Trip Report:
CPR -- Trip to McAdam, New Brunswick
November 15, 1954

By Don Scott, Coquitlam, BC

* Symbol-Denotes steam in tuscan red-grey-black -gold paint scheme.

Motive power sightings:

0-8-0 yard engines 6930 dead waiting repairs

0-8-0 6601 stored.

2-8-0 yard engines-3682, 3744.

2-8-2 5181 freight arriving from west ex Brownville Junction, Maine.

2-8-2 5208 outside roundhouse

2-8-2 semi-streamlined 5459 freight arriving from west ex Brownville Junction, Maine.

4-4-4 Streamlined *2926 passenger from Woodstock continues east to St. Stephen

4-6-2 light 2598 passenger north to Woodstock-Aroostook & intermediate points to Edmundston (this train comes from Saint John, change of power at McAdam replacing modern light G-5 1200 series 4-6-2.

4-6-2 semi-streamlined heavy *2459 passenger from Montreal enroute to Saint John-power change made.

4-6-2 semi-streamlined heavy *2457 fresh power Montreal train continued to Saint John.

4-6-2 light 2513 passenger for St. Andrews eastbound.

4-6-2 light modern G-5 1255 "Gull" eastbound for Saint John. Locomotive deadheaded earlier westbound from McAdam to Vanceboro, Maine taking over from Main Central. Usually 1256 assigned to "Gull"

4-6-2 light modern G-5 1256 passenger from Saint John power change-this train continued north to Edmundston.

4-6-2 Heavy *2332 freight for Saint John (equipped with smoke-deflectors)

4-6-2 light 2660 stored.

4-6-2 semi-streamlined heavy arriving from Saint John on westbound Montreal-locomotive *2402. Power change to be made.

4-6-2 light 2579 freight off north line from Aroostook & Woodstock Total 22 cars. Note 2579 International power.

4-6-2 light 2630 freight arriving from Saint John, Total 30 cars.

4-6-2 light 2622 freight arriving off north line from Aroostook & Woodstock

4-6-0 1054 freight arriving from St,. Stephen.

2-8-2 5239-fresh paint & stored.

2-8-0 switcher 3700, semi-streamlined 2-8-2 5410 both in repair shop. Remarks: 5410 equipped with solid plate pilot.

Locomotives inside roundhouse in order:
Light 4-6-2 2628, 4-6-0 887, 2-8-0 switcher 3662, 4-6-0 955, 2-8-0 switchers 3682, 3474, 3637, 2-8-2's 5181, 5306, 5137, light 4-6-2 2504, 2-8-2 5176, light 4-6-2 2657, 2-8-2's 5321, 5454, semi-streamlined heavy 4-6-2 *2459, 4-6-0 904, light modern 4-6-2 1256.

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