CPR Rolling Stock

Business Cars

CPR always referred to its passenger cars used by officials as Business Cars (BC for short) never as "private cars".
Employees on the other hand always called them just that, private cars!

Former BC 16 (ex BC British Columbia) preserved 1963 WCRA. Built Barney & Smith 7/1890

Former CP 19 (nee British Columbia) preserved 1983 The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook. Built 11/1928.

BC 36 built CCF/Angus 1929 as River Clyde. 1945 converted to Cape Churchill. Converted to BC 36 8/1966.
Sold 9/1970 to IPSCO Francis E. Shaw Regina. Displayed with 3101 4-8-4.
Ignace, Ont. July 1970 Wolf Kirchmeir

River and Cape observation cars

Two views of Superintendent's BC 23. Built by Crossen Car Mfg. Co, Cobourg, ON 6/1896 as Quebec Central Megantic. Rebuilt 1912 with steel underframe. 8/1935 renamed Beauce. 9/1939 numbered 23. Retired 1968.
This car is preserved at Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, Smiths Falls.

http://www.cobourghistory.ca/crossen.htm

Business Car 26 one of 22 short cars, 15 built by CPR Farnham, Que. car shop and 7 at Angus. Built 1901-1912.
(26 built 9/1906). Used by Division Superintendent. Drake Street. Andy Cassidy Collection

Note: BC 27 was sold 1929 to Singer Manufacturing Co. for their non-common carrier Thurso & Nation Valley.
In 1979 it was acquired by Bytown Railway Society and thoroughly restored.
Located in Ottawa at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

BC 15 formerly, Cape Cook. Newport, Vermont.
DanSabin/Joseph Testagrose Collection.

Note: Sister to "Car 13" formerly, Cape Race. Preserved by Upper Canada Railway Society.