LNEWS REPORT 110.103 J ~ ! SEPTEMBER 1959

CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICALASSOCIATION INCOR.l?OR.AT!:D.

P.O. sox 22. STATION " s " MONTREAL 2, QUESEC,--- ­

I 1 9 4 9 1 9 5 9 TENTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

The September Meet i ng of the Canadian Railroad .~rotice of ~leet ing I Historical Assocj.at i on will be held in Room 202,

Tr ans portat i on Bui ld j.ng , 159 Craig Street We s t , on Wedne sda y , September 9th, 1959, a t 8:15 PM.

This i s a bus iness meeting, and report s will be made by t he members of th e Boar d of Di r e ct or s , as well as by t he various Committee Chairmen.

F011m'Jing the business, another of our popular auctions of r a i.Lway material and literature will t ake pl a ce , an d t hose having material of an auctionable type to offer are r equested to bring it along to the meet i ng for this purpose. As usual, gue s t s wi l l be welcome.

The Association ha s had a particularly busy sum­

I Association News mer, culminating in the pr epar at i ons for, and the l...- --:-' observance of, t he ce s sat i on of tramway service

in the City of T1ont r eal , which took place on Sunday , Augus t 30th, and in which the Associat i on played an important par t . As a r e sult of al l t his , t he pr opo s ed r eception f or the ge ner al membe r sh i.p a t the car ilSaskat chewan 11 , wh i ch was planned as a midsummer act ivity , has had t o be postponed unt i l. ,S ept ember , of which more anon .' 'l'h e Museurn Comrni.t t ee continued i ts a ct i vit i e s toward securing a perman­ent s ite f or t he As so ciation, and the President , Dr. R. V. V. Ni chol l s , wi l l ha ve u r eport f or the membership at t he September meeting.

The Tr i p Committee have been working ce as eles s l y on publicity for t.ho Annual Fal l Fol iage weekend, wh i.ch th is year is scheduled for the vwekend of Oc t ober 3r d and 4th, and prol£l i s es t o be comparable, in quality t o others whi ch we have s ponsored. There ar e al so some plans afoot for other r ailway excursions, possibly during the f a l l and \An nter months, but t he s e have not yet be en developed in det ail. It is expected, however, t hat details wi l l be r eleased wi t h t he October News Repor t . In the int­er i m, the membership should have received circulars concer ni ng the Oct­ober 3-1} trips by separat e mailing a short while ago, and as usual, we a sk you to make reservations early. At t ime of wr i t i ng , one third of the necessary number of pas s engers had a ppl ied fo r tickets, so that this one pr omi ses to break all attendance records. If you did not receive a ci r ­cular and application form, write to the Trip Committee, C.R.H.A., Box 22 , Station B, Mont r eal 2, Canada.

The Railway Di vi s i on marked the summer by purchasing British Colum­bia Electric Railway interurban car No.1311 from l\'Ir. Ernie Plant of Vancouver, B.C. rJ[r. Plant had obtained and preserved the car when BCE service ceased in 1957, storing it a t Squamish, B.C., on the Pacific

NEWS REPORT NO.l03 J SEPTEMBER 1959

CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION I NCORl?ORATtD.

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P.o. sox 22. STATION "s" MONTREAL 2. QUESEC

TENTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 1 9 5 9

The September Meeting of the Canadian Railroad Historical Assocj.ation will be held in Room 202, Transportation Building, 159 Craig Street West, on vi/ednesday, September 9th, 1959, at 8:15 PM.

Thi~) is a the Board

business meeting, and reports will be made by the members of of Directors, as well as by the various Committee Chairmen.

Following the business, another of our popular auctions of railway material and literature will take place, and those having material of an auctionable type to offer are requested to bring it along to the meeting for this purpose. As usual, guests will be welcome.

L Association News I The Association has had a particularly busy sum­mer, culminating in the preparations for, and the observance of, the cessation of tramway service in the City of Montreal, which took place on

Sunday, August 30th, and in which the Association played an important part. As a result of all this, the proposed reception for the general membership at the car ilSaskat chewan II , which was planned as a midsummer activity, has had to be postponed until ,September, of which more anon.' 'l'he I;luseum Comm:'.ttee continued i ts activities toward securing a perman­ent site for the Association, and the President, Dr. R.V.V. Nicholls, will have a report for the membership at the September meeting.

The Trip Committee have been working ceaselessly on publicity for th(:~ Annual Fall Foliage weekend, "'Ihieh th is year is scheduled for the weekend of October 3rd and 4th, and promises to be comparable, in quality to others which we have sponsored. There are also some plans afoot for other railway excursions, possibly during t.he.; fall and winter months, but these have not yet been developed in detail. It is expected, however, that details will be released with the October News Report. In the int­erim, the membership should have received circulars concerning the Oct­ober 3-l} trips by separate mailing a short while ago, and as usual, we ask you to make reservations early. At time of writing, one third of the necessary number of passenge rs had applied for tickets, so that this one promises to break all attendance records. If you did not receive a cir­cular and application form, write to the Trip Committee, C.R.H.A., Box 22, Station B, Montreal 2, Canada.

The Railway Division marked the summer by purchasing British Colum­bia Electric Railway interurban car No.1311 from l\1r. Ernie Plant of Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Plant had obtained and preserved the car when BCE service ceased in 1957, storing it at Squamish, B.C., on the Pacific

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Great Ea s t er n Railway, and with the cooperation of that r ailway, but r e cen t l y de ci ded to di spos e of it to one of t he preservation soci et ies . 'I'h e Car , No . 13l l , is a fifty-six foot woode n , a r ch-roof i nt erurban car, built by the Br i t i sh Columbi a Electr i c Ha i l vlay in 1913. It we ighs some f orty- two t ons , and out wei ghs a ny ot her el e ct r i c r ailway equi pment pre­s erved by t he Associat ion . This car r an on the i nt erurban lines out of Vancouver , serv i ng New Wes t mi ns t er and the Fr aser Val ley . Only one other BCER i nt erurban is preserved in Canada, No . 1223 , which was kept by the Muni cipal i t y of Bur naby , ne ar Central Park bet ween Vancouver and New IPJe s t mi ns t er . At l ea s t two BCEH car s are preserved in the Unit ed States. Inc i dental l y , a Fund has been set up simi lar t o that es tabl ished fo r the Ottawa cars. Mr . vJi l l i am McKeown i s the Chairman of the Fund , wh ich i s designed t o r eimbur se t he Ass ociat ion for i ts outlay i n conne ction with the purchase of the car. Donations , l arge or smal l , should be sent to I':1r . BcKeown at 7440, Durocher Avenue , Mont real 15; as usual, all don­at ions wi l l be a cknowl edged .

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II ~l!\;~~AJ-,~AN TOOHEY II The Editorial Committ ee r ecords with sor r ow, t he Iaccidental death , on Augus t 12th, 19 59, of Edwar d IAl lan Toohey , ag e 29 years , i n a t raff i c acc ident at Cape Town , Un i on of Sout.h Afr i ca , where he ha d Ibe en living f or t he pa st few years . Al lan was a meli1ber of our Ass oc iation unt i l his depar t ur e f or England i n August 1954, and he was Edi t or of t he ' I' News Report f rom i t s i nc ept ion i n September 19 49, until De cember 1951.

On behalf of the Off icers and Membe r s of t he Can­ad i an Rai l r oad Historical Assoc iat ion , we t ender

! our sincere sympa thy t o his mothe r and fathe r , MY' . N MY'.c. _ i': _ rp" n h p'T and t o his Si ster , Rut h ,i ". . - .- -,~h~ ' m~~-~ - <: , Iiri v e h i m, i n Mont.r-eaL ,

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SOUVENI R OF MONTRE l1L~ . ::.. .:_~·: ' .~ ,:'~T CARS .•••.

The As so ciation has , i n t he cour s e of preparat i on , a souvenir hist-· ilory of t he t ro lley car i n Montreal ca l led Streetcars of Montreal , 1892­

1959". This cons ists of a photo-offse t br ochure , containing twe l ve ex­ce l l ent photogr a phs dep i ct i ng the develo pment of t he s t re et car i n Mont r eal , with a mul t i-paged mimeographed inser t cont aining a brief hist ory of t he MSH-MTC-CTM , a nd a summarized roster of pa ss enger equi pment .

It wi l l be avai lable about September 20th, and can be had, postpaid , f or 50¢ per copy , from the Editorial Committ ee, Box 22, Station B, Hon··­t real 2, Canada . Envelope s conta in i ng orders sh ould be mar ked IrIVITC Br ochure i l •

Our supply of copies of the Quebe c Ra i l way Ligh t & Power Co . illus? l, r ate d. history Ii Chemi n de Fer de l a Bonne 3a inte Anne 11 , in Engl ish-and Fr en ch , is dwindling rapidly. Few still avai labl e at 50¢ per copy.

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Great Eastern Hailway, and with the cooperation of that railway, but recently decided to dispose of it to one of the preservation societies. The Car, No.13ll, is a fifty-six foot wooden, arch-roof interurban car, built by the British Columb ia Electric Hailway in 1913. It weighs some forty-two tons, and outweighs any other el ectr ic railway equipment pre­served by the Association. This car ran on the i nterurban lines out of Vancouver, serving New \Jestminster and the Fraser Valley. Only one other BCER interurban is preserved in CanaJ.a , No .1223 , which was kept by the Mu.nicipality of Burnaby, ne ar Centra l Park between Va ncouver and New Westminster. At least two BCER car s are preserved in the United States. Incidentally, a Fund has been set up similar to that established for the Ot tawa cars. Mr . vl illiam McKeown is thE) Chairman of the Fund, which is designed to reimburse the Associat ion for its outlay in connection with the purchase of the car. Dr)nat ions, large or small, should be sent to I':1r . 11IcKeown at 7440, Durocher Avenue, Montreal 15; as usual, all don­ations will be acknowledged .

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I Em'J ARTi ALLAN TOOHEY

The Editorial Committ ee records with sorrow, the accidental death , on August 12th, 1959, of Edward Allan Toohey , age 29 years , in a traffic accident at Cape Town , Union of 30uth Africa, where he had been living for the past few years. Allan was a meli1ber of our Association until his departure for England in August 1954, and he was Edi to r of the' News Report from its inception in September 1949, until December 1951.

On behalf of the Officers and Members of the Can­adian nailroad Historical Association, we tender our sinc er e sympathy to his mother and father, Mr . & Mrs . E. Toohey , and to his sister, Ruth,

who SUI"IiV8 him , in Montreal.

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The As soc iation has , in the course of preparation, e. souvenir hist­ory of the trolley car in Montreal called ;1 Streetcars of Montreal, 1892-1959 11 • This consists of a photo-offset brochure, containing twelve ex­cellent photographs depicting the developmcmt of the street car in TcIontreal , with a multi-paged mimeographed insert containing a brief history of the MSH-MTC-C'I'Tv1 , and a summarized roster of passen~er equipment.

It will be available about September 20th, and can be had, postpaid, for 50¢ per copy, from the Editorial Committee, Box 22, Station B, ~J[on-"

( treal 2, Canada. Envelopes containing orders should be marked \fMTC Brochure i1 •

Our supply of copies of the Quebec Hailway Light & Power Co. illusp l, rated history IlChemin de Fer de 10. Bonne Sainte Annen, in English'and French, is dwindling rapidly. Few still available at 50¢ per copy.

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by Orner S .A. Lavall ee LA FIN,D,'YNE ~P09UE . --l

THb ~ ND O~ A~ ErlA •••••••••• t hus r ead t he i nscription, i n J French and in Engl ish , on the door s

of a ceremonial arch i n Franchere' Street , Hont.r ea.L , as t hey wer e slowl y clos ed by Arthur 'Duperron , Chair­man & Ge ner a l Manager , r,lont r ea l Transportation Com.ni.s s Lon , a nd His Wor ­sh i p , Senator Sarto Four nier , Mayor of I/Iont r eal , fol lowing the passage of Mont real Transporta t i on Commis s i on car No . 3517 , t he l a s t streetcar to be purchased by the Corm.ri.s s Lon , in 1944. No . 3517 wa s t he l a st street­car to operat e i n t he city streets of Mont r ea l , t ~us en ding the sixty­seven yea r history of e l e ct r i c trolleys i n the metropol is of Canada , and ninety-eight years of s t reet rai lways i n Montreal .

No . 3517 , a PCC car , was the l a s t in a parade of histor ical t rans­portat ion vehi cl es , wh ich the Cormnis sion assembled as a f itt ing commem­ora t i on t o mark t he compl.et e changeover to bus operation. Fi fte en his­toric vehi cles , three buss es , t wo inspectors Y rad i o cars and a t r ouble t ru ck made up t he pr-oc e s s i.on , which l ef t Mount R.oyal ca r ba r n at 2: 30 PM on Sunday , August 30t h , 19 59. The pro cession proc eede d west on Mount Hoyal , south on Papineau to Craig , aroun d the l oop, north on Papineau and eas t on Ros emorit Bf.vd , , t o the l oop at 26th Avenue , then back al ong t he Boulevard to P U.l;]I , ;3ml ~ s out h on t ha t s t r eet to Mourrt RoyaI , and ba ck t o t he carhous e . The r etur n was made a bout 4 :45 PM.

Jus t ahead of No ~ 3 5 1 7 was car No . 350 , ilRocket'lJ , which , just 24, 1+49 da ys before, on Sept ember 21st , 1892 , ma de trans it hi story i n Mont rea l by being t he fir s t e l.e ct.r-dc car ever to operate in the cit y. The "Ro cke t 71

was ret i red i n 1914, ~ut wa s s pa r ed des t r uct i on at t hat t ime in view of ' i t s his toric s i cnifican ce . The littl e car was l a s t completely r e con dit­i on ed i n 1956, at t he t i me of the f ar ewell pageant to the St . Cather ine s t r oet trolley lines. In t he parad e , an honour- ed gu es t , was Mr . James D. Smi t h of R.a pide Bl a nc } que . , 1JITho , in 1892, a t the age of 17, was a membe r of the Royal EI Gctri c Company Ys te chn i ca l cr ew which ac compani ed t he tiRo ck et Ii on i t s epa cha l. first r un ar ound tho NISR I S Belt Line. The o cc as ion r ema ins ver y cl ear i n Mr . Smi t h ' s memor y .

Two of the vehi cle s in the parade were f rom the As so cia tionY s col l ­ect ion -- one be i ng No . 274 , a s ingl e truck pas senger car bu i l t i n 1392, which was the f irst f ul l - s ca l e r olling stock acquis i t i on ever ma de by the Asso ciation , ba ck i n Jul.y , 1950. No . 274 is t he on l y Mont r ea l transit v ehicle in exi s t ence whi.ch ha s never bel onged t o the Transportat i on Com­nrls s Lon; at the t ime of i ts donation to t he CEHA i n 1950, Montreal t s t rans it wa s stil l in t ho han ds of the Montr eal Tramwa ys Company . The ot her CHHA car was I\lo O'S , our popul ar s i ngl e- t r u ck open-bench summer ele c­tric car , which car ried t he me~b er:s of the Exe cut i ve and the Ra i l way Division of t he As sociat i on . No .8 was obt ained in 19 57 and former ly r an i n Ontar i o , t hough i t s participa t ion in the parade was as a r-epr-e s errt «

ative of seve ral hundred Mont r eal open car s, none of wh i ch , unf ort una t el y' . have been pr eserved ~ Thi s car was r ebuilt comple t iBly by CRH A i n 195 8 and since r ebUil ding has never quite been devoid of t emperament. On a " t.rLp t o La chine ih AUgllSt 195,3, hotbox troubl e devel oped ; t rue t o f'or-m, s hor t l y after l eavi ng Mount Roya l carhous e in the process i on , No . S's hand br-ake s refus ed t.o function and it wac nec essary to r everse the car to kee p it i n control on the hills . By cont r ast , sixty-seven year ol d No . 2 '7 ~" , jus t behind I.io e8 i n the parade , behaved very wel l .

Cr owds of Mont real er s est imated at so me 250 ,000 turned out to see t he stree tca r s fo r t he l a s t t i me . These thousands who had often heaped

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by Omer S.A. Lavallee

thus r ead the inscription, in French and in English, on the doors of a ceremonial arch in Franchere

Stree t , Bontreal, as they were slowly closed by Arthur Duperron , Chair­man & General Manager, Montreal Transportation Com~ission , and His Wor­ship, Senator Sarto Fournior 1 IJIayor of I/Iontreal , followi ng the passage of Montreal Transportation Commission car No .3517, t he l ast streetcar to be purchased by the COlilllliss ion, in 1944 . No. 351 7 was the last street­ca r to oper ate in the city streets of Montreal, t ;ms end i ng the sixty­seven year history of e l ectric trolleys in the metropolis of Canada, and ninety-eight years of street railways in Montreal.

No . 3517, a PCC car, was the l a s t in a parade of histori cal trans­portation vehicles, wh i ch the Commi ssion assembl ed as a fitting COEl.mem­oration to mark the complete changeover to bus oper at ion. Fifteen his­toric vehicles , three busses , t wo inspe ctors ? radio cars and a trouble . truck made up the proce~3 s:ion , which l eft Mount Hoyal carbarn at 2: 30 PM on Sunday , August 30th, 1959. The procession proceeded west on Mount Hoyal, south on Papineau to Craig , around the l oop , north on Papineau and ea s t on 11.osemont Blvd ., t o the loop at 26th Avenue, then ba ck along t he Boul evard to Pa~;_n8au, s outh on that s treet to Mount Hoyal, and back to the carhouse . The r eturn was made about 4:45 PM.

Just ahead of No . 3517 wa s car No o 350 , II Rocket"il , which , just 24,449 days before, on Sept ember 21st, 1892, made trans it h i story in Montreal by being the first el E; ct ric car ever to operate in the city. The 1iRocket 11

was retired in 1914 , ~ut was spared destruction at that time in view of its historic sicni f icance . The lit tle car was l a st completely recondit­ioned in 19 56 , at the t i me of the farewel l pageant to the St. Catherine street trolley lines . In the parade , an honoured guest, was Mr , James D. Smi th of Rapide Bl an c , (lue ., ",rho, in 1892 , a t the age of 17, was a member of the Royal 21ectric Company !s t echnical crew which accompanied the fl Rocket ll on i ts epocha l. first run a round the MSR!s Belt Line. The occasion remains very clear in Mr . Smith's memory.

Two of the vehicl es in the parade we r e from the Association's coll­ection -- one be ing No . 274 , a singl e truck passenger car built in 1892, Vvhich was the f irst full - scal e r ol l ing stock acqui s ition ever made by the Association, ba ck i n J·uly , 19 50 , No . 274 is the onl y Montreal transit vehicle in existence w~lich ha s never belonged to the Tr ansportat ion Com­miSSion ; at the time of its donation to the CRHA i n 1950, Montreal's transit was still in the hands of the Montreal Tramways Company . The other CItHA car was I\Io . S, our popul ar Single- truck open-bench summer elec­tr i. c car, which carr i ed the member:~3 of the Exe cutive and the Railway Di.vision of the Associat ion . No . 8 was obtained in 19 57 and formerly r an in Ontario, though it s participat i on in the parade was as a repr esent·. ;;ltive of several hundred Montreal open cars, none of which, unfortunat el y. have been pres erved ~ This car ".[as rebuilt completiBly by CRHA in 1958 and since rebuil ding has never quite been devoid of temperament. On a " trip to Lachine i h AUDlst 1958 , hotbox trouble developed; true to form, s hort ly after l eaving Mount Royal carhouse in the procession , No . a's ho.nd brakoEl refused 'en function and it vmG nec essary to reverse the cal~

to keep it i n contro l on the hills. By contrast , sixty-seven year old No .274 , just behind NOeS in the par ade , behaved very well.

Crowds of Montrealer s estimated at some 250 ,000 turned out to see the streetcars for the las t time . These thousands who had often heaped

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a buse on the street cars~ verbally and i n t he newspapers, gave them a pol it e and respe ct f ul ovation as t he y went by . Pas t differences had been f orgot t en ; t he street ca rs had served Morrt r-eaL we.Ll , and with t heir d isappearance vani shes, as well, a part of the character of the city.

Camera s were i n f)v iden c .;~ ev er-y wher-e -- literally thousands of pic ­t ures were t aken -- thus a asur-Lng that t.he par-ade is an ev ent which w:U 1 not socn bo f ergott en by the peo pl e of [flont r eal .

The or der of t he cars, and the names of the platform s t a f f who ~ad t hem i n charge p are as fol lows:

Car HOl1 t '? signs Crew Years of Serv i ce

Observat i on j¥l Mot or man Presseault (#151) Condu ctor W. Prevost (#204)

43 42

Ob .scr-vat. Lo n 11 2 Motorman E. Constant i neau (#1569) Conductor ~. Nant a i s (#1350)

43 36

Car ll 2222 St . Cather ine 3 Motorman Conductor

Lefebvre (#927) R. Joly (#766)

42 42

Ca r /11959 Rosemont 54 Operator St. Onge (#3981) 42

Ca r //1339 Mount Roya l 7 Mot orman M. Roy (#594) Condu ctor R. Turcot (#1324)

42 46

Car 1~ 1 3 1 7 Ontar io 5 Motorman F . Tur ner (/!745)Conductor R. Gagnon (#836)

42 42

Car 7'/997 Delorimier Motor man P. "Brunet (#1603) Conductor N. Cloutier (#593)

42 42

Obser vation 113 Mot or man Conduct or

Morin (#105)A. Vinet (#312)

42 41

Birney #200 St.Michel Operat or R. Bl a i s (#1297) 43

Open Car #8 Motorman A. Palardy (1/1633) 40 Conductor N. Lan dr-y (//5138) 42

Car #274 Notre Dame Motor man J.A. Yelle (#823) 38 Conduc t or E. Theriault (#3074) 42

,11b cket II (//350) St. Catherine Motorman V. Cusson (#5118) 37 Conduc tor C. Foucault (#214) 41

PCC #3517 Papineau 45 Operator Desrosiers (#1363) 46

Betwe en car /) 274 and the "Rocke t " , Montrea l City Passenger Railway wint er s l e i gh #20 and hor s e- dr awn omnibus (/20, were handled on motor f loats supp l ied by Sicot t e Mo t or Tr ansport s Li mi t ed. Following PCC No. 3517, t hr ee autobus s es, a Gener a l Mot.or-s , a Ma ck and a Can-Car, f ol l owed , driven respe ~t ively by chauf feur s Beaudo i n (#5027), Capponi(J3033) and Ver mette (#5285), ea ch of whom ha s 42 years service, dating back to the pre-bus per i od. The parade was pr ~ c eded and followed by I nspe ctors' r adio cars, and an emergenc y truck.

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a buse on the streetcars~ verbally and in the newspapers, gave them a polite and respectful ovation as they went by. Past differences had been forgotten; the streetcars had served Montreal "Jell, and with their disappearance vanishes, as well, a part of the character of the city.

Cameras "ivere in E~ viden c ,~ every~vhere -- literally thousands of pic­t ur es were t aken -- thus C:,l.;'3s uring that thE: par a d.e is an event which w:U 1 no t soen t)('3 fergotten by the peo ple of Montreal.

Th e or de r of t he cars, and the names of the platform staff who had t hem i n ch2r ge , are as follows:

Car BOl1 t '? signs

Observation j¥l

Olx )ervation 112

Car 7'/2222 St.Catherine

Car /11959 Rosemont 54

Car //1339 Mount Royal

Car 7~1317 Ontario 5

Car 7'/997 Delor i rni er

Observation #3 /,

Bir ney #200 St.Mi chel

Open Car 118

Car #274 Notre Dame

'.1 Rocket 1/ (11350) St. Catherine

PC C #3517 Papineau 45

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Crew Years of Servi ce

Motor man Presseault (#151) 43 Conductor W. Prevost (#204) 42

Motorman E~Constantineau (#1569) 43 Conductor ~. Nantais (#1350) 36

Motorman Lefebvre (11927) 42 Conductor R. Joly (#766) 42

Operator St.Onge (#39$1) 42

Motorman M. Roy (#594) 42 Conductor R. Turcot (#1324) 46

Motorman Ii'. Turner (/!745) 42 Conductor R. Gagnon (#836) 42

lVlotor man P. ' Brunet (1/1603) 42 Conductor N. Cloutier (#593) 42

Motorman Morin (#105) 42 Conductor A. Vinet (#312) 41

Operator R. Blais (#1297)

Mo t orman A. Palardy (111633) Condu ct or N. Landry (i¥5138)

Motorman J.A. Yelle (#823) Conductor E. Theriault (#3074)

Motorman V. Cusson (#5118) Conduct or C. Foucault (#214)

Operator Desrosiers (#1363)

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40 42

38 42

37 41

46

Bet we en car }274 and the !1Hocket l1 , Montreal City Passenger Railway wi nter sle i gh #20 and horse-drawn omnibus 7'/ 20, were handled on motor flo ats supplied by Si cotte Mo t or Transports Limited. Following PCC No.3517 three autobus s es, a General Mot ors, a Mack and a Can-Car, f ollowed, driven re spe ~t ively by chauffeurs Beaudoin (#5027), Capponi (;(3033) and Ver mette (115285), ea ch of whom has 42 years service, dating back to the pre-bus period. The parade was preceded and followed by Inspectors' radio cars, and an emergency truck.

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The pl atform s taff were al l a t t ired in per i od costume. Obser­vat i on car No . 3 vra s f j.lled ,,"Iith pO::;.Qonger s dr essed in period costume embra e i.ng the per-Led durLng i6h i cl 1 t.hr} s t'~ 'eet rai.Lway s erved Mont real . This , i n part icul ar , was a most eff ect i iie di s pl ay .

The member s of t he Ex ecut. Lve a nd R2i lv,;ay Di v i s i on of the As so cLat. Lcn togot hor with t he of fi cers of other museum Est ·oUps visiting Montr eal f()!~'

t he pa rade , rode in t he Ass o ciat i on ' s car No . $ . An un expect ed pas 2s 0f or at one poi nt wa s Mr , J. A. Beatty , of the Canadian Pacifi c ' s Pa s s enger DOl)ar t ment , who is well k nown t o t ho ' member s for t he handl i ng of <!l erta i n of our spe cial trains over t he C.P .R . Another a ppropriat e pa s s enger was Mr , 'I'heo , Bonenfant , 1v1TC Instruct or , wh o was one of the cr ew of I n s truct ion Car 1110 54 i n August , 1948, when the As s o ci a t ion ma de t he f irst tro l l ey cha r t er ove r NT C lines by a r ail ent husia s ts ' o rgan i zat io n ~

Ot her member s of t he Ass ociation and gue s t s rode in ca r #997 . One pr omi nent (but unnamed 1) momber of the Exe cutive Gv ident l y prefer­r ed t he company of t h e Mayor a nd Ci t y Councillors in one of t he obs er­va t i on cars, t o that of his asso ci at es i n Nong; Al l ot her member s of t ho Execut i ve , pl us t he Ho nour a r y Prcs ident and the Honourar y Legal Couns el , r ode the open car .

As t h e process i on pr epar ed t o l c~v e t he 26 t h Avenue l oop i n Rose- ' wont f or t he return to Dount Royal , t he ra in s t ar t ed and s hor t l y devel ­o pod int o a compl e t e d ownpou r , The cr-ewmen in the open obs er vat ion ca r s VJ0 r o soaked , a s wa s t he DotorDQn , Mr . Pa l Qrciy , of Ho . i5 , and Bi l l McKeown of tho Ra LLway Divis ion and your r-epor-tcr , who r emained on th e front pla t f orm wi t h him t o l end a ss i s t anc e wi t h t he de fc ct i vG br akes .

No. 8 pass ed t hr ough the ceremoni al Qr ch i n Fr ~n chere St r eet a t pre ­c i s cl y 4:44 PM, and , as t he cars s t ood, dr ipping , i n Fr Ql1 chor e St r eet , one of our Amer i can visit ors r-emar-k ed t ha t we ha d vri.t.nos sed the end of t he clays of wooden cars and i r on men , t o whi ch IlIr . Pa l a r dy , Bi l l McKeown and I , soaked t o the skin , utt ered a t hankful "Amen. " ,

NO.8 CARRI ES CREPE Somo of the passenger s and obser ­

vers asked why IJo .i5 car ried a f' o rma l, b l a de dr a pe ove r t he f ront dash . The offi cial mourning s ign was a dde d a s a s ent i nental gest ur e by t he Ra ll.way Div i s ion , a s an of fi cial mour ni ng ca r ried on behalf of t ho car s whi ch were not i n t he his t or i ca l c o Ll.e ct.Lons , and wh i ch have been , or wi l l be , scr apped .

The cloth i t s elf i s of SOD8 his t oric s igni f i cance , ha vi ng been carr ied by t he Asso ciat i on ' s aTe car #8 59 , when Ot t awa trams bowed out i n May of this yea r .

J< _LAST ~IT C TROLLEY EXCURSION The Asso ciat ion m~rk ~d t he end of mor e t ha n

el eve n years of trol l ey char ter t r ips on Sun da y, 1\'U.&;::l S1:. 9th , when s ewen·· t een memb er-s covered t he pp:p..n oa u and Rosemont, :C) " .-::.r:;3 i n Y:TC one-man car No . 1976 . Thes e char t ers siart ed i n August 1949 ) anJ ne ar ly fi f t y of them ha d been hel d up to the ces sat i on of s ervic e .

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The platform staff were all attired in per iod costume. Obser­vation car No.3 was fj.lled "d th paC-:.Q 8ngers dressed in period costume elilbrali;ing the pe :;.~iod d 1Jring Irihicl l tbr} st~ 'eet r a ilway served Montreal. Th i s , in particular, wa s a m~; .':3t eficct i iie d isplay.

The mombers of the Exe clJ.tive a nd R2ilv.;ay Division of the Asso c iati~]!.

togeth e r with the officers of other mU.'3eum 9 "oups visiting Montrea l f()!~"

the parade, rode in the Association's car No .8. An unexpect ed pas2~n~ ar at one po int \"las Mr. J. A. Beatty, of the Canadian Pacific! s Passenger De lx1rtment, who is well knovm to the " members for the handling of (ifertain of our special trains over the C.P.R. Another appropriate passenger was l\Ir. Theo. Bonenfant, IvlTC Ins tructor, I'Tho was one of the crew of Instruction Car )~10 54 in August, 1948, when the Asso ciation ma de the first trolley charter over NTC lines by a rail enthusiasts' organization~

Other members of the Association and guest s rode in car j'¥997. One prominent (but unnamed 1) momber of the Executive ev i dent ly prefer­red the company of the Mayor and City Councillors in one of tho obser­v ation cars, to that of his assoc i at e s in NoaG; All other members of t he Executive, plus the Honourary Prcsirtent and the Honourary Legal Counsel, rode the open car.

As tho proce SSion pr e pared to lc~v8 the 26th Avenue loo p in Rose-" Qont f or the return to Uount Royal, the rain start ed and shortly devel­opocl into a complete downpour. The cro1tJillen in the Op8l1 observation cars vk ro soaked, as wa s the motoroo.n , Mr. Pal a rciy , of 1'10 . 8" , a nd Bill TkKeowl1 of the: Hai lway Division and your r eport0r , \'iho remainod on tho front platform with him to l ond assistance with the dof ectiv e bro.kes.

No.8 passed through the ceremoni a l a rch i n Fr~nchere Street at pre­cisely 4:44 PM, and , as the cars stoo d, dripping , i n Fro.nch ore Stre et, ;)rlC of our Amorico.n visitors r emarkod tha t WG had 1tJitnessed the end of t he clays of w00don cars and iron mon , t o whi ch VIr . Palardy, Bill McKeown a nd I, soakod to tho skin, uttered a thankful ilAmen' l.

NO.8" CABBIES CREPE Some of the passengers and obser­

vors asked why no . 8" carried a forr:1al black drape over the fro nt dash. The official mourning s i gn wa s a d.d ed as a sentioontal gesture by the Rai,lv\:ay Division , a s an official mourning carried on boha l f of the ca rs which wore not in tho historica l collect i 'Jl1s, and which ha v e been, or will be, scrapped .

The cloth itself is of SODe historic Significance, having been carriod by the Association i s OTC ca r #8 59, whcm Ottawa trams bowed out in May of this ye;ar.

LAS T NTC TROLLEY EXCUHS I ON The Asso ciati:)n ml rl.' ~d t he end of more than

oleven years of trolley charter trips on SundC::Lj' .) P"LJ.g ;:lst Slth , when S8ven"­t een monb ers cover ed the F'c<:p.noau and Rosemont :c .) ,1'-::' (": ,:i i n Y:TC One-lEo.n car No .1976 . Thes o ch,n~tcrs sta rt od in Augu~)t 1948;. and ne elY ly fifty of' th em had been held up to the ce s sation of s ervic e .

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VA~,j COUVj-~R ISLAND. r-ai Lways i n Br Lt i.sh Co lumb ia is now, ­dec i dedly , a thing of the past , a sur­pr i s i ng number of i nt ere sting engines

stil l e~i s t and a r e i n us e on Vancouver I s land at the many l umbet mi l l s and l ogging opera t i ons which have survived , 1-rith rai l fac i l i t ies , as your ~d it o r f ound out on his r e cent tri p t o the Pccific Coa st . The l a s t t en years have seen a r adi cal de cimat ion i n railway l ogging oper ­ations , i n f avour of t ruck logCi ng, but t uo bona- fi de l ogging r-a i.Lways stil l exi s t , and t here ate s ev er al mil l -switching ra i lways empl oyi ng geared steam lo comotiv es.

_ Lnacces s Lb i.Li.t.y and l a ck of t i me prev ent ed a. vis i t t o the l a r ges t Vancouver I slan d logging r ail way, that of Canadian For est Produ cts a t Englewood , at the nort h end of the I sland. This is a sys tem whi ch pos ­s ess es quite a number of s t eam lo comotives, i ncluding gea r ed eng i nes , and Cana da i s on l y art icul at ed , a 2-6-6-2 tender engi ne which came , s econd- hand , f r om t he United St a te s . I ncidentally , t he only other a r t icula.t ed eng irie s ever t o oper at e i n Canada wer-e Canadian Pacific t s six 0- 6-6-0 engi nes of the 1950/5750 cl a s s , wh i ch wer e r ebuilt about forty years ago i nto 2- 10- 0 t yp es . The Cana dian Forest Products r ail ­wayriaLso us es an unknown number of geared d i es el l o comotives, be ing d iosel eng i ne s mo unted on the fr ames of fo r mer geared s t Gam lo comotives.

C01·TOX LOGGI NG & HAI U\JAY COMPANY

This is the onl y other proper l oggi ng rail way op erat i on , besidos ­that at En€ .;l 8\'TOod , and i s t he c ril.y one r eadily acc ess i bl e t o the v i sit ­or. The r ailway 8xtends from Ladys mith , about fourt een mi l es sou t h of Nanaimo , on t ho east coast , and aft er crossing the Es quimal t & Nana imo Rai l way about one mile WGst of Lady smit h, paral lels it f or a coupl e of mi l e s , t he n t ur ns inl and up the Nanaimo Ri ver to the Nana imo Lakes camp , some t went y-odd mi les- inl and . Two or t hroe t rai ns mako r ound t r i ps e a ch weekday . Prev i ous obser vat i ons i ndicat e t hat these trains include up to a bout two dozen l ogging r ack car s, whi ch a re brought dovrn t o t he ' bay at Ladysmit h, then unl .)aded i nt o the water a nd t owed away i n rafts .

From Ladysmith to tho cross ing of the Nana i mo River , t he CL&RCo. u s e s the f ormer roadbed of the Hol l i ngt on Co l l i er y Company ' s railway to Extens ion col l i ery , behi nd Nana imo.. The pr os en t CL&RCo . l ine was put in somet ime j us t pr evi ous t o , or shortly after the begi nning of , \Jor l d "'lda r II.

Six s t eam l oc omotives, and on o diesel , were obs erved a t Ladysmith on Juno 25th , 1959, as f ol l ows :

Lo comot i ve TY£e Bui l de r Year Homar ks

2 2- 6- 2T Bal dwi n 7 Ii 11 Sa i d to be ex- Pa Ci f i c

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107 Bo Pl ymout h Two-axl e dies el.

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UH ILE THE STEAH LOCOMOTIVE on main line railways in British Columbia is novi , . decidedly, a thing of the past, a sur-prising number of interesting engines

still e~ist and are i n use on Vancouver I s land at the many lumbe~ mills and logging operat ions which have survived, \-·rith rail facilities, as your ~ditor found out on his recent trip t o the Pc cific Coast. The last t en years have seen a r adi cal de cima tion in railway logging oper­a.tions, in favour of truck log[; ing , but t ~lO bona- f ide logging raihrays still exist , and there a~e several mill-switching railways employing geared steam locomotives.

. Inacc e:3 sibility and l ack of tim8 prevented a visit to the l argest Vancouver Island logging railvlay , that of Canadian Forest Products a t Engl ewood, at the north end of the Island. This is a system which pos­sesses quite a nmnbor of steam locomotives , i ncluding gear ed engines , and CanadaYs only articulated , a 2-6-6-2 tonder engine which came, second-hand , from the United States . Incidentally, the only other art iculated ong,ines ever to operate in Canada vv'ere Canadian Pacific f s six 0- 6-6-0 engines of the 1950/5750 class , wh ich wer e r ebuilt about forty years ago into 2-10-0 types . The Canadian Forest Pro ducts rail­-w e,ynalso use ,s an u.nknovm number of geared d i esel locomotives , being d i es el ~ngin~s mounted on th e frames of formor geared steam 10comotivGs .

COl· TOX LOGGING & HAIUvAY COMPANY

This is the only other proper logging railway operation, besides tha t at Englewood , and i s the only one r eadil y accessible to the visit­or . Tho railway (:xtends from Ladysmith , about fourteen mil es south of Nanaimo , on tho oast coast , and after crossing the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Rcdlway about ono mile west of Ladysmith, parallels it for a couple of mi l es , then turns inland up the Nana imo River to the Nanaimo Lakes camp , some twenty-o dd miles_ inland . Two or throe trains make round trips each weekday. Previous observations indicate that these trains include up to about two dozen l og€.; i ng rack cars , which are brought down to the' bay at La.dysmith, then unlJadod into the water and towed away in rafts.

From Ladysmith to tho crossing of tho Nanaimo River, the CL&RCo. uses the f ormer roadbed of the Hollington Colliery Company's railway to Ext ens i on colliery , behind Nanaimo . The present CL&RCo. l ine was put in sometime just previous to, or shortly aftor the beginning of, \Jo rld Vial' II.

Six steam locomot ives , and one diesel, ",rere observed at Ladysmith on June 25th , 1959, as f ollows:

LocomotivG TY12e Builder Year Romarks

2 2-6-2T Baldwin 7 Ii 11 Said to be Qx-Pacific

Gre at East ern 112 . 11 2- 8-2 i1 (1/57409 ) 12 2-truck Shay Lima (li3 311 ) 6/19 27 16 2-8-2- Bal dwin (1/61159) 1 8 2- 3-2T 11 (#60942 )

107 Bo Plymouth Two-axle diesel.

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2n~'in es 11 and 16 ar-e us ed r egularly in t he ma in line hau l , whi le No .107 switches the fac i l it ie s at Ladys rmt .h, wher-e t h e sho p i s l ocat ed. The ot her engi nes are used intermit t ently, but t he Shay does not a ppear t o have s een serv i ce for some t ime . The yard of Comox a t Ladysmith is s ituat ed j us t oppos it e the E&N s tat ion .

On a previous visit i n 1953, No . 16 was obs erved a s a 2-8- 2T wi t h t ender, but since t hat time t ho s addle t ank ha s been cut down t o t W(' smal l port i ons, one on ea ch s ide of t he boiler , which are we ighted as ballast fo r adhe s i on .

l\ld JI LLAN & BLOEDEL - Nana imo L8.ke3 cam.l2.!..

This i s anot her line haul op er ation over t he tracks of t he Comox Logging & Rail way Company, f r om a point near t ho Nana i mo Lakes , down to t ho Es qui ma l t & Nana Lmo Ra i.Lway intorchange wi th tho CL&RC o . near' Lad y­smith . ;\.t t his poi nt, car s of l ogs a r e t ur ne d ovor' t o the E&N , who t ak a t hem t o the mi l l at Chemainu s.

Ono engi ne , a 2- 6-2 t ender en gi ne bui lt or ig i na l l y by t he Montrea l Locomot i ve Company fo r Ca t hels & Sorens on , i s u s ed on t he operat i on ov~r the Como x Logging & Rai lway Co . , illld i s kept at t he Nana i mo Lake s camp. ~t t he Chemainus mi l l , t her e a r e two McMill an & Bl oede l 2-8- 2Ts .

}!};STERN F OHES ~ INDUSTI-U :2;,S, Honeymo on R1Y 1 C()1I'd chan Lake .

From conn e ctions wi th t he Bs qui mal t & Nana imo , and Canadi an Nat i on ­a l R2 i l ways at Cowi chan Lak e, a r ai l connection extends a r ound the couth shore of t he l ake t hr ough Me sachie Lak e to Ho ne ymoon Bay, about; f ive lflile: s . The 'vf .F . I . compan y have t wo engi ne s a t Honeymoon Bay , one i s a thre o -~xl e (Co) di es el, wil e t he ot her , No . 5, is a thr ee-tr uck Sha y , Nui l t b y Li ma (#3320 ) , i n 19 27. Tho di.e s eL i s r-eguLar-Ly us ed, whi l e the Sha y s t.ands by as a spar- e , Pr oducts of t he mi l l at Honeymoon Bay ar e op er ated a l ong t ho i nt erchan ge line thr ough Me:sn chio Lak0 to Lake Cowi chan, t hence di s t r ibut ed by E&N or CNR .

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2n§:'i ne s 11 and 16 arl:; used r egularly in the main line haul, while No .107 switches the facilities at Ladysmith, wh r:; re th e shop is located . The other engines are used intermitt ently, but the Shay does nat appear to have S8en ser vice for some time. The yard of Comox a t Ladysmith is situated just opposite the E&N station.

On a previous visit in 1953, No.16 was observed as a 2-a-2T with tender, but since t hat time the saddle t enk has been cut dO'V'ffi to t VV(' small portions, one on each side of tho boiler, whi ch a r e we i ghted as ba llast for adhes ion.

l\IdJI LLAN & BLOEDEL - Nanaimo Lakes cam.l2.!.

This is another line haul oper a tion over the tracks of the Comox Lo gging & Railway Company, from a point ncar t he Nana imo Lakes , down to tho Esquima lt & Nana i mo Ra ilway int c; rchange with the CL&RCo. near Lady­smith. At this point, cars of logs are t urnod 0ver to thu E&N, who t ake them to the mill at Chemainus.

One engi ne , a 2-6-2 t ender engine built orig ina lly by th e Montreal Locomotive Company for C,), thels & Sorenson , i s u sed on tho oper a tion over the COffiOX Logging & Rai l way Co., illld is kept at the Nana imo Lakes camp. At the Chemainus mill, there are t wo McMillan & Blo edel 2-a-2Ts.

}Ui.§TERN FOHES~ INDU STEI J.!;S , Honeymo on R1Y , CCMi chan Lake.

From connections wi t h the Bsqui mal t & Nan~ imo , and Canadian Nation-al R2ilways a t Cowicha n Lake, a rail conne ction ext ends a r ound the couth shor e of t he l ake through Mesachie Lake to Honeymoon Bay, about fiv e idl e s . The ·vJ . F • I. comp::my have two engines at Hon0ymaon Bay, one is a thre o -~xle (Co ) di esel, wil e the other, No .5, is a three-truck Shay , Nuilt by Limc.1 (#3320), i n 1927. The; d, i es ol is r eguLlrly used, while the Shay st t~nd.s by as 0. spo.re. Pr oducts of the mill at Honeymoon Bay a re oper a ted along the interchange line through Mosn chi o La ke to Lake Cowichan, thence dis tribut ed by E&N or CNR.

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I-IILL C ;"U~ S T LUIvIBER COMPANY - Me s a ch i e Lake , Cowichan Lake • •

An a ct i v o l umbe r mi l l a t Me s a ch l e Lako own e d by t he Hil l crust Lum­be r Cornpany , i t i s s erved by two Cl imax- g uared eng i ne s , Nos . 9 a nd 1 0 . No . 9 i s s a id t o be t h e oldest ex is t i ng Climax-geared e ng i n e ; it is of t h e t wo-truck typ e , wh i le No . 10 is of the th r oe - t r u ck vari e ty .

Th e s e en[ine s h au~ mi l l pr odu ct s Cl Ollg the s a rno i nterhha ng e t r a ck as ';[ester n Forest Industrie s , fo r a bout t wo mi le s into Lake Cowi.cha n , Fr om t h i s point , Esqu imal t & Nana imo H2. ilvE~ y l i n e haul s the l umb e r to Oabor-n« Bay , whe r:c it is t urne d over t o t he Os bor ne Bay Wh Elrf Compa n y , a sutsidi a r y of the Hi l lcr est Lumber Company . Hi l lcre s t us e s th e s ame lin e a s \fes t e r n Fores t Indus t rie s , betwoon Me s achi e Lake a nd Lake Cow i chan ,

o SBol m E BAY WHARF C01,lPANY - Osbo rne B~"1.·~ .

This i s t h e ou t er operat i on of the Hill cr e s t Lumber Company , men ­tLm ecl a bove , a nd i t s f'un ctLcn i s to swi tch car s of Lumb er: and s awdust f ur l oa d ing i nt o sh i ps .

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Mot i ve power consi s t s of No . 1 , a t i ny 3 5-t c.m two- t r u ck Shay , which ' is , by a l l odds , one of t l l ~ m~st intor e s t ing S i Ghts on Van couve r I sland . A ballo()n stack a nd woo d en cab l end t o t h e qU2.intne ss of t h is litt l e ma ch Ln o , which can be s e en in oper-a t.Lon t.wo or t hroe t i mes a we ek , when s hips put i n a t Osborne Bay .

111;.YO LU]\iIBER C O [fi Pj~i\TY Ilfla yo ( Palc?:i) , B. C .l ~

Pa Ld i , or Mayo , a s it is known on th e 2 s qu imal t & Na na i mo , i s s ituated a bo u t. t en mi le s C~ cL3t of Lake Cowi chan on t h e E&N , or abou t hoLf way a long th e Dunc a n-d.ako Ccwi.cha n h i ghway , a bo u t one mi l e north on a s i de roa d . It was f orme r ly t ho s ite o f e. l ogg i ng r a i l wa y o pe r a t i on by t he I'b yo Lumber Cornpany , but t.h ought, the r a i l o per a t i on ha s ceas e d to exist , the Company ha s put it s No . 3 , a t wo-ct r-uck ba l l oon- s ta ck ed Shay geared en gi ne on a pe r manent concret e base f or prese r v2t ion .

The engine wa s jus t put in pl ac e i n J un o, a nd i s in quit e go od con­d Lt Lon , wel l wo r t.h a visit by anyon e t .rnvo Ll.Lng i n r.ho La ko Cowi.cha ri area to s e e the operating eng i nes .

CANADL.N COLLI ERIES LnUTE~_Yni ·J!}..J 2£Y.

Thi s ope r at.L on was no t v is ite d , bu t a c co r-d i.ng t o members o f the frilt e rnity on V~ncouv e r I sland , tWJ s t eam e ngi ne s a re u s ed to s witch cars fo r l oading into sh ips . Tho e ng i ne s a r e r ~ port ed t o be a 2-6- 0T wi t h t e nder , a nd a 4-6- 0 t ender e ngine .

There a r e o t her 1 0 como t Lves prese r ved around. the Island , notably ano t he r McM i l lan [;:, Bl ~) ed (jl 5hQ ~Y a t Por t Albe.':'L""l , and t he T;Je l l i ngt on CoLl,« i ory engine 1iHel l i ngton li i n Pipe r Pnrk , Nnn Qimo .

Fr-om what, your Editor wa s 2.bl o to obse r v e , a l l of t h e o perat i ng cnrinus Jes cr i bed in these not es wer e not s chedule d. def ini t ely fo r r e­pla cement at a ny g iven time, a nd it is quit e po s s i ble that a l l of i t wi l l s till be i n op~rat io n next y ear . So , if you have plans t o visit t h e F2.cif i c Coa s t in 19bO , do no t pa s s up Vancouver I sland by a ny means 11

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I-! ILLC ;~u.::;S T LUMBE R COl\IPANY - Me sachie Lake , Cowichan Lake.

An a ctive lumber mill at [·lesa chie Ltlke owned by the Hillcrc;st Lum­ber C>Jmpany, it is s erved by tvJO Climax-geared engines , Nos . 9 a nd 10. No . 9 i s sa id to be the oldest existing Climax- geared engine; it is of the two-truck type , while No . 10 is of tho throe-truck variety.

Theso entines hau~ mill products C l ~ llg the same i nt erhhange tra ck as VJes t ern Forest Indus tries , for about t wo mi l es into Lake Cowichan. From this point, Esquimalt &, Nana imo Railw~;.y line hauls the lumbe r to Os borne Bay , wh ore it is t urned over t o the Osborne Bay Wharf Company , Cl sul.J~)idiary of th<:: Hillcrest Lumber C;:nnpany . Hillcres t us es the same line as vies t ern Forest Industric;~ , bet"T(;en Mesachie Lake and Lake CovJichcm .

OSBOHNE BAY WHARF Cm,1PANY - Osborn e K1 .Y:: o

This is tho o ut~r oper ation of the Hillcrest Lumber Company , men­ti...mocl above , 2,nd its f1..1.n cti-:m is to switch cars of l umber and sawdust f ur load ing i nto ships .

Mo tive power cons i sts of No .1, a tiny 35-ton two-truck Shay , which · is, by all odds , one of thL m~st interesting sights on Vancouver Island. A ballo()l1 st2.ck .3. nd wooden ce,b l end t o t he quaintness of this little [:la chine, which ca n be s een in ope r (C"tt i ,)n two or throe times a week, when ships put in nt Osborne Bay .

Pn1cU , or Mayo , ns it is known on the 2 squimal t & l'Janaimo , is s itua ted:J.bout ten miles (~(L3 t of L«ke G-Jwichan on the E&N , or about h.:J.lf way a long th e Dunca n-Li"lk e C;)wi chan h i ghway, a bout one mile north on a s ide road . It was fo rmerly thc; site .Jf c;~ logging r a ilwa y oper ation by the Mayo Lumb er Company , but th:Jught the r a il operat i on h3.s ce3.sed to exist, the Comp2.ny has put it s No .3, a two-tru ck balloon-stacked Sh.:J.Y gear ed en gine on a permanent concrete base f or preserv:J.tion .

The en gine was jus t put in pl a ce in June , a nd is in quit e good con­dition, well worth a visit by o.nyone travaIl i ng i n th(' I.3 k e Cowichan area to s ee the oper2.ting engines .

This ope r ation was W)t visited , but according t o members of the fro. ternity on V~ncouvGr Island , tWJ s team engine s ar e used to switch cars for loading into ships . The engine s are r 0por ted t o be a 2-6-0T with tender , and a 4- 6-0 t ender engino .

Ther e nre other l o comotives preserved around the Island, notably another McMillan & Bl oedel Shay a t Port Alb 8~1 1 i, and the Wellington Coll­i ery engine 1iliJellingt onll in Piper PClr k , Nnnni mo .

F·rom l,,1ilE1.t your Editor Vias a b10 t 'J observe , a ll of t he operating cn[ines Jescribed in these notes wer e not scheduled defi ni t el y for r e ­placement at any given time, and it is quit e possible tha t all of it will still be in operation next year. So , if you have plans to visit the Pa cific Coast in 1960, do not pass up Vancouver Island by a ny means %1

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e Dur i ng the mont h o f Augu s t, re a r r a ngement of• NOTES AND NEVvS I Canadian Na t i onal Ra ilway s ' Mont real Central Sta ­t i on fa cil i t ies , due t o the er e c t i on of t h e buil ­

Mar ie i ldine s whi ch wi l l f orm "PLa ce Vi l l e a r ound t he s tat i on area , saw t he el i minat i on of t h e o perating point kn o\VTI as i/Grot t o Ii . Grot t o wa s a " s c Ls s or-s i7 cros sov er locat ed 1 800 f e et i n­siele the 3 j~-mil e l'-;Ioun t HOl a l 'I'unn eL from the Mont rea l end ma r ke d t he point wher e double t r a ck became o f f i cia l l y t wo single t r a cks fo r i n­boun d tra i n s . Gr otto cr'o a s over s ha v e b e e n r epl a ced by a n ew cros sov e r s ituated right at t he t unnel mou t h . Vork is now be g inning to r oa l i gn the t racks l ea ding from t ho tunn el mouth t o tho platforms . Th is i s pre s e ntly l o ca t e d i n t h e open a i r , but wi l l a l l eventua l ly b e cOv e red when "P l.ac c Vi l le Ha r ie i l is compl eted v-li th i n t h o next f ew years .

e Grading is well und e r way on tho r elo ca tion of Canad i an Pac ific t r acks bet.wucn Groveh ill a nd. Dor va l on ~'~ontreal ' s s u bu r ba n l a k e s hor e. Cana d ­i a n Pacif ic ' s Winchester Subd i v is i on i s b e i n g r e located nor th of i t s pr es ent pos i t.Lo n ; wh en cpn has b oon rnov e d to-th o now embankment , a long wi t h tho commut.e .r s t.at.ions of' Gr oveh i l l a nd Summor-L oa , Canadian Nat ­i on a l will take ov er t he Canad i a n Pacif ic's f orme r l i n e as a new e nt r y f rom Dor val i n to CNR l s n ew Cote de Lie s s e hum p ya r d . Canad ian Nat iona l i s t.hus r e e sta bli s h i ng a line which VE l.S abandoned i n t h e 1930' s , t h e od.g iD.::l. l Grcmd Tr-unk Lf.ne f r om Montr eal to 'l'o z-ont.o , whose; roadbed was t.ak cn ove r about f ifteen y ea rs ago fo r t h e ma in IJiontr eal - Tor onto h igh ­way . Once tho ne w l i n e i s i n operat ion , t h e present main l i n e t hrough t.hc City of Lach i ne wi l l be a bandoned to through t r aff i c . The map b eLow expla i ns t h e changes be i ng made ,

,v·i' ! iiJ~~Wl~c a t-i o n of C;~ad·i~~- · to Qfl;x..-X" \ ~)I ~"ll Grovehil l - " / " . Y... ,t''f ~. Pa cific l i n e , ~ 1 ~ ..x . " ~~ ~ 1; I.) yova _ • .z:': / , ~--H-' ----=­

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.,0/ :>~ _\-~~d;~~~~{Ti~~~}~ZlI~-o ~f~-;~i~~~n~~;;~ \ ~'~; 'I~:~~~:;)d ~ 1 9 36 by CN:? arid h i.ghway bu i l t on i t. I !~kl ~l f: :; t)Il. 1 :Jor va l - J

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eo On ~3r? p tc; mbc r 1 0t h, Ca na d i an Pa cif i c H.:.~i l w,:lY t ook de l i ver y of i t s 1 000t h d i.os c L l o comot ive , a 1 000-hor s e power r oa d swi.t. cher of cl a ss DS- 10c , buil t by t h e Nont r oa l Lo comot.Lv c wor ks , r oa d numbe r 802 3 . Th i s eve n t , ac cor-d i.ng t e an off ic ial pre s s re lease issued by the r ai l way , br i ng s ' c l oser , compl et e d i e so l i za t i on of t h e 1 7 , 00 0- mi l e s y s tem, t he t a r get da t e f or vfu i ch i s s et for 1 961. Ca nad i an Pac if i c a c qu ired i t s f irst

( . d ioso l - oloctr i c swit cher- , No .,?OOO, i n 193;:,50 Not un t il 19 43 was a pol i cy of d i e se l acquis ition start e d , h owovor , whe n the company pur ­cha s od 1 000-hp s wi t ch ers No s , 701 0 a nd 7011 ~ No . 7000 was sub s equont l y so Ld to t h o Ma r a t.hon Canadian pulp mi ll a t Mar at.hon , Ont ario , whore it i s s a i d to be s t i l l in s e rv i c e .

, N~VJs Report....;: 19 59_' _____________ ;;...F.;..;D.,.;;;g~e;.... ~\~.

e During the month of August, rearrangement of NOTES AND NEvvS Canad.ian National RailvJaYs Y Montreal Central St a -

tion fa cilities, due to the erection of the buil­d ine s which will form iiPlace Vill e Marie il around

the s t a tion area, saw- t he elimination of the operat ing point known as ilGrotto Ii . Grotto was a ils cissors i7 crossover locat ed 1 800 f eet in­side the 3 ]~ -mil e l,lount Ho/al Tunne l from the [ilontreal end marked the point where doubl e ·t rack became off icially two single tracks for in­bound trains. Grotto cro::;sovers have boen r eplaced by a n ew crossover situated right at t he tunnel mouth . Vork is now beginning to realign the tra cks l ead ing from tho tunnGl mouth to the pl atforms . This is presently located in the open air , but will all eventua lly be cOve red when nPl a c c Vill e f.Iarie i l is complGtod v'lith in the next f ew years .

e Grading is well under way on the r e locat i on of Canadian Pa cific track s b8twuon Grovehill ana Dorva l on Montreal's suburban l akesho r e . Canad­i an Pacific ' s Winchest e r Subdivi s ion is be i ng r elo cat ed north of its present position ; wh cn CPR has bCE~n moved to the n0W embankmGnt, a long \rJi th the commu_ter st a tLH1s of Gravehill and Sumrnc;rlea , Canadian Nat ­i onal will take ov er the Canadian Pacif i c'S f o rme r line as a n ew entry from Dorval into eNRls n ew Cote de Liesse hump ya rd. Canadian National i s tll.us rc e::s te.b1ishing a line \iJhich IrKl.S abandoned in the 1930 Y s, the orig ina l Gr:c::.nd Trw-lk lin 8 from Montr ea l to 'l't:.) r onto , whose roadbed was t,:.lk \.;:n ov,:; r ,::~bout f ift een years ago f or the ma in IViontreal-Tor o nt o high­way . Once th tJ new lin e is in operation , t he present ma i n line through thu Ci.ty of La chine will be abandoned to through traffic.. The map b010vv expl a ins the cho.nges being ma ue:: .

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9 On Septomber 10th , Canad i an Pac ific Rai l way t ook dolivery of its 1000th J i cs(; l l ocomot ive , a lOOO-horsepower r oad switcher o~ clas s DS-IOc, built by the Montreal Locomotivo works , ro ad numb er 8023 . This uvcmt , ac cordi ng to an offici,::l l press re l ease issued by the r a ilwa y, brings . closer , compl e t e d i ese lizo.t i on of tho 17,OOl-mile system , tho t a r got dl)~t e for wh ich is set f or 1961. CClnad i a n Pacif ic acquired its first d i osel- el octric switcher , No . ,?OOO , i n 193[~o Not until 1943 wa s a policy of d i e s e l acquis ition stClrted , h ,yw'cvcr , whon the company pur­chased 1000-hp s wit ch ors N,)s . 7010 a nd. 7011, No . 7000 wa s subs equently s .) l cl to t he Marathon Canad i c..n pulp mill at r.iar Qthon, Ontar io, whore it is s a i d to be s till in servic e .

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8 The Cartier-Ma ni coungan Rai lway Company , whi ch is pros ently under con­" st.ruct. Lon f r om Port Ca r-t Le r , ncar She l t or B2Y on t.h e north s hor-e of tho

St . Lawren co , t o i r on oru do pos i t s nea r Mount .[k i d , Qu e . , 0.. d i s t.anco of 200 mi les , wi l l be cxt.e ndcd Lmrne dLat. oLy another 100 mi l es inl a nd t o : Mount Wr i &;ht , Qu e . In ,::. cJ.d i t i ::m t o t.h e 300- mi le r a i l way , t ho own er s , Ca r-t Lcr' Mi.ni.nr; Company , a r o bu i Ld Lnc; two t.owns i.t. e s , a n e r-e concentrator and sh i pping i ns t allations, and hydr o- e l Gctr i c gener at ing plant s . Th i s a nnoun CC3men t wa s made r Gce;ntly by the l at e Premi er Mcu r i ce Du pl ­e s s i s of Qu \:';bo c ; t he r-a i.Lway and it s opora t i on wi l l bo s i milar t o t he (.,:tw buc Nor t h Sho re &, La br-ador- dai l wa y , which is s i t u o.t ed in t h e s a me "'-:'.:(' 0 <..:' anc i s own e d by t h e Iron Ore Company of Canada ,

8 Am-:' l1g the :('a i l vmy pa s s eng e r f'ata l i.t Le s v;h ich t ho a ut.umn schedu l e chang es wi.Ll, witness wi l l i n clude t he Cana d i.an Pa ci.f'L c f s mi x ed tra in runn i ng dai.Ly be t ween Ott awa and vb l t.ham, over the f'o rmer' Pont iac Pa cif i c J un c ­ti Jll Ra i lway . Engine h24 , which wi.LL be u s e d on our f al l f'ol.dage ex ­cur sions , i s i n r e gula r oper a t i on on t h is lino. AnothGr expe ct ed s e r v i ce ce s s a t i on wi l l be Canad i an Na t i onal ' s t ri-we Gkly Dartmout h to Uppe r Mu s quodobait , N. S . bran ch , f or whi ch a ppl.Lcat t on has a .Lr e a d y b een made t o t.h e Boa r-d of I'rans por-t CUDmiss ionors f or Canada .

e C~nad ian National i s to e s t abl i s h a now coasta l ve s s el t ermina l a t Corner Br oo k , Newf'cun d.La nd ; s i t e of th o no w f ac i l i t y is s o i.d t o bo in t he a rGo. j us t ad j a cGnt t o t he new r a i l way yards whi ch t h G CNR has bu i l t at t his po i nt f or its 1+2- inch ga uge Ncwf'oun.Il.and sy st.om,

e 1-. pr-e s s r-e po r-t s t a t os that Pa cif i c Gr e a t 2a s t Grn Ra i lway i s now in t h e public t.e Lcgr a ph bus i ness . Br Lght, or ange and green PGE mess age f orms have r e cently pu t in a n a ppenran c o in co mmun it i es a l ong the lino. PGE claims it s a nat.ur'a L a J j un ct t o the f r ed.Ght a nd pas s eng er bus i ne s s . Cana d i an Nat iona l Tc1 0gr a phs handl e s t he wir es comi ng i nt o Va n couver.

e First tr c.~ff i c s t .at.Lst.Lc s for t he Sa i nt La wr enc e Seaway were issu ed r e cently , a nd i nJica t ed thnt t h o l1 E:;W wa t e r v!ay 's cargo sh i pments from t ho time of i ts ope n i ng l Qt e in April t o t h e end of J une to tal l ed some 5 ,500 , 000 t ons . Thi s wa s a 45% i ncrea s e i n ca r go t onnag e over t h e c orr o s p~ nJ ing per i od l Ct s t year t hrough t ho o l J St . Lawrence ca nal sys t em.

e Vancouver, whos e t r a nsit ~xport s hav e c o~nit te d it t o expressways r ather than r npiu tra nsit sys t ems within the fors 8o a ble futur e, may g Gt a r ail subway unJ er Bur rnr d Inl et. A pr-cpo eaI ha s be en put forward .for a t hr eo-mile, double- t ra ck , e l e ct r ified system , cos t i ng more t han ~7 0 mt Ll.Lon , wh i ch would conne ct tho north shor-e commun i.t Le s , a t the PGE Nor t h Vancouver s t a t i on , v-li t h .lownt.ovm Va ncouver- ,

CAL GlLRY Pl1ESERVES A CPIt On Sunday morn ing , Aug us t 9th , 1959, a Can­

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i of t he s t or i ed IlSe l k i r k H type, wa s moved f r om t he Canad Lan Pa ci f i c yards i n Ca l gar y

t o Mowat .a Pa r k, wher-e i t l'-1i l l be pLa ced on a per manent bas e as a pur pot ­ual memor ial to s ome of t ho mos t i mpr0ssivo l o comotives eve r t o have oper ­0 t8d in Cana da . The engi ne con cernod i s No . 59 34 , s econd -to- l as t s t eam l o comotive bu i lt f or t h e CPR i n 1 949, whi ch was pur cha s ed by cit i zens of Cal gary by publ i c s ubscr i pt i on t hrough a )~i: 5900 C'l.ub " or ge.n i zGcl by the Cal [;ar y "ll e r-a Ld " , The 350- t1l1 l o comotive i s n member of t he l arg est r n il ­way l ocomotive cl a ss t o oper a te i n tho Br i t i s h CommonwGalth ; t hey wer e ' u s ed on the CPR's mountom se ct i on between Ca.L ga r-y a nd Reve Ls t .oke , B.C.

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8 Tho Cartier-Manicouagan Railway Company, which is prosently under con-T struction from Port Cart ier, near Shelter B2Y on the ndrth shore of the

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St.Lawrence, to iron oru de posits noar Mount .[kid , Quo ., Q Jis t c..nce of 200 mile s , will be exten,.:1ed i ll1.'1Kd i rttely another 100 miles inland to ' Mount ·Wr i t.;ht , Qu e . In ,::..Ci.dition to the 300-mile railway, tho owners, C t ' '\ ~ . ' C ' '1 "' -'- t 't nr ~lc;r 1111rt.lng ompo.ny, nr c Oll J. ( .. lng:: lJWO . 01,'I1"nS1 es , an ore concentrator and shipping i nstallations , and hydro - e l e ctric generating pl ants. This announc (~ment was nnde rec ~ntly by the late Premier Mc:.uric e Dupl­ossis of Quuboc ; the r2ilway and its oper ation will be similo.r to the \.,:1.li..:b l3c North Shore &, Labrador lia ilway, which is situated in the same :'-'.:('oa ane is 0wned by thE:; Iron Ore CompClny of Canada.

8 Am2>ng the railv;ray pass enger fat::llities which tho autumn schedule changes "l'dll witness will include the C8.naJ ian PAcific's mixed train running dcd l y bet \·\T8on Ottawa anJ vh1.1tham , over the former Pontiac Pacific Junc­tiJn Rail way . Engine 424 , which 'Ivill be used on QUI' fall foliage ex-cursions, is in r egul ar operation on this line . Another expe cted ser vice cc;ssation will be Canad i an National f s tri-weekly De,rtmouth to Uppe r T'iusquodo bait, N. S . brJ.nch , for which ~lpplic2.ti on has alrea"ly been made t o the B~ard of Trcnsport CODmiss i oners fo r Canada.

8 Canadian N2tional is to establish a new coastal vessel t erminal a t Corner Brook, Newfoundland; sit e of the new facility is said to be in the arC:l just adjacGnt to the new railwa y ym~d s \.vh ich the CNR has built at this po int for its '+2-inch gauge Ikwfoundlrmd s yst em .

8 A pross r eport states that Pacific Gre a t 2astern Railway is now in tho public telog;ra ph business. Br i €;ht orange Clnd green PGE message forms havo recontly put in an Clppenranco in communities a l ong the line. PGE cla i ms its a natural D.Jjunct to the frci~;ht and pass enger business. Canadian National Tel egraphs handl ~ s the wir e s coming into Vancouver.

8 First tr c::~ffic st2..tistics for the Saint Lawren ce Seaway were issued rec ently , and i nJ icated that tho nE:;W wat cr 1tlay f s cargo shipments from t h o time of its opening l :lte in April to the end of Juno totalled some 5 ,500 , 000 tons. This was a 45% incre:lse in cargo t ,.)nnage over the corraSp') ILLing period l :lst yoar through the ol d St. La v.J'r ence canal syst em .

8 Vancouve: r, whose transit ~xports have committed it to expressways rather than r ap i J tra nsit systems within the fors eoabl o futur e , may get a rail subway unier Burra rd Inlet . it proposa l has beon put forward for a thre0-mile, double-trtlCk, e l ectrified system, costing more than ;~70

milli:)n, which would connect the north shere communities, a t the PGE North Vancouvor station, with J owntovm Vc1.Dcou.ver.

CALGlLRY PHESERVES A CPR ilSELKIHKi1 TYPE.

On Sunday morning , August 9th, 1959, a Can­adia n Pa cific 2-10-4 type steam l o comotive of the stori ed 17SelkirkH type , WclS mov ed from the Can1.di ;:-ln Pa cific ynrds i n Ca lga ry

to Mewctta Park , wh8re it \vill bo pl (.~ced on a permanent base as a perpet­ual memoria l to s ome of the most i mpr ossivc l ocomotive s ever to ha ve oper­pted in Canada. The enbine concernod is No.5934, second-to-last steam locomotive built for the CPR in 1 949 , which was pur chased by citizens of C21gary by public subscription through a ;~15900 Club H orgcmized by the Co. I ca ry lIHGr a l cpr . The 350-tm l ocomot ive is D. member of the l a r gest ro.il­'vvay 10comotivG class to operate in the Itrit ish Commonwealth; they were' used on the CPRfs mountnin section between Calgary and Revelstoke, B.C.