)o a nd sixty- six 2-8-4 typo all with an external appearance ve ry sinila r to t he appearaDce of thG CN 6235 c l a ss hhe n tha t group 1Jas equipped hi t h smoledoflectars

Plans hf1vG boon nade by the CNR to discontinue the ope r a tion of tho Prince Ruport Drydo ck ond Shipyard or SJpt mbcr 30 The drydo ck a nd shipyard which f or sorao tiJ0G hLs boen cpoyatLng at a sub s tantial loss was built by the Gra nd Trunk Pacific HdlhDy in the cl oys 1Jjhe n that road had [Jmbi ti)llS of operating an extensive stcwI1s hip servi ce on the Pa cifi c Of recen t years hmJovC r it has se rved mainly f or ovorhauling tho coast al fishing boats of northe rn B C

Only bJo He stor n Cities in Canada - vJinnipog and Vancouve r - are still ope r a tinG strer t-ca r s orvice In Vancouve r only the HASTINGS 14 line is now opera+ed hi th e l e ctric rai l vehiclos hbilo i n vJinnipeg tho Great e r 1J innipeg Transit COIJ1ili s s i on continue s to use trams on Ro ute s 21 and 40 Tho ins] eni a of this DC 1 or gnn iza tion which took ovor the transit op~rations of the Winnipeg Electric Co i s a 1mgo IfGJ 1I i nside a double circle bearing the 1JOrds Tran-sit Comniss i on1 Fixtures for trolleybus OIe rhoad have bCCJn installed along liaiD Stroo t s o it appears tha t t ho old ora ngo cars llCiY not be run ninG ruch longer in Na nitoba s Capital City

Applica tion ha s bee n made to tho Boar d of Transport Comniss i oners for authority to r eplace tra in services with bts and truck service s in easte rn NovJ Scotia Se rvices that would bo affected by the proposed move include runs Dat me n Ne1J Glasrow a nd Pictou Stollarmiddott on Thorburn and Sunny Brce No doubt the 1unicipalitios concerned vlitl oppose t he change which would reduce Stella rton-N81J GllSgovJ fraD one of the countr y s grea t r a iJwny centres ev) j ll t ltHiO 1jrc r toJi~H

At the prese nt til1e six-eon trains daily (except Sunday ) arrive in the New GlasgOlf-Stollarton t e r n in _l s and a similar Dumber l eave tho area There are in addi tio D cert ain oth r runs that opltJ r -te only on spe cified days of t bo -look

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HELOCATI ON

BY S S WORTHEN

Recent l y t here has been a er eat deal of exci t ement about the two proposed r ail ways t o be constructed i n nor t hern Quebec and Ontario While all this furore has been i n pr ogress a gr oup of builder s in the East er n Townships of t he Province of Quebec have been quietly co mpl et ing ei ght and one ha l f miles of en t i rel y new r ailway whi ch i nclude s a multi- span st eel gi r der bridge t wo sp ans of whi ch ar e of 72 feet and t he central span of 102 f eet in l ength

Lat e in 1953 Thetford ru nes Que faced the possibility of becomi ng a ghos t t own Since it is an asbestos mi ni ng dis t r i ct essent i al ly t he econoliIY of t he r egion as well as that of the city is based on t he produc t i on of a sshybes t os The mi nes from which t he f ire-proof ma te r i al i s dug are f ound t hroughout t he town and the surrounding count r yside Engineers who are const antl y det ermini ng the l ocation of new ore bodies f ound t hat t hese de shyposi ts underli e t he very foundations of a l ar ge part of Thet f or d JV[i nes and unl es s s ome means cou l d be found t o f aci l i tate t heir exca va t ion t he mines woul d 113ve t o be aba ndoned and t he ar ea f or ced i nto a severe f i nancial pr oshydic ament The Bel l mine t he King mine and t he Johnso n mi ne have been wor-king i n this ar ea fo r so me 75 years and having a t horough knowledge of 00 the ar ea th8i r engi nee r s set t o work t o det ermine t he plan of action Acting i n conjunction wi t h city of fici als it was deci ded t o make several modif ications on their pr esent me thods The fir st step was t o do away wi t h t he open-pi t mini ng and t ake t he opErati ons underground At the s ame t ime t he wast e r ock material f r om whi ch t he asbesto s had been r emoved was dumped back i nt o the l arge derelict open pits t o f i l l them up

The biggest j ob was the r elocation of t he r ai l way and the r emoval of t he s t r ee t s and houses which might be threatened by l and subsidence s due to mining oper ations Besi des t he eight and a half mi l es of new r-aiLway a new marshaLlLng yard was extahl ished wi t h six tracks and a new s t ati on i s t o be const r ucted Acce ss to the mining area i s afforded by a one mil e spur from the easter n end of the cit y A new street one and a ha Lf mi les l ong wi th t he necessary connections i s t o be buil t and anot her s t r oet l i mil es i n l e ngt h i s t o be bui l t around t he sout hwest erly side of t he City About 100 house s and other establ i shment s incl uding t he Church of England and t he Head Office of t he J ohns on s Compa ny wi l l have to be r el ocat od The ent i re cos t of the lJork will be shoulde r ed by t he t l-Jr ee mining compani es and t he e s t imat ed cost is $5 500 000 Thi s sum i s be i ng administ ered by a j oint cor por ation called flelocati ons Limited

The rai l way diversion t akes place j ust outside t he town of Bl ac k Lake wher e t he l i ne cr os se s t he mai n highway a nd r uns paral l e l to it on t he nor t h s i de f or about half a mile~t t hi s point it swings northwest acro s s t he Thetford dver and pa sses t o t he nor thwest side of the city of Thetf or d Hi nes t o t he new yard and station The Tl8W yard is to plusmnmiddothi=r r EJoar degoltof t he preshysent hospi tal J ust ea s t of t he city limits the new di vers i on come s down t o j oin t he present line r unni ng t owards llobertson and Vallee J onction

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A r ecent publ i c opinion survey r evealed that when the publ i c t hinks about ll good r ailwey serviceH near ly one hal f are t hinking in t er ns of being nice to pas sengers uhelpful conduct orsll a nd ll court esy IDomparat i vely f ew pOClJple consider t he calibro of t ochni cal operati ons and even t hose who control l ar ge shi pme nts of freight ar e geDmrall y more i mpre ssod and i nfl ue nced by the courshyt esi es (or otherJise) shown Aunt Peggy on hor trip l ast sumrae r than by t he caroful or efficient delivery of t heir goods

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QUEBEC CENTR i~L R[iILWAY RELOCATION

BY S S WORTHEN

Recently ther e has been a ereat deal of excitement about the two proposed railways t o be construc t ed in northern Quebec and Ontario While all this furore has been i n progress a group of builders in the Eastern Townships of the Provi nce of Quebec have been quie tly completing ei ght and one half mile s of entirely new r ailway which includes a multi- span steel girder bridge two spans of which are of 72 feet and the central span of 102 feet in l ength

Lat e in 1953 Thetford runes Que faced the possibility of becoming a ghost town Since it is an asbestos mining district essenti ally t he econolW of t he region as well as that of the city is based on t he production of asshybes t os The mines from which the fir c - proof materi al is dug ar e f ound throughout the town and the surrounding countryside Engineers who are constantly det ermining the location of new ore bodies found t hat these de shyposit s underlie the very foundations of a l arge part of Thetford flLines and unl ess some means could be found to fac ilitat e t heir excavation t he mi nes would have to be abandoned and the area fo rced into a severe f inancial pro-dic ament The Bell mine t he King mine and the Johnson mi ne h3ve been working in this area for so me 75 years and havi ng a t horough knowl edge of ~ ~

the area th8ir engineers set to work to det er mine the pl an of action Acting in conjunction with city official s it was decided to make sever al modif i cations on their present methods The first step was to do away with the open- pit mining and t ake the opErati ons under gr ound At the s ame time the waste rock mat erial from which the asbestos had been r emoved was dumped back into the l ar ge der elict open pits t o fill them up

The biggest job was the r elocation of the railway and the r emoval of t he stromiddot3 t s and houses whi ch might bo threat ened by l and subsidences due to mini ng operations Besides the ei ght and a half miles of new rai hmy a nel marshllli ng yard was extablished with six tracks and a new stati on i s t o be construct ed Access to the mini ng ar ea is afford8d by a one mile spur from the east ern end of the city A new stree t one hnd a hllf miles l ong vv-i t h the necessary connections is t o be built and another street l~ mile s in l ength is t o be built ar ound t he southwesterly side of t he City About 100 houses and other establishments includi ng t he Church of Engl3nd and the Hoad Office of the Johnson s Company will have to be r elocatod The entire cos t of the vwrk will be shoul de r ed by the t l-Jree mining compani es and the estimated cost is $) 500000 This sum i s be ing administered by a joint corpo r ation called Uelocations Limited

The railway diversion take s place just outside the town of Black Lake where t he line cross es the mmin hightay and runs parallel to it on the north side f or about half a mile ~t this point it swings northwest acros s t he Thet f or d dver and passes to the northwest side of the city of Thet ford ilines t o t he new yard and station The D8W yard is to tmiddothiV rear middotof the pre-sent hospit al Just east of the city limits the new diversion comes down t o j oin t he present line r unning towards Hobert son and Vallee Jonction


A recent public opinion survey r evealed that when the public thinks about good railwey service Doarly one half are thinking in t er ns of being nice to passe nge rs helpful conductorsll and Hcourtesy (ioflpar at ively f ew pOClJple co nsider the calibro of t echni cal ope rations~ and even tho se who control large shipmcmts of freight are geD(llr al1y more i mprossed and i nfluenced by the courshyt esie s (or otherJise) s hown Aunt Peggy on hor trip l ast sumac r than by the car oful or efficient delivery of the ir goods

Re c e nt l y we carried a n a r t icl e about the Alonzo Dix on m o nurr~ nt i n lVlont r s2l s Mount Itoya l Ce me t ery Th i s b r a ught t o mi nd ano t he r l a r ge r monument i n t he s a me ce me t ery i n me mor y of 97 Lmmlgrants

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The b r i dge over tho IU che l i e u Idver be tween BeLce iL and st Hil a ire was the s c ene of Ca na da s wor s t r a i l way a ccident On J u ne 29 1864 a tra i n l ef t Poi nte Levis ( opp osit e Quebec ) car rying 354 i mmi gr an t s -- Ger man Aus t r ian and Norwegian -shy who had just a r r i ved f r om Br emen on the ship Ne cka r Hauled by l oc omot i ve No 168 the Hamil bu i lt i n 1857 by D C Gunn of Hamshyi l t on t he tr e i n c on s i s t e d of 5 i mmi gr a nt cars 5 c oache s a nd a br-ake va n The i mmi gr ant ca r s wcr 8 r e ally box car-s wi t h e nd platforms a f e ~J wi ndows a nd r e movable be nche s and wer-e u s e d when ne eded t o c arry immLgrant s westwar d at very l ow f are s At othor time s t hey were u s ed as f re ight cars

Engineer Will iam Bu r nl ey r a n the train f rom Pointe Lev i s to ~ ~ i chmo nd

where he ex pec t-e d t o be r e l i e ve d but t here IATa S a part y i n t own tha t ni gh t a nd a ful l c r ew could not be f ound Burnl ey had had s eve n years ex pe r ience i n engi ne ser v ice on t he Quebe c and -li chmond Iia iLway but he did n ot k now the r oad betNG On -ii chmond a nd Mont r c al He did not want t o p r oceed but un-

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of E1ginee r Burnl ey Conduc t or Thoma s Finn one brake ma n na med Gi r oux a nd an unkn own fi r eman I ~ I

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t o the r Lv er down 2 s h arp gr ade t h roug h dens e Hoods Ivh ic h pr eve rrt e d a c lear view of t he br i dge t he l i n t he n cur v ed sharpIy t o tho r i ght onto t he br-idge On t he opposit e ( Be l oe i l) s i de ther-o VClS a swing span a nd the on l y s i gna l a t t ha t t ime Has a l a nt ern showing red or 1fThi t e on the swin g s pa n i t -

s e lf Be c~lU SC of t he t hick woods and the c urve t he signal c ould n ot be se en 1ril1en appr-oached f rom t he east un til the tr-ain was a l mos t on t he b r idge Legally the boat s had t he right - of - way a nd t r a i n s were r equire d t o come t o a ful l stop - t hen approach t ho s p an unde r ful l control Gener l l l y howev e r t he s t eamboats conce ded t he right of way t o r e gular t r ains (nd t he t r a in cr e10TS had be come care l e s s and r eckl ess l y ignored t he mandatory s t op

What r eal l y h appenetl IjriLl neve r be k nown Bu t prob ably because Burnley did not know the r oad t he train got out of cont r ol comi ng down t he hill

iAll2 n he s aw t he r od l i ght he whiSit l e d f o r brakes but i t wa s t oo lat e The br akeman who s hou l d h ave bee n s t anding by was ot her wi se engaged The s i de -whee l t ug lI Champl a i n ll wi t h six barge s i n tow wa s pa ssing t h r ough t he draw and the t r lin t umbl e d out of the e nd of t he spa n a nd cr-a s he d d own on one of t he b arges only t he l a s t c oa ch r e ma i n i ng on t he br i dge

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mi ne owned for many ye ar s by J eff e rson Davi s later Preside nt of t he Confedshyerate States and whi l e f ight ing a f or est f i r e t he empl oyees of the mine s aved a Large quant i t y of f i r mw od belon gi ng t o the Gr and Trunk raiLway As D r ewlrd t ho r ail way g lve t he peopl e of Acton Vale a fre e excur s i on t o t he p i cni c gcou nd a t Otterburn Park ne a r Bel oeil They came up on t he night

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Hecently we ca rried an article about the Alonzo Dixon monument in IVlontrs21s Hount JIoyal Cemetery This br ought to mind another l arger monument in the sa me cemetery in memJry Jf 97 immigrants (11110 on June 29 1864 los t t heir lives i n Ca nada s worst railway

accident t THE BELOEIL EUDGE DIS lSTER J The bridge over tho IUchelieu Ili ver between Beloeil and st Hilaire was

the sce ne of Canada S worst r ailway accident On J une 29 1864y a train 10f t Pointe Levjs (opposite Quebec) carryi ng 354 immigrants -- Germm Austrian ani Norwegian -- who had just arrived from Bremen on the ship Ne ckar Hauled by locomotive No 168 the Ham built in 1857 by D C Gunn of Hamshyilton the tra in consisted of 5 immigrant cars 5 coache s and a br3ke van The i mmigrant car s were r eall y box cars middot~vith end pl atforms a few wincows 2nd re movable benches and were used when needed to carry immigrants westward at very l ow fares At other times they were u sed as freight cars

Engineer William Burnley r a n the triin from Pointe Levi s to ichmond 1rJhers he Gxp8ct cd t o be r elieved but t he r e IATa S a party in town that night and a full CrEW could not be found Burnl ey had had seven ye ars experience i n engine service on the Quebec ald ~Lichmond HaihJay but he did not know the r oad betNeGn -ichmond a nd Montreal He did not want t o proceed but un~

ior tunat e lY iyas per suaded to do s o by the l oc omotive foreman a t 7ichmond The train s et out shortly before midnight with the incomplete cr ew consisting of E1gineer Burnley Conduc t or Thomas Finn one brakerJan named Giroux a nd an unknom fireman

Approachi ng the Bel oeil Bri dge from the east t ho r aihray ran parall e l t o the riv to r down 2 sharp grade through dense woods Nhich prevented a clear view of the bridge the line then curved sh3rply t o th 3 right onto t he bridee On the JppO sit e ( Bcloeil ) side there W1S a swing span and t he onl y signal a t that time us a lant e rn showing red or TfThite on the stying s pan it-s elf Becusc of the t hick woods and the curve t he signal could not be se8 n vT11en appr oached f rom the east until the traLn wa s almost on t he bridge Legllly the boats had the rigl~t -of-way a nd trains were r equired to come t o a full stop - then approach t ho sp Jn under full control Gener l Ily h mvever t Le steamboat s concedEd the right of way t o r egular trains lnd the tra in cre-TS hild become care l ess and r eckle s sly ignored the mandat ory s t op

What really happenerrL1iIill never be known But probably because Burnley did not knm-J thE r oad the train got out of control coming cown t he hill 1I(h2n he s aw t he r ed light he whiSitled for brakes but i t vJaS too late The brakeman who should have beem standi ng by t-Jas otherwise (-nga~ed The side - whee l t ug IIChampl ainl with six bar ges i n tow was passing through t he dravJ and the trcin tumbled out of the e nd of t he spa n a nd cnshed down on one of the barges only the l ast c oa ch r emaining on the bridge

The Conduc tor brakemtm fireman and 97 passenger s were killed and about 200 were injured Burnley survived the crash and was i mmedi ately arrested for m3nslauL~hter il lthough subsequently he was acquitted becaus e i t was thought t~ c-~t U1e Company WlS more to blame However he was broken mentally and physically cnd for years 1rJande r ed around IVjontreal known t o all as the engineer in the Bel oeil Bridge Disaster

H Acton ValE betwee n st Hyacinthe and Ri chmond t here was a l arge copper mine owned t0r many Y8ars by Jefferson Davis later President of the Confedshyerate states and while f i ghting a forest f ire t he employees of the mine saved a l a r gt3 quantity of fi revJCod belonging to the Gra nd Trunk w ihray A s D rew3d tho r ai lway glve the people of Acton Vale a free excursion t o t he picnic g1Dound at Otterburn Park near Beloeil They came up on the night

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t r a i n f rom Portla nd a nd a r r i v t ng a t t he b r i d ge ubcut 7 00 ltgt bull m_ gt -th e y lrlC l e

horrifi ed t o see t he d raw fi llcd Hi th splarrtc red wr o cka gc and a LeVi Pa rme rs ( c8rry i nt trw dea d and i njur ed t o the bank of t he r l ve r Aracng those from

Acton Vale 1m n Dr Mou nt a noted phy s l c ia n and his 13 ye ar ol d daughte r who frequently assisted h )-11 9f3 an amato ur nurso Ihey i mmedia t e l y se t about r eli cv i Dis tho Duckott J8S

aid re cal l e d astor

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Ln jurcd Six ty-fivo ycaID l a t e r the dau ghter Mrs Mo un dt shya v aluod membe r of the Canad ian Railroad Historical Associaiton i n vivid do t a i l t he harrowi ng scc no s at the Beloo H Bridge d is shy

l ifo was cla imed tJo diys Lator vihen a ma n on a paasLng t r a i n wiehing t o se c tho wr eckage i n tho r i ve r beLov stood on t ho bo ttom step of a car and Lornod f ar out The toLc gr-a ph wirc s we rc strung more l oosely in tho s e days rl-th a vory pronounced curve of catena ry a nd -JEJ r o too c l oso to t he s ide of t he tr u i n So tbe spe e d of t ho train a nd t ho sha rp upward slope of tho Hi r e s liced the man I s bead off a s nent Ly a s a guiJ l o t ino

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nadc for members a nd guo ats t o i ns pect t ho f~ Icxtr1JtlV) fD Ci J ~ t io s used by t he Canad ian Nat i onal Gxpr e s s Dcpartmont a t ~

Cc ntr-aL Stit ion The visit on t he everring of Sopt onbo r 8th was undc r t he 1 1capa oLo (L r oct i on of Hr H ~JhiterlDn ~ Te r mi nal Expro ss iI-ge nt a nd raany of I

our Lcn1LI G poundlI ong wi t h s evc r nl guo s t s ~ made the tour

For t ho mos t part t ho Exprc s e LevoL with the e xception be ing the Ioad i ng plrttfolf1s These platf orms Levol e r o spcctivc I y iLll sect io ns

Dopar-tricrrt is l ocated beLow the tra ck Ga r a nd Del ive r y t ruck l oad i ng and unshyare l ocated a t the t r ack and stroot o f t he De partme nt we r e v i sited by t ho

go up and doba iLe wore ably de scr i bed by 111 l[h i t aman Sho1JD were tho Sortinc ROODS Lunch Roor ( olso u eod a s a Confe r ence Room)~ the Sca l e s loadinc a nd unloa d ing of do l i vor y trucks e t c 0 3 well a s t ho r omps t ha t I

arc usodas a co nne ction with tho t r ack Lcve l Of s pe c i al interest wor o ~

tho unc La lrao d parco L roons a nd t ho s oction dev oted to frug i lc ar -tLc l o s a nd a ni nals I n particul ar it vms no ted that a v ory fra gil e a nd dolicate i viC doinc c ake Vias 1Jo i t ing t o bo put ab oa rd t ho ca r f or Vi c t or i av i l l n 7 - and i t i s safo to EtfgtBUDO that t ho ca ke a rrived i n porfect cond i t i on so good i s t he roputrtIo n of tho GNE Expross Dcpa r t mc rrt

As a cli max t o tho tour ~ t he IZar i ous car s being loadod f or t he evening ~tr a fn a vor o show n and it Jc G part i cular-l y noted bow t ho var ious a r t i cle s

wor o plnced in the cnrs n a t crinls and co ntonts

Tho cons i s t ha ndl od a nything f rom a s pool of I n fa ct a n oLcphant i s at Gr anby Que

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a ccording t o s t a t i on order stre ngth of packing

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I ~throad f or a s e ams tross t o a Bull Hoose for a zo o expe c t ed in tho ncar f uture cons igne d t o t ho Zoo I

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train froI1 Portland and a r riving at the bridge ubcut ~OO P - m_ ~ ihcy wen horrified to see the dr aw fillcd Hi th spllntcYed wreckaCJ and a fevT far mers c8rryint t ho dead and injured to the ba nk of the rive r ALlong those from Acton Vale W Dr Hount [ noted ph~sici211 and his 13 year old daughter wlw frequ~ ntly a~sisted hLn aD an amat~ur nurse They immediately se t about TelLcvinfs the injurod Sixty- five ycarfJ later the daughter Mrs lVIoundt-Duckett lj83 a valuod mClbc r of the Canadian Railroad Historical Associai ton and recalle d i n vivid detQil the harrowing scenes at the Beloeil Bridge disshyaster

One mo r e lifo was elaimed two cLys atc r vJhen a man on a passing train vJi s hing to sec tho Hrockago in tho river be loH stood on tho bottom step of a ca r and lo[~nod far out The t olegr ctph Jire s Hero strung more loosely in thost daTs rith a vfry pronounced curve of catenary and vJere too closo to tho s ide of the train So tbe speod of the train ctDd tho shmp upvIard slope of tho Viro slicod tho l11ctl1 s head off as nontly as a guiJlo t ino

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by Douglas BroHn

of holding the Regular September moeting of tbe C ~ H i bull 2narGCInouts Hero nac~(for membe rs and gucots to i nspe ct t ho ()xtr lJ i v) iDciJ-itios usod by tho CanCLdian National Gxpre s s Department at CClltrll Strtion Tho visit on tbo eV8Ding of Septembor 8th was undo r t ho capcLl)lc d~roction ef Hr H Jhitcrlan~ TG r~ninal Express igent and TlODY of our ncnl crG a long with sOfforal guests mado the tour

Fo the T10st pat tho Express Dcpartnont is located be low the track levsl with tho exception bo1ng the Car and Doli very truck loading and un-loauLjg plrLtfolDs These platforms are located at the track and stroot levcltls rcspcctbroly All SOGtiol1s of tbe Department Hore visitod by tho goup and d8tail~3 Hero ably de s cribod by 11r Vfhitoman Sho1D Jore the SortinG RooDs Lunch Hoor (also used as a Conference Room) the Sca les loading and unloading of delivery trucks otc a3 well as tho romps that arc usudas a connoction with tho trnck l evel Of special interest Horo tho unclained parcol roans and tho soction devo t ed to fragile ()rticlos and aninnls In particular it Vias noted that a vory fragile and do l ieoto vIOdc1inc clkc ViaS Hciting to bo put aboard tho car for VictOIiavilJt~ 7 - and it is safe to Etfwune that the cake arrivod in pGrfe ct condition so good i s the loputlt1tion of tho elm Express Departnont

As a climax to the tour tho 1Zorious cars be ing loaded for t ho evening tra1mi VJOrc shoun and it LS particular-ly note d hoVi tho -various article s wero placod in the cars according to s tation order strength of packing vatcriols and contents

Tho consist handl ed at this To rminal is so variod that it can include anything from D f pool of throctd for a seanstross t o a Bull Hoose for a zoo In fact nn cJephClllt is expocted in the Dcar futuro consigne d to tho Zoo at Gra nby Que

Concluc1irg all of those ho participated~ J01D with tho nembcrs i n thanking Jir l bitcman for giving up his v a luable tiLlo to conduct t his vory interesting and educating tour

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CANADI LN NOlnIlliRN FJ1IUJAY by Antho ny Clegg ( --- - --- -- - - _---1

rh~_ _C1tJADI liN t~ll HEm~ RAI)1tltI Mar ch 31 19 02

vIe a re nOH back at our Hi nni peg Ee ad1u8lL l J A middot Imiddotmiddot ltgt 1lu H d 0lT (~ -- -r11 1 trip t o Ontario As you may know t he Ca na d i a n Northe rn l e f i r s t s cemCnt in Euc tshyern Cana da wa s opened on the se cond instant I t is only a f o ur mi le Lino known a s t ho J ame s Boy Rail way a nd r un G from Parry Sound to the Canada LtshyLarrt ic Rai J1tmy near Depot Harbour I t is opo r trting a lrno st as a o ne - man r ailroad vJi th J ack Fdndlay a s o ngi noo r ge ne r a l ma na ge r agc rrt superinte nshyde nt and mo chan i c It doe s not s oe m l iko much o f an undotaking at t he momcrr t but i f Mackenz i e a nd Ha nn acquire a r-a i Lway charte r o r build a Llno t ho roa d mus t havo a futur o

Tho vJostern soction o f tho rai hlQY is gr owi ng by Le ap s and bo unds We a r c now opcratLng with T1me t oble No 16 which va s issuod Fb ruar y 13t h ~ to cover 1223 6 mlLe s o f r u i l way I s halI a ttach [~mup of t he West ~o i l i shyt r CLtc hoW the l i no s hcve beo n ex tended

About thr oe hu ndre d a nd f ifty mi l es o f this h c r case d mile a ge r e nul t c d f rom tho u cqu i siti o n of the Nort hern Pac i fLc l i ne s in l-h nitob c las t J uno i f irst b ut i ho now Ontar i o s e ct ion of t ho Lake he a d lino wa s comple t od l a st f NOH J OClr s Da y at Boar PoDS~ a pound0 1r-1 mi l os oas t o f Ra iny La ko Tho pr-tnc ipul

ie ngineering f e atur e O D t his Lino is t ho do ubl e -track r ock CClUSCvJCLY ovo r t ho Hcdny LJw a nd nowhere botvc c n H nrripog a nd Port Arthur does tho c r a clc oxshycoe d t wo nt y six f oet pe rmil e eas t boun d or f i fty thro o f eot wo s tb ound The compLc tion o f t h i s Lino a nd t he so ctLon bctvccn Bc uv or a nd Gldstonc in l~a nshy

Ltob a giVJ8 us a con tinuous r rrl l vuy f r om Enlood t o t he La kchc a d

Iho ot t~ tiJdc of our corrpe t i t o r s hUG co ncur r ontly beoD undergoing a gradual cha nge 1Jhcroas former l y 0 il l o ffo r -f -- rt ~YI I SD l vI0 r n lCJltk- cmiddot-l-shy J-

mo s t i ndul ge ntly t hoy nOVI rc a lLzo we are out to o f f o r r on] c ornp o Ll Ll o n

irJo r d has r o ccrrt ly bOOD r e ce ivod thot noxt yoar t he Cnna d Lan Nor t hern i s to Lnau gurrrt o a s l e op i ng and dining ca r s c r v i co for t cuvollors o n t ho rna in trrri ns I f the ra i Lvay ne t gtJor l continue s t o expand a t its proso-1t r uto of growth the serv ice v iLL be a nc co s a i ty

Hr Hanna has nov r c cicvcd a pr i voto business COT of his ovn I t was f or mc r Ly Dona Ld IVaDn l s ca r Se a Fa l l s H a l though i t now be a r s t he pro sa i c numbe r H19 1 I have not Lear-ne d vha t c a r HI Marin Ui30 middot nOH but Hr Ma cmiddotmiddot ko nzIo I S lltil-okmj is t he s ame privat e car use d by lcami r l) l IvlCy 0))-gt -i Q

t r i umpha l U S t our ~tMr H H lfJU cLcod our Chi e f En [i nnn r ~ 1lh nn T m0 n t irgt rJo d p r cv i01ls1y

~ ha s j ust r ece ntly r etur ne d from t ho Host who r o ho has be e n owvuy i ng f or a ~

r out e b rotHoe D Pr i nce Ll be r t a nd Edmo nto n He r ela t e s s t orie s to us about t ho count r y but not too much of h i s Ol i n adv c rrt uro s He must have s ome i nt ero s t i ng oxpor -icnco s l Llt ho ugh othors hove bred more fo r rnuL c ng inoc r- Lng tra i ning t han ho Mr NucLeon ha s t he i ns i ght o f gon i us t ha t a t t ime s s aves bull

thous a nds o f dollar s in cOD otruction co s ts

The ma p of our Uostc rn l i nes i s on t he fo l I owing page

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CANADlLN NOlnHEEN flAIUJAY by Antho ny Cle gg

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March 31 1902

vlc a r e nOH back at our 1Iinnipeg Eead1u8xL~L (1- ltl 1IU ) C1 - 01T(yfnl trip to Ontario As you may know the C8Dadia n Northerl1 s fir13t SCemCDt in Eo tshyern Cannan wns oponed on tho second insta nt I t is only a four mil e lino known a s t ho J ames Bny Railway nnd r und from Parry Sound to tho Cannda lltshyl cmtic RQil1tJoY neQr Depot Harbour It is opo roti ng a l mo st QS 8 ono- man r a ilroQd vJith Tack Findlay a~3 onginoer general mcnager agont suporintenshydent and mechnnic It dOGS not soem liko much of an unde rtaking at t he momcnt bu t i f Mackenz i o and Hann acquire a raihlay charter or build [l line tho rood must hcvo D futuro

Tho vJost orn section of tho railvoy i s growing by l eaps and bounds We Qro now operating with TimotQble No 16 whicl1 WQS issuod F(brua r y 13th to cover 1223 6 miles of ri~ ilvJoy I s h011 attach c~ mup of tho West to ilL -shytrot o bow the l ines h[lvO beon extended

About throe hundrod a nd fifty mile s of this ircreQsod mileogo re flulte d from tho Qcqu i_ sit io il of the Northo rn Pocific l ine s in l-hnitobG last Tuno first but tho now OntQrio s c ction of tho Lakohead lino was completod l Qst NOH YOQr E DQT at Bear P cu3 S 9 0 1011 milo s OQs t of Rpoundliny La ko The princi~cLl

e ng i noori nG f OCLture aD tbis lino is tho doubJo- tra ck r ock caus cwLW ova l tho Hainr L-1O 9 [lnd nowher8 be tvJOon Hinn ipeg and Port Ar thur does the c r ack ()xshy

cood twonty six f oe t permilo oostbound or f ifty throo f oo t vostbouncl Tho completion of t his l ine and the suction t cdMecn Beavor Qild GLdstonc in Manshyi toOQ giv~s us Ll continuous r Qi l voy from Eniood t o t ho Lokchcetd

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of our co~pc ti to rs h~8 concurrently boon undorgoing Hho r oos formerly our nffor+ t Xl~S~D) JOT l cxk- -- -L

t hey nOvl rcali~c Te 010 out to offe r r on] compc Ll Li O D

vJoId bas recetJtly boo n r e coived tlm t ne xt yoar tho ConadiDn i s t o i naUGurate D sleeping aDd dining car sc r~ricc for t~cavollGrs mo i n traim If the r a ihmy netIork eontinues to Gxprmd ot its r oto of growth9 the servico will be a ne cessity

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pro solt

Hr Hnrmo hns no r ociovcd a priv[lto busine ss ca r of his ovm I t wa s formc rl ~T Donald l-hrm ls car Sca Falls although i t now bears tho prosaic number H19 1 I hoye not l ear nod lJhat cor HI Nann Ui30 ncJVl but Hr MLlC~

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Mr IVI H JfiJcLcod our Chief En pound irnn ro lhnm T m0ntir)Ylo d provi011 sly has just r e contly r e turned from tho lJo st vIhoro ho ha s been )u rvuying f or a r oute b(tHccn Pr ince Llbert a nd Ednr)nton He r ol ates storio s tc us about t ho country but not too mu ch of his OTm Qdvc nturos Hc must have s ome inte r est i nG exporicnces Llthough othe rs lnvo hnd morc formnl onf inoo r ing training than hey Mr MucLeod has t he i nsight of genius tha t at t i me s s ave s thousand s of dollars in construction costs

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A REPORT J1 FROB iFSTERN During t he past sunmer Fors t er Kemp CPliA mombe r i CANAD a nd o no o f ou r most enthusi ast i c and r o l i 8b l e-- --- ------ r epo r t e r s no-de an oxte nsivo t our o f tmiddotJost e r n

by Forsto r Koup Ca na da Tho fo l lmving pa ragraphs a r c t a knn f r nm a roport of h i s expe rie nce s

Have you ove r hoard of 0 train that operate e only o nce a mon th Tho Ca nad i a n Pacif ic Ra ilway r un s s uch a s e r v i co bo twc on North Battloford and Ravo nhc ad Sa s k Actual ly it i s an cxtons io n of a tri- wc c kly serv i ce fron middotJillde t o No r t h Batt lo ford The run f r om v-Ji lkie t o Ravcnhcad i s nado ove r t hr e o s ubmiddotmiddotdivi s i on of t ho CPR and f ive subdivisi ons of t ho CNR by t rackage right s Tho r out o i s 125 5 nilos l ong and z igza cs ove r tho rolling wnoa t fie lds vall oys and hi l ls of Sa akatc hova n Train 462 9 a fte r r e achi ng North Battl oford on t ho s ocond Friday of eaeL TIon th s pe nds sovo r al haulS slIi tchl ng and t he n corrtL nuc s nort hward ovor two CNR L ino s vh ich bring it to Pi cm tr l ilcro it procoods onto t ho i sola t ed CPR b r an ch l e ad i ng 26 rri Lo s oastvard t o rbvo nhead Iraf f Lc i s provide d by a t ota l of f i vo gr a i n e l shyova to r s thr oe at vJh itlc01tl and two at Redfie ld A pretty snaLl val I cy bcrr-s t ho i na g i mltiv J name of Gree n Canyon Lno t hor CNR Lino i s cr-eased ncar IvIoyfa i r and tho c r o s s i ng is oquippod with O-n Qutonatic i nt e rlocking s i gna l plant SoODS a l o t o f p r otection f or a morrthIy t rI p l l At Itavcnhcad tho l i ne c nd s OD D fill acro s a a snalL val Lcy and it can bo S0 e D tliot t ho l i ne was cr a dc d fa rtllor It apparcrrbLy Ha s headed f or Ghe l lbrook ) SUD C th lr-ty rri Los beyond JJp OD [lr r - - ___ ~ _ _ ~_~ ___ Lv ing at Iiavo nhc nd the t r oi n is tur n- C ~middotT t C l- 011b k

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Havo you ovor hcnrd of a tra in t ha t operate s only onco a mo nt h The Canadian Pacific Ra ilway runs such a s e r v i ce bo t wooD Nor th Battl cford and H8vcnbo~~d Sask Act ually it is a n ex tension of a t r L- weekl y se rvi ce froD ~1illde t o North Battle f ord The run frori 1Jil kio t o RI-w)nhead is I1Cldo ove r t hr eo Bubmiddotmiddotdi vi s i ons of t he CPR a nd f iva subdivision s of t he CNR by t r a ckage rights The r outo is 125 5 nile s l ong Clnd z i gzacs ove r the rol l ing wheat fic l chi valleys aDd hills of Saska tchmJan l r oin 462 9 a f te r r eaching North Bat t l oford on the s econd Fr iday of eaeL no nth spends s cve r nl hours sdtchi ng and t he n continuos northwa rd ove r two CNR l ines Hhich brirs it to Pic rarl 1V i lO re it pr oceeds onto the i sol a t ed CPR bran ch l eading 26 niles ewtlJord to 1-1[wonhead Trcf fi c i s provi ded by a t ot a l of fivo gra i n 01-evators throe at tJhitko1lt) and tHO at Re df i e l d li pr etty srlC1l1 valloy borr s the i nagi rlD t ivJ name of Gr oe n Canyo n Lnothe r CNR lino i s co s s cd ncar rvIayfair and t he cr oBsinp is equi pped ltli th cn a utonatic i ntorlocldng s ignal plant 80011S a l ot of protection f or a TlODthl y trip ~ 1 At Itavc nhe ilcil t ho l i ne onds on a fill aCTO[lS a Erlal l Tcl l e y a nd i t can h J S00 n tJi a t t he lie lJCl S Cfr ade d fCl r thor It appo~1ently CIa S hooded f or Ghcllbrook )f- - Lb middot

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Du r ing t he wi nt er of 1853 -SLl the firs t stcv W lt) ( Q -1 gt ](- () 1 1 h y ~~r IIJ ligcs i n l ay i ng of f t he dist a nc es blhreon the abutrnent swnd t he p i ers on t h e c c t rc line The work wa s done on t he i c e th e va riou s di s tanc2 we r e meesllrpd accura t ely a nd t he exact c ent r e of e nch p ~n r 0 gtr l Jnr1 Inc ] rk o J on t he s urf Elce of t he ice A smal l hole W2 S t hen cu i n t he i ce anc an iron b ol t a b out 3 f e e t l ong was f orced i n t o the bed of t he r i ver To t he b ol t was fas t erie d a piece of chai n t he l e ng t h c e pe nding on t he dep t h of t ho water and a wooden buoy was atta c hd t o t h e free end of the chain The buoys we r e f orced under t he i c e and loft u nt il spring The n when t he i ce disnppearcd fr om t h e river t he buoys floated f ree a nd it was a s impl e matte r t o f ind the ex a c t l ocation of ea ch pier

During t he summer of 1854 lit t l e W 8 S d one beyond t he ne c essary preparat ions opening qua r rie s prop ari ng machinery ba r ge s a nd ot her ne eded oq uipment The nor th appr-oach vms c o mmence d a nd t ho c of f e r da m f or the north abutment constrshyuc tc d Also built were two fJoa t ing c of f e r dams fo r u s e i n bui lding the pier s hn obse r vatory ab out 70 f ect h1I11 was bui l t a t Po i nt St Cha r l c s in whlch vms l oc a t ed a Larre t r a nsit fo r estolblish i ng t he cent r e l ine of t he bridg e a nd a simila r bu smaLl crshy on e was buiLt a t St La rnbe r-t

The p r i ncipal operat i on i n l o S) was the ope ni ng of the quarr i es t o s upp l y s tone f or the a butme nt s a nd pfo r -s no t o1lr of t h J Victor i a Bridge but a l o t he bridg c s 0 101 V o o t t awa h [c r a t Ste fnn) de BE llcvll P a nd va udr c u t L The Vi ct c r ~ BrLdge a10 n(~ r eqlli r rd 3 0 lJO OlJC) c u bir- f 08t ( or 250 ) 000 Ton s ) of ma s onr y a nd t he t wo Ot t awa ~i ver br-Ldg cs a Lmoet C1 S much

Th ] first stone of the Vic toria br i dc e 11s l a i d a t the n or t h abutment on Iu ly 20 1854 and Has brought fr om a qua r-ry on t he Indi an esor vat i on a t Caughnawag a LJthwh the s tone wa s of g ood quality t he qua r r y was i n a ve r y i nc on ve ni ent l ccati on and the s tron g cu r r e nt s at t he h e a d of t he Lachine Rapids made i t V ( l~ diificul t t o t ow barges f rom Caughnawaga a c ross to t he Lachin laquo Locks 2J d t h0 qua r r y was s oo n a bando ned

The Llne of roi 1 ~ 2r westward from Montre a l to Ste ~ n ne was comnlete d e a r l y Ll 18 5L~ a nd a Lov 11111 of excel lcrrt lime s t on e was f oun d a l mo s ~t clonl s irie t he t r a ck a t PJJl e ClJte where t h e Be lc o n s f -Lplrl (h ] f Cl ll[gt ~ 1l ) ~T A branch b ne a Lmos t - mile l ong was built f r om Point e CLrr ire St a t i on do wn wha t i s n ow C cc ~ J ~je t o t he Lak e Sh ore and then ou t t o the one of a l ong wh ar-f From tJ ~L Lr nY1ch s hort s purs extende d westHa r d i n t o t he quarry stone builCiing f3 K ~ O ere cted ne arby t o s e r ve as bunkh ouses stables e t c a nd s ev e r a l of the s e a re still s tand i ng For t h e f Lrst YOc1r e1 tHO shipshyme nts were made v i ~ the La chine Canal t o t h e Bridge site and s ix side -whe e l t owb oa t s a nd 72 b ar ges wen u s e d i n the s e rvice La t er whe n t he r ailway acquir 8d mor e r olling stoc k i t wa s f ound more c onv e n i e nt t o ship by r a i l dir-cct t o the s t one field near t he brid ge u sing s pe cia l lyshy built f l at c ars It o carry the l Cl r ge blocks of stone

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During t he winte r of 1853 -5Lr the firs t step WB ( Q t gt lltAIt hy N~r IIudges i lcWin~ off t he dist anc e s bthreen the aGut mentslnd t he pie rs on the C0tre Ilno 1h8 work NeW deme on the iC8 the variots dista ncC were mC8Sll -r0d

accurat e ly and the exact centre )f e~ch n nc r middot0 dgt q L J i n gt rl gtrv - ]rkn J on t he s urfa ce of t he ice A small ho l e w~s t hon cu in t he i ce an( an iron b olt about 3 f eet long [-vas forc e d into the be d of the river To the b Jlt was f a ste ned a piece of chain the l ength cepe nding on t he depth of tho water and a wi)oden buoy was a tta ched t o the free end of the chain The buoys were f orc uc1 unde r t he i ce and lof t until spring Then when the ice disappear ed from the river t he buoys floated free and it was a simpl e matte r t o find the exact l ocation of ea ch p i e r

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During the summe r of 1854 litt l e was d one beyond t he necessary preparations opening quarrie s proparing ma chine ry barges a nd other nee ded o(1uipmen t The north appro2ch was commenced and t he coffe r dam f or the nor tll abutment constr-ucte d Also built we r e two fJoa ting cofferdams for u se in buildi ng the p i ers fn obsrvaTltr y about 70 fee t h1gh as built at Point St Charle s i n which vows l ocat ed a l a r Ge transit for estc1bl ishing t he centr E l i ne of t he bridge and a simil ar bu u si1l l l () r one was bU~lt a t St Lambert

The principCll operat ion i n 185Ll was the opening of the quarri e s t o supply s t one for the Cl butmeDts a nd pjers not OYl1r of th f Victoria BridGe but a1 0

t he briJg0s ovor tfl ott awa ~hv(r a t Ste fnn de BE 1JO V11 (gt a nd VaudrCll il The Vic tor~ Bridg3 allJ n(~ r qlli rw i 3 OUO O()() cu air fC8t ( or 2)0 000- Ton s ) of maso1ry and t lJe t wo ott lwa tiver bridGes almost C1S muc h

Th3 first stone of the Vic tor ia bridGe WlS l a i d at the north abutme nt on July 20 185h and vras brought from a quCrly on t he Indi a n ieservation at CauglJlClwaga ilth--nFh the stone WlS of g ood qURlity t he qua rry wa s in a very i nconv enient 10cation and the stron g cur r ents at t he head of t he L a ch ine Hapids made it V Pl ciifLLcult t o t ow barge s from CaughnltJwFlga across to the La chinG Lock 2d th0 qUil r ry W2S s oon abandoned

The Ijne of 0Jj 1~~ 2Y w8s tw2rd from Montre a l to ste ~nne wa s compl e t ed early Li le5L~ a rid Fl 1 01 lll l of excGlle nt limestone was f ound almos~t 2l ongsirie t he t r8 ck a t P nrgtte ClJ-i2 8 where the Be-3c onsf -LG l rl (1 1 f cln[ i llJ~T _ A

branch l ine alm() ~t i r1ile l ong wa s built fr om Point e Cbire Stat i on down [hat is n o) CcciJ k Je t o t he L3k e Shore and then out t o the one of a l ong wIn rf From i) j Lrililch shor t s purs extended westlrard i nto the qU1 rry stone builr1ingc middotK ~~O erected noarby to s erve as bunkhouses stable s e tc and s everal of tb e s e a r e still s t anding For the fir s t YOCl r Cr tl-vO ship-ments we r o made vil the La chine Canal t o t he Bridge site and six s ide - whee l t owboats and 72 bw ge s wert) u sed in the s ervice La t e r when t he r a ilway acquired mor o rollirig stock it wa s f ound more c onvenient t o ship by r ail dire ct to the stone field ncu t he bridge using s pe cially- built fla t cars t o carry the l a rge blocks of stono

For mor e than 300 mi l es be twee n IVlontreal and Toronto 9 t he Gra nd Trunk Hailway f ol1 Jwed t he north s hore of t he St Lawre nce and Lake Ontario but althou gh mo s t of Canada I s fr eight tr qffic wa s wa t er- borne 9 t he r aihJay did not provide f acilitie s for handling transshipments t o and from the b oats t hus caus i ng much inconvenien~c and unnece ssary expe nse Pte Cla ire Wharf wa s one of the few place s where such inte rch ange was pJssible but perJups br3ing so near Montreal it was not u s e d ve ry much f or t hat purpose For many y ears however l arge qunntities of c ompany fuel brought down on t he

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The Wharf branch was not used very much after 1870 and the r ai l s were t aken up in 1885 but the r ailway r otained owner shi p of t he r i ght-of-way unt i l i t was bought by t he Town i n 1920 The quarr y proper ty was sold t o t he Beaconsf ield Golf Club i n 1904 and t he Pte Claire Yacht Club one of t he ol de st i n Canada ha s been occupyi ng t he site of t hi s f ormer scene of act i vi t y since 1879 Today t her e i s litt l e evidence l eft but the west l eg of t he wye a t Pointe Cl aire Stati on still se rves a l umber yar d and an oi l company Trace s of the east l eg of t he WlJ e disappeared a f ew year s ago when t he Met r oshypol i tan Blvd was bui l t The ol d quarry now serves as a r ather pi ct ure sq ue au t omobi l e parking l ot fo r members of the Golf Cl ub and t he old whar f whi ch is kept i n good condit i on by t he Town i s much used as a prome nade f or ba t hi ng and as a shelter f or the yacht anchor-nge

Mr Benjami n Chaff ey who had been given t he cont r act f or t he buildi ng of the s outh abutment and t he t 1rJO piers nearest t o 3t Lambe r t pr ocur ed t he ne ces sary stone f r om a qua rry on I sl e La Mot te i n L2ke Champl ain operat ed by Hessr s Fisk and Hodgson As t his quarry was direct ly on t he shore of t he 18ke the stone af ter bei ng pr epqr ed was loaded on bar ges and t owe d by s t eamers t o St J ohns There i t was transf erred t o t he Champlain and s t Lawr enc e nail r cad and t r anspor t ed a dist ance of 20 mi les t o t he s outh approach of the bridge and deposited until needed in t he stone f i 81d where the st Lamber t Hunicipal Yard i s now Mr Chaff ey was a cl ever and progressive enginee r a nd t he l abour- savi ng devices he mode us e of wer e a r evel a t i on t o t he English contractors who were accustomed t o s omewhat more pr i mit i ve methods

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OLD TI Mil ~ An old book of r ulos on t he Vir gi ni a amp Ione aseo i n 18 54 contains t he count e r part of Rul o G of today shy

Rule 12 - Conduct or s and othe r tra inme n must not attempt t o inf luence pa sse nge r s i n favour of or aga inst cer t a i n saloons but Dust ac t i npartially in t hi s r ospc ct

And an ol d t ime-card of tho Dayton C6al amp I r un Ha1 1 r o nd i s sued in 1897 has 17 rules printed aD t ho back Among them are t hose br i ef admo nitions

All trains mus t l eave on t i no No col l i sions al lowed Tr a i ns must stop bofo re r unni ng ove r l i vQst ock Drink nothing but cold water while Oil dirty Pa s se nger conduc t or s Dus t wear shoos hi l a on duty - socks not r equi r ed

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Tho NO -Is Roport is published by the Ca nadi an Railr oad Histor i ca l Ass I n I nc o S A Laval lee - Editor D Brown - Assi s tant Editor

Editorial off ice and na ili ng addre s s - 6959 de 1 Epee Avonuo IvTontreal 15 A Cl egg - Tonpor ar y Acti ng Edi t or

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The wharf br anch was not used ver y much after 1870 and the r ails wer e t aken up i n 1885 but t he r ailway r et ained ownership of the right-of - w8Y until it ras bought by t he Town in 1920 The quarry property was sold t o t he Beaconsfiel d Golf Club in 1904 and the Pte Clai re Yacht Club one of t he old~st i n Canada has been occupyi ng the site of t hi s f or mer scene of activity since 1879 Today t here i s little evidence l ef t but the west l eg of t he wye a t Pointe Claire Station still ser ve s a l umbe r yar d and an oil company Traces of the east l eg of the wye disappeared a few years ago when t he Met r oshypolitan Bl vd was built The old quarry now serve s as a rather picturesque aut omobil e par king l ot for members of the Golf Glub and t he ol d whar f which is kept in good condition by the Town is much used as a promenade f or bathing and as a chelter f or t he yacht anchor~ge

Mr Benj amin Chaffey who had be8n gi ven the contract f or the building of the s outt abutment and t he t wo pier s near est t o 3t Lambert procur ed t he necessar y stone from a quarry on Isle La Motte i n L2ke Champlain operated by lIessr s Fisk and Hodgson As t his qU3rry was directl y on t he shore of t he 18ke the stone af t er bei ng prepqred was l oaded on bar ges and t owed by stean8rs t o 3t Johns Ther e i t was transferred t o t he Champl1 in and st LaJrence TIai lrcad and transported 3 distance of 20 mil es t o t he sout h approach of the bridge and deposited until needed in t he stone fi81d wher e the st L3mbert Muni cipal Yard is now Mr Chaffey was a clever and pr ogres si vo engineer and t he l abour- saving devices he made use of wer e a r evel ation t o t he English contractors who bull rere accustomed t o s omewhat mor e primi ti vo methods

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And an old time -card of the Dayton Cc5al amp Ir011 Dai lro M gt

i ssued in 1897 ~ has 17 rul es printed on tho back Among them ar e t hose bri ef admonitions

All tra i ns must l eave on tine No collisions allowed Trains must stop bo f or e runn ing over l ivestock Drink nothing but cold wat er whilo on duty Passonge r conductors nust vo ar shoe s whilo on dut y - socks not r equirod

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Tho NO-I S Roport is published by tho Canadian Railr oad Historical Ass I n Inc o S A Lavalloe - Editor D Brown - Assistant Editor

Editor ial off i ce and naili ng addrc ss - 6959 dc PEpoe Avenue ~ Montreal 15 A Cl egg - Tenporar y Acting Editor

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I C N H OHDlmS t MOBE NEW EQTJIP]1T 197 Diesel Locomotivo~

Canadian National RailvJaY ~~ have r ec ently placed orders fo r one hundred and t wenty sove n more die se l -electr i c l ocomot i vos t o be del i ver ed within the next year

The fo l l owi ng t abl e gi ve s t he dotai l s of t hi s order which i s divided amo ngst t hroe Canad i an and t wo USA buil ders

Pasectsectonger An units class rd number s Ge neral Motors Diesel Ltd 1750 hp 13 uni ts GPAmiddotmiddot17a 6500 - 6512 Canadi an Locomotive Co 1600 hp 6 uni ts CPA-16a 6700 - 6705

P a 8s e l1 g~~~~it~ Grlneral Notols Di e sel Lt d 1750 hp 13 units GPBshy 17a 6600 - 6612 Canndi an Locomotive Co 1600 hp 6 units CPB-16a 6800 - 6805

J1Q ad~i tt ch 9r~llJ i tsect~ GODoral ~ b to B s Diesel Ltd 1750 hp 27 uni t s GH-l7a 1724 - 1750 El ectromotive Co r p GH 1750 hp 15 units GRshy 17b 1751 - 1765 GTW

Il 1750 hp 2 urri ts GRGshy 17c 1766 - 1767 GTW Montreal Loco Horks 1600 hp 23 units MR -16b 1818 - 1840 Canadi an Locomot i ve Co 1600 hp 18 units CR -16a 1841 - 1858 American Loco Co 1600 hp 2 units MRG- 16c 1859 - 1860 cv

11 1600 hp 2 units MR -16d 1861 - 1862 G T

As vriLl be not ed from the above die so l passenger uni t s will be nunb e r ed k in the 6500- 6999 seri os numbers hitherto never used on CNR l ocomot i ves The ro ad switchers have beo n assigned t he numbor s in the 1700 and 1800 se r ie s amp pr esent r oad switchers wi l l be r enumbered to conf orm t o the new plan This accounts for t he f act t hat number s 1700-1723 and 1800-1817 have not been used for the Dew equi pmont

Locomot lvos ar e also being r ad ically al te re d I n placeCl asses of di esel et c et c grouping dio sel l ocomotives i n future Hill be of t he Q-5 -a~ W- I -A-a

MHG-16c e te ~ e t c Tho nenning of t hese symbols isclassif i ed ns CPA-1 7 a~

as fo l lows G Ge ner al Mot or s Die sei or Elect ronot jvo GM 1 1J U s m st l et t er M Montreal Loco Jorks or A1eo in US C Canadian Locomotive Company E General El ect ric Co L JGBri11 or We s t i nghouse

2nd and 3rd l ett ers PA Passenger f A ll uni t PB Passenger B uni t FA Freight All unit FB Froight liB unit R Road Switcher S Yar d Switcher

The l ette r G f ollowing t hi s cl ass i f i cation i ndicat es t hat t t he di ese ls are equi pped with steam generato r s ~ Thsect NUlli9ral i ndi cate s t he Hor-scpower of t he unit ~

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~ Al l present d ie sel -elo ct r i c Locomot ive a on t he CanadIan National will be reshy hclassified i n a ccor dance Hi t h t he abOVE) ~

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Canadian National RailvJaY3 have r e cently placed orders for one hundred and trenty soven more diesel- electric locomotivos to be delivered within tho next year

The fo llo1tJing t able gives the dotails of this order vlhich is divided amongst three Canadian and two U SA builders

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Montreal Loco Horks Canadian Locomotive 00 American Loco Co

1750 hp 1600 hp

1750 hp 1600 hp

1750 hp 1750 hp 1750 hp 1600 hp 1600 hp 1600 hp 1600 hp

class 13 units GPAmiddotmiddot17a

6 units CPA-16a

13 units GPB-17a 6 units CPE-16a

27 units GH-l7a 15 units GR-17b 2 unitE) GRG-17c

23 units MR -16b 18 units CH -16a

2 units NRG-16c 2 units MR -1M

rd numbers 6500 - 6512 6700 - 6705

6600 - 6612 6800 - 6805

1724 - 1750 1751 - 1765 GTW 1766 - 1767 GTW 1818 - 1840 1841 - 1858 1859 - 1860 CV 1861 1862 GT

As v1il1 be noted from the above die sol passenger units will be nunbered in the 6500-6999 series numbers hitherto nevor used on CNR locomotives The road switchers have boon assigned the numbors in the 1700 and 1800 serie s amp present road swi tchers vJil1 be r enumbered to conform to trIe new plan This accounts for the fact that numbers 1700-1723 and 1800-1817 have not bee n used for the new eqUipment

Classes of diesel of the Q-5-a~ W-1-A-a_ class ified a s CPA-17a~ as follows

mst l etter

2nd and 3rd l etters

locomotiVt~s are also being r adically altered In place etc~ etc groupi ng diesel locomotives i n future will be

MEG-16c e tc etc The neaning of t he se symbols is

G General Motors Diesei or El ectronotjvo GM ill U s M Montreal Loco 1Jorks or Alco in US C Canadian Locomotive COIlpany E General Electric Co L JGErill or Westinghouse

PA Passenger HAil unit PE Passenger HB unit FA Freight Af unit FE Fre i ght B unit RHoad Switcher S Yard Switcher

The l etter G following this classification indicate s that the di esels an3 equipped 1li th ste-am ge ner ators

Th~LNumoral i ndicat es t he HorscpOlror of the unit Iho-Srn J-l lett~ r follo1iing the Ho rsopowe r Nume ral shows the order group in

each classific~tion

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