My Records-Canadian Pacific In New Brunswick-Period 1940's To The Late
1960's-(Continued)
Part # 9:
Saint John, N.B.
December 23, 1958
Bay Shore Yard; & Roundhouse Area: West St. John.
Power Observed: Yard Engines: 0-8-0 6932, 2-8-0's 3624, 3641, 3682, 3692, 3700,
3750, 2-10-0's Yard & Transfer: 5752, 5754, 5755. Yard Diesels: Alco's 7012,
7013, 7042. Semi-streamlined 2-8-2 5452 MLW/Alco RS-18's 8760-8764
Freight from west arriving: Combination Diesels & Steam: MLW/Alco's RS-18
8761-FB-1 4407-2-8-2 5357 Other Power not Listed
Union Station-Evening
"Atlantic Limited" train #41 Saint John-Montreal Operating in Two Sections.
First Section-Power: MLW/Alco's FPA-2 4094-RS-10 8472-RS-19 8742
Second Section-Power: MLW/Alco's RS-10 8465-FB-2 4463-GP-9 8824
"The Gull" for Boston-Power: Maine Central EMD E-7 711 Total-13 cars
October-1959 "Atlantic Limited" Trains #41 and #42 Go All Stainless-Steel Two
Scenic-Dome cars.
By the end of October 1959, the "Atlantic Limited" commenced being an
all-stainless train on the Montreal-Saint John route except for the streamlined
light-weight express, manned postal express cars. Stainless-steel consists:
3000 series Baggage-dormintory car on each train; stainless-steel 100 series
"Deluxe" coaches, Stainless-steel "Skyline" scenic-dome Buffet-Parlor consist,
instead of half "Deluxe" coach and buffet-dinette, a stainless-steel Dining
Room car, stainless-steel "Chateau" series Duplex-Roomette sleepers,
stainless-steel "Manor" series sleepers and the end of train "Park" series
Scenic-Dome Mural Lounge, compartment, Bedroom, Drawing Room sleeper. The
normal consist of cars out of Saint John around 16 cars; with more head-end
express and other added at McAdam.
During January of 1960 I sailed on CP's 25,500 ton "Empress of England" from
West St. John to New York. The liner had arrrived a few days earlier from
Liverpool, Eng. The "Empress" was enroute to New York for positioning for a
series of West Indies-South America cruises; when the cruise schedule was
through sailing New York-Liverpool direct. CP "Empress" boat train a few days
earlier and a mail & express train from West. St. John-Montreal. This trip was
part of a tour to CP facilities beginning at
Montreal-Toronto-Winnipeg-Regina-Moose Jaw, Calgary-Vancouver, Vancouver Island
trip and return. Met a number of CP passenger Traffic people onboard the ship
from Montreal, including Ed Barge of CP passenger services from Saint John.
The-cross-Canada trip will not be included in Part # 10. The next Post will
cover CP again in New Brunswick. If others interested in the Trans-Canada trip
contact me off-line and I will cover it for those interested on CPSIG. Across
Canada by air, CP's "Chicago Express" Montreal-Toronto, CP's "Dominion" and
"The Canadian" CPR B.C Coast Steamships.
Next: CP in New Brunswick into the 1960's.-"TrainMasters", & Other.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C>
"Following Canadian Pacific(All Services) Since The Mid-1930's"
McAdam, N.B.
Date Missing-1960
On one trip to CP at McAdam, N.B. observed new MLW/Alco RS-12 8035. A beauty in
ht unit's Tuscan Red-Gray-Blaci & Yellow scheme. The brand new unit was
assigned to switching on the south side of the station-First observation was
during the evening.
