In the summer of 1923, CPR No. 2324, a 4-6-2 "Pacific" recently
outshopped by the Montreal Locomotive Works, hauled 42 cars of newsprint
from North Bay to Toronto. It was a publicity stunt and the locomotive
was displayed at the CNE in August of that year.
In March 1924, CPR shipped what they claimed was the largest single
consignment of automobiles ever moved by train through Toronto. 48
freight cars from Windsor filled with new Ford motor cars passed through
the city on the way to Vancouver. There's actually a photograph of this
train on Ray Kennedy's website:
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_London/history_Main.htm
Derek Boles
1b. Re: Unit Trains
Posted by:cv_acr@xxxxxxxxx cv_acr
Date:Tue Nov 5, 2013 10:30 am ((PST))
I don't believe the concept of a unit train at all existed back then.
A unit train technically isn't simply a train of all one commodity; the
entire train has a common origin and destination.
Those reefer trains aren't technically unit trains all for a single
destination, they're just a solid block of priority perishable traffic, for
multiple points east.
Chris vanderHeide
Sarnia, ON
