Old Canadian Railway Rolling Stock – Passenger Cars
 | The ultimate caboose in Canada is a VIA Park car. All VIA dome passenger cars are named after Canadian national park, in addition to a number. http://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/our-fleet/park-car Only passengers having booked sleepers can ride this rearmost car, which includes several amenities, least of all complimentary food and permission to access the end dome. This photo of the Westbound Canadian was taken near Seebe AB, about 40 miles west of Calgary, in July 1989, before VIA abandoned all passenger through the area in January 1990. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | Partial view of Kootenay Park, looking rearward, down the track. Passengers enjoy some free amenities, while relaxing in comfort. In former days, this parlour car was the smoking area. Today the entire train, including the Park Car is totally non-smoking. VIA has scheduled strategic stops every 4 hours or so, enabling passengers to detrain and smoke if they wish. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | If they so desire, passengers traveling in sleeper accomodation can proceed inside the rear dome, anytime, day or night. Many take advantage of the amenity after dark, because it is an extremely peaceful place to gather one’s thoughts. This view shows the lit-up stairs leading to the dome. |
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 | Our train had 4 dome cars. The midddle dome cars are called Skyline. The lower portion of the car is a snack bar. Users are mostly day coach passengers and access to the dome is unrestricted day or night http://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/ |
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 | Old railcars never die. The railcar car on the left is VIA 2448, photographed on June 19th, 2008 from a street vantage point near Waterfront Station in Vancouver. It is one of five “Northern Spirit” cars used on the VIA Rail “Hudson Bay” train between Winnipeg and Churchill from 2000 to about 2006. Ridership wasn’t as expected and the train didn’t survive the VIA Rail cutbacks. View excellent details about all 5 “Northern Spirit” cars, including the exterior livery for each car, all different. at http://blog.traingeek.ca/2011/10/via-rails-winnipeg-maintenance -centre_23.html The 2448 had a large polar bear graphic applied to the sides. The link mentions that the car was used as sleeping quarters for the West Coast Express crews because their regular rooms in the CPR station were closed for construction and this may be the case here as the car is hooked up electrically to a building. Skytrain cars to the right are 007 still in its early tricolor scheme and 147 in white. View a picture of the car, most probably on the way to Ferromex in Mexico, as FXE 150004 http://www.flickr.com/photos/milwaukeebeernut/7231265164 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | 1955 Budd Car at Vanderhoof, BC still in regular use by VIA Rail on the Skeena Line between Jasper and Prince Rupert. This picture was taken on June 26, 2008 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | 1955 Budd Car at New Hazelton BC and isstill in regular use by VIA Rail on the Skeena Line between Jasper and Prince Rupert BC. This picture was taken on January 4, 2013 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | 1955 Budd Car at New Hazelton BC, January 4, 2013 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | 1955 Budd Car at New Hazelton BC, January 4, 2013 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | 1955 Budd Car at New Hazelton BC, January 4, 2013 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | 1955 Budd Car at New Hazelton BC, January 4, 2013 This is a view we don’t see too often. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | The CPR Canadian arriving in Totonto Ont. |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Jim Parker Collection” | |
 | One of the“PARK” dome cars still painted in the CPR scheme, near Stephen, Mileage 123.1 Laggan Sub; eastbound after clearing the Upper Spiral Tunnel, in March 1976. The water in the background is Sink Lake, still frozen till about mid-May. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR Class L15 Sceneramic Dome car. Fraser #2403 at Vanvouver B.C. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Coach Pass, at Toronto Ont. Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CH3 Club Car Pass at Toronto Ont. Jan 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CH5 Coach (Snack bar) Pass #304 at Toronto Ont. May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Obser Pass at Toronto Ont, Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T1 Tempo Club Pass #321 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T1 Tempo Club Pass #324 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T2 Tempo Cafe Coach Pass at Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T2 Tempo Cafe Coach Pass #340 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T3 Tempo Coach Pass #362 at Toronto Ont. May 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T3 Tempo Coach #372 Pass. at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class T3 Tempo Coach #375 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage Car #9646 at Toronto Ont. May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage Car #10302 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class M10 Dinning Car Pass #1241 at Toronto May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CC15 Commuter Coach #5014 at Toronto Ont. May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Coach Pass. #4205 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CC13 Commuter Coach #4968 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CO17 Coach (Class C) Pass #5139 at West Toronto Ont. Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Coach Pass. #2737 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CO17 Coach (Class C) Pass #5176 at Toronto Ont. May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H1 Combo Pass and Baggage #7167 at Toronto Ont. May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CL3 Club Car “Oromocto Lake” #555 at Toronto May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H4 Combo Pass and Baggage #7774 at Allandale Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage Car #11576 at Toronto Ont. May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Combo RPO and Baggage Pass #7795 at Allandale Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Combo Baggage and RPO Pass #7807 at Allandale Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H4 Baggage Car #8657 \t Toronto Ont. Oct 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CL1 Club Car “Charleston Lake” #552 at West Toronto Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CL1 Club Car “Charleston Lake” #552 at Toronto Oct 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Toronto Yard Instruction Unit #15039 at Bellville Ont June 1964 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class M11 Dinning Car Pass #1263 at Acton Ont. June 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class M3 Dinette Pass #431 at Toronto May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Pass Coach #9401bLettered for Adirondack Scenic Railway Aug 2007 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Coach Pass. #2207 at Newtonville Ont. July 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C09 Coach (Class B) Pass #5188 at Toronto Ont May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C09 Coach (Class B) Pass #5201 at Toronto Ont May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C09 Coach (Class B) Pass #5225 at Toronto Ont May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C09 Coach (Class B) Pass #5227 at Chicago Ill. May 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C09 Coach (Class B) Pass #5229 at Toronto Ont May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C018 Coach (Class B) Pass #5238 at Toronto Ont May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C10 Coach (Class B) Pass #5270 at Toronto Ont May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage-RPO #7854 at Ft. Erie Ont. April 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage-Express #9037 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H27 Baggage Pass #9180 at Allandale Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H6 Baggage-Express #9269 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H27 Baggage Car #59115 at Fort Erie Ont. May 1975 (Originial #9115) |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class L3 Pullman Cape Breton #1087 at Toronto |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class S2 Sleeper Exeter #1160 at Toronto April 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ClassCL4 Club Car Windermer #561 at Oshawa Ont. Sept 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage-Express #9115 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Baggage-Express C050 at Allandale Ont. June 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class Baggage #9012 at Toronto Ont. May 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class H Baggage #9633 at Toronto Ont. May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C12 Coach (Class B) Pass #5403 at Toronto Ont May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class C08 Coach (Class A) Pass #5449 at Toronto Ont June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class M4 Cafeteria Pass #487 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class M29 Cafe KIYBGE Pass #752 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class M25 Dinning Car Pass #1368 at Toronto Ont. April 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CO7 Coach (Class A) Pass #5454 at Toronto Ont. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CL7 Club Car Lake Kathlyn #585 at Toronto Ont. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class L3 Pullman Cape Rosier #1082 at Careol Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CO* (Class A) Coach Pass #5482 at Capreol Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Class CO7 (Class A) Pass #5460 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Coach Pass. at Toronto Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR CND Government Private Car at Toronto Ont. June 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | One of the cars in passenger train consists until the advent of “all-electric” heating was the steam generator, used to provide “on board” comfort during cold nights and all winter. For most of the 20th Century, passenger cars were heated by steam but it became a problem, once diesel units took over and there was no longer a guaranteed supply of steam at the head end from the locomotive. Steam Generator Unit CN 15418 was built by the Canadian Car & Foundry in 1956 and photographed here in Moncton NB, June 1975. It survived into the VIA Rail era with the same number but became painted in the VIA Rail livery of blue with two wide horizontal yellow stripes on each side. . The unit is a bit unusual because it had square windows, whereas most had round porthole windows. Left of the unit is probably a baggage car and ahead of the steam generator is CN 3648, an MLW RS18 locomotive, one of 54, Class MR-18b (3617-3670), used on smaller runs. For longer runs, a cab unit “F-type” locomotive was usually at the head end and it/or a “B” Unit had a built-in steam generator. |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
 | STCUM ((English: Montreal Transit Corporation) Gallery Car with cab 901 in “hockey mask”, at Montreal West in the mid-70s. This is one of a series of cars built in 1969 by Canadian Vickers for commuter transport between downtown Montreal and the West Island (Vaudreuil – Dorion). The orange booths are for passenger fare control at the crossing. The operation was run by the CPR from Windsor Station in downtown Montreal. The AMT (English: Metropolitan Transportation Agency) became the umbrella operation commuter transport for 63 communities in the Montreal area in 1996 and withdrew this type of gallery car by end of summer 2010, replacing it with a newer type of bi-level on selected routes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_m%C3%A9tropolitaine |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | A close-up of each platform-level entrance to the bi-level cars on the STCUM/AMT commuter train |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CPR Bi-Level Passanger car #920 Montreal West PQ July 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN Superdome “Columbia” at Jasper |
| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by J Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
 | This 1912 CN excursion car was also found at the Fort Edmonton Park This picture was taken Sept 2011 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Bruce Raynor | |
 | CNR Class B27 BUS. Pass #85 at TorontonOnt. Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | The rear car of the Royal Canadian Pacific westbound, at the MP 1.2 CP Laggan Sub ( 11 St SW Calgary) Passage on the luxury train is around $8000 and limited to about 30 guests + crew. http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/heritage.html |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR OBSER Govenor General Private Car at Toronto Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR OBSER pass Govenor General Car at Toronto Ont. Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
.jpg) | Here is a photo of “Le Railcar” in Vancouver’s Gastown, taken in June 1988, during its life as a restaurant. The ex-CPR railway car was moved to Squamish BC; restored to its original splendor inside and it is now preserved as an operating showpiece at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park. A word-for-word copy from http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read. php?15,2358842 describes it all. The Alberta was built in 1929 as one of a fleet of ten ‘superintendent’ cars and was used across the country by Canadian Pacific until the late 1960’s before being retired from active service. It became the centrepiece of a small Gastown restaurant in the 1970’s but after going out of business, reverted to CP Rail’s Marathon Realty subsidiary and was eventually donated to the WCRA. It was shipped to our Heritage Park and after a number of years, a generous donor allowed us to completely rebuild the car. The original bedrooms were removed when it became a restaurant, so the configuration is now lounge, dining/board room and galley. The Alberta has been rebuilt to Transport Canada operating standards and will be available for future charters etc. View the WCRA website at http://www.wcra.org/ While it is not displayed in the Panorama Roundhouse in this 360 degree video, it’s almost safe to assume that it will be, because the it is now a showpiece. At the time the panoramic view was taken, restoration might have not have yet been completed “Alberta .http://www.double-shutter.com/roundhouse/roundhouse 2-360.htm |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | BCR work car #990243 at North vancouver, BC Aug 1981 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | WP Passanger Car 214 at Carcross YT Aug 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | WP Passanger Car 220 at Carcross YT Aug 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CPR Coach #110 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1964 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Coach #111 at Canoe B.C. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Dome Car #545 at Revelstoke B.C. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Domed Observation Car (Assinboine Park) at Revelstok B.C. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Observation Car #891 at Toronto Ont. June 1964 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | One of the cars in the CPR “VIEW” series, at United Railway Supply, situated in north-end Montreal, August 1970. The company, a used locomotive remanufacturer and reseller, no longer exists. It was located on the Cartierville (electrified) spur, off the Montréal-Deux-Montagnes (electrified) commuter line. A bit of the spur line track can be seen in the bottom right c orner of the other picture. CPR purchased 4 of the cars from the New York Central (their Brook series until 1957, before being retired) Built in 1949 by the Budd Co. for the New York Central Railroad as a 5 double bedroom, buffet, observation lounge, the cars were operated by the Pullman Company between Boston and Chicago. Renamed respectively by the CPR in the “View” series (their NYC name in brackets) they were respectively Sea View (Babbling Brook); East View (Fall Brook); River View (Plum Brook) and Mountain View (Singing Brook). CPR used 2 of the cars on Pool trains (a combined CN-CP passenger operation to maximize reduced passenger loads for each railway), between Montreal and Toronto and the other 2 cars in Pool Trains between Ottawa and Toronto until CN and CP decided to operate passenger service independently on their own tracks, later on. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | Following the end of Pool Car service on Montreal-Toronto and Ottawa-Toronto in 1969, CPR sold all 4 cars. Sea View and River View went to the Quebec Cartier Mining Company in Northern Quebec where they were used as business cars by company executives. Sea View lost its name and became renumbered Cartier #847 and River View became Cartier #846. In 1986, Cartier Mining sold their #847 into the US, where it was refitted to Amtrak standards and regained its original name of Babbling Brook. A couple of re-sales later, the passenger ca r is still active and occasionally used on the mainline by the new owners. http://www.webbrail.com/history Cartier #846 was also sold into the US and regained its name of Plum Brook. Another CPR car of the same style, the Mountain View (ex-NYC Singing Brook) ended up on the Algoma Central as their Canyon View (#551). See it in their Steelton yard. http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=74488. It was sold in 1984 into private US ownership and the name Canyon View given to an ACR caboose that was transformed into a fully equipped camp car. http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/content/tours/canyonview/ |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CPR “Grove” Class Coach #2247 at Sudbury Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Baggage #3047 at Toronto Ont. May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR “Grove” Class Baggage Car #4702 at Toronto Ont. May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Sleeper Car (Chateau Rruce) at Toronto Ont. March 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Diner Car (Champlain) at Sudbury Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Coach (Cornwell Manor) at Toronto Ont. March 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Roomete Elgin Manor |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Truscott – Bruce Horin Coll. | |
 | CP Car #24 at Port Stanley Ont, Aug 2004 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CPR passanger car (Venosta) located outside the Port Moody Station Museum in Port Moody, BC, which was the original western terminus of the CPR before being extended to Vancouver |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | CPR Bus. Observation Car #4 at Smiths Falls Ont. May 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Bus. Observation Car #23 at Smiths Falls Ont. July 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Bus. Observation Car #23 at Smiths Falls Ont. July 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Bus. Observation Car #7 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR BUSINESS CAR # 71 KILLARNEY was built in 1916 by Pullman and acquired by CPR from The Florida East Coast Railway in Feb 1918, being the second CPR car to carry that name. KILLARNEY is now regularly used as a crew car within the Royal Canadian Pacific luxury train but we see it here resting in front of the station at Banff AB in June 1988, a few years before it became part of that consist (in 2000). View the whole Royal Canadian Pacific consist at: http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/doc/AboutTrain.pdf |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | Canadian Pacific Railway Business Car SASKATCHEWAN photographed at an unknown location. The car was then intended to be preserved by a private individual on his land at Champion Park, near Okotoks AB. View details about Champion Park on the Alberta portion of my station page http://yourrailwaypictures.com/TrainStations/indexCentral.html and also on the Old Diesels page http://yourrailwaypictures.com/OldDiesels/ |
| This picture is part of the Massey F. Jones Collection | |
 | Canadian Pacific Business Car 12, at Champion Park, near Okotoks AB from an old photo. It was eventually lettered to SASKATCHEWAN, the name that it originally bore. See a side view of it in the same setting by Cor van Steenis, after the business car was re-lettered at: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1818479 |
 | CPR INST Car #60 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Combo #3262 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Coach #1350 at Toronto Ont. Seot 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Coach (Glen Major) at Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Coach (Shaughnessy) at revelstoke B.C. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Observation Car (Cape Bauld) at Toronto Ont. May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR “Grove” Class Coach #2103 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
.jpg) | Railway Post Office Car 401807 at the Calgary Industria Yard (opposite Fort Calgary) on 9 Dec 2012; awaiting transport to its new home at the Galt Historic Railway Park, in Stirling, Alberta. http://galtrailway.com/home/ Built in 1914 by the CPR Angus Shops in Montreal as CPR Railway Post Office Car #3774, is was in service until 1959, before being converted to Work Service #404901 and later renumbered to Work Service # 401807. RPO cars were always coupled to passenger trains. Inside the car, postal employees sorted “First Class Mail” by hand while the train was in motion between large cities, resulting in “Same Day” or overnight service. From about 1950, most mail ceased to be carried by rail between cities and went either by air cargo or road. RPO cars lost then their purpose and most were sold, scrapped or put to some other use by the railways such as this one. Read about RPO cars in Canada at: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/Various/ railway_mail.htm |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CPR Baggage Car #411704 at Agincourt Ont. June 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Baggage Car #21053 at Toronto Ont. March 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Baggage Car #404157 (Now a service car) July 1988 |
| This picture was taken by Allan Campbell and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Baggage Car #411696 (Now a service car) July 1988 |
| This picture was taken by Allan Campbell and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Work Car (Dinner) #411327 at Midhurst Ont. June 1998 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR ES Baggage #4459 at Toronto Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Tourist Observation Car #597 at York PA May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Tourist Observation Car #598 at Vancouver B.C. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
.jpg) | Sometime in the 1920s, open platform cars lost favour with the travelling public because they didn’t provide protection from rain and snow. The Pullman Car Company’s answer was to build an enclosed solarium car which could be air conditioned in the summer (with ceiling fans) and heated in the winter. The car features a few bedrooms and was the height of luxury, much like the PARK dome cars are the tail end of VIA trains today. This one, obviously in action, was possibly photographed somewhere in Northern Ontario where Massey’s late father-in law was stationed for some years with the RCAF. Massey acquired his slide collection. Due to poor camera quality, the number cannot be picked out. View a picture of Solarium Car 36 at: http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?april11/04-21- 11/CP36_Ignace_1970-07_b.jpg |
| This picture was taken by Lorne Unwin and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR Station located between Palmerston and Fergus Ont. June 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | Grand Trunk Pacific passenger coach. (Year unknown). It’s since been restored and is now the home to the Skeena Valley Model Railway Association in Terrace, BC. The coach is located beside the CN mainline tracks to Prince Rupert and also beside the Grand Trunk Pathway, a walkway named after the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
 | ACR (Algoma Central Railway) Passenger Coach #424 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ACR (Algoma Central Railway) Diner car at Sault Ste Marie Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ACR (Algoma Central Railway) (Ex ICR) Passenger Coach #511 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ONR (Ontario Northern Railway) Passenger Coach #812 at North Bay Ont. Jan 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ONR (Ontario Northern Railway) Passenger Coach #812 at North Bay Ont Jan 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ONR (Ontario Northern Railway) Passenger Coach #830 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ONR (Ontario Northern Railway) Passenger Coach #831 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ONR (Ontario Northern Railway) Passenger Coach #835 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ONR (Ontario Northern Railway) Passenger Coach #836 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Tourist Observation Car #15097 at Toronto Ont July 1967 This car was bui;t in 1892 and is now at Calgary’s Heritage Park and in daily operation during their open season, May to September. View it on YouTube by accessing “Calgary’s Heritage Park Steam Train” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPHKvYIbWA |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Tourist Observation Car #15097 at Toronto Ont. July 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CP Rail Observation Car at Vancouver BC, May 1986 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | WHRC Open Air Car #101 Gabriel waits at WolfvilleNS June 2000 These cars were made from flatcars by Building frames with seats inside this. They were part of the Evangeline Express |
| This picture was posted as “Public domain” on Photobucket by Brian Hiscock | |
 | Ex-Via Coach 5747 Named Father Pelican at Wolfville NS, June 2000 This was part of The Evangeline Express |
| This picture was posted as “Public domain” on Photobucket by Brian Hiscock | |
 | Three ex-CPR cars sit on display in the village of Bristol NB |
| This picture was posted as “Public domain” on Photobucket by Brian Hiscock | |
 | CNR Combo Pass. Smiths Falls Ont. July 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Coach Pass. Smiths Falls Ont. July 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR Combo Pass. Smiths Falls Ont. July 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | Prairie Dog Central 103 at Vancouver BC, May 1986 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CP Rail Car “British Columbia” at Vancouver BC. May 1986 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR Passenger Class B8 Buss #24 at Vancouver BC June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | The Salem and Hillsborough Railroad, 2003 |
| The picture was taken by myself in 1994 | |
 | CN Auxiliary Car #10 at London ON, July1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | Car 141, brought out of its indoor storage for Railway Days. It was first built in July 1907, at the CPR Angus Shops in Montreal as a CPR as an obscure passenger coach in the fleet, before being reborn as CPR 141 July 1952, and then converted to Work Car 411585 in 1973, before being donated in 1980 to Calgary’s Heritage Park, who restored it. It’s in very good condition but not normally run around the park except for these two days, late September http://www.heritagepark.ca/special-events/railwayDays.php Car 141 started life as a commuter train in Montreal before used on ski trains to the Laurentians.As you can see, it has reversible rattan seats. Then it became work car DAR411585 The car operated around Kentville for quite a while, before being requisitioned for the CBC series “The National Dream”. Then then fixed it up and it eventually came to Heritage Park in 1980, after touring throughout Canada with some exhibits |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | S&LRy (Sydney & Louisburg Railway) Rod told me the following about this picture. “I recently came into possession of my maternal grandfather’s obituary, Roderick Livingstone. Rod spent most of his career working forDOSCO and spent his last years as Car Shop Foreman/Supervisor in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, where I was born. In the obit, it was mentioned that one of the projects he supervised was the building of a baggage – express car for the Sydney & Louisburg Railway (1928/29 ) and with the help of two books I have, and pictures and input from Jim Simmons, it looks like the car was #9, she looks functional but not pretty! Never the less, it is so great to have a picture and some documentation of a railway project than involved my maternal Grandfather who I never knew – helps to explain that Railroading may indeed be in the genes – I have long known that my paternal grandfather was involved In Railroading since he was the General Foreman, Mechanical Dept. for the Panama Railway when they were constructing the Panama Canal.” |
| This picture was submitted by Rod Desborough, Halifax, NS and the picture is the property of Jim Simmons | |
 | ACR (Algoma Central Railway) Business Car AGAWA at Sault Marie Ont.Feb 1990 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ACR (Algoma Central Railway) Baggage/Passanger Car at Sault Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | ACR (Algoma Central Railway) Passanger Coach #402 at Sault Ste Marie Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | TM (Therrien McNamara Const. Co. Sleeper #208 at Toronto Ont. 1950’s |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CPR Bunk Car #404691 |
| This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | BC Provincial_Museum “ADVENTURE” at Vancouver, BC Sept 1981 This picture was taken at the the CP Drake St Shops in Vancouver BC (Sept 1981). Jim has no idea as to what their fate was. The area was slowly being taken over for the Expo 86 fair so they did not stay there long. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | BC Provincial Museum “SKEENA_RIVER” at Vancouver BC Sept 1981 This picture was taken at the the CP Drake St Shops in Vancouver, BC (Sept 1981). Jim has no idea as to what their fate was. The area was slowly being taken over for the Expo 86 fair so they did not stay there long. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | BC Provincial_Museum “KOOTENAY RIVER” at Vancouver BC Sept 1981 This picture was taken at the the CP Drake St Shops in Vancouver, BC (Sept 1981). Jim has no idea as to what their fate was. The area was slowly being taken over for the Expo 86 fair so they did not stay there long. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | The Royal Train leaving Shilo Man. 1970 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB |
 | RBBX Coach #41402 Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus |
| This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and submitted by Jim Parker |