CPR Rolling Stock

Service Equipment

BC (Business Car) 15 formerly, Cape Cook. Newport, Vermont.
Sister to "Car 13" formerly, Cape Race. Preserved by Upper Canada Railway Society.
DanSabin/Joseph Testagrose Collection.

400000 steam pile driver. Toronto 1950's Jim Parker

Two snow plows sit waiting for the call to duty. Al Howlett

Old mail car as Service equipment. Illegible number. Al Howlett

403740 Cable car used on the Auxiliary. Ron Visockis

411519 Foreman's car on the No.1 Auxiliary ("Big Hook"). Two views; West Toronto c.1950's Jim Parker

This car, like many pieces of rolling stock especially passenger equipment, had a long and varied life.
Built in 1909 as Sleeper-Buffet-Parlor-Observation car Glenbow. 2/18 re-named Mount Bruce.
4/26 exterior steel plated. During this revenue passenger use it would have provided the best First Class
accommodations bringing up the rear of the most important passenger trains. When newer cars were
acquired older cars went into Company Service for use by Officials as Business Cars (never say, "private car")
travelling about their territory or to accommodate different employee groups working away from home.
In this case 11/49 it became Service car 411519 for use on the auxiliary, a special train including a
"hook" or wreck crane, sent out to "affairs" as the CPR referred to derailments, wrecks etc. Scrapped 1969.

411513 Service car assigned to Communications Dept. (telegraph/telephone) it seldom moved from its track near
West Toronto diamond. Two views: West Toronto c.1950's Jim Parker
Unlike combooses (combine or combination car and caboose) the cupola was used for observation of line wires.
Note: Penfound Varnish was one of the nearby local industries served by the CPR.

This unique car was another example of how a piece of rolling stock changed rolls over the years.
Built 1911 as First Class coach 395 (ii) it was renumbered 695 in 1912.
In 1947 it became Service car 411513. Scrapped 1968.
West Toronto depot in the background.