Memories of The Maritimes:
Observing The Railways
Circa August 1964

Part III

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)

McAdam, N.B. -Continued
August 19, 1964

Evening:
2230-"Atlantic Limited" from Saint John, enroute to Montreal: Power: MLW/Alco's RS-10 8468-FB-2 4463 arrived with 13 cars, two head-ends added-Departed westbound with 15 cars.

Remarks: Same equipment consist that went eastbound that morning to Saint John.

Remarks: McAdam is the longest stop of this train enroute to Montreal. Baggeman, Conductor and Trainman run Saint John-Brownville Junction, Maine. Engine crews are changed at McAdam on the Saint John-Brownville sections.

McAdam, N.B.
August 20, 1964

Morning:
0630- McAdam origination Train # 981 freight departing westbound-this freight terminates at Windsor/Detroit. This is a new train-Power unknown.

"Atlantic Limited" train # 42 arriving from Montreal, enroute to Saint John: 0730 hours: Power" MLW/Alco's FPA-2 4096-FB-2 4464 -In with 13 cars.

Consist:

• 4230-streamlined light-weight express(this car taken off)
• 4600-streamlined light-weight express(CP Express container traffic inside for Nova Scotia)
• 3619-streamlined light-weight Postal Car & Express
• 4817-streamlined light-weight baggage
• 2219-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
• 2262-Same as above
• 2277-Same as above
• 6572-Heavy-weight Buffet-Coach (Commonwealth Trucks)( Replacing stainless-steel "Skyline" Scenic-Dome car.
• Blair Manor-streamlined light-weight stainless-steel sleeper
• Rutherglen-heavy-weight (Rebuilt) sleeper-Commonwealth Trucks
• Rocanville-heavy-weight)Rebuilt) sleeper-Commonwealth Trucks
• "Lake Erie-Heavy-weight (Rebuilt) Buffet-Parlor Compartment sleeper
• 4239-streamlined light-weight express; added at Vanceboro, Maine from Boston off B&M and Maine Central.

Train # 42 departed for Saint John. Total-12 cars.

McAdam-Origination of Westbound freight:
Bessimer & Lake Erie(Leased) F7-A 717A-CP MLW/Alco FB-1 4406. Counted 120 cars-if correct.

Saint John, N.B.-Afternoon-Same Day:
Union Station:

"Atlantic Limited" train #41 for westbound evening overnight run to Montreal being serviced.

Other Passenger Equipment in Train Shed:

Track # 6:
All Heavy-Weight Sleeping Cars: Teeswater, Tompkins, Trenton, Tribune, Trail, Steelton, Stanbridge

Remarks: Extra sleepers for westbound "Atlantic Limited" Friday night to Montreal; Royal Canadian Navy movement to Vancouver Island. These cars would be placed on the "Dominion" Montreal-Vancouver.

Passenger Equipment on Track # 2:
Talon-Heavy-weight sleeper, Travers-heavy-weight sleeper, 5806 modern steel 40 foot express-refer, 2202-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach, 3618-streamlined light-weight Postal Car & Express, 2124-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach, 2117-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach.

Note: westbound "Atlantic Limited" being serviced on track # 3.

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