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	Of the hundreds of photos ever taken at Morants Curve this one was shot for the CPR. It bears a sticker on the back 11″x14″ plaque-mounted copy from their store 30 years ago, denoting that it’s a product of “The Canadian Pacific Photographic Services at Windsor Station in Montreal negative MNC 2492(W)”. CPR 8510 is heading “The Canadian” eastbound, as a replacement for their well-known round nosed FP units.
This picture submitted by Massey F. Jones and is part of the Massey F. Jones collection – Photo on plaque by CPR (pre-1978)
	Morants Curve is on the Alberta #1A Highway, a few miles east of Lake Louise. While the photo is taken at the curve bearing his name, it may not have been shot by the man himself. Nicholas Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981 He then retired at Banff AB and passed away in 2007. http://www.railfame.ca/sec_ind/heroes/en_ 2007_Morant After the 8510 rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nose in 1980, it was renumbered 1512 and then employed mostly in heavy yard work before retirement in December 2011. http://www.mountainrailway.com/ Roster%20Archive/CP The number was then reused for one of the CPR modern locomotives on the road today. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/show Picture.aspx?id=319170
This picture submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR EMD FP7 Canadain at North Bay Ont. Sept 1955
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker

	CP 1418 on display in Medicine Hat AB at Riverside Veterans’ Memorial Park which is also home of the Cenotaph, two CPR locomotives, and a World War II tank. The locos are CPR 1418 and 1424, seen coupled to the 1418.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Royal Canadian Pacific: Mile 1.1 just out of the station in Calgary The Royal Canadian Pacific, www.royalcanadianpacific.com/ – is a deluxe hotel on wheels, accommodating a very limited number of passengers + crew and costs about $7000 one-way.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR EMD FP7A #1400 The 1400 was replaced by CPR 4106 and 4107 at the at the head end of the Royal Canadian Pacific and is presently stored unserviceable at Calgary; being used as a parts source http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture .aspx http://www.trainspotted.com/photo.php ?id=1317 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php ?id=174275
This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and was submitted by Jim Parker
	CP 1404 at Dorval (near PE Trudeau airport), outbound with “The Canadian” section from Montreal on July 13, 1974. This F7A locomotive was built in 1953 as CP 4103 and renumbered CP 1404 in 1954 . In 1978, it was sold to VIA as their 1404 before being upgraded, painted and renumbered VIA 6553 in 1980. In 1995, it became Algoma Central 1756 and used for their Agawa Canyon trips. See my page: http://yourrailwaypictures.com/OldDiesels /index-via.html http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto. php?id=387782
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	There are a few details on this locomotive, that were installed on passenger locomotives hauling The Canadian in 1974 and later removed. One was the icicle cutter in the roof, designed so that icicles wouldn t hit the domes in tunnels, the other one is a set of lights fitted to the roof above the forward ladder, also designed for use in tunnels.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR EMD FP7A #1420 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 The EMD FP7 was a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive produced between June 1949 and December 1953 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD’s La Grange, Illinois plant, excepting locomotives destined for Canada, in which case final assembly was at GMD’s plant in London, Ontario. The FP7 was essentially EMD’s F7A locomotive extended by four feet to give greater water capacity for the steam generator for heating passenger train
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD FP7B #1911
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD E8A #1802 Sept 1965 The E8 was a 2,250-horsepower (1,678 kW), A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois. 450 cab versions, or E8As, were built from August 1949 to January 1954, 447 for the U.S. and 3 for Canada.
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD E8A #1802
This picture was taken bt Gill grandin and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD FP9A #1412 at Canoe B.C. June 1967 The EMD FP9 was a 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive produced between February 1954 and December 1959 by General Motors Electro- Motive Division, and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD’s La Grange, Illinois plant, except for Canadian orders, which were assembled by Canadian subsidiary GMD at London, Ontario. The FP9 was essentially EMD’s F9 locomotive extended by four feet to give greater steam generator and water capacity for hauling passenger trains.
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD FP9A #1414at Sudbury Ont. Sept 1976
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD FP9A #1409 at Ottawa Ont. May 1956
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR EMD FP9A #4071
This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker collection
	CPR EMD FP9A #4036 at Agincourt Ont. Sept 1975
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR 1408 is an FP9A unit built by General Motors Diesel (GMD) March 1954 (Ser#A592), 1750 h.p. It was wrecked in 1977 and retired in December 1978. In the back is a B unit, built in 1952 @ 1500 h.p. Note the icicle breakers on the roof used in tunnels to prevent damage to the domes of “The Canadian” passenger train. Also not the difference in grille treatment.
Photo credit (back of print) Canadian Pacific Massey F. Jones collection

	CP 4104 at Medicine Hat, AB Summer 1969
This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel
	CPR FM CFA16-4 #4104 at Medicine Hat, AB Summer 1969
This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel
	CP 4104 ran between Nelson BC and Calgary AB for a long time along the Crowsnest Pass (near the US border) hauling freight. At the end of its career (June 1975), this Fairbanks Morse Canadian Locomotive Works locomotive became available for donation, while its sister 4105 was scrapped.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	P 4104 is seen here in primer paint at the Museum of Highwood in High River AB in 1989. When the loco and rail car display became redundant for museum purposes, the privately owned loco was removed and stored at Alstom (formerly Ogden Shop) in Calgary southeast. The loco (now in the CPR maroon and gray paint scheme) was to be removed in December 2010, after most of the CPR Ogden facility was sold to Alstom. 4104 could now be stored at a proposed rail museum in Beseiker AB but this is not certain . Website: http://www.alberta2005rail.com/ A great photo of the 4104 in service at Nelson BC is available at http://www.flickr.com/photos
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR 4065 (possibly 1974). at the Alyth diesel shops.(Calgary) This “C Liner” (CPA16-4) was retired in 1975 and is now preserved in the Canada Science and TechnologyMuseum (CSTM) collection in Ottawa. Picture was taken looking at the south side of the facility.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR F-M CFA16-4 # 4065 at Cranbrook BC, Aug, 1974
This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel
	CPR F-M CFA16-4 #4105 at Cranbrook BC, Aug 2, 1974
This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel
	CPR F-M CFA16-4 #4081 at Crowsnest BC, Aug 20, 1971
This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel
	CPR F-M CPB16-4 #4449 at Agincourt Ont. Sept 1969
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker

	CP 1403
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CP4037 near Revelstoke BC c.1952
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CPR1867 Centennial Train Red Deer AB c.1967
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Westbound CPR “Canadian”, photographed from the Bow River Pathway, on the north bank of the river; roughly at Memorial Boulevard x 26th St NW, late summer, mid 80s, around 11 am. Designed for cyclists and pedestrians and skirting the river for a fair distance, the pathway make it easy to capture rail with several open spots along the route. Track at this photo location is in the shadow from the adjacent cliff in the afternoon, however westbound trains benefit from front lighting then. VIA abandoned passenger service in January 1990. Traffic is now limited to “heavy haul” (freight) and not as frequent as it once was but trains are now a mile long. Best time for westbound trains is between 2 pm and 6 pm.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones

	CP 4068 on a Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA) St. Lawrence Valley fantrip in the Gatineau Hills (Ottawa area) circa mid-60s. The unit became VIA 1424. See a photo of this unit coupled to the 1418 in Medicine Hat AB, on this page).
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR ALCO FA1 #4000
This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker collection
	CPR ALCO FA1 #4001
This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker collection
	CPR ALCO FA1 #4003
This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker collection
	CP ALCO FA-1 #4019 built in 1950 ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. Three different models were offered. The FA-1/FB-1, which featured a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) rating, was built from January 1946 to October 1950 with a 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) version produced between March and August 1950 (many early models were subsequently upgraded to 1,600 hp)
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR ALCO FA2 #4050 at North bay Ont. May 1975
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR ALCO FA2 #1100 and Agincourt Ont.
This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and was submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR ALCO FB2 #4468 at London Ont. March 1969
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR ALCO FB2 #4469 at Agincourt Ont. Nov 1971
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	FP7 CPR FP7 #4074, leading a consist of double decker cars out of downtown Montreal, on the West Island commuter line near Pierre Elliot Airport, in the 70s. After being sold to Agence Metropolitaine de Transport 1n 1982, the loco continued service as AMT1304 in AMT paint, before being replaced by newer units. All of AMT FP7s were sold to other railways and AMT 1304 went to Michigan in 2002. The demand is great for these, leading dinner trains in the US.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Canadian Pacific Railway FP7 1401 (GMD 1953), used for Royal Canadian Pacific excursions http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/ This photo was taken in the Great Hall departure point for the RCP on November 5th, 2011; following a fundraiser train pull in support of the Special Olympics. As participants pulled the diesel forward 30 ft (paying $20 apiece for the privilege), the trackmobile in the rear returned the unit to its original starting position for the next 20 person team.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Canadian Pacific Railway FP7 1401 (GMD 1953) “The Great Hall”, a 152m wing (just short of 500 ft), where the Royal Canadian Pacific is stored, when in Calgary. This photo was taken on November 5th, 2011. The area can accommodate up to 80 people for seated dining and about 200 people for weddings etc. Catering is provided by the adjacent multi-star Palliser Hotel. View their interesting website. Trips on the Royal Canadian Pacific are in the upper four-figure range, with onboard stateroom and showers. Accommodation is limited to 32 guests, each receiving VIP treatment throughout the consistof 10 fully restored (1916-1931) Canadian Pacific business cars . http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/ http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP 1401 and CP 3084 behind the diesel shop at Alyth Yard in Calgary. They are used as head-end power for the Royal Canadian Pacific train, which program is temporally suspended. Freight locomotive CP 5625 sits behind the pair. The photo is taken from an employee parking lot off Alyth Road, accessed from 9 Ave SE. A caution, that going too far on Alyth Road leads into CPR property and the area is patrolled. Morning shots are best and equipment is usually plentiful.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones

	The CPR “Canadian” over the Nipigon River; from a postcard he had sent to his folks, back in the late 1950s.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR Canadian arriving in Toronto Ont.
This picture was submitted by Jim Parker
	Built by EMD in 1949 (Serial Number 8681, Class DPA-22a) CPR 1801 sits on one of the platforms at Windsor Station in Montreal in the late 60s, following its Maritimes assignment from Montreal to St. John NB via Maine as as CPR 41/42 “ The Atlantic Limited”, crossing into the US at Megantic Que and emerging bac k into Canada at McAdam NB CPR always operated “The Atlantic” at minimal levels with only a single E8 locomotive, baggage car, coach, diner and sleeping car. ¨C469C ¨C470C ¨C471C ¨C472C ¨C473C ¨C474C ¨C475C ¨C476C
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP 1802 Note the “Guaranteed Pure Milk” water tank Note the Guaranteed Pure Milk water tank. To view the history of this water tank go to: http://www.heritagemontreal.org/ and to view the restoration of this tank go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaranteed
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Inbound CPR commuter bilevel train passing over the CNR (Montréal-Toronto) mainline, mid summer 1970s. The CPR FP7A-led consists, assigned to Montreal’s West Island (Montreal-Vaudreuil), replaced a string of 10 or so Dayliners (RDC Budd Cars) shown on this page, crossing a bridge. After being sold to the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport, all the disel units were renumbered and repainted in the AMT blue and silver scheme, where they served for a time, before being replaced by (mostly ex-Amtrak) FP40 units. Today the more modern F59PH are assigned to the corridor, on very the same CPR track, while Montréal-Toronto CN and VIA trains continue using the lower track. The bilevel cars gave way to a more streamlined version
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR EMD FP7A #4034 at Agincourt Ont.
This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and was submitted by Jim Parker
	CPR 1402, leading a pre-VIA Rail “The Canadian” consist, most likely around North Bay ON, sometimetime in the mid 70s. VIA took over the crack passenger train operation in 1978. Note the ditch lights, then just coming into general use for all road diesels. Originally built as CPR 4101 in 1953 and subsequently renumbered CPR 1402 the unit was sold to VIA (1402), painted in blue and yellow VIA colours and retired in 1983.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP 1802, waiting to lead The Atlamtic Limited departing Montreal’s Windsor Station at 6pm in the early 70s..as Train 42 Despite being a “name” train, Canadian Pacific always treated eastbound CP42 and its westbound counterpart CP 41, as the poor cousins. Halifax-bound passengers couldn’t make it through and had to transfer to a the Dominion Atlantic Railway train to get them home. (DAR was a subsidiary of the CPR) For some a ferry ride was necessary, from St John NB to Digby NS. Equipment usually consisted of either E8s 1800 or 1802, the Canadian Pacific Railway only E8s ever purchased (1801 was damaged at La Chevrotiere QC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTC-A0d4Vn4 and never ran again). Trains 41/42 only had basic facilities of coach, sleeper and snack bar and traveled overnight through the United States through Maine, reaching Canada the next morning. This was the most direct route. Certain political changes came about, including the formation of VIA in 1978 and the route was changed to provide Montréal-Halifax service using CN and ¨C561C ¨C562C ¨C563C ¨C564C ¨C565C
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP1800 E8Au Head End of The Candian at Montreal West ca1955
This picture was taken and submitted by Terry Danks in 1955 at Montreal West Station
	CP 4085 at Moose Jaw Sask, Spring 1979
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB