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 V

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)

Digby, N.S.
August 22, 1964

We took a chance without reserving automobile reservation-we were number #85 to board th Car Deck-the "Princess of Acadia" carries 120 autos. We were 10 minutes late backing out of the terminal at 1710, a miserable day raining. We arrived at Saint John at 2000 on time.

At between 2000 and 2015 there is always a transfer from Bay Shore Yard or Lancaster Yard arriving enroute to Island Yard at East St. John the CN/CP interchange.

Union Station
Saint John

Power for the westbound "Atlantic Limited" backed into the station from Bay Shore Roundhouse and coupled onto its train for a 2100 departure. Power: MLW/Alco's RS-10 8463-FB-2 4463

Consist:

4231-streamlined light-weight express
3619-streamlined light-weight Postal Car & Express
4600-streamlined light-weight baggage
2135-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
2209-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
2202-streamlined light-weight "Deluxe" coach
6562-heavy-weight Buffet-Coach(replacing "Skyline" 500 series stainless-steel "Scenic-Dome" car for Summer.
Dunsmuir Manor-streamlined stainless-steel light-weiht sleeper
Rutherglen-heavy-weight (Rebuilt) sleeper
Red Deer-same as above
"Lake Winnipeg" heavy-weight(rebuilt) Buffet-Parlor-Compartment-Bedroom sleeper
Romford-heavy-weight(Rebuilt) sleeper
Travers-heavy-weight sleeper.

Total-13 cars.

Remarks: Sundays less head-end cars.

Remarks: The above transfer from the Westside to Island Yard usually powered by an Alco S-2 of 7000 series with caboose. Begins a new westbound transfer from Island Yard back to Lancaster or Bay Shore yard on the West side.

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