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NUMBER 116 NOVEMBER 1960.* ** SEVENTY FIVE YEARS AGO - The Honourable Donald A. Smith drives the last spike completing the Canadian Pacific Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 9 :22 AM, Saturday, November 7th, 1885.

THE SPIKE

Silve r or gold ? Van Horne had rumbled "Iron". No flags o r bands announced this ceremony,

No Morse in circulation through the world , And though the v ita l words like Eagle Pass,

Craigellachie, were trembling in their belfries, No hands were at the ropes.

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NUMBER 1 1 6 *** NOVEMBER 1960.

SEVENTY FIVE YEARS AGO - The Honourable Donald A. Smith drives the last spike completing the Canadian Pacific Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 9 :22 AM, Saturday, November 7th, 1885.

THE SPIKE

Silver or gold? Van Horne had rumbled ffIron ff • No flags or bands announced this ceremony,

No Morse in circulation th.rough the world, And though the vital words like Eagle Pass,

Craigellachie, were trembling in their belfries, No hands were at the ropes.

- - - E.J. Pratt.

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- -EAGLE PASS - NOVEMBER 7TH, 1885

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LET THE STORY be exploded once and fo r a lii /there was no golden s pik e at Craigellachie. The spike whi ch the Honourable Donald Alex­ander Smith, later Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal drove into the tie linking t h e r a ils between Montreal and Port Moody was an ordinary iron one, j u st lik e all of t h e o thers used in construction, taken right from the keg. This w as the int e n tio n of the offi cers and the Company when it became obvious that t h e rails wo u ld' be joined i n Eagle Pass, and this was the way it was carried out.

On Friday, November 6th, 1885, a pa r t y of officers of the Canadian Pa;cifi c Railway Company were on board the official car , "Saskatchewan" at Reve lstoke, B.C. Included in thi s group were t h e Honourable Donald A. Smith and Mr. George R. Harris, of Boston, both directors of the railway company. Then there was the noted engineer, Sandford Flem­ing, John H. ~cTavish, Land Commissioner, ' and John M. Egan, Gen­eral Superintendent of the Wes tern Division. All of these were the gues ts of William C. Van Ho rne, Vice-President of the Canadian Pac­ific Railway who , with his secretary, Arthur Piers, and his business car attendant, Jimmie French, made up the group on board the car "Saskatchewan' ! •

Late that day, Van Ho rne was advised th at the last rail would be laid i n Eagle Pass, s o m e 29 m iles t o t he we s t , early on the following morning. Acco rdingly, engine 148 was coupled u p , and the special train which was t o be t h e fi r st to pass from A tlantic to Pacific tidewat­e r , c lim b e d s l o w l y o u t of t he Columbia v a lley, over n ew, rough, un> ballas t ed t r ack in t o t he v a lle ys of t h e Monashene Mountains. Many eyes watc h ed ove r t h e pas sage of the t rain - - Herbert S. Holt, for example, was on d uty at a s lidin g "rnu d c ut " which had been g iving trouble.

E a r l y on the mo rning of the s ev e n t h , t h e train ar r ived at the gap i n the r a ils ; j ust a little a ft e r n in e 0 1 clock that morning, the last rail l a y in p lace. It was on ly n a t u ral t h at Donald Smith should be the one sel e cted t o perf o rm the crow n in g a ct of this tra n s c ontin e n t a l drama -­as t he s enio r in years a nd e x pe rie n c e among t he progenitors of this railway of whi c h P rime M i n i s t er Mackenzie, in 1875, had said "could n o t likely b e com pleted in ten years w ith all the powe r of men and all t h e mon e y of t h e Empi r e ". Smi th g rasped t n e s ~, ,' i k e maul, took a few swings at th e s p i k e -- a nd b e n t it . The spike was ,,-J ri e L out. Egan t o o k anoth er fr o m the k eg , i ns erted i t , a nd, gingerl y this time, Smith tapped c arefully until t he s p i k e was anc h ore d in the t ie. Then, with effort worthy of a p r ofe s s ional tra cklay e r , he drove it home. Arthur Piers " l oo ked at h i s w atc h. It w a s just 9 :2 2 AM, Pacifi c T ime. There was , s ilenc e f or s o m e s e c on d s afte r t he last blows f a d e d in t o echoes in the Gold Rang e, a s if it was difficult f o r t h e minds of those pre s ent to con­ce iv e th at t hi s p roject, one of t h e mos t ambi tious in the world at the time i t was started, was now fin a lly completed.

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EAGLE PASS - NOVEMBER 7TH, 1885

LET THE STORY be exploded once and for a ll-;J-'i:here was no golden spike at Craigellachi e. The spike which the Honourable Donald Alex­ander Smith, later Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal drove into the tie linking the rails between Montreal and Port Moody was an ordinary iron one, just like all of the others used in construction, taken right from the keg. This was the intention of the officers and the Company when it became obvious that the rails would be joined in Eagle Pass, and this was the way it was carried out.

On Friday, November 6th, 1885, a party of officers of the Canadian P~cific Railway Company were on board the official car , IISaskatchewan " at Revelstoke, B.C. Included in this, group were the Honourable Donald A. Smith and Mr. George R. Harris. of Boston, both directors of the railway company. Then there was the noted engineer, Sandford Flem­ing, John H. A:1cTavish, Land Commisstoner, , and John M. Egan, Gen­eral Superintendent of the Western Division. All of these were tie guests of William C. Van Horne, Vice-President of the Canadian Pac­ific Railway who, with his secretary, Arthur Piers, a,nd his business car attendant, Jimmie French, made up the group on board the car "Saskatchewan1f

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Late that day, Van Horne was advised that the last rail would be laid in Eagle Pass, some 29 miles to the west, early on the following morning. Ac c o r dingly, engine 148 was coupled up, and the spe,cial train which was to be the first to pass from Atlantic to Pacific tidewat­er, climbed slowly out of the Columbia v alley, over new, rough, un­ballaste d track into the valleys of the Monashene Mountains. Many eyes watched over the passage of the trai n ~- Herbert S. Holt, for example, was on duty at a slidi ng "mud cut" which had been giving trouble.

Early on the morni ng of the seventh, the train arrived at the gap in the rails; j ust a little after n ine 0' clock that morning, the last rail lay in place. It was onl y natu ral that Donald Smith should be the one selected to perform the c rowning act of this transcontinental drama, -­as the s eni or in years and experience among the progenitors of this railway of which Prime M iniste r Mackenzie, i n 1875, had said "could n ot likely be completed i n ten years w ith all the power of men and all the mone y of the Empi re". Smith grasped the s .:-"ike maul, took a few swings at the s p i ke -- and b ent it . The spike was ... ~r i eL out. Egan took another from the keg, inserted i t, and, gingerly this time, Smith tapped carefully until the s p i ke was anchored in the tie. Then, with effort worthy of a professional tracklaye r , he drov e it home. Arthur Piers " looked at his watch. It was just 9 :22 AM. Pacific T i me. There was silence f or some seconds after t he last blows faded into echoes in the Gold Range. as i f it was difficult for the minds of those prese,nt to con­ceive that t h i s project, one of t he most ambitious in the world at the time it was started, was now finally complet ed.

WHERE THE LAST SPIKE WAS DRIVEN

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C o r r , ~ a n y Sal m o n A n n t o Revel stoke, B. C;.

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Suddenly and spontaneously, cheer upon c h ee r rent the Nov e mbe r a ir; s o m e called for a spee ch from Van Horne , a n d h i s r e p l y w a s noted

for its modesty and for its brevity -­ "All I can s a y is t h a t t h e wo rk h a s been well done i n every way". W ith a pow e r f u l s ense of t h e d ram­a tic , the proceedings were brought t o an ab rupt end by the condu c t o r calling, "All aboard for the Pacific! "

On Sunday, November Bth, 1885 , t h e tr a i n whi ch i nclu ded t h e official car "Sas ka t chewan!' ar r ived at Port Moody o n B u rra rd Inlet, the fir st to cross the Dominion of Canada from sea to sea .

The name " C r a i g e lla c h i e " which has since been applied to the stat­ion which marks the spot where the last spike was d r iven, i s t h e Scot­ti s h war cry of the clan of Grant, and it means " Sta n d Fas t". Both Smith and his ' cous in, George S tephen, fi r s t P r e s ident o f the C.P.R., we re de s cendants of ' t h e G rants , and had us e d t his w ord between them as as ymbol' of encouragement whenever matter s had s e e m e d hopeles s. Vail Ho rne w rote later t h a t he was m u ch i m pres s e d b y tni s , and dete r­m ined that if he was s t ill w i th t h e Canadian Pacifi c R a i lwa y w h e n the las t spike should be d riven, the site would be n a m e d "C z-a.ige .Ll.a c h f e ";

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Suddenly and spontaneously, cheer upon cheer rent the November air; some called for a speech from Van Horne, and h i s r eply was noted for its modesty and for its brevity -- "All I can s ay is that the work has been well done in every way". With a powerful s ense of the dram­atic, the proceedings were brought to an abrupt end by the conducto r calling, "'All aboard for the Pacific! "

On Sunday, Nov ember 8t h , 1885 , t he trai n which i n cluded the official car "Saskatchewan" arrived at Port Moody on B urrard Inlet, the first to cross the Dominion of Canada from sea to sea.

The name "Craigellachie" which has since been applied to the stat­ioh which marks the spot wh.ere the last spike was d riven, is the Scot-

oj Usb. war cry of the clan of Grant, and it means "Stand Fastlf. Bot h Smith and his cousin, George Stephen, first President of the C.P.R., were de s cendants of the Grants, and had used this word between them asa ' syinbol' of encouragement whenever matters had s eemed hopeless. Van Horne wrote later that he was much impre ssed by t .ni s , and dete r­mined that if he was still w ith the Canadi an Pacifi c Railwa j when the last spike should be driv en, the site would be named "Craigellachie".

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The Edi torial Commit t ~e obse r ves , w i t h prof o un d r e g r e t , the passing of Notar y Victo r-Morin, in h is 96th ye ar , on September 20th , 1960.

Vietor Mo r in,' b orn a t f St. H yacinthe , in what i s n ow the Provi~ ce of Q u e be c ; on A u gu s t 15 th , 1$65, r w as one o f French Canada 's m o s t o u t s tanding men of culture a n d l etters. The many a c compli shme n t s and successes ' o;f h i s long and useful lif e a re a mat te r of r ecord; s uffi ce it

, I 't o say t h a t h e was Honorar y P r e s id e n t o f t h e Ca n adia n Railroad His to r i cal As s o cia tjon from its ince ption in 1932 , until 1957 . A t t h e sam e time , he relin qu i shed a long- te rm p re s idenc y of the Antiquar i an & Numismatic Soei e t yof Montr eal -- 't h e famed Ch a teau d e R a rnez.ay

r "" ,. r " 1 ' M u s e u m . He was .a Nota r y , an hono ra r y Do c to r of Laws,

a part President of t h e Royal So c iet y of Canada, a P r of-I . \

e s s o r of Law at t h e Uni ve rs ity of Mont r e a l , one of the founders of t h e Chateau de Rarneza y , a n d a lso of the C i v ­ic L ibra ~ y of Mon t real and , dur ing h i s P re s i d e n c y of the St. J'e ariBa.pt i s t e So c i e ty, la r gely respon sib le fo r t he ere c tion of t h e C ross ' on Mount Royal which is orie of

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Montreal ' s mos t d is tinc tive 'lan d m arks. ,-I ;"

Vi cto r Mo r in w a s t he fa ther of t hirteen c h i ld r en' , man y of whom s u rvive h im. The membe r s o f t he- A s sociat ion j oin w ith t he Office r s and D i r e cto r s i n extending t heir

, deep a nd ;.~b iding sym p athy t o t h e family of Victor Mo rin , I a c a l m , g ra cious and b e l o v ed persona lity.

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THE NOVEMBER MEETING : H o u s e i n Ot t a w a on O cto b e r 14th, D onald

The Regula r Monthly M e e tin g of the As s ­ F o r b e s Angu s , H~noura ry P re s ident and o cia tion will be h e ld o n W e d n e s d'a y , N ov­ c h arte r rri e rnb e r ': of, the; A s socia t ion was

ember 9th, 1960, i n t h e lvfc Connell E ng ,,:, made a Knigh t of G ~ a ce of I t h e O rde r of i n e er in g B u ildi ng , M cGi ll Uni v e r s i t y , M il ­ .Sa i nt J ohn of J'e r-us a l e rri , M r. Angus has t on and Unive r s ity St r e e t s , Mont real, be­ beeri -acttve i n t h e O rde,r for s om e y e a r s, gi'nni ng a t 8 : 15 PM. M r.O.S A .Lavallee , having, until recently, held t h e post of

who addre s sed t h e A s s o ciation at the O ct ­ P r ov in cia l 'C o m m i s s i o n e r for O u e b e c, obe r me e ting o n t h e top i c " Craigellachil e , O n b e h a lf of the officer s a nd members of Befo re a m i Aft e r " ~ill show, bY,cinema:'" t h e A s s o ciation, the Edito r i a l Commit tee t o g r aph , a , collectio n of pho t o g r a ph s of extends its. sin c e r e c o n gr a tulati on s t o Mr. I. r ailway o p erations a l ong t h e Can ad ian A ngu s o n t hi s attain rnerr t, Pacifi c Rai lway i n ~h e R o cki e s i n th e 18 80s ; IMembe r s . a re cord ially invited to b ring A t the O ctobe r meetin g, whi ch w a s

If ~ iend s a s gues t s. held on O ctober 12 th , .th e following p er­ j

s ons we re e le cted to Regular Membership ASSOCIATION NEWS i n t he As s o ciation ~ , I, <

. M r . Robe r t L ' E ,spe ran ce

A t a n inv estiture , he l d a t Gov e r n m en t M r. J a mes B. P orteous

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VICTOR MORIN, LL.D. ----------------------The Editorial Committee observes , with profound regre t , the passing of Notary Victor 'Morin, in h i s 96th year, on September 20th , 1960.

Victor Morin ,' b~rn at I St. Hyacint he , in what is now the Provi~ce of Quebec , on August 15th, 1 $65, was one of French Canada ' s most outstanding men of culture and letters. The many accomplishments and successes of his l~:mg and useful life are a mat ter of record; suffice it to say t hat he was Honorary Pres i dent of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association from its inception in 1932 , until 1957. At the same time, he relinquished a long-term presidency of the Antiqu arian & Nu mismatic Society of Montreal -- ~the famed Chat eau de Ramezay

. MU,seum. He was ?a Not ary, an honorary Doct or of Laws, .a part President d£ the Royal Society of Canada, a Prof ­essor of La~ at th~ University of Montreal , one of the founders of the Chateau de Ramezay, and also 6£ the C iv-ic Libra~y of Montr eal and, during h is Presidency of the St. J~an .Baptis t e Socie ty, largely responsible for the erection of the C r oss on Mount Royal which is one of Mont real 's most distinctiv e landmarks.

Victor Mori n was t he father of t hirte e n children, many of whom survive him. The members of the Association join w ith the Offi cers and D irectors in extending their

. deep and abiding sympathy t o t h e family of Victor Morin, I

a calm. gra cious and beloved personality.

R. 1. P.

THE NOVEMBER MEETING:

The Regular Monthly Meeting of the As.s~ ociation will be hel d on W ednesday, N ov­ember 9th, 1960, i n the M c Connell Eng­i neer ing B uild ing, McGill Uhiversity, Mil­ton and University Streets, Montr eal, be­gi nning at 8 :15 PM. M r.O.S.A.Lav a llee • who addre ss ed the As socia tion a tthe O ct ~

ober meet~ng on the topic " Craig,ellachi7e, Before and After" ~ill show, by cin,ema~

tograph, a collection of phbtograph s of railway operations along the Canadi an Pacific Railway in t h e Ro ckies i n the l 880Sj Members . a,re cord i a lly invited to bring f~iends as gu ests.

A.SSOClA,TION NEWS

At an investiture he l d at Gov ernrpent , . '

House in Ottawa on O ctober 14th, Donald Forbes Angus, Honourary P resident and charte r membe r ",: of the Association was made a Knight of G race of the Order of S~int John of Jerusa1em~ Mr. Angus has

._ been a cti:ve in the Order for some years. having. until recently, held the post of P rovincial Comm.is.sione r for Quebec. On behalf of the officers and members of t he As sociation. the Edito rial Committee extend s its sincere congratulation s to Mr. Angus on t h i.s attainment~

At the O ctobe r meeting. which was held on O ctober 12t h., the following per­sons were ele cted to Regular Membership in t he Association :

Mr. Robert L ' E ,sp.e r ance Mr. James B. Port eous

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M r. Wi lli am T. Stew a r t

A t the sam e meet i ng , ' t h e followin g per­s ons were intr od uced a s ca n did ates for e le cti on to R egu lar M ember ship a t t h e N ov ember meet ing :

M r • .J'e an-e G u y Maj o r M r. ge rald M cGu r h i ll M r . P e t e r Murph y M r . Pete r Ni cholls M r. E.A. Spr i nge r

The followin g per s on s were introduced as c a n did ates for election to Junior, M em­b e r ship at t h e N ov embe r meeting:

M r . John Hay M r . D ouglas H e n r y M r. Jacqu e s L oi s e lle M r. L indsay 'I' e r r e au

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M r. Kenneth Wils on " i ,

New m ember s a r e r e min ded t hat if they w i sh to t ake par t in C o'mmitt e e w o rk, or .

1 i n any of the man y a c t i v itie s of t h e A s s ­

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ociation, they m a y g e t i nf o r m ation by call ­i n g the M e mber s h ip C ornrnitte e Cha .i r .ma n , M r.St eph e n Ch eas l e y a t HU . 4 -6262 , or hi s li eutena n t , M r. M i chae l T aylor , at OR.l ­5436.

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T he T rip Committ ee sta ged anothe r s u cce s s f u l w eekend of t r i p s , w ith ap p r ox~

i rri~te ly 85 persons going on the T e n t h Ann ­i\r ers'ary Ex cu rs ion f rom Mon t r eal t o Hub ­e rdeau on Saturday , O ctober 15 th. Appr­oxim ately 150 we1-e p r e sent for the tr i p bn'Sunda yvOctob e r 116t h , w h en th~ d e s tirr -' a'tion was 'St e . Aga the. The a ttend a n c e wa ~ v ery good, i n s pit e of overcast wea ­the r c on dition s on bo t h day s.

T h e Sa tu rda y tri p , our firs t e x cu r s i on lus in g a dies"el~ ele~tr i c road l o o om otive , mar k ed t en year s of CRHA t r i p s , w hich had commen c e d on Octob e r l s t , 195 0, ov­er t h i s s a m e route . The locomotiv e was a Gene r a l M ot o r s 120 0 h vp , road s w itch e r N o . 19 14 , of a d e s ign qu i t e unfami liar t o o u r f r iend s from t h e U ~ite d St a t e s. T he t r ain includ e d t h r e e cars and f r om a ll a c c > a u nt s, t h e par ti cipa'ht s en j oyedfherns e lve s

v ery much, the Hube r d eau lin e p o ss es sing a twisting a n d undulat ing c harm . Many pi ctu re s t ops were rnade a long t h e lin e . ('The pas s enger s we re s o punct ual i n erri>

barking and i n "d i s e m ba r ki n g t hat t h e Trip Committ ee w a s able to p ut two or thr e e more s t ops in t o the sched ule, and s t ill man ag e t o r eturn t o Mon t real right on tim e .

On Sunday , O ctober 16 th, t h e m oti ve pow e r was p r ov ided b y C a n adi a n P a cifi c G -5 clas s 4 - 6- 2 N o. 1270 , which w as t h e ~:mly s t e a rn l o c om otiv e r urmirig on t h e en­t 'i r e system that day. Th e i"n gi n e per ­f o r m ed well and flawless ly, t h ough t h e .Sun d a y m o r n ing w eath er had d e t e r i o rat ed b e low that of Sat u rday , a nd one m ov ing p i ctu r e r un w as made out of a fog nea r Val M o r in. T h e r etu rn tri p in t he a f ter­noon w a s s ligh t l y bet t e r and t h e s un man ­aged to b reak through at St. Jerom e, so ~th e pas s eng e r s we r e per m itted off t h e t r ain to t a k e pi ctu r e s of No. 1270 i n s un ­light.

On the Sat u rda y tr i p, M r. E.G. Wild r e pre sente d t h e Canadian N a t ion a l Rail ­w ays, w h ile the Su nday tr i p s a w M r ..Jack Beat t y re p resent e d the C a n adi a n P a cifi c Pas s enger D e pa r t m en t , while A s s i s tan t Super int ende n t M r . W .H. Oa tte s carne a l ­ong a s well. B o t h tri ps k ept r i ght on s chedul e t h r ou gh out, a nd b oth r etur n e d t o Mon t real on tim e .

FU TU RE TRIPS- ------- , On t h e Fall F o liage w ee k e n d, a folder

w as d i s f r ibu t ed giv ing details of yet an ­oth e r ex c u r s i on to b e held t his 'f a ll, on

. Sunda y , N ov embe r 6t h. A fo Id e r was also m ailed with t h e l ast N e w s Repo r t , An a c c ount of t h i s trip , whi ch i s to mark the Sev en t y - f ifth Anniver sar y of the D r i v ing of the L a s t Spi k e at C z- a.i g e Il .ach .ie , c om ­p l e t ing t h e C a n adi a n P a cifi c R a ilway fr om M on t r eal to P o r t M oody , on November 7th 1885 , w i ll b e giv e n in t h e D e c ernbe r num ­b e r. Through a special arrang em ent with t h e Can adian Pacifi c Railw a y, t his train is to be haul e d b y A-I clas s 4-4 - 0 No.29.

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Mr. William T. Stewart

A t the same meeting, the fo llowi ng per­s ons w e r e introduced as candi dat es for e l e ction t o Regular Member shi p a t the Nov ernber rneeting :

M r • . Jean~Guy Major Mr. Ge raId McGur h ill M r . Peter Murphy M r . Peter Ni cholls M r . E.A. Springer

The followin g persons were i n trodu ced a s c andi d ates for election to Junior, Mern~ bersh i p a t t h e Nov ember rneeting :

M r . John Hay Mr. Dougl a s ,Henry M r . Jacqu es Loi s e lle M r . Lindsay Ter r eau

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Mr. Kennet h Wilson

, New m ember s are reminded that if they w i sh t o take part in Cornrnittee work, o r i n any of the many acti v iti e s of the Ass- '

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o cia tion, the y rnay get i nforrnation by call -i ng t he Memhersh i p Comrn,ittee Chairrnan, M r .Stephen Cheas l ey at HU .4-6262. or h i s lie utenan t, Mr~ M ichael Tayl or, a t OR.l-5436.

FALL FOLIAGE 1960

T h e T r ip Committee s t aged anot he r successful weekend of trips. with approx~ i mately 85 persons goi ng on t he Tenth Ann­iversary Excursion frorn Montreal to Hub­erdeau on Saturday, October 15th. Appr­oximately 150 were present for the tr i p on Sunday , October 16th, when the destin­a tion was Ste. Agathe. The a ttendanc e was v e r y good. in s pite of overcast w ea­t he r condition s on bo th days.

The Satur day trip, our first excursion lusing a dies el~ ele ctric road l o o ornotive, mar ked t en ye a rs of CRHA tri ps , whi ch had commenc ed on October 1 s t , 1950, ov­e r t h is same route. The l ocolUotive was a Gene r a l Motors 1200 h.p. r oad switche r No.l9 l 4 , of a desi gn qu ite unfamiliar t o our fri ends from the Un i t ed State s . The tra i n included three c a rs and from a ll acc ­ounts . t h e participants enjoyed 'themselv -'3 s

ve ll' y much, the Huberdeau line poss essing a twi sting and undul ating c harrn" Many pi cture s t ops we re made a long the line. The passenger s were so punctual i n ern~ barki ng and i n disembarki ng that the Trip Committ e .e was able t o put two or three more s t ops in t o the schedule , and stUl manage t o ret urn t o Montreal right on t i rne.

On Sunday, O ctober 16th, the rnotive power was prov ided by Canadi an Pacifico, G-5 clas s 4~6-2 No. 1270. which was the only s t eam locomotiv e runnh.g on t h e en­tir e systern that day. The \~n gin e pe r ­formed w e ll and flawl e ssly, thou gh t he Sunday m orn ing weat her had det e rio r a t ed below that of Saturday, and one movi ng pictu r e run was made o ut of a fog near Val Morin. The r eturn trip in the after­noon was slightl y better and t he s un rnan­aged to b r eak t h r ough a t St" Jerome. so t he pass engers we r e per m itted off t he t rain t o t ake p i c ture s of No. 1270 i n sun­light .

On t he Saturday trip, Mr. E.G. Wild r epr esent ed t he Canadi a n National Rail­ways, while the Sunday trip s aw M r .Jack Beatty repr e s ented the Canadian Pacific Pas s enger Department, w hile As sistant Superin tendent M r . W.H. Oaft e s came a l ­ong as well. Bot h t ri p s kept right on schedule throughout, and b oth r e turned to Montreal on time.

FU TU RE TRIPS

On the Fall F oliage weekend, a folder w.a s dis t rib uted giving de ta ils of yet an­oth e r ex curs ion to be hel d thi s fall. on Sunday. N ovembe r 6t h. A folder was also mailed with t he l a st News Report. An acc ount of t h i s t rip, wh ich is to mark the Sev enty- fifth Annive rsa ry of the D riving of the Last Spi ke at C raigella c h i e. com­pl e ting t h e C a nadi an Pacific Railway from Mon t r eal t o Port Moody; on Nov ember 7th 1885, will be given in t he Dece-mber n u m­b er. Through a s pecial a rrangement with t he Canadian Pacifi c Railway, t h i s trai n i s t o be haul ed by A~ 1 cla ss 4-4-0 No.29.

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Seventy-Five Years Ago ••••••••

~AGL~ PASS, NOVE~R 7TH, 1 8~

( by Orne r S.A. Lavallee.

The event which Canadian railway people will remember this month is one of the first magnitude in Canadian transportation h i s t o r y . T h e c ornp l e t i on of the railway from the East to the Pacific Coast is an accomplishm er.t. w hi c.h s ho n Id r arik , i n im­portance, beside the birth of Canadian railways in 183 6, the rn ui d en voy a ge of the steamer "Accomodation" in 1809, and the completion of -t:he Inrc r c oloni a l P a i l -v a y in 1876, for it was an event freighted with destiny for C ariaria a s a whole, gaiire rin g in

one rn o tion , as it were, h alf a continent of d eserted prairie and tumbled mountains, from which t he bountiful he artland of the Canadian p rai r i e and the far-famed play­ground of the Rocky 1vlountains was subsequently c arved.

Under the headline "1871-1885, Fourteen Years' Patience Rewarded At Last", the edition of the Victoria Daily Colonist of Sund ay, November 8th, 1885, printed a very complete contemporary a c c oun t of the completion of the Canadian Pacific Rail­way in Eagle Pass. In a dispatch "By C. P.R. Tele graph Exclusively to the Colonist" and dated "End of Track, November 7th, 8 p.m.", the paper had this to say:

If Track laying commenced at six 0' clock this morning on last mile, and at nine 0' clock, the last rails h ad b een brought forward and m easured for cutting in two, which latter was done with one while the other w as partly cut and left intact until the official party should a r r i v e . M ajor Rogers rna d e several blows with a heavy sledge on the last r ail, helping to cut it. On e twenty foot rail was t aken up and plac­ed on one of the trucks to b e l aid w h en the Van Ho rne party who are expected in a few minutes arrive. Everyone at the conne ction is

JUBILANT OVER T HE C Ol'v'iPLETION

of the line, and especially those who hav e been so intimately connected with its con­struction. Yesterday the weather was cle ar a nd cold. During the night heavy rain fell and forty miles w est of he r e ther e is a fo ot of snow on the track. At Gorge Cr­eek, the weather is cloudy and raining sli ghtly. P h ot o g r a phe r s are on the spot to photograph the proceedings. Mr , ~l.J. Haney, g e n e r a l superintendent of the Pacific Division, arrived s everal days previously in his official car •••••. "

In a second dispatch, d aye d " E agle P ass, Nove mbe r 7th" the Colonist goes on to say, II The train consisted of the offici al car, sleeper and baggage car, and as soon as the engine stopped, a short distance frorn the end of track, the tracklayers began placing t he last 20 fe et. This was accomplished and in about fift een minutes, the last s pike was placed in position for driving. This hcaotrr was relegated to Hon, D.A. Smith, ivraj o r Rogers, C .E., holding up the tie. The official party and visitors were then fo r med on e a c h sid e of t h e track while the photographer took several views, af­ter which the boDourable g entleman cornrrrenc ed driving the spike, which was an iron one, the vener c, L,1e major keeping the tie well up. A 'ihV well-aimed blows firmly fixed the spike to the rail, thus completing connection with the Atlantic and Pacific. As the last blow was struck, a hearty cheer burst forth from the crowd, which con­sisted altogether of about 150 persons. Thre e other rousing cheers were given for the success of the Canadian Pacific, proposed b y J .1Vi. Ross, C.E. and the ceremony, of driving the last spike of the great transcontinental line was completed. Manager Van Horne was asked to say a few words on the occasion. He said: All that I have

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Seventy-Five Years Ago ••••••••

~AGLE PASS, NOVEMBF;:.R 7TH, 18~

by O mer S.A. Lavallee.

The event which Canadian railway people will remember this month is one of the first magnitude in Canadian transportation history. T he r.om~le tion of the railway from the East to the Pacific Coast is an accomplishme r.t 'Ji.'hich shodd r ar:k, in im­portance, beside the birth of Canadian railways in 1836 ,i.he m::idei1. voyage of the steamer "AccoLuodation" in 1809, and the completion of i:he Iate rcol.·.:mia l P a ih.ray in 1876, for it was an event freighted with destiny for C a n a d!1 a s a wh ole, gatll~< ing in

one Inotion, as it were, h a lf a continent of d e serted pra irie and tumble d mountains, from which the bountiful he a rtland of the Canadian prairie and the far-famed play­ground of the Rocky Mountains was subsequently carved.

Under the headline "1871-1885, Fourteen Years' Patience Rewarded At Last", the edition of the Victoria D a ily Colonist of Sunday, November 8th, 1885, printed a very complete contemporary account of the comple tion of the Canadian Pacific Rail­way in Eagle Pass. In a dispatch "By C.P.R. Teleg raph Exclusively to the Colonist" and dated "End of Track, November 7th , 8 p.m. !I, the paper had this to say:

" Track laying comme nc e d at six 0' clock this morning on last mile, and at nine 0' clock, the last rails h a d b e en brought forward and measured for cutting in two, which latter was done with one while the other was pa rtly cut and left intact until the official party should arrive. M a jor Rogers m a.de several blows with a heavy sledge on the last rail, helping to cut it. One twenty foot rail was taken up and plac­ed on one of the trucks to b e laid when the V a n Horne party who are expected in a few minutes arrive. Everyone at the connection IS

JUBILANT OVER THE CO!v'iPLETION

of the line, and especially those who ha v e be e n so intimately connected with its con­struction. Yesterday the weather was clear a nd cold. During the night heavy rain fell and forty miles west of here there is a foot af snow on the track. At Gorge Cr­eek, the weather is cloudy and raining sli ghtly. Photographers are on the spot to photograph the proceedings. Mr. Iv •• J. H aney, g en~ ral supe rintendent of the Pacific Division, arrived several days previously in his official car .••••• "

In a second dispatch, dayed "Ea gle Pass, Noveluber 7th" the Colonist goes on to say, If The train consiste d of the official car, sle eper and baggage car, and as soon as the engine stop{}e d , a short distance from the end of track, the tracklayers began placing t he last 20 fe e t. This was accomplished and in about fifteen minutes, the last spike aras place d in position for driving. This bcoour was rele ga ted to Hon. D.A. Smith, Nlajor Rog e rs, C.E., holding up the tie. The official party and visitors were then forIned on each side of the track while the photographer took several views, af­t e r which the bouourable gentleman commenced driving the spike, which was an iron one, the vener -" de major keeping the tie well up. A fhV well-aimed blows firmly fixed the spike to the rail, thus completing connection with the A tlantic and Pacific. As the last blow was struck, a hearty cheer burst forth from the crowd, which con­sisted altogether of about 150 persons. Three other rousing cheers were given for the success of the Canadian Pacific, proposed by J .1Vi. Ross, C.E. and the ceremony, of driving the last spike of the great transcontinental line was completed. Manager Van Horne was asked to say a few words on the occasion. He said: All that I have

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got to say a,s t.nat, l.'t .wss .wel.l. ·done in . every . ~~...y .. . . ..:he L: e .cemony was very simple,( ) in contrast to the spread made by the Northern .Pacific , .and· .i t ···i s hoped that·-ss

gr.est .a success.will attend··the .Van Horne spike... dr-iving as ·d i sa st e r did that of Villard . The news was at once telegraphed east. . and west , -and··will ·soon·be ·known on both continents. ..After the ·cars had ·passed -ove:v..the connection , tlle ·1ast. .spf ke

. was driven fromits --place, cut-into small pieces , · ·and .di stributed to members of the party. --. Va n ·Hor ne · sent ·messages to the Pr es i dent in England, .to .High Commis­sioner Tupper, to Governor-General ·Lansdowne ,. .Lieutenant-Governor .Cor nwal l , .and others. After the ceremony ,. .the .train was .b acked..to..the····tank··for water, ·and · superintendent Haney's ·,tr.ain .proceeded .to·.GhickamooseNar.r.ows • . In conversation with Mr Van Horne , he ·s ai d that -he ·hadbeenconnected ·wi t h the railroad since 1881 i . when there were .but fifteen ·md.Le.s .built, -and now- that he ·had .. reached ·t he pinnacle..of success in the effort··to build the .line , ·hewas·happy -and ..satisfied. The trip from ~nnnipeg ..to the first crossing : of the Columbia was made in .thirty­

___ _ three and.ea half ·hours , _~he distance being . 1022 miles ;_but _when _t he. l i n e . was0

ballasted 'and in working order , they expected to go from Wi nni p eg to Port Moody in about 45 hours' time "

The third despatch , dated Kamloops·November·7th, co nt l nUed. : " b.lngl.ne 14d and a train of three cars in .charge of Engi neer Me e an d Conduc t or Selkirk rounded the curve .at . 10 .10, .mount ain time . The cans .we .re .. the .generalmanager' s official coach '~Matapedia'·~ an elegant. and luxurious af f a i ri the_~Saskr;tchewan",

and another car divided .i.rrt o various compartments for. culinary,eating, and sleeping purposes.. . The party.-consisted of General Manager Van..Horne, Vice.. President ·of t.he CPR, Hon , Donal d A Smith ,manager .of -the Hudson.te -Bay Go . in Canada , and .directors Sandford Fleming,C.E4 .,.M:v ..Harris··.. of Boston, -H.H. Abbott, the company solicitor , .J _H McTavish , CPR land - commissioner. ··of Wi nn i peg , J MEgan , manager of the North Americ an Contracting Comp any , who has charge of all work east of Griffin Lake , and H B Peers , Mr Van Horne's private secretary."

The fourth ·despatchwas ·sen't from . Spanee 's .brl.a.ge , tl..Ll:lu .. on Novemoer ·1-th, and said in part : lIItOf fici al t rafn- in charge or .Engi neer·Me e . and Conductor Trodden pas sed -the-western -train -at SiokamoGse·Narrows , . l e avi ng. 1 a t -t e r . point at 12 .15 pm, ·..mountain .time ..- . .SuperintendentHaney , -Ma j or "Rogers·r -and .Mr H-J ~ambie , C..E. , ac companied· the - pa rty , ..andv good- time was made .v al. ong ',t he shores of Shuswap .and Thompson .Rivers... -Kaml.oops r-eached-cat; ] . 50 pm, whe r e -a stop of half ·an -hour was made ~· "and ...Justic8 ·,-and·.,Nlr s .ival kem.,. .Mr .Speakel:-Mar a-·of -the Legislative...A.s sembly;., . MJ; G:vaham··-of t.ha -H .. B CGmpany , -and --Ma .FCus :·Smi t h..,- t he Dominion Government ..engineer visited the pa~ty.,. -t he . l at t er. -goi ng.- -Gn. -Ooaro t.he --tJ;ain and--p;r-oc.eeding-with ·i t .-- .A-·l a r.ge . cr owd . .. gathsJ;ed at,-the. ..Cosmopolitan Hotel ·to see ·the··novel -sight , and--as -the off·ic·ial car .-passed 'l··gave three ·rousing cheers. · "A ··few ·minutes ! stay was made at Savona ' sstation,and l£ngineerMc·Nab took charge..of the thJ::'ottle . .llery .quick time -was ·made .t o.Spenoe ' s Br idge ; .t he distance--of--f.ifty:-miles..being.-cove~ed -,in .lit.tle -.over an hcur -. ....A few .. minutes' stop was made , and the train started for North Bend, whe r e they will 'r ema i n for the night, running through the c anyons of the Fraser to Moody by daylight."

The fifth d es pat .ch c ame "".1. 5 0 f r om Spence's Bridge , and ' since t i . , .. v .. 'd "Craigellachie" had 'onl y been p r e s ent ed that day to an Unsuspecting world, the corz-espondent oftha "Colonist.... may be forgiven for misspelling it when he telegraphed : "The point where the last spike 'was driven was christened ' Cr a i gl e a ' and the name tegraphed allover two continents."

( got to say ~s t.hat. ~t. · V'/..as ··.wel.l.. ···done in . everY - i~G;4Y' ... - - lhe(.;e.f·emonywas very simple, in contrast to the spread made by the Northern ··Paoific j ·and·.it · ·is· hoped that·-as· gFeat·a success ·will attend- the · Van Horne spike .. dI!iving as ·disaster did that of · Villard. The news was at onc·e telegr&lphed ·east -andwestt - and -w.ill·· soon··be ·known on both continents~ . ·..After. the ·cars had- passed- over .the cormeotion, the -last- spike

. was, driven from .lt.s _place, cut-.into small pieces, · ·and ·distributed to members of the party. --- ian Horne- sent messages to the Pr,esident in. England t -to · High Commis­sioner, Tupper" to Governor-General .. Lansdowne ,. -Lieutenant-Gov:ernor .Cornwall, .8Rd others. After the ceremony, .·-the ·train was ·baGked -to- the· t ·ank··· for water, . and . superintendent Haney~s~tr.ain -proceeded . to· -ChickamooseNarrows •. In conversation with Mr Van HorRe, he ·said that he .. had ·been ·connected ·with ·therailroad since 1881 i . when there ·were · but fifteen miles · built, -and now- that he -had .. reached ·the . pinnacle- of success in the effor.t · to build the.line, -hewashappy- -and --satisfied. The trip. from ~iinnipeg .. to the first crossing : of the Columbia .wasmade in .thirty-

__ three.".and..:..8 ~alf -.hmll's ,_ ahe dis_tance be_ing lQ22mile.s_; b_ut-'W'he.n_the line_was ballasted ' and in working order, they expected to go from Winnipeg to Port Moody in about 45 hours I time . . ..•. "

1'he third despatch , dated KamloopsNovember. 7t.h,contlnued: ".I1ing~ne14d and a train of three car.s in .charge of EngineerMee and Conductor Selkirk rounded the curve at . 10 .10, .. mountain time. The GaFS wex!8 -the .. generalmanager~ s official coach '~lJlatapedia\· , an elegant .. tind luxurious affair;, the-~Sask ~;tchewan",

and another car divided into - various c.ompartments for culinary., eating, and sleeping purposes . . The par.ty . cons.i .sted of General Manager Van· Horne , Vice.,. President ·of the · CPR., Hon ~ Donald A Smith,manager .of .-the Hudson·~s -Bay Co. in Canada, and .directors Sandford Fleming 1 · C.E4 .,. Nlr. .. Harris·· .. of Boston, -H. H. Abbott, the company .solicitor, J_H McTavish, CPR land -commissioner· ··of .Winnipeg, J MEgan, manager of the North American Contracting Company, who has charge of all work ea.st of" Griffin Lake, and H B Peers, NIr Van Horne 9 s private secretary."

The fourth .. despatch .was - sent from.Spenee's jjr~a.g8, tlli:)u·· on lIJovemberc- 'l-th, and said in part :-Offioial train ·incharge of'·· ·Engineer ·Mes · and Conductor Trodden passed the·-weste.r.n·-train -at SickamoGse-Narrows, . leaving--lat:ter . point at 12.15 pm, ---mountain -time .. --.-Superinter<dentHaney, .Majop" Ro,gers.,-- .and .Mr .. H -J ~ambie, C.E .• , .accompanied. the - party, --and -- good- time was made.-along. ,the shores of ·Shuswap .and . Thompson .Ri.vers ..... Kamloops reGiched -at 3·.50 pm·,. wher.e.-as-top of hal-f··· an . hour· was mad e·, .. -and .. -J ustice-~nd · .Mr s .W alkem.,·Mr . Sp eake~ -Mara-··of -the Legislative . ...Assembly.., -11b;~ Gr.aham·-of the ·H-B Com~ny s - and·-MaFcus· ·Smith.,-the DGminion GG:v:er.rnnent .. engineer visitsci :the pa;r.ty.,. .the .lattsv.-going--Oll- .-Ooard t.he --train and ... p:r.Gc.eeding-w:ith- .it .-- . .A-·lar.ge -c;t:'owd .. gathered at.-the.-Cosmo,politan Hotel to see· the-- novel -sight, and··aa·-the off·ic·isl car .-passea. .J .. gave thNS ·-rousing cheers. · "A ··few ··minutes~ stay was ·made at Savona' s ·station1and ing-ineeF· Mc-Nab took charge .. of the throttle. -Very . quick time· -wa·s···mad·e .to .Spence~s Bridge,. ·the distance- of .-fifty: -miles ... being.-cove~ed - in·-little -- over an hOl.lr....Ji.. few ..... minutes' stop was made, and the train started for North Bend, where they will remain for the night . running through the canyons of the Fraser to Moody by daylight. It

The fifth despatch came o.l.so from Spenceo s Bridge, and ' since tl._ .. v.I. 'd "Craigellachie" had only been 'presented that day to an Unsuspecting world, the corres:poriiE!mt of the "-Coloriist"' may be forgiven for misspelling it whim he telegraphed: -The point where the last spike 'was driven was christened 'Craiglea' and the name tegraphed allover two continents."

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certain errors or inconsistenCies in the "Colonist" account, they may well be iorgiven. However, merely to reconcile this account with that usually given, we would observe that in the third dispatch above, the statement that the train "rounded the curve at 10:10 mountain time" refers of course to Eagle Pass, and not to Kamloops from which station the dispatch was sent. 10:10 mountain t ime is 9 :10 Pacific time, or only twelve minutes before Srn.ith drove the last spike a t 9 :? 2, a srn,;

Pacific time, according to Arthur Piers. In the s arne di spatch, A r thu r P i p ,s I n urne is wrongly given as "H.B. Peers". In the second dispatch, the s tate rn cnt t i1i'l -i; V'an Horne sent a me s sa.ge "to the president in England" r e f e r s , of c onr s c t o ·dH ': Lt d

that George Stephen, later Lord Mount Stephen, the first President vi rhe Raihray , was not at the Eagle Pass ceremony, but was then in England looking a fte r the rail ­way's financial affairs.

The m emo made in Arthur Piers' diary at the time of the Eagle Pass ceremony, states':"Last s pike driven by Hon; D. A . Smith on Saturday 7th November 1885, at 9 :22 a vrn , (Pacific Time), at station 1514 -- or 15.94 miles east of centre of Sica­mous Bridge, or 11.02 miles west of west end of Griffin Lake".

The same e d i tion of the "Colonis t" gave a n e d i t o r i a l no less than twenty-four inches in length, a l m o s t fift een hundr e d words, to t he completion of the railway, end­ing 'with the tribute, " ••••••it is therefore with feelings of loyalty to the Dominion and of h op efulness for our future that we hail the completion of the Canadian Pacific Ra ilway. "

NOTE: Enclosed with this issue of t he News Report is a eopy of the d escription of the Last Spike Cere mony, handed out to pass­engers on board the special tr ain w hi c h took part in the reenact­m ent of the famous c eremony sponsor ed by C.R.H.A. at a point on the St.Lin Subdivision, near M orit r e a I, on November 6th, 1960.

WEEKEND IN WINNIPEG, CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICAL by Steve Walbridge. ASSOCIATION .-::-::-;--------­

News Report No. 116 A TRIP ON THE City of Winnipeg November, 1960.

Hydro Railway behind a 4-4-0 built in Editorial Address: 18B2, a visit to see the unusual equip­ment of t h e Gre ater Vv innipeg W ater D'i s tr-i ct R ailway, and a trip through the Canadian Pacific Railway yards to see

P.O.Box 22, Station "B" Montreal 2. Editor: Omer S ..A.• Lavallee Asst. Editor: William Pha r oah Publisher: John Saunders

the s t e arn engines stor ed at Weston Sh­o ps is a com.bination that was d ifficult tc r esist. The Wi nn i p eg Mod el Railroad Club arranged j u s t such a s eries of ev-

Committee: Anthony Clegg, David R. Henderson, P aul R. McGee Lorne C. Per~y

ents for the w e e k end of October 15th and \ .

16th, 1960 , when they played hosts to a Convention of the Thousand Lakes Re gion of

the National Model Railroad Association.

The City of Winnipeg's "City Hydro" constructed a railway from Lac du Bonnet, 80 miles northeast of Winnipeg, to Pointe du Bois, Manitoba, in 1908. In 1928, a br­anch was built from Pointe du Bois to Slave Falls. These lines were built to trans­port equipment and supplies required to build powerhouses at the two latter points.

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certain errors or inconsistenCies in the "Colonist" account, they may well be orgiven. However, merely to reconcile this account with that usually given, we would observe that in the third dispatch above, the statement that the train "rounded the curve at 10:10 rno1.lntain time" refers of course to Eagle Pass, and not to Kamloops from which station the dispatch was sent. 10:10 mountain t ime is 9:10 Pacific time, or only twelve minutes before SrnJth drove the last spike at 9:22; a.m., Pacific time, according to Arthur Piers. In the same dispttt~h, A rthur Pic<:"'s' n'J.~ne

is wrongly given as "H.B. Peers". In the second dispa tch, the st3.te r'::-~Lnt t.i1F~i; V<\n Horne sent a n1.essage "to the president in England" refers, of C01lr ;; ~; t o du.: L\.ct that George Stephen, later Lord Mount Stephen, the first President vf 1-11(' Rail\va.y, was not at the Eagle Pass ceremony, but was then in England looking after the rail­way's financial affairs.

The memo made in Arthur Piers' diary at the time of the Eagle Pass ceremony, states~"Last spike driven by Hon. D. A. Smith on Saturday 7th November 1885, at 9 ;22 a.m. (Pacific Time), at station 1514 -- or 15.94 miles east of centre of Sica­mous Bridge, or 11.02 miles west of west end of Griffin Lake".

The same edition of the "Colonis t " gave an editorial no less than twenty-four inches in length, almost fifteen hundred words, to the completion of the railway, end­ing with the tribute, " •••••• it is therefore with feHings of loyalty to the Dominion and of hopefulness for our future that we hail the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway."

NOTE: Enclosed with this issue of t he News Report is a eopy of the d e scription of the Last Spike Ceremony, hande d out to pass­engers on board the special train which took pa rt in the reenact­ment of the famous ceremony sponsored by C.R.H.A. at a point on the St.Lin Subdivision, near M ontreal, on November 6th, 1960.

WEEKEND IN WINNIPEG, CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICAL by Steve Walbridge. ASSOCIATION

A TR!P ON THE City of Winnipeg Hydro Railway behind a 4-4-0 built in 18B2, a visit to see the unusua l equip­ment of t he Greater Vv innipeg Water Di.strict Railway, and a trip through the Canadian Pacific Railway yards to see the stealn engines stored at Weston Sh­O D S is a combination that was d ifficult

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tc resist. The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club arranged just such a series of ev­ents for the weekend of October 15th and

News Report No. -116--------

November, 1960. Editorial Address:

P.O.Box 22, Station liB" Montreal 2. Editor: Orner S.A.. Lavallee Asst. Editor: William Ph:raroah Publisher: John Saunders Committee: Anthony Clegg,

David R. Henderson, P a ul R. McGee Lorne C .. Pel".ir.Y

16th, 1960, when they played hosts to a Convention of the the National Model Railroad Association.

Thousand Lak~s Region of

The City of Winnipeg's "City Hydro" constructed a railway from Lac du Bonnet. 80 miles northeast of Winnipeg, to Pointe du Bois, }.jJ.anitoba, in 1908. In 1928, a br­anch was built from Pointe au Bois to Slave Falls. These lines were built to trans­port equipment and supplies required to build powerhouses at the two latter points.

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Fr om a junction wi t h the::Canadian. Pac ific - ,l-(ai.Lw ay-.atL8c ·QU Don:uet , (,[Lt:::City Hydr o {

wline runs .ea st.war d for 26 -miles -through f airl y flat farm and - bush country. . :. crosses the Wi nnipe g Ri veron a -bridge -whi ch i s ·s har ed with hi ghway traffic. j+

this point, the-trains stop to couple up toa water s i phon , drawing wat er from the river .. The .t r ack fo l-lows t he corrtour.cof' <t.he country , with nume r ous .curves and few rock cuts . Sho;rt !lections-of track -rise over outcroppings of . grey and brown granite up gr ades ' of nearly 510. Some of the tracks ar e ·buil t over l ogs -t hr ough - swamps. I n all , the .56-1b . r ail . provides-an i nt er esting, if not -al ways-smoot h ,. road . The ·six­mile line southward to S l ave Falls branches southward just outside .o f' .Poi nt e du

Bois . Snow fences of discarded t ies , in he rring-bone fashion similar to t he cedar rail fences one sees on Lower ~ueb ec farms , at t e s t to the ingenuity of the mainten­ance-of- way personnel .

Engi ne No . 3 is a-mast.er'p.i.ece-ot' maintenance 'ana gooo -hous ekeepi ng . .Built in 1882 f or the Canad i an Pac ifi c by Dubs .and Company of · Glasgow ,--.Scot land, i t s shiny

'.138' 1 •side rods still be ar the ·cm markings " 22"_ and Mechan i cally, it has many features whi ch first appear ed - on engines much its junior . - .Ai r - s ander s wer e added in 1957 ; its snow plough, permanentl y mounted , brushes"the t all .gr as s at the edge of" the right-of-way toone ·si de-·as .i t pas ses .·· -The. pa i nt i s -spot l e s s, 'and ione would not hesitate to- eat his ..l unch- of f its deck . Engineer .Arthur·Bat eman , .a re­tired CNR engineer , obviously enjoys every minute ·····of.. hi s runs . 0n .No . -3 , and gives-· the unmd.stakabkeDanad Lan - Pacifi c · bel l ·and ·-whistle ·· full and- f r eque nt exercise wher e no crossings exist f or miles . Fireman Clifford ·Shand j . al t hough having . fired No . -3 for only eight.t:dps , has acq ui.r-edr t he necessary -skills i n short order . Nor­mally , he .. operates . a.rail... bus cbe twe en Point e ·du·.Boi s-·2nd Sl &ve Fa lls .· .Conduct or David Hodge -succeeded -his f<+ther who..enjoyed ··3 0 ..years .of s er vic e,on the l ine. - One of the most interested passengers was Dan Spadini , who r etir ed recently after 47 years at Pointe du Bois , 42 of whi ch wer e spent f iring No . 3 af t er i t a r r i ved on

the scene in 1918 .

The .. wooden combine -i s - as .wel l -.kept and..spot less a s No . . .j • . .--.I::lel i eved t o- have been bui.Lt . by Pull man , -i t s hows ·s number -l OJ .. :i,.n gol d numer-al.a .ihi.gh-on..thevarnished transom· in the express. section . · · The open vest ibules at ·.each -end ca r 'e -pa .lnt .ed ". a bri ght yellow . Fr es h gre en - paint , .wi t h yellow .l et t er i ng . on··.the ··outsi de of the car is outdone on the - ins i de by ·whit e enamelled ceilings and varnished-woodwcrk in the coa ch s ection . The r eversible wicker s eats ar e i n excellent cond ition. A stove and a lar ge "powder rcom" behind bri ghtl y varnished wood panel s compl ete the interior.

At Poi.nt .e -c u Boa.s , -.mot or i zed r ai l aqua pment , Whi ch -is · Ll.tH=Q mucn-mo.re frequently than No . J ,_wa s arranged on ~ exhibit ion . - .A -fJla ck -.r a i l - b us ·, built in-.1922...f or the Northern Pacific, a..Mae k-truck of ._.19J o vant age, a -Ford r ail-car--built . .locally in 19 3.5- 36 , and a Davenpor t · gas - el ect r i c--l oGomot i ve Quilt ··.in H)2 7 , ..complete the rost-er of -mot Lve power ~· . - ·In addition , ' a--well-kept--snow plough-with- a . front - ·end· .cu po.La . and a .-few..f lat ...cars. .were a lso --seen . -- -The-hospital ity of City Hydro in f i.ring up No .3 for this occasion , and of its emp'Loyees during the t rip and l ater i n their recrea­

tion centre would be d i f ficult t o su~pass.

A visit to t he' Gr eater Winnipeg Wat e r Distr ict- Railroad wa s very i nt er es t i ng, and i ncluded a shor-t run i n . Mack car 31. -Thi s ' r a ilroad was built in 1912. to transport mat er-LaLs used i ri constructlng the '92:'mile long aqueduct - whi ch bri ng s 'Wirini peg t s wat e.r 'suppl y 'f r om Shoar La ker on' the Man i t oba-Ontario' border . Three 44-hp General Elect ric diesels now pr ovide the motive power f or trainloads of gravel .

( From a junction .with the::-:Canadian .. Eacific -.1tailway-.a t ·Lac ·(iU Dundee , l.·h t;:; .ti.ity Hydro line r-uns··eastward f"Ol-" 2b .miles -through ,fairly flat farm . and_bush country. , :w crosses t ,he Winnipeg River .on a · bridge . which is ·shared with highway traffic. At this point, the--trains stop to couple up to ·a water siphon" drawing water from the river .. The .track fol:-lows the contour,·.of -the country., with numerQUS , cu;t!ves a.nd few rock cut s. Sho';rt .ections... of t ·rack ·rise over outcroppings of--grey and brown granite up grades' of ne:arly 5%. Some of the tracks 8l-"e ·built over logs -through- swamps. In all" the 56-lb. rail -provides- an interesting, if not .always - smooth,. road. The -six­mile line southward to Slave Falls ·branches southward just ··outsideofPointe du

Bois . Snow fences of discarded ties, in herring-bone fashion similar to the cedar rail fences one sees on Lower ~uebec farms, attest to the ingenuity of the mainten­ance-of-way personne~.

Engine No . 3 is a .masterpiece-·01' maintenance 'ana gooa .housekeeping. Built in 1882 for the Canadian Pacific by Dubs -and Company of· Glasgow ,-.. Scotland, its shiny side rods still bear the ·em markings" 22"- and '.13811

, Mechanically, it hUs many features which first appeared - on engines much its· junior. - -Air - sanders were added in 1957; its snow plough, permanently mounted r brushes ·the tall .grass at the edge of'the right-of-way to -one , side·-as .it .passes .. ,· .The .paint is ·spotless, and ·one would not hesitate to. eat his .. lunch- off its deck. Engineer .Arthurc-Bateman,-. a re­tired CNR engineer, obviouslyenj ays every minute ··,·of,- his runs · on -No.3, and gives­the unmistakable ·Canadian. Pacific , bell and· ·whistle · fUll aRe. · frequent ,exercise where no crossings exist fo~ miles. Fireman Clifford ,Shana , ··although having . fired No . -.3 for only eight- trips , has acquired .the necessary · skills in shor-.t order . Nor­mally, he ., operate.s . aiI. rail", bus - between Po·inte ·Qu· .Bois-- sndSlave Falls ~ ,CoMuctGr David Hodge . succeeded -his f~ther who.-enjoyed .30 .. years . . of service·,·on the line. - One of the most interested passengers was Dan Spadini, who retired recently after 4,7 years at Pointe du Bois, 42 of which were spent firing No. 3 after it arrived on

the scene in 1918.

The-.wooden combine . is- as .well~.keptand .. -spotless as No . --.:$. " ·- l::lelievedto-· have been. buil t - by Pullman , -it show s ·a numoer-lO.:$ .. j,.n gold numerals· ,high .. oR-. t he ,varnished transom · in theexpl-"6ss-- section . ',"' The open vestibules at ·. each ·end~re -paiRted a bright yellow . Fresh green-paint, .with yellow .lettering -on-,ths--Outside of' the car is outdone on the inside by white enamelled ceilings and varnished- woodwcrk in the coach section . The reversible wicker seats are in excellent condition. A stove and a large ·~powder roomtt behind brightly varnished wood panels complete the interior.

At .Pointe -du Bois ~ "'motorized rail equ~pment , which·· is , ilSeQ mUU!l --more frequently than No . J ,_ was arranged on-exhibition. - .A- .lIlack .- r a il- ous -,- built in--1-922-.for the Norther-n Pacific I a .. Mack- truck of ... 19JO vintage., a -Ford :vail- Gar- built--locally in 1935-36, and ei ·DaveRport . gas-electric--loGomotiv:e built- in 1!j27, -complet.e the rost-er o.t: -motive PGwer~. ---In addition, a-.well-kept --snow plough- with--s · front .. -end· .cupola -and 8 - few .. flat -.-cars.-were also .-seen . . -- 'rae-hospitality of City Hydro in fi.ring up No.3 for this occasion, and of it"s employees during the trip and later in their recrea­

tion centre would be difficult to su;rpass.

A viSit to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railroad was very interesting, and included a short run in,·.MacK car 31. 'This railroad was built in 1912. to transport materials used iricons"truct"Ing the '92:"mile long aqueduct ' which brings ' Jfiimipeg's wa.te.r 'supplyfromShoal ' Laka on- the Manitoba-Ontario' border . Three 44-hp General Electric dies.els now provide the motive powe,r for trainloads of gravel.

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In' addition to Ma ck Car: 31 , bu l l t in 1928, .whi ch provides thrice weekly passenger serviqe on the line, a 1948 Packard rail car, and a Pe erless

(1 car of uncertain age were on exhibit.

The Canadian PacifiO t hen p l a yed hos t to t he g r oup by operating a two coach train f r om St. Boniface , (a most unusual occurrence in it ­s elf) , to t he ya r ds a t Weston Shops where do zens of steam l oc omot i ve s a re stored. The last l ccomotive to be stored saw service in mid-Sep­tember . This vi sit pr ov i ded a long sought opportunity to ph ot og r aph No . 3100 , a 4-8-4 which, along with 3101 used to haul the ove r n igh t trains be t ween Montreal and Toronto until about 1953. A part icularly interesting sight wa s No . 2850, which hauled t he Royal Train in 1939 during t he visit of King George VI. Minus the crowns on its runningJ

boards , and t he Royal coat of arms, it still carries t he r aised num­bers 2850 . A ge ne r ous assortment of 5100, 540 0 , 6900, 5700, 1200, 1000, and 2300 series engines pr ov i ded numerous opportunities for photos . A steam crane, built about 1884 and still in a lmos t daily use , was on view not far from a hand-power turntable.

This was a long-to-be-remembered weekend, exce l lent ly planned and carried ·o.ut by the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club.

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Canada's two major r a ilways pub l i shed their THE NEW TIMETABLES winter schedules on October 30, and, as by Forster A.Kemp usual, t he publications con t a i ned fe wer

trains and more a dve r t i s ing mat e r ia l ; Both were changed in f ormat. The Canadian Na t ­

ional introduced a new red-and-white cover with t he sloped l etters "CN" fea tured instead of t he tradit i onal maple leaf and wa t'e r- i nsignia which descended fro m the Grand Trunk design of 189 6. The new de sign is also used on t he Mon t r ea l suburban folders, St Eus t ache( green) , Cartierville (brown) , St . Hyacinthe(red). Folder A is still 80 page s i n l ength. Canadian Pacific took t he opportunity to re-arra nge its pa s s enge r sche­dule layout, shortening the contents from 64 t o 48 page s . All mixed train schedules have been excluded, and lists of stat ions se r ved by mixed trains published at t he ba ck of the t imetab l e. Pas sengers a r e advised t o consult a ge nts for schedules .

Passe n~Services Discontinued The following pa s senge r services have apparently ' been discont inued, ending passenger. service over their · routes.

Canadia n Nationa l Railways :

CN 361-366 New Glasgow .- Pictou N. S. effective November 19 CN 333-334 ,Pi c t ou - Oxford Juct . N. S. ""II

CN Mi xed 221- 222 Barrys Bay - Whitney, Ontario CN Mi xed 388 -389 Lindsay - Haliburton, Ontari o (September 3) CN 660-661 - 61 62 - 662~663 Hamilton - Allandale - Meaford, Ont o (J une 19) GTW 22 & 57 Durand - Muskegon, Michigan

• Canadian Pac ific Rai lway(subsidia;'i~s i ncluded)

DAR Mixed 21- 22 Windsor - Truro, N. S . Q,CR Mixed Tring J uct. ~ Megant i c, Que. Q,OR Mi xed Va llee Juct - Lac Frontiere, Que . CPR Mixe d 782-783 Sharbot Lake - Renfrew, Ont o

C.R.H.A. News Report - 1960 Page 68

In addition to Mack Ca~, 31, bull t in 1928, which provides thrice weekly passenger serviqe on the line, a 1948 Packard rail car, and a Peerless

() car of uncertain age were on exhibit.

The Canadian Pacifie then p layed host to the group by operating a two coach train from St. Boniface, (a most unusual occurrence in it­self) , to t he yards at Weston Shops where dozens of steam locomotives are stored. The last l cc omotive to be stored saw service in mid-Sep­tember. This visit provided a long sought opportunity to photograph No. 3100, a 4-8-4 which, along with 3101 used to haul the overnight trains between Montreal and Toronto until about 1953. A particularly interesting sight was No. 2850 , which hauled the Royal Train in 1939 during the visit of King GeorgE:) VI. Minus the crowns on its running boards, and t he Royal coat 0 farms, it still carrie s the rai sed num­bers ·2850. A generous assortment of 5100, 5400, 6900, 5700, 1200, 1000, and 2300 series engines provided numerous opportunities for photos. A steam crane, built about 1884 and still in almost daily use, was on view not far from a hand-power turntable.

This was a long-to-be-remembered weekend, excellently planned and car.ried o,ut by the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club.

THE NEW TIMETABLES by Forster A.Kemp

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Canada 's two major railways published their winter schedules on October 30, and, as usual, the publications contained fewer trains and more advertising material. Both were changed in format. The Canadian Nat­

ional introduced a new red-and-white cover with the sloped letters "CN" fea tured instead of the traditional maple leaf and 'vafer insignia which descended from the Grand Trunk design of 1896. The new design is also used on the Montreal suburban folders, St Eustache(green) , Cartierville (brown), St. Hyacinthe(red). Folder A is still 80 pages in l ength. Canadian Pacific took the opportunity to re-arrange its passenger sche­dule layout, shortening the contents from 64 to 48 pages. All mixed train schedules have been excluded, and lists of stations served by mixed trains published at the back of the timetable. Passengers are advised to consult agents for schedules.

Passen~Services Discontinued The following passenger services have apparently been discontinued, ending passenger service over their routes.

Canadian National Railway s:

CN 361-366 New Glasgow - Pictou N.S. effective November 19 CN 333-334 ,Pictou - Oxford Juct . N.S. II "Ii

CN Mixed 221-222 Barrys Bay - Whitney, Ontario CN Mixed 388-389 Lindsay - Haliburtorr, Ontario (Septembe r 3) CN 660-661-61 62-662..,.663 Hamilton - Allandale - Meaford, Onto (June 19) GTW 22 & 57 Durand - Muskegon, Michigan

Canadian Pacific Railway(sub$idiaries included)

DAR Mixed Q,CR Mixed Q,CR Mixed CPR Mixed

21-22 Windsor - Truro, N.S. Tring Juct. - Megantic, Q,ue. Vallee Juct - Lac Frontiers, Q,ue. 782 - 783 Sharbot Lake - Renfrew, Ont o

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CPR 447-449 448-450 Chalk River - Mattawa, Onto - Angliers, Que. CPR 201-202 North Portal - Moose Jaw, Sask. (effective December 31) CPR Mixed 740-743 744-745 Guelph Juct. - Guelph, Ontario

Passenger Services ~Reduc ed

Canadian National Railways -j

GT 16 .... 17 Island Pond, Vt. - Portland, Me . discontinued Sept. 5 to June, 1961

CN 27-28 Montreal - Ste. Rosalie withdrawn. CN 107-108 HerveyJ- Fitzpatrick, Que. withdrawn. CN 83-84 Montreal - Hawkesbury, Onto (Sunday only) withdrawn. CN 77 Toronto - London, Onto withdrawn June 26, '1960. ' CN 40 London - To"ronto, Ontr ~l lvia Stratford replaced by No .16 June 26. GTW 19-54 Detroit - Durand, Mich. withdrawn, replaced fby suburban

t rains 70-75 Detroit - Pontiac , Mich. CN 102-103 Capreol, Onto - Winnipeg withdrawn. CN 11-12 Winnipeg - Saskatoon withdrawn (Nos . 3-4 make local stops. CN 187-184 Toronto - Niagara Falls, Onto (Saturday only) withdrawn. CN 649-650-658 Cochrane - Kapuskasing, On~. replaced by bus service. CN 27-36 Toronto - Stratford, Ont o Saturday service cancelled. CN Mixed 225-226 Dauphin , Man. - 'Rorketon, Man. reduced to weekly ser. CN 65-66 Regina - Swan R~ver reduced to twice-weekly service.

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CPR 309-310 Calgary - JFort MacLeod - Lethbridge, Alta. RDC reduced t i J r ", -' ; ~ to tri-weekly service.J I

CPR 311-312 Calgary J 'Vu l can - Lethbridge. RDC reduced to four times weekly service. Calgary - Lethbridge service reduced to ­O~B trip daily . Nos. J309-311 and 310-312 have the same terminal times .

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Equipment Changes The removal fOf sleeping and dining service from CNR Nos . 3, 4, 53, and 54 "The Continental", 'and CPR Nos . 3, 4, 7, and 8 "The Dominion" l, was well publicized. On "The Dominion", sleepers oper­ate between Montreal - Sudbury, Toronto - SUdbury '- 'Sau l t Ste . Ma r i e , and Fort William - Winnipeg. Parlour cars with dining service run Mont r ea l - Ottawa. On "The Continental" there are sleepers Montreal ­North Bay (thence to Englehurst via O.N.R.), Saskatoon - Edmonton, and

' Kaml oops Juct. - Vancouver (Kelowna sleeper via trains 193-194). A parlour gr i l l car operates Montreal - Ottawa on No .3, but returns on No.4 only on Sunday .

Cafeteria cars are included in several trains on CNR lines, re­placing diners and dinette cars . The r'Super Continental" carrie s both dining and dinette cars, while "The Canadian" carr-ies two Skyline Cof­fee Shop dome ~coaches and a dining room car . Dome lounge sleepers now run on CPR'Nos. 41-42 , "The Atlantic Limited", between Montreal rand Saint John, N.B . • They are also used as parlour cars in Montreal ­Quebec pool trains 155-156 , "The Viger", and 153-154, The Frontenac", a s well as in Saturday train 142 . Stainless steel co aches and sleepers have been distributed to these and other trains on the CPR.

Other Changes Canadian National Railways now shows a mixed train weekly between St. Eustache and Lac 'Remi, Que . This service was begun last June . Diesel motor unit D-l 'is now used on Senneterre - Noranda ­

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CPR 447-449 448-450 Chalk River - Mattawa, Onto - Ang liers, Que. CPR 201-202 North Portal - Moose Jaw, Sask. (effective December 31) CPR Mixed 740-743 744-745 Guelph Juct . - Guelph, Ontario C ) Passenger Services Reduced

Canadian National Railways

GT 16-17 Island Pond, Vt. - Portland, Me . discontinued Sept. 5 to June, 1961

CN 27-28 Mont'real - Ste. Rosalie withdrawn. CN 107-108 Hervey - Fitzpatrick, Que. withdrawn. CN 83-84 Montreal - Hawkesbury, Onto (S'Ullday only) withdrawn. CN 77 Toronto - London, Onto withdrawn June 26,1960. ' CN 40 London - Tororito, Onto via Stratford replaced by No.16 June 26. GTW 19-54 Detroit - Durand, Mich. withdrawn, replaced by suburban

trains 70-75 Detroit - Pontiac , Mich. CN 102-103 Capreol, Onto - Winnipe g withdrawn. CN 11-12 Winnipeg - Saskatoon withdrawn (Nos . 3-4 make local stops. CN 187-184 Toron'to - Niagara Falls, Onto (Saturday only) withdrawn. CN 649-650-658 Cochrane - Kapuskasing, Onto replaced by bus service. CN 27-36 Toronto - Stratford, Ont o Saturday service cancelled. CN Mixed 225-226 Dauphin, Man. - Rorketon, Man . reduced to we ekly ser. CN 65- 66 Regina - Swan River reduced to twice-weekly service.

Canadian Pacific Railway

CPR 309-310 Calgary - Fort MacLeod - Lethbridge, Alta. RDC reduced

CPR 311-312 Calgary -~ Vulcan weekly service. one trip daily . terminal times .

to tri-weekly service. - Lethbridge. RDC reduced to four times Calgary - Lethbridge service reduced to Nos. 309- 311 a nd 310-312 have the same

EqUipment Changes The removal of sleeping and dining service from CNR Nos . 3, 4, 53, and 54 "The Continental", 'and CPR Nos. 3, 4, 7, and 8 "The Dominion", was well publicized. On "The Dominion", sleepers oper­ate between Montreal - Sudbury, Toronto - Sudbury - Sault Ste . Marie, and Fort William - Winnipe g . Parlour cars with dining service run Montreal - Ottawa. On "The Continental" there are sleepers Montreal -North Bay (thence to Englehurst via O.N.R.), Saskatoon - Edmonton, and

' Kamlbops Juct . - Vancouver (Kelowna sleeper via trains 193-194). A parlour grill ca r operates Montreal - Ottawa on No . 3, but returns on No . 4 only on Sunday .

Cafeteria cars are included in several trains on CNR lines, re­placing dine rs and dinette cars . The "Super ,Continental" carries both dining and dinette cars, while "The Canadian" carries two Skyline Cof­fee Shop dome coaches and a dining room car . Dome lounge sleepers now run on CPR Nos. 41-42 , "The Atlantic Limited", between Montreal and Saint John, N. B . . They are also used as parlour cars in Montreal -Quebec pool trains 155-156 , "The Viger ll

, and 153- 154, The Frontenac", a s well as in Saturday train 142 . Stainle ss steel coaches and sleepers have been distributed to these and other trains on the CPR.

Othe r Changes Canadian National Railways now shows a mixed train weekly betwe en St. Eustache and Lac Remi, Que . This service was begun last June . Diesel motor unit D- l is now used on Senneterre - Noranda -

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Rouyn trains 621-622. It hau l s a through coach f rom Montreal . Canad­ian National Railways has changed t he name of i t s SUdbury J unction station to Sudbury and no longer op e r a te s t h e b r an ch tra i n s whi ch f or­

( ) merly took pa ssenge r s fro m trains at the junc tion t o t h e old dO'loln t own Sudbury station, a distance of 5 .3 miles .

A new symbol appears in C N timetabl es . It i s V, meaning "Vending Machines - Foodll and it appears a t Detro it , Michigan and Capreol , Ont . .

-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%- %- %-%­CANADIAN RA ILWAY MUSEUM CAUSE CONTINUES TO GAI N MOMEN'rUM

The idea of a Railway Museum in Cqnada, , or i g i na l l y voiced by the C.R.H .A. for t he "Montreal area, seems t o be spread i ng . I n mi d-October the Ha l i f ax Chronicle Herald commented a s f ollows:

"While t he future of Nova Scotia I s pionee r locomotive Samson continues to be clouded by i ndeci s i on, it is be coming i nc r eas­ingly apparent that there i s need for a f ull-fledged rai lroad museum in this pr ov i nce.

"Such an i ns:t itut ion not only would p rov ide sui table accommod­at ion for that veteran which is in storage i n New Gl a sgo w but would also serve as a showplace for many other eng i ne s and al l i ed e quipment which have played important pa r ts i n t hi s v ita l fie l d of pub lic serv ice .

"The time for such a step to be taken i s now. The pas t decade has witne ssed t he trans ition from steam t o di esel . I t still should be possib l e to obtain at least one of t he i r on ho rse s for permanent exhi bi t i on , but t h is will not be t he case much longer. Another factor to be co ns i dered is t hat many sti ll live who have wo r ke d on these tra ns portation lines . Soon they wi ll be gone and the loss of the ir momentoes could quickly f ollow . Tickets, pa s s e s, t imecards , sWitch- keys, conductor s I punche s ,_ l an t e r n s, hand hewn t i es and even the various t ype s of r a i l s , ar.e only a few of the items whi ch could be gathered now.

"As a s ite for such a muse um, Tr uro appea r s t o be a nat ur al if only because of its central po s i tion in t he ra i l network of the

, p r ov i nce .

"There appears t o be no doub t but t hat such an i nve s t ment wo uld appea l to our own pe op le a s wel l a s v is ito r s . Si mi l ar establish­ments elsewhere a re attrac ting surpri sing numbe rs . Suc h i ntere s t is a l so wel l indicat ed by t he recept i on ac corded t h e ra i lroading series whi.ch IJ .B. King ' has been wr i ting fo r t h i s newspape r."

Meanwhile , a cco rding t o motive powe r forms is sued by t h e Canadian National Railway s , t he fo llowi ng l ocomotive s have be en s ol d t o t he C.R .R.A . effec tive Septembe r 15 , 1960: 49, 1520 , 2601, 3239 , 4190 , 5550 , 5702, 60 15 , 6153. A brie f descripti on of the se eng ines can be f oun d i n t he September , 1960 issue o f t he News Repor t .

Other items o f intere s t i n t he mot i ve power fo rms a re t hat l oco ­mo tive 2616 ha s been t urned over t o t he Rotary c lub at Haliburton and t hat 6213 has been sent to the C.N. Exhibit i on a t Toronto e ff. Sept. 1/60.

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Rouyn trains 621-622. It hauls a through coach from Montreal. Canad­ian Nat10nal Railways has changed the name of its Sudbury Junction station to Sudbury and no longer operates the branch trains which for­merly took passengers from trains at the junction to the old do~ntown Sudbury station, a distance of 5.3 miles.

A new symbol appears in C N timetables. It is V, meaning "Vending Machines - Food" and it appears at Detroit, Michigan and Capreol, Ont ..

-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-CANADIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM CAUSE CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMEN'rUM

The idea of . a Railway Museum in Cqnada"originally voiced by the C.R.R .A. for the Montreal area, seems to be spreading. In mid-October the Halifax Chronicle Herald commented as follows:

"While the future of Nova Scotia's pioneer locomotive Samson continues to be clouded by indecision, it is becoming increas­ingly apparent that there is need' for a full-fledged railroad museum in this province.

nSuch an ins:titution not only would provide suitable accommod­ation for that veteran which is in storage in New Glasgow but would also serve as a showplace for many othe r engines and allied equipment which have played important parts in this vital field of public service.

"The time for such a step to be taken is now. The pas t decade has witnessed the transition from steam to diesel . It still should be possible to obtain at least one of the iron horses for permanent exhibition, but this will not be the case much longer. Another factor to be considered is that many still live who have worked on these transportation lines. Soon they will be gone and the loss of their momentoes could quickly follow. Tickets, passes, timecards, switch-keys, conductors I punches ,. lanterns, hand hewn ties and even the various types of r a ils, ar.e only a few of the items which could be gathered now.

"As a site for such a museum, Truro appears to be a natural if only because of its central position in the rail network of the province.

"There appears to be no doubt but that such an investment would appeal t .o our own people as well as visitors. Similar establish­ments elsewhere are attracting surprising numbers. Such interest is also well indicated by t he reception accorded the railroading series which 'J.B.King ' has been writing for this newspaper."

Meanwhile, according to motive power forms issued by the Canadian National Railways, the following locomotives have be en sold to the C.R.H.A. effective September 15, 1960: 49, 1520, 2601, 3239, 4190, 5550, 5702, 6015, 6153. A brief description of these eng ines can be found in the September, 1960 issue of the News Report.

Other items of interest in the motive power forms are that loco­motive 2616 has been turned over to the Rotary club at Haliburton and that 6213 has been sent to the C.N. Exhibition at Toronto eff. Sept.l/60.

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A department of news and commentary, by OBSERVATrIONS Anthony Clegg

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. . . TEN YEARS AGO . . . . . (November 1950 issue of News Report)

" The assignment of two diesel locomotives to t he Shawinigan Falls Terminal Railway in September (CPR 7010 a nd CNR 8010 ) has brought t he use of e l e c t r i c engines to an end , after fifty years of juice operation.

" The Sudbury - Copper Cliff Street Railway ceased operation of its electric rail lines on Saturday , Sept. 30, 1950. The whistle of SCCSR No. 30 was donated to the Association by Greenspoon Brothers.

" 'The A.C. & H.B . Ry. are awaiting delivery of five die se l road switchers from G.M.D.L. , London, Onto II

e "Haulers" , the electric locomot ives t hat hauled the long-di stance trains through Mount Royal Tunnel to the waiting steam or diesel loco­motives at Val Royal or Gohier have been abandoned as uneconomic by the Canadian National Railways'. During the past yea r or so, t he haulers have been pUlling t h e trains and their diesel locomotives t hrough the tunnel but now only diesel power wi ll be used except on the l oca l commuter trains . This change has already r esulted in an obnox­ious smell in the tunnel and t he situat ion wi l l no doubt become worse when the Place Ville Marie hole is cover-ed over. However, it is to be hoped that the gr eat l y reduced visibi lity in t he tunnel will not result in a re-occurrence of the January 12, 1946 tragedy, when diesels 7903 and 15819 met with disastrous results. From t hat time until recent days, diesels were banned except in emergencies , and safe clean service has been maintained by electric traction.

"

e It ha s been reported that t he Sydney and Louisburg Railway has pur­chased six Alco 1000 H.P. switchers from the Minneapolis a nd St . Loius.

e The Canadian Pacific Railway ha s announc ed p l an s to abolish free trans­portation for a wide range of people from t he Governor-General to fire rangers . The p lan, wh i ch goe s into effect January 1, 1961, will no doubt be followed by the Canadian Na t i ona l Railways and the other Canad­ian l i ne s . Cancellation of fre e transportation privileges will effect all passholders except Members of Parliament, Senators , and the Com­pany ' s own employees . Emplo yees and dependents of other railways will be r equired to pay half-fare . The CPR also pr opo sed that existing legislation, which obligates the railway compan ies to p r ov i de passes for M.P . ls, Senators, and emp l oyees , b e rescinded .

e Due to t he strike of f our operating brotherhoods aga i n s t t he Rutland Railway and the ces sation of all train operat ions over t he line, the CN-CV system has r ev ised its track layout in t he Rous es Point - Alburg area, taking ba ck into the CN-CV system t he ga un t l e t bridge tracks formerly leased to t he Rutland l i ne for operation and joint use.

e The Canadian Pacific Railway i s continuing with t he conversion of pas­senger cars into service boarding cars. Recent cars converted have been dining car "ASHBY" , 3-compartment 2-bedroom buffet solarium "JAMES

- C,R.H.A. Observations - 1960 :Page S-38

OBSERVATf IOrfS A department of news and commentary, by

Anthony Clegg

... TEN YEARS AGO ..... (November 1950 issue of News Report)

II The assignment of two diesel locomotives to the Shawinigan Falls Terminal Railway in September (CPR 7010 and CNR 8010) has brought the use of electric enginas to an end, after fifty years of juice operation.

tI The Sudbury - Copper Cliff Street Railway ceased operation of its electric rail lines on Saturday, Sept. 30, 1950. The whistle of SCCSR No. 30 was donated to the Association by Greenspoon Brothers.

II The A.C. & H.B. Ry. are awaiting delivery of five diesel road switchers from G.M.D.L., London, Onto II

e IiHaulers li , the electric locomotives that hauled the long-distance trains through Mount Royal Tunnel to the waiting steam or diesel loco­motives at Val Royal or Gohier have been abandoned as uneconomic by the Canadian National Railways. During the past year or so, the haulers have been pulling the trains and their diesel locomotives through the tunnel but now only diesel power will be used except on the local commuter trains. This change has already resulted in an obnox­ious smell in the tunnel and the situation will no doubt become worse when the Place Ville Marie hole is covered over. However, it is to be hoped that the greatly reduced visibility in the tunnel will not result in a re-occurrence of the January 12, 1946 tragedy, when diesel's 7903 and 15819 met with disastrous results. From that time until recent days, diesels were banned except in emergencies, and safe clean service has been maintained by electric traction. ,

e It has been reported that the Sydney and Louisburg Railway has pur­chased six Alco 1000 H.P. switchers from the Minneapolis and St. Loius.

e The Canadian Pacific Railway has announced plans to abolish free trans­portation for a wide range of people from the Governor-General to fire rangers. The plan, which goes into effect January 1, 1961, will no doubt be followed by the Canadian National Railways and the other Canad­ian lines. Cancellation of free transportation privileges will effect all passholders except Members of Parliament, Senators, and the Com­pany's own employees. Employees and dependents of other railways will be required to pay half-fare. The CPR also proposed that existing legislation, which obligates the railway companies to provide passes for M.P.'s, Senators, and employees, be rescinded.

e Due to the strike of four operating brotherhoods against the Rutland Railway and the cessation of all train operations over the line, the CN-CV system has revised its track layout in the Rouses Point - Alburg area, taking back into the CN-CV system the gauntlet bridge tracks formerly leased to the Rutland line for operation and joint use.

e The Canadian Pacific Railway is continuing with the conversion of pas­senger cars into service boarding cars. Recent cars converted have been dining car "ASHByli, 3-compartment 2-bedroom buffet solarium "JAMES

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BAY", 10-compartment ,"GLEN,AVON", and several cafe-parlour cars. Sev­eral ,of the 2800-2814· series colonist cars have a l s o been ,converted.

( J The .La. s t of the l4-si-ngle bedroom cars with names in t he "GRAND" series have been withdrawn: from service on trains 21 and 22 and sent to Angus Shops for conve r-sLon . . There were ten of,' these ca rs, having an appear­ance like cars of the Pullman Company because of exterior ai r condition­ing ducts . The single bedrooms were fitted with pe r manen t beds, not convertible ' for day use. They.,were usually operated in Mont r ea l ­Toronto and Ottawa - " Toronto night trains. Although they had supe r i or riding qualities, t he p r i ce of single bedrooms i s much more t han that of roomettes and duplex-roomett'es , which h av e be come popular in recent yea r s , and cars 2112 and 2212 usually had vacant rooms. They will probably become service bunk or 'boa r d i ng cars. . .. F.A.K.

" . e Canadian National Railways has completed another step in its mode r n i zed

signalling program with the extension of centralized traffic control from Winnipeg-Sioux Lookout to Armstrong, Ont . , a total dista nce of nearly 400· miles. The system enables all train movements be t ween these points to be supervised by one man seated at a central control pane l in theCNR's Winnipeg station. CTC also is in ope r a t i on li n, t he Com­pany I s Winnipeg .t e r mi na l s,. Work is now under way to install CTC we s t of Winnipeg between Portage laPrairie and Me l v i l le. Thi s sy s t .e m is expected to go into operation during 1961.

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e The Ca;adian Pacific Railway has applied to t he Board of Transport Com- ' missioners for permission to abandon two Dominion Atlantic routes . in the 1Annapolis Valley . The routes involved are in t he Weston subdivis­ion from Centreville to Weston and in Kingsport Subdivision from near Aldershot to Kingsport . Total l ength is about 30 mi l e s . The CPR applied to discontinue the Centreville-Weston route t wo year s ago but the Transport Commissioners advised the Company t o ho ld off on t he possibility traffic would increase . The rai l way , howeve r, says i n its latest submission that traffic has reached ne w l ows .

e Canadian Na t i ona l Railways is testing a new t ype of a i r - t ight car i n which temperature can be brought down to minus 320 degre e s Fahrenheit by liquid nitrogen . The car, designed primarily f or t he frozen fo od ' industry, left Vancouver recently with 70 ,000 pounds of 'f r ozen b r oc col i , cauliflower, raspb erries and b lackberries, consign ed to Yor k Farms , Toronto on its initial test in Canada.

e A.)new method of bracing cargo in a Canadian Pacific freight car began tests at Lethbridge , Alta . on Oct . 13, for t he first time in Canada. In,flatable rubber dunnage, an air mattress- like affair manufactured by the Firestone Industrial Products Company , wa s used t o p r ev en t shifting in a carload of beer being moved from Sicks' Lethbridge Brewe r y Ltd. tro Edmonton . . One of t he CPR's insulated boxcars, e spe ciall y suited for such shipments be caus e cf its construction and its ab i l i t y to be heated in cold weather, .wa s Leaded with 2 ,800 dozen bottles, in cartons, leaving' a space of about eight inches across t he car betwe en t he side, doo r s . The inflatable dunnage was p l a ce d in this spac e an d a i r f or ced into the bag to appropr1ate pressure. The method g reat ly re duc es damage and, at the same time, is cheaper and 'qu i cke r than wooden shoring.

s Late in October, Canadian Na tional Rai lways offered for sale, its two Headquarters BUildings in , downtbwnMontreal. Located at 360 and 355 McGill Street and constructed about "1900, t he buildings will be surplus when the ,Rai l wa y s ' new structure on .Lagauchetiere street is completed in t he spring of next year.

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BAY", 10-compartment "GLEN AVON", and several cafe-parlour cars. Sev­era1 .:of the 2800-2814 ser.ies colonist cars have also been converted. The 1ast . of the 14-single. bedroom cars with names in the "GRAND" series have been wi thdrawn : from service on trains 2.1 and 22 and sent to Angus Shops for conversion. . There we.re ten of these cars, having an appear­ance like cars of the Pullman Company because of exterior air condition­ing ducts . The single bedrooms were fitted with pe rmanent beds, not convertib1e - for day use, They. were usually operated in Montreal -Toronto and Otta.wa - , Toronto night trains. Although they had superior riding qualities, the .price of single bedrooms i s much more than that of roomettes and dup1ex-roomett-es, which have be come popular in recent years, and cars 2112 and 2212 usually had vacant rooms. They will probably become service bunk or 'boarding cars. . .. F.A.K.

'.

s Can<;tdian National Railways has completed anothe r step in its modernized signalling program with the extension of centralized traffic control fr0m Winnipeg-Sioux Lookout to Armstrong, Ont ., a total distance of nearly 400· miles. The system enables all train movements be tween these points to be supervised by one man seated at a central control panel in the ,CNR's Winnipeg station. CTC also is in operation in t he Com­pany's Winnipeg terminals;. WO,rk is now under way to install CTC west of Wi.nnipeg between Portage 1aPrairie and Melville . . This system 1s exp~cted to go into ope ration during 1961.

e The Canadian Paci·fic Railway has applied to t he Board of Transport Com­miss~oners for permission to abandon two Dominion Atlantic routes in the Annapolis Valley. The routes involved are in the Weston subdivis­ion from Centreville to Weston and in Kingsport Subdivision from near A1dershot to Kingsport. Total length is about 30 miles. The CPR applied to discontinue the Centreville-Weston route two years ago but the Transport Commi ssioners advised the Company t o hold off on t he pOBsibi1ity traffic would increase. The railway, howev e r , says i n its 1at.est submission that traffic has reached new lows.

e Canadian National Railways is testing a new type of ai r-tight car in which temperature can be brought dOivn to minus 320 degrees Fahrenhe it by liquid nitrogen. The car, designed primarily for t he frozen foo d industry, left Vancouver recently with 70,000 pounds of frozen broccoli, caUliflower, raspberries and blackberries, consigned to York Farms , Toronto on its initial test in Canada.

e A new method of brac·ing cargo in a Canadian Pacific freight car began tests at Lethbridge, A1t.a. on Oct . 13, for the first time in Canada. In.f1atab1e rubber dunn<;tge, an air mattress-like affair manufactured by the Firestone Industrial Products Company, was used t o prevent shifting in a carload of be e r being moved from Sicks' Lethbridge Brewery Ltd. t~o EdmO.nton. , One of the CPR's insulated boxcars, especially suited for such shipments because cf its construction and its ability to be heated in cold weather,. was loade.d with 2,800 dozen bottles in cartons, leaving' a space of about eight inches aoross the car between t he side doo rs. The inflatable dunnage was placed in this space and ai r f orced into the bag to approprffiate pressure, The method great ly reduce s damage and, at the same time, is cheaper and quicker than wooden shoring.

e Late in October, Canadian National Railways offered for sale, its two Headquarters Buildings in downtown .Montrea1. Located at 360 and 355 McGill Street and constructed about " 1900, the building s will be surplus when the .Rai1ways' new structure on Lagauchetiere street is completed in t he spring of nBxt year.

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e A first step )has been taken by the National Capital Commiss i'on on ',r a i l ­way unification'! in Ottawa wi th an application to the Board of Transport, Commiss ioners for permission to connect' CPR and CNR tracks at Walkley . Road, Gladstone Avenue and at Bell 's Corners. Alan K. Hay, chairman of ~ t he , commission, 'sa i d a final agreement is near between the" railways, prov,iding for unification in the Ont.a r'Lo vpo r't.Lon of the National Capit ­al . ' When completed , it vlill remove 35 miles of- track from t he. metro­politan area, eliminate '70 level crossings and make available for des ­irable redevelopment , a total of 440 acres of railway-occupied land. The establishment of a terminal company to operate the railways in the Ottawa area wi 'll not take place for some time. When that time; comes ', however, a number of additional "r a i l lines will be removed. They are: The CPR main line from Nepean Bay to Bell's Corners, the CPR Ottawa ­Hull connection via the Interprovincial Bridge , the CPR Sussex Street spur, the CNR connection to the Chaudiere area via the crosstown tracks, the CPR Broad Street yards and local freight terminal, the CNR Nicholas Street and Ott'awa East roundhouse facilities. Future construction pro­jects are reported to include: building a new union station in the Hurdman area, bUilding various track conneotions b e t ween the CPR and CNR to permit joint ·operation, building a new freight switch yard at Walkley Road for the ,DPR, building a diesel locomotive shop for the proposed terminal company at Walkley, bUilding trackage in new indust­rial area at Hurdman, bUilding a freight shed on t he Russe ll Road for CPR, bUilding five structures on t he CPR Prescott subdivision to elim­inate existing rai lway level crossings on heavy traffic c-ity sJtreets, extending the existing railway signal system to i nclude new rail con:.. nection and the new union station, re :"'building existing telegraph lines, on the CPR Carleton Place subdivision when it is abandoned. "

e Another extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway has been propos ­ed by t ne B.C . Government. (The new! route would lead north from Fort St '. John across the Beatton river to the Alberta border where i t, ' wo uLd link with the NAR, building westward from Hines Creek. It is estimated the project would cost $25 million. The railway extension, if approved by NAR officials , would place the PGE in line wi t h t he p r oposed Pim,e Point 'railway - - the joint CNR.. CPR line planned to tap the mineral riches of Pine Point on t he Great Slave Lake . The PGE and ,t he NAR now link at Dawson' Creek. The prop ~sed new link wou l dJbe between Fort 'St. John and Hines Creek . I

e Permission has been gran t ed by t he Board of Transport Commissioners for the National system to discontinue passenger service on· the "Short Line" between; Oxford Juct. and Ste llarton, N.S. via Pugwash, Tatamagouche, and Pictou . The' discontinuance of this run will bring to "an end local1.

train service in the Stellarton .. - New Glasgow a r ea . .

e The official opening of t he CNR 's new automatic classification yard in Moncton took place November 2 . r Premiers of t he four Atlantic Provinces were ~n hand to watch the Presidint of t he Nat i onal System drive the symbolic "last spike" to completeithe yard .

e The 20,400 Ton Empr e s s ! o f France has been plac ed in brokers hands, ac­cording to a Canadian Pacific statement "i s sued in London, England, 'Oct . 4, and she wi l l be withdrawn f r om the Company's Atlantic service at the end of her last voyage from Montreal to, Liverpool on Nov. 30, where she is due ' on Dece mber 6 .. The entry in April, 1961 of the new I:.8,000,000 EmplJess of Canada , 27,300 tons , how bUilding at Vickers-Armstrongs Naval Yard , Walker-on-Tyne , w i~11 make t.he i Empress of France redundant to the Company 's normal r equirements .

C.R.H.A. Observations - 1960 Page S-40

e A first step has been taken by the National Capital Commission on ',rail­way unification in Ottawa with an application to the Board of Transport Commissioners for permission to connect CPR and CNR t 'racks at Walkley Road, Gladstone Avenue and at Bell's Corners. Alan K. Hay, chairman of the c-ommission, said a final agreement is near between the railways, providing for unification in the Ontario portion of the National Capit­al . . When completed, it will remove 35 miles of track from the metro­politan area, eliminate 70 level crossings and make available for des­irable redevelopment, a total of 440 acres of railway-occupied land. The establishment of a terminal c'ompany to operate the railways in the Ottawa area will not take place for some time. When that time comes, howeve 'r, a number of additional rail lines will be removed. They are: The CPR main line from Nepean Bay to Bell's Corners, the CPR Ot.tawa -Hull connection via the Interprovincial Bridge, the CPR Sussex Street spur, the CNR connection to the Chaudiere area via the crosstown tracks, the CPR Broad Street yards and local freight terminal, the CNR Nicholas Street and Ottawa East roundhouse facilities. Future construction pro­jects are reported to include: building a new union station in the Hurdman area, building various track connections between the CPR and CNR to permit joint ' operation, building a new freight switch yard at Walkley Road for the CPR, building a diesel locomotive shop for the proposed terminal company at Walkley, building trackage in new indust­rial area at Hurdman, building a freight shed 0n the Russell Road for CPR, building five structures on the CPR Prescott subdivision to elim­inate existing railway level crossings on heavy traffic city streets, extending the existing railway signal system to' include new rail con;.. nection and the new union station, re-building existing telegraph lines on the CPR Carleton Place subdivision when it is abandoned. '

e Another extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway has been propos­ed by the B.C . Government. The new route would lead north from Fort St. John across the Beatton river to the Alberta border where it ' would link with the NAR, building westward from Hines Creek. It is estimated the project would cost $25 million. The railway extenSion, if approved by NAR officials, would place the PGE in line with the proposed Pill'lle Point" railway -- the joint CNR:" CPR line planned to tap the mineral riches of Pine Point on the Great Slave Lake. The PGE and the NAR now link at Dawson Creek. The proposed new link would be between Fort St. John and Hines Creek.

e Permission has been granted by the Board of Transport Commissioners for the National system to discontinue passenger service on the "Short Line" between Oxford Juct. and Stellarton, N.S. via Pugwash, Tatamagouche, and Pictou. The discontinuance of this run will bring to am, end local train service in the Stellarton - New Gla'sgow area.

e The official opening of the CNR ' s new automatic classification yard in Moncton took place November 2. Premiers of the four Atlantic Provinces were on hand to watch the Presidint of the National System drive the symbo lic "last spike II to complete 'the yard .

e The 20,400 Ton Empress ' of France has been placed in brokers hands, ac­cording to a Canadian Pacific statement .issued in London, England, Oct. 4, and she will be withdrawn from the Company's Atlantic service at the end of her last voyage from Montreal to Liverpool on Nov. 30, where she is due on December 6 .. The entry in April, 1961 of the new b8,000,000 Empress of Canada, 27,300. tons, now building a-t Vickers-Armstrongs Naval Yard, Walker-on- Tyne, will make the Empress of France redundant to the Company's normal reqUirements.

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Canadian National's New Insignia 1?1

Someftime ago it was announced that the Canadian National Railways System was going to adopt a new look - new colours, a new crest, etc. Now, although no official word has been received, it looks as if the new insignia and colours have been adopted. The last edition of the National System's timetables appeared with a radically new red and white cover design - and now literature is appearing with a new "C.N." insignia as shown at the top of this page.

This design may not be officially approved and ~~y be only a trial. Frarikly we prefer the former maple-leaf crest; we should like to receive ,opi ni ons on this from our readers.

If adopted, this CJ'J design will be the sixth type of crest used by the National S!stem s ~nce its inception in 1918.

In the early years of the Canadian National a modified form of the Canadian Government Rallways insignia wasJused, followed by a somewhat oval-shaped design that did not last 'very l ong. After the Canadian National had absorbed the Grand Trunk Railway, ·' in 1923, the tilted rectangle of the latter railway was used with "Canadian National" wording. In the 1940's a maple leaf was added as a background for the rectangle, while only a few ye~rs ago ,t he tilt of the square was eliminated and the presently-recognized crest came into general useo '

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On November 8th last, Postmaster-General Hamilton inaugurated a two-week experimental run of mail service between Quebec and Toronto using the"piggy-back"system of trucks and trains.

' Under rt he system, mail is loaded i nto trailers and carried on flat cars between the two citieso ' -The railways have loaned trucks and trailers to the Post Office Department for t he experiment.

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Dayliner service on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway between Prince George and Fort Str John \';i 1l ·be cancelled' before the "end 'of t he year. ' ' Most •

like!:'i -datEtror the -l ast ' run of 'thissnort-lived servlce ' is "Noveinbei:-""2oth or Noveriiber-27th~ - In ' its"place; 'a paElsenger 'car will be<added to -the 'regular - ..' fre'ight--train'; pr ovi di rig m xed traiiJ: 'ser vi ce to ' t he ' nor t her lYpodrif -tl:i:ree "t i mes each week. The railway blamed a shortage of passenger s on the cancellation.

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RAILWAYS.

Canadian National's New Insignia!? 1

Some time ago it was announced that the Canadian National Railways System was going to adopt a new look - new colours, a new crest, etc. Now, although no official word has been received, it looks as if the new insignia and colours have been adopted. The last edition of the National System's timetables appeared with a radically new red and white cover design - and now literature is appearing with a new "C.No." insignia as shown at the top of this page.

This design may not be officially approved and may be only a trial. Frankly we prefer the former maple-leaf crest; we should like to receive ,opinions on this from our readers.

If adopted, this CJ~ design will be the sixth type of crest used by the National System since its inception in 1918.

In the early years of the Canadian National a modified form of the Canadian Government Rarlways inSignia was used, followed by a somewhat oval-shaped design that did not last v.ery long. After the Canadian National had absorbed the Grand Trunk Railway, in 1923, the tilted rectangle of the latter railway was used with "Canadian National" wording. In the 1940's a maple leaf was added as a background for the rectangle, while only a few ye~rs ago ,the tilt of the square was eliminated and the presently-recognized crest came into general useo

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On November 8th last, Postmaster-General Hamilton inaugurated a two-week experimental run of mail service between Quebec and Toronto using the" piggy-back" system of trucks and trains 0

' Under the system, mail is loaded into trailers and carried on flat cars between the two citieso ' The railways have loaned trucks and trailers to the Post Office Department for the experiment.

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Dayliner service on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway between Prince George ana. Fort St. J onn will ' be cancelled' before ' the '. end ' of the year • . . Most likely"date "for the -last" run of ' 'Chis' short-"Iivea service is N~eInber ' 2Oth or Noveriiber ' 27th~ - In.' its 'place; '8, pas'senger ' car will be- aaded' to ' the ' regular ' freigh't 'train"; proviairig iiiiXed train: 'service to ' the ' norther!l PO:lrit · three times each week. The railway blamed a shortage of passengers on the cancellation.

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C.R .H.A . Observations - 1960

e Through the World Bank , Canadians are currently financing another CNR, . the Colombian National Railroads. Recently, t he internation bank ap­ f

proved a loan to provide equipment for the CNR1s new Atlantic Railroad! in Colombia. When t he railroad is completed, it will interconnec~ Colombia r s railway systems and provide the first fast and reliable ; transportat ion between Atlantic Ocean por t s, central Colombi a and the : Pacific . The Bank's funds will finance purchas e s of 16 diesel locomot­ives as well as rolling stock and maintenance equipment.

e Highway traffic across Montreal's Victoria Bridge returned to nor ma l at 12 o 'clock noon, Friday, October 21, with co mpletion of t he new rail diversion to t he south shore . Initial work to adapt t he b r idge to t he St . Lawrence Seaway operat1!ons began in 1957 and t he whoLe pr o j e c t now has been co mpleted sev e ra l months ahead of schedule.

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e The Orient Express, . a favorit e setting for adventure and spy f iction, l is discont inuing its Vienna-Budapest-Bucharest run, reports Cananian Press . Some days ~ the Austrian railroad admin istration announc ed, t here wa sn' t a single passenger. The western terminus of the train is Calais , France. Henceforth t he express, which runs t hree times a week, will go only' as f ar east as Vienna .

e The f i r s t of sixty new high speed electric locomotives , costing $32 mil­lion , were placed in service r ecently by t he Pennsylvania Railroad. They will replace ninety older and less powerful engines . .

e A fully automatic subwa y train , wi th no crew membe r s aboard, was suc ­cessfullytested in New York r ecently and t he transit aut ho r i ty de s ­cribed the train as tlfool proof tl saying it p l a nne d to place i t in op­e rat ion between Grand Central Terminal and Times Square . This aroused the ire of Transport Workers Union President QUi l l who promptly t hreat­ened a strike if t he train is p l aced in r egular se rv i ce .

e Pullman-Standard division of Pullman, Inc. has announced it ha s ~ c e iv­ed orders for 323 of it s new 87-foot piggybac k f l a t cars . The floors of t he new cars are on ly 31 inches above t he r ail , almost a foot lower t han normal . This wi ll he l p so lve overhead clearanc e p r ob lems in piggybacking , t he company said . Trailer Train Co ., r a i lroa d- owned pool, ordered 200 of t he new cars and 123 we r e ordered by Nor th Amer­ica n Car Co ., a rail car leasing firm.

. . e Two United Kingdom companies, Eag l e Star Insurance Company and Second

Covent Garden Pr ope r ty Company , hav e agreed ; to become joint owners of Place Ville Marie , a l arge real e s t a t e development l oca ted on t he CNR 1 S Central Stat ion pr ope r ty in Montreal. Webb & .1Knapp (Canada) and the t wo U.K . f i r ms wi l l p r ov i de $30 million in equity capital and debentures . Ea r l i e r , $50 mi l l i on of pe r manent mo r t.gage f inancing was ' announce d . Under the agre ement, Webb & Knapp (Canada) and t he U.K. . g r oup will each own an equal amoun t of s t ock in a new holding company, Trizec Corp . Ltd . . Pl ace Yille Ma r i e Corp., f orme r l y a subs i diar y of : Webb & Knapp (Cana da) be come s a Whol l y- owned sub s i d i a ry of Trizec.

THE .EDITORIAL COMMITTEE extends congratulations to all who particip­a t ed in our r ecent ,contest aimed a t i ntroduc i ng t he News Report to n ew r eade r s. The r esults of t he contest we r e extremely g r a t i f y i ng and we par t i cularly · co ngratulate t he two f o lloWing contest winners whose e f fo r t s r~ sulted i n t he mos t new News Report subscript ions:

MR . DO UGLAS BROWN Lachine , Que. MR. REGINALD BUTTON Hamilton, Onto

C.R .H.A . Observations - 1960

e Through the World Bank, Canadians are currently finanCing another CNR, the Colombian Nauional Railroads. Recently , the internation bank ap­proved a loan to provide equipment for the CNR's new Atlantic Railroad in Colombia . When the railroad is completed, it will interconnect Colombia 's railway systems and provide the first fast and reliable transportation between Atlantic Ocean ports, central Colombia and the Pacific. The Bank's funds will finance purchases of 16 diesel locomot­ives as well as rolling stock and maintenance equipment.

e Highway traffic a cro ss Montreal's Victoria Bridge returned to normal at 12 o ' clock noon, Friday, October 21, with completion of the new rail diversion to the south shore . Initial work to adapt the bridge to the St. Lawrence Seaway operations began in 1957 and the whole project now has been completed several months ahead of schedule.

e The Orient Express, a favorite setting for adventure and spy fiction, is discontinuing its Vienna-Budapest-Bucharest run, reports Canan ian Press. Some days~ the Austrlan railroad administration announced, there wasn't a single passenger. The western terminus of the train is CalaiS , France. Henceforth the express, which runs three times a week, will go only· as far east as Vienna.

e The first of sixty new high speed electric locomotives, costing $32 mil­lion , were placed in service recently by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The y will replace ninety older and less powerful engines . .

e A fully automatic subway train , wi t h no crew members aboard, was suc­cessfully ,tested in New York recently and the transit authority des­cribed the train as tlfool proof" saying it planned to place it in op­eration between Grand Central Terminal and Times Square. This aroused the ire of Transport Workers Union President Quill who promptly threat­ened a strike if the train is placed in r egular service.

e Pullman-Standard division of Pullman, Inc. has a,nnounced it has ~ceiv­eO. orders for 323 of its new 87- foot piggyback fla tcars. The floors of the new cars are only 31 inches above t he rail, almos t a foot lower than normal. This will help solve overhead clearance problems in piggybacking , the company said. Trailer Train Co., r a ilroad- owned pool, ordered 200 of the new cars and 123 were ordered by North Amer­ican Car Co ., a rail car leasing firm.

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e Two United Kingdom companies, Eagle Star I nsurance Company and Second Coven t Garden Property Company , have agreed to become joint owners of Place Ville Marie, a large real estate development located on the CNR 1 S Central Station property in Montreal. Webb & Knapp (Canada) and the two U.K. firms will provide $30 million in equity capital and debe ntures . Earlier , $50 million of permanent mortgas e fi.nancing was announced. Under the agreement, Webb & Knapp (Canada) and the U.K. group will each own an equal amount of stock in a new holding company, Trizec Corp. Ltd .. Place Ville Marie Corp., formerly a subsidiary of Webb & Knapp (Canada) becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trizec.

THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE extends congratulations to all who partiCip­ated in our reqent contest aimed at i ntroducing the News Report to new readers. The r e sults of the contest were extremely gratifying and we particularly congratulate the two following contest winners whose efforts resulted in the most new News Report subscriptions:

MR. DOUGLAS BROWN Lachine, Que. MR. REGINALD BUTTON Hamilton, Onto