CPR Facilities

Built to maintain coal unit trains.

Moose Jaw yard. Jim Booth Collection

Not much left of the once-proud St.Luc roundhouse, last one built (1949) for CPR.
Now used by Engineering for maintenance of way. 7/25/2010

Nelson, BC diesel shop where all of the CLC FM units were assigned.
Pair of CLC road switchers 8709 and 8720 in foreground and another pair behind includes 8717.
CLC covered wagon 4105 in old paint scheme. October 14, 1972 Tom Murray

Winnipeg shops August 1983

The building in the foreground is the old Winnipeg diesel Shop. Notice the two construction trailers next to the Diesel Shop.
In 1983, the new Winnipeg Diesel Shop would be under construction out of the picture on the right side.
Everything else in the background is part of Weston Shops.
The photographer was standing on a covered City of Winnipeg Water Reservoir to take the picture.

CP S-4 7117 is sitting "in the pocket" no doubt waiting for a signal from Rugby Tower to move through Rugby junction at the west end of Winnipeg Yard. The "pocket" is actually the start of the La Riviere sub.

Description courtesy of Paul Smith, Winnipeg

New yard Winnipeg (1904)

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Sure looks like winter! Yard office Brandon, Manitoba mid-1960's Jim Booth

Another view of the immediate area taken from the bridge.

Two views of roundhouse and area Brandon. Turntable long gone.

Water tank and two new-style coal towers still in place. Stock car likely contains ties or other OCS material.

Three views of Pentiction, BC roundhouse Fall 1982 Jim Booth

Aerial view of Victoria, VI shops.

Two views of roundhouse Webbwood, Ontario. 1980-08-07 Wolf Kirchmeir

Old style scales with four rails used for faster move across scales without weighing and for locomotive to bypass scale.
There is even a derail. What a place to derail anything! Smiths Falls June 24, 2000 Three photos Rich Stewart.

Typical crossing watchman's tower. Chatham Oct. 15, 1980

Crossing protection signals

Aerial view of downtown Vancouver yards 1953
Detailed description of facilities.

Views of downtown Vancouver yards 1950's - 1980's.

Inside Drake Street Roundhouse near the end.

Drake Street shops

STORIES: Memories of Drake Street Roundhouse

Older memories of Drake Street roundhouse

Aerial view of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Late 1950's James Booth Collection

Aerial view of Hochelaga facilities in 1926.

Two aerial views of Angus Shops. Above at its peak circa 1940. Below near the end 1979 Click each image to enlarge.

Changing out the turntable for a longer one. Outremont (Montreal Terminal) 1942

2811 with Third Class symbol freight 911 due to depart Smiths Falls yard 12:45 p.m.for Chalk River Subdivision destined to Sault Ste.Marie. July 19,1958 Smiths Falls Robert F. Collins/James A.Brown Collection

Note: On the headend is CP 40876 a 40 foot wood steel frame staggered doors box car just renumbered from auto car series 296307-299799. Mixed in with the 36 foot 2448 cu.ft. steel frame stock cars (2000+ cars) is 277052 one of two hundred new 40 foot 3863 cu. ft. steel stock cars.

Twin diesel sanding towers at Toronto Yard with famous one-of-a-kind 8921. 4/22/1980 Clayton Langstaff

Glen Yard Montreal. October 1976 Kevin Day

Straight ahead is a G5 class 1200, to the left a 2400 with Royal Hudsons at far left and right.
Diesel intruder at far right. Summer 1959 Frank Bunker

Aerial view of downtown Vancouver yards 1953
Detailed description of facilities.

Aerial view of Ottawa West roundhouse.

Ottawa West with 2401 near the old coal chutes soon to be replaced.
Stock car spotted at Stores Department carried OCS parts from Angus.
c. 1950 L B Chapman Collection

Modern coaling plant at Ottawa West. G2 2582 has its small 12 ton tender filled with an extra half ton or so of coal!
New RS-10 8481 delivered 4/28/55 dates this photo. Ron Visockis Collection

CP 233 westbound with 3096_STLH_8223_8207 at Dalhousie Mills Mileage 41.6 Winchester Sub. right on the Quebec-Ontario boundary, passing old water tank apparently still in use by the town judging by the gauge. The red paint is just too bright but, never-the-less a nice restoration. This style of water tank with a stone foundation was in use at a number of locations on the CPR including Perth and Renfrew. (See below for more water facilities) May 5, 2007 Brian Nicholson

Preston assigned 8161 in the Electric yard Galt. Note overhead crane in center background and scale at far left.
Main yard on the Galt Sub. in the foreground.

Water tank still in use long after steam engines ended,
serving the small community of Spanish, ON. July 13, 1973

Very typical standpipe to water steam locomotives.
Likely built by Fairbanks-Morse which also made scales.
Galt March 1959

Standard steel water tank seen all over the CPR.
Long after dieselization. It still exists long after abandonment of line.