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CPR poster 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago.

1915 advertisement. The new Lake Ontario Shore line was opened June 29, 1914.

CPR station poster for newly inaugurated passenger service. 1955

CNR advertisement for the Super Continental. 1955

First aid training was a good thing for the railways to encourage since the work was so dangerous and often away from help.
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Archives

CPR RS3 8454 and FB1 4401 with three cars of livestock in St.Luc Yard. Of special interest is the yellow CPR Employees bus, with Spans the World herald below rear windows. It circulated on a route from Decarie Blvd. and Route 17 streetcar through to CPR Montreal West station and the Sherbrooke Blvd. Elmhurst streetcar loop for those who did not have a car.
St Luc Hump Tower looking North East towards Pare long before industries built in area in background in late fifties.
Ken Boulton Collection

Car Department road truck (Chevrolet panel delivery) with carmen at work on bad order box car.

CPR 7011 with one car passenger train operating between Sortin Yard and Montreal West (2 miles) for employees only. Movement was controlled by backup hose in one direction. It operated seven days a week mid-day and possibly
late night as well. At other times regular commuter trains could be used. 7011 assigned Outremont.
Montreal West June 7, 1947 Ronald Ritchie

Typical small prairie town scenes in these three postcards. c.1909
CPR built through here in 1908. Post office was established June 1, 1909
November 16, 1909 became a village. It was dissolved July 17, 2006
West Toronto Junction Historical Society archives.

This current map indicates Leslie hasn't changed much in over a century.
Recent (2006) census figures of 20 shows a serious population decline in common with many prairie villages.

Recent video

Two views of an age-old practice known as "hooping up". Delivering train orders on the fly. The order board is at red, however, presence of the Operator on the platform permits Extra 8758 West, the Cornwall Swing (a St.Luc- Cornwall Turn)
to pass without stopping. By rule, a yellow flag should be displayed. Note the green and white flag (above head of middle man), to flag passenger train due. At night green and white lights were displayed in electrified hand lamps on eves bracket. Dorval, Quebec March 1967 Kevin Day

"Heavenly City" one of six 1928 designs for a new Montreal terminal of 34 tracks with a 40 storey tower.
One plan included electrification. It was even offered to the CNR as a union station.
The Great Depression came along and all was forgotten.
Derek Boles Collection

CPR 3521 assisting B&M 2734. St.Johnsbury, Vermont. c.1940? Bud Laws Collection
A unique situation whereby two roads worked together on joint track.
It was a normal practice here the only known place where this happened.

CPR 3525 getting new tyres applied with fire ring. Kermit Geary Sr/Kermit Geary Jr. Collection

Cab interior of CPR 5468. More views. Robert Brown

Mobile power plant has been preserved at The Saskatchewan Railway Museum.

Northern Railway of Canada (formerly, Ontario, Simcoe & Huron) Davenport (Toronto) 1863
Another of this unique style of station stood at Atherley. Note: Structure on the left contains a water tank!
Toronto Public Library/Virtual Collection/ All Aboard Exhibit

Valentine & Sons Publishing Co.Ltd./Toronto Public Library digital collection

Narrow gauge tramway of the Dominion Rock Products lime kilns at Fourth Chute, east of Eganville, Ontario.
July 1985 Eugene D. Burles

Canadian Transfer Co. Ltd. Montreal

 

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