The Railways of Canada Archives -- Memories of The Maritimes: Observing The Railways Circa August 1964

Memories of The Maritimes:
Observing The Railways
Circa August 1964

Part I

By Don Scott, Coquitlam, BC

Trip to Canadian Pacific Facilities In New Brunswick-New Hampshire-Vermont- returning to New Brunswick. Then to Nova Scotia-Dominion Atlantic (CPR) Canadian National. Doing A Circle Back to Saint John via CPR's "Princess of Acadia" (1st) From Digby, N.S. (Note: New England States Omitted)

Saint John, N.B.-August 13, 1964
CPR Union Station:

0930- "Atlantic Limited" train # 42 arriving from Montreal MLW/Alco's FPA-2 4097-FB-2 4463

Consist:

4600-streamlined light-weight express
3619-streamlined light-weight Postal Car & Express
4800-series streamlined light-weight baggage
2209-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
2235-same as above
2133-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
2277-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
2238-same as above
6562-heavy-weight Buffet-coach (Commonwealth Trucks) replacing 500 series replacing streamlined "Skyline" Scenic Dome car (Buffet-Dinette-Parlor).
Red Deer-heavyweight (rebuilt) sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Reston-Same as above
Lake Winnipeg-Heavyweight (rebuilt) Buffet-Parlor-Compartment-Drawing room sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks.
Dunsmuir Manor-streamlined stainless-steel light-weight sleeper
Orange Grove-streamlined light-weight Roomette-sleeper.

Total-14 cars.
Remarks: Other head-ends taken off at McAdam, N.B.

Passenger cars inside train shed on track # 2:

2117-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
2124-same as above
3618-streamlined light-weight Postal Car & Express
39657-freight refer-Ice Storage-for non-mechanical air-condittioned heavy-weight sleepers
5840-modern 40 foot-express-baggage (steel)
Trenton-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
2202-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach

Passenger Equipment on Track #6 in Train-Shed:

Tribune-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Staplehurst-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Trail-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Steelton-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Stanbridge-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Smiths Falls-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)
Travers-heavy-weight sleeper (Commonwealth Trucks)

Remarks: The passenger equipment on Track # 6 for westbound "Atlantic Limited" train #41 the next evening for Montreal; passenger traffic from Nova Scotia via Digby and CPR's Princess of Acadia" (1st) Royal Canadian Navy movement for the Pacific Coast-from HMCS "Cornwallis" Naval Training base. Train # 41 the "Atlantic Limited" on August 14 to have a Total of 24 cars out of Saint John; with additional head-ends to be added at McAdam, N.B.

1045-CP's "Princess of Acadia" departing for Digby, N.S. and DAR connections either Yarmouth-Halifax, and the westbound Halifax-Digby-Yarmouth "Evangeline Dayliner" service.

Bay Shore Yard-West St. John:
Outside roundhouse:

MLW/Alco RS-10 8589.

St.Andrews, N.B.
CP's "Algonquin Hotel".

CPR Station:
Passenger Express-refers-wood with steel underframes: 5728, 5621, 5652, 5700. These cars travel with Fish products to McAdam, then added to the Westbound "Atlantic Limited" to Montreal and other destinations.

CPR Wharf:
14 box cars.

Connelly's Fish Packing Plant:
CP wood-steel underframe Express-refer 5711.

Freight arriving from Watt Jct. MLW/Alco RS-10(Dual purpose) 8466 with three box cars & caboose.

Note: This train originated at McAdam then south to Watt Jct. and into St.Stephen with freight, then back to Watt Jct. and proceeded to St. Andrews. It is likely RS-10 8466 arrived McAdam earlier on train #42 "Atlantic Limited". 8466 would return later and likely go west-"Added Power" for train #41 "Atlantic Limited" back to Montreal; or a northbound evening freight from McAdam on the "North Line" Woodstock Division to Woodstock and Aroostook.

Continued to Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont.

To Be Continued -- after arriving back in New Brunswick-August 18, 1964.

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