Canadian Pacific Railway

Roundhouses, shops and other facilities.

Aerial view of Victoria, VI shops.

View looks northeasterly along Johnson Street on north side of shop buildings. Track at upper right leads to downtown over a now abandoned lift bridge to the new VIA Rail station near downtown and at one time there was an interchange with CNR.
E&N station is in bottom right corner where track leads to Courtenay.

Victoria shops, including interior views.

Inside Drake Street Roundhouse near the end.

Drake Street shops

STORIES: Memories of Drake Street Roundhouse

Older memories of Drake Street roundhouse

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

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

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

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

Both below include roundhouse and yard etc.

Aerial view of Hochelaga facilities in 1926.

Map Hochelaga facilities Goad's Atlas 1946

Angus Main Shops

Systematic Control of Locomotive Repairs 1920

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

Outremont roundhouse (no table) building rented out to various businesses

Map 1963

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