CAN ADI AN HAI LROAD HISTO RICAL SOC I Err'y '* \' SEPTEMBER 1950

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On October 1st t bB As s o c i a t i on has a rranged t o h o ld an excur a i on over the Canad La n Na t ion al Ra l Lwa y a ' Man tf'ort Subd ivision to Huberd e a u , Qu e 0 i n d i e s e l -o e lectr1.c r a I l car :No . 158 37 haulin g one pe s s en ger- c oach , Th e trip i s t o c ommemor-at e t h e 25th anrn ver s a ry of the f'am oue 67 hour Montre a l to Van couver' r un o f C . N oRo diese l­ele c tri c ca r No 0 I bB20 i n Oc t ob e r 1925 . The line t o Hub er'd ea u , throu gh the Laurentian Mou ta i n s if) v ery s cen ic and the fo liage will be in full Aut-umn c o Lour s Sp e c i a l s t op s have been arranged f or pho t ographers . As this i s t h e fi rs t rai l roa d tr ip t h e Association has

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ar-r-ari g ed >J member-s are r-equ e s t ed to c o - oper-a t e to t h e f'uILe s t pass Lb Le ex tent" Fare is fp4 0 25 per person whLcn t n c l udes a box lunch a nd bever a g e 0 Eve:r'y0118 ls we Lc ome , br ing along your fri end s 0 Ti ckets may be pur chased from~

S o S o Wor then , 3 Prospect street

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A trIp over t he elec t ri c f'reip,ht lines of the Cornwall St.re et Raf.L wa y ts being h eld em Se p t ember 25th.9 by the Cornwal l Ele c t r i c Railw a y Societyo The tr ip wi l l be made i n the Soci ety is car # 29 , a f or me r s tree t railway passenger car 'I'h l s c a r- has r-e c en til y b ee n com:=0

pl e t e l y :re =pa.:Lnted b y the Soc1 e ty , The fa I'E1Wi 11 b e tl 0 25 per per son 0

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The Canadian Na t lonal Railway s has a nnounced t h e Lmpoa f t:lon of a ban on t a king ph otographs of Company property and equi pment o

The f o llowing quot a t I on is r epr- fri ted f OT' the t n rorma t i on of 'members who may be t r a v e l l in g t o t he Un! 'ted Sta t e s J fr om .9. cdrcular pub lished by the Na tion al Ra i l wa ;r Hl s t or-LcaL S o c Le t.y of Ba Lt Imor-e D MO.o

" on J'u.ly 22 ~ 1 950 » f oT' s e cur- Lt.y reas on s , the United s ta t es Wa r De partment issu ed an Order pr oh i bi t ing t h e talcll'lg of photographs on 8.11 r a i lroad pr-oper- t.y, and the i n spection or Vi s iti n g of ra ilroad terminal s o

CANAD IAN RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

SEPTEMBER 1950

On Oetober 1st the Assccl.atlon ha.s ay'rane;ed to hold an excursion over the Canadian National TIailwaysV Montfort Subdivision to Huberdeau~ Que 0 in diesel=electr1.c ral l ca!' ~No . 1 5837 haulin g one pa.ss·enger coach. The trip is to cornmemora te the 25th ann1 versary of the famou.s 67 .hour Mon treal to Vancouver' r'1.lr1 of GoNoR " diesel­elect r ic car No~ 15B20 i n October 1925 0 The line to Huberdeau 9

through the Lauren tl.an Moutalns is very scer.d.c and the folj.age '.\Iill be in full Autumn colou.r v . Special stops have been arranged for photo­grapherso As this is the fi rst railroad trip the Association has arrarged~ memb(:3rs are requested to co,"operate to the fullest posslble extent" Fare is fp4 0 25 per person wh:Lcb :i.I1cludes a box lunch and beverage 0 Eve:r'yone is welcome> bring along your friends 0 Tickets may be purchased from~

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A tr·1.p over t h e electric freip.,h'G lines of the Cornwall St.re e t Railway is being held on September 25th.9 by the Cornwall Electric Railway Societyo The trip will be made in the Societyis car #e9, a f ormer street railway passenger car 0 This car has recently been com·= pletely re-painted by the Society. The fare w1l1 be tl025 per persona

The Canadia.n Na tlonal Railways has announced the i.mposl tlon of a ban on taking photographs of Company proper·ty and equipment 0

The followin g quota tion is reprin ted. fOT- the l.nforma tion of ·members who ma.y be travell ing to the Unl ted Sta tes 5 f:rom a cdrc:ular pub l ished hy the N a t:Lona l Railwa y Historlcal Society of Bs.ltimore D Md.o

~On July 22.1' 1950 .9 for secur1.ty reasons" the United states War Department issued an Order prohibiting the taking of photographs on all r ai l r oad pr'operty 9 and the inspection or visiting of railroad terminalso

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nRa i l r oad and l o c a l po l ice offi cials are n ow enforcing these r estr i c tionso Some of our members have already had un ple a s an t exper i en c es » even t o the point of be i ng ordered off of a ta ti on p latfor ms tl 0

It is s u gg ested for t he ben efit of members that these 1"6 =

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J TEMS OF INTER~ST

C~~TE~ARY Q1:"2~RENSBURG & LAKE C HA 1~P LAIN RA_tLR~

On May 14 t h ;> 1845 9 a charter was gran ted to the Nor thern Ra il -' road. o f New York to c cn s t r-u c t a railway l i ne from Rous es Point t o Ogdensburg o Cons truct ion was star ted in the f o l lowin g year» and the l ine was opened f or t hrough t :r.'af f i c on Se p t emb er 20 th ;> 1850 0

The Railway Guide fo r 1852 indi ca t e s tha t there wer e two r ound t; r i p passenger tra i n s da i l y 0 By c ompar-Lson with a pr-es en t - d.ay time t a b l e of t,;h e Rut land Rai l r oa d (present owner of t h is lin e) severa l i n ter est ing changes can be not ed from the f o l l ow:'Lng l ist of station s 41 shown i n the 18 5 2 Guldeg

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0 ROUSES POINT 57 lVrALONE 4,l

2 CHAMPLA IN 63 BANGOR 12 MOOER vS 68i BRUSHvS MI LLS 1 5-1,. CENTERVILLE 71 MOIRA2

21 SAND PI T WATER STAo 76~k- LAWRENCE 23 CF.AZY 82

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2 9 ELLENBURGH FALLS 30 BRANDY BROOK 90 KNAPP -s 35 GRAVEL PIT fJ3 POTSDAM 3,", 1 SUIJllVlIT 101 MADRID' 2" 45 CHATEAUGAY 1 0 9 LISBON 4 9'~ BURKE 118 OGDEN SBURGH

In 186 Ll .\l the l in e W8.S re=or ganized as t he Ogdens bur-gh and Lake Champ l a i n Ra i.l r oa d o I n 1873 9 the l:Lne was acquired by the Centr al Vermon t Railroad arid remain ed wi t h t h is company t.h r- ou gh a n umb er- of fin an c ia l vicissi tudes un t t L 1902 0 In the latt er y e a r , it was pur cha s ed by the Rutland Ra:'!. lroad 9 i n whose poss e ss i on it h as remained 0

FIFTIETH AN NIVERSARY OF THE MONTMORENCY' DIVISION OF TIill QUEBEC RAI LWAY LI GHT & POWER COMPANY 0-_. _ - ~ -=~~~-- -.- ~==.~~-~-._.~~~~_.~~~~~~

On the 15th of Augus t , the " Ch emIn de F e r de La Bonne Sa in t e= Annett obs erved t h e f iftieth ann iversary of t .h e f irs t e Le c t r-Lc t ra in be t ween Quebec and s te oAn ne =d e =Be a upr eo Se l~v i c8 a lon g t.he coast of Beaupr e had been given for some t en yeara pre viously by the s tea m t rains of t h e Quebe c fJ Mon t mor-en cy &. Charl e voix Rai l wayo In 1899.\l wi th ·the c ommencement of trle e lec tr i fica ti on of this grade l es 8 lin e;> the c ompany n ame was chan ged t o Quebec Ra i l way " Light & Power Coo The pre l imi nar y ele ctrifi ca t.Lon was c omple ted betwe en Queb e c and Mon tmcr-ericy 1:"a.lls and

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I'?Ra ilroad and local police o1'£,1.01als are now enforcing these restrlctions 0 Some of ou.r members have already had unp leasant exper iences» even to the point of being ordered off of station platforrns~ 0

It is suggested for the benefit of members the. t these re= strictions be respectedo

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On May 14th., 1845, a charter was gran ted to the Northern Rail -· road of New York to construct a railway l ine from Rouses Point to Ogdensburgo Construction was star ted in the following year:; and the line was opened. fa!' through tl'affi c on September 20th,9 1850 0

'l'he Railway Guide for 1852 indica tea that there were two round trip passenger tra ins daily 0 By comparIson vd. th a prasan t=day timetable of the Rut;land Raill" oad (present ot'mer of this line) several interesting ehanges ca.n be noted from the follow:'Lng list of 3tation:s~ shown in the 1852 Guide~

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0 ROUSES POINT 57 MALONE 4L CHAMPLAIN 63 BANGOR 2

58! 12 MOOERgS BRUSH uS MILLS I5! CENTERVILLE 71 MOIRA 21 SAND PIT WATER STAo '76·1- LAWHENCE 2 23 CHAZY 82 STOCKHOLM & BRASHER 29 ELLENBURGH FALLS 30 BRANDY BROOK 90 KNAPP uS 35 GRAVEL PIT f)3 POTSDAM 37ra SUMMIT 101 MADRID 45 CHATEAUGAY 109 LISBON 49·~ BURKE 118 OGDENSBURGH

In 1864,9 the line ws.s re=organized as the Ogdensburgh and Lake Champlain Rai lroado In 18'13 9 the line was acquired by the Central Vermont Railroad and. remained wi th this company throu,gh a number of financial vicissitudes until 19020 In the latter year)) it 'was purcb.asc.-d by the Rutland Railroad 9 in whose possess ion it has rems> ined 0

FIFTIETH ANN IVERSARY OP THE MONTMOREN CY DIVISION OF' THE QUEBEC RAILWAY2,. LIGHT & POWER COMPANY 0

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On the 15th of Augus t ~ the ;iChemin de Fer de Ie. Bonne Sa in te= Annett observed the fiftieth anniversary of the first electrlc train between Quebec and ste oAnne=de=Beauprs o S€n~vice along the coast of Beaupre had been given for some ten years previously by the steam trains of the Quebec» Montmorency &. Charlevoix Ra.ilway 0 In lf399 9 wi th the commencement of the elec trifiea tioYl of this gl:'i=ideleSB line!) the company name was changed to Quebec RailwaY9 Light & Power Coo The preliminary electrifica. tioD was completed between Quebe c and Montmorency Falls and

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t he firs t electr i c t r a i n serv i c e e s tablished on May 27 t h . 1900, fol lowed by t he op en i n g of the e l ectrified s erv J. c e to St a n Anne on Augus t 15th o Subs equen tl'Jr» on Se p t ember 6th. 1 900 . t he e l e c tr i fied s e rv i c e wa s ex= ten d ed to St o Joachi m, which is the pr esen t t er mi n u s of t he QoR .L o& Po

I t was not i nt en d ed to haul pa ss en ge r s on t he .firs t r -etur-n tr ip to st e a Anne a s a t e s t r un 0 On t he r e t urn t r i p 9 howe ve r-»t:h e car was un ex.pe c t ed. l y pr e s s ed i n t o s ervi ce t o ca r r y t wo d l s t tn gu i s hed Roman Catho l i c pr e l a t e s » Ms gr o Me rry de l VIl1 9 Apos t oli e Delegate to Canada 9

an d 1'118 gr Na z a Lre B e g:T.n 9 Ar chb Lah op of Qu eb e c » ba ck to t h e c api t a l c I t y 0

fr om a p i Lgr-tmage to Ste Ann e s a Theil' trj.p t o t he s hr i ne had b e e n ma d e 0

in t he Ar chb i sho p j s c ar- r-La g e , wh Lch sus ta i r:ed. a broken axle a t ste a Ann e a

The reac t i on of the reve r en d gen t l emen to the c omr or -t of t he e lectr i c r-a iLwa y ha s unfor-buns.ste Ly n ot b e en r-e cor-d ed , bu t I t c ould no t ha v e b e en oth er t han fa vor ab le as t he las t sur-va vor o f th e 300 s er-Le s of c a r s used on t h e o c cas i on was scra pp ed l es s than two y ea r s a g o o

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Th e thr e a ten e d s t rike of n on=opera. tin g r ailw<!1.y workers b e came a r eal i t y a t 6g 00 A o.M o on Tuesday» Au gu s t 2 ~~nd o Wi t h :t:n lit f ew hour s after the d.ead.Li .ne , al l trains had puLl.ed I n t o ter mi n als and the s t r ike be came comp l e te Th ou gh t h e str iko was wi t.ho u t doubt t he m OB t c omp Le t e0

industr i a l tl e=up Can ad a ha s e ve r exper i en c e d !! i t s n l n e =d a y du X'at i on was r ema r kably f ree :from any i n c iden t s or vlolenc e of a ny kin d !! a nd i t was t er mina t ed through Gover n men t i n t erven t i on at 9 g20 FoMo on Wed:rlti,sday » Au gus t 30th !! 1 950 0 Within a few hours af terward " t r-a r n s ..rer-e i n motLon and no r mal serv i ce wa s rest ored :f"01'" t h e h e avy Labor Da~r we ekerid t r a f f I c 0

Fl r s t en gin e to leave t he CNR Turc o t r-cun dhcuse 'N8.S t h e Bonaven ture 3\"1 1 ccher , Noa 7349 » whi.ch Ler t t h e s hop a t 11 ~ ri5 P aM 0

DurIn g t he s t ri ke , t h e r e were 142 "dead " en g i n e s i n and ar-oun d t h e Tur cot en g i n e t er mina l a The s I t.uat i on i n t h e CPR Mon t r eal ':Permina l yard was a I mdLa r-a Th e firs t tra i n movemen t s out o f Mont rea l on t he CNR bo th l ef t TU.l"oo t Yar d s i mu l t an e ou s l y a t { gOO A" Mo On e wa f3 t;! '.ii\in NOo4 90 ,9 ma n i fe s t f'r-e i.gh t f or Por t Lan d, wlnh GT en gin e # 2.7 0 4 9 wh i le t h e other was an ex t r a. west fo r 'r or on t o .9 h ea ded b y d te s e J. =un i t s SlOO ~? =3 o

F i r s t t rain t o leave Mont real on the CPR was t ra in No , 902 9 wh i ch l ef t t h e St Lu c Yar-d , On b o th r-a t Ir-oade , r e gular s ubur-ban paa s en ger- s er-vr c e o

wa s c omp l e t e l y restored t he f ol l owin g mor-n i ng ,

In Jul y !! the Rut land B§. i1E5:ta£, und erwent an oth e r re =orgsn i za t Lon , c omi n g ou t of t h e l e gal mi l l a s t h e Rut Land 3a ~ 1·\NIi:~.;y> I t aPr,ear s qui t e prob ab le t ha t the n ew managemen t wi l l s tart to d Le s e Ll z e t h e l :l.ne wi. t hin the nex t year o The Rut l an d Vs Cha t h am br-anch wa s tied. up r e cen t ly due to a was h out on the l i n e n e ar Benn i ngt on p v t o

The E~s t Alb ur gh t res t l e of t h e Ceri t r laJ. Ve r-mon t 11aR a h a d H~s

recons t r u c t i on c omp l et ed on Augu s t 25th o Du e to the s t rik e» h oweve r» the firs t t r a f.n d. id n o t run urr t t L Au gus t 31 a t v 1950 . Th is tr estle had been par t i a l l y de s troyed by f i r e s ev er a l men tins 8, gO 0 Al I Cen tral Ver -mon t s ervice ha s n ow re t urn ed to n or-ma l ,

, the firs t electric t rain servic e established on May 27th. 1900, followed by the opening of the electrified servlce to Ste 0 Anne on Augm~t 15th o Subsequen tlYJ on September 6th~ 19001> the elec tr ified service was ex= tended to Sto .Toaehim s which is the presen t terminus of the QoRoL o& Po

It was not intended to haul passengers on the first retur n tr ip to 3'Ce 0 AnnE! a.s a test run 0 On the ,re turn trip 9 howeve:r.' J) t he car was unexpe cted.ly press ed in to service to carry two dis tinguished Roman Cs. t ho1ic prelates J) MagI' 0 Merry del Val" Apos toli e De lega te to Canada 9

and II/lsgro Na 2; aiN3 Begin. Ar'chbiahop of Quebee~ back to the cap:i.tal c i ty from a pilgrimage to Stao Anne s o Thell' trip t o the shrine had been made in the Al"chbishopvs e a rJ'i age J) wh icJ.-l susta. i ned a broken axle at stElo AnnBo The reac tion of the reve r end gentlemen to the cornfo:pt of the electric rallway has l1nfortl..,ma te l y no t b eeIl recorded» but It could no t have been other than favorable as the last survivor o f' the 300 series of c ars used on the occasion was scrapp ed less than two years agoo

The threatened s trike of nOJ:l=opera tine railw~y worke:t's became a reality a t 6g00 lLMo on Tuesday» AUt;llst 22ndo Withi:tl Ii( few hours after' the deadline.\) all trains had pull(;;d. :i.nto terminals and the strike became complete 0 Though t he strike was wi thQu.t doubt the most cornplete industrial t1 e=up Canada ha s ever experienced. its nine=day dUT'a tioD was r emarkably free from any incidents or vlolence of rAny kind,$' and it was t ermina ted through Gove rnment intervention at 9g20 PoMo on WedX.lflSday.9 August 30th£) 19500 Within a few hours afterward., tra1.n s were in motion and norma l service was Y'est orecl for the h eavy L8.bor Day weekend traffIc 0

Fi.T'st engine to lea v(j the CNR TU1'cOt rOl.llid1:l.cUS8 was the Bonaven ture 3wi Leher 9 No 0 7349 9 wbIch left the shop a'G 11 ~;)5 P oM 0

During the strike" "chere were 142 ude13.d! t engines in and arOlxnd the Turcot engine term:i.nalo The 8i tuation in the CPR Montreal 'rermina l yard was similar 0 The firs t train movernen ts Oll.t of Montreal on the CNR both l eft Turco t Yard s i multaneously at 4g00 Ao1\L One waB t;:r'.;i\in N00490 ,9 manifest fre:tept for Port land.9 wlth GT engine #3?04~ while the o ther was an extra west for Tor-onto s headed by diesel=u:nits 900~~ =3 o

Firs t train to lea,Y8 Montreal on the CPR was tr~.in Noo 902» which left the St 0 Luc Yardo On both railroads.9 regular suburtll:il.ll paSSElngf.:l' service was completely restored t he following mOl"ning o

In July.9 the Rut land R§.J.1I'.9.~£, underwent another re=orga.niza tlon:3 comtng ou t of the legal mill as the Rut1and Ra~lw~~ o It aPT,ears qu.i te probable that the new management will start to dlesol:1ze the lIne within trIe next year o The Rutland va Chatham branch was tied u.p rAcentl~r due to a wash out on the line near Bennington, Vto

The East Alburgh trestle of the Cent.Y'aJ. Ver-mont HoRo had its reconstruction completed on Au gust 25th o Due to the Btrik~J) hO"iv'evc1".o the first train did not run until August ~'Slst.v 19t')Oo Th:l.s tI'(J,stle h@..d been partially destroyed by f ire several months ago o All Central Vermont service has now return ed to norma,l o

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Fiiir b ank s =MoI' se 1.U1 i t s No s 0 4801= '1802 ~ t·wo e~A ~w ill, it s total1i.n g 4800 HP were r-e c en t Ly u sed on t e s t on the Ca n a d Lan Na t. Lona L Ra i lw SlJ"s 0

They were ope r a ted dai l y on CNR t.r-ams # 1 7 an d liB i 'rom Augus t 15th to Septembe r 9 th o

In an ef f ort to headof f t he threa t en e d s tl' :i. ke of r a i l wa y conduc t or s and t r-a I nmen , t h e United. s t at es GOV81'nmen t s el.z ed a ll United State s rai l r oad s on Aug~s t 27 tho A bulle t in iS SUBd b y the Rut land Rail ­way and the Cen l;;:roal Ve r mont RoR 0 i nd i cate bha t they a r e n ow un d e r t h e­con t r o l of MaJ 0=Gen 0 F' oA 0 He Ll. ernan , Ch i ef ot: 'I'r-an spor-ba bLon s Uni ted States Arroyo

The I be rvi lle =Fr on t ena c st:r's e ts portLon of No , 95 car l i ne of the Mon t r e a l Tramways wa s s ch edu l e d t o have b e e n a b an d on e d on Sep temb e r 3rdo However s a dispu t e over s en Lor r ty r ight s o f ' s treet =car emp l oy e e s being t r-ane f 'er-r-ed t o t h e b us d Lv Ls Lon , Laad to a wild =cat e t.r r k e , All rail lin e s were out o f servi c e by l at e Sa t u r d a.y a f t e rn oon ~ Sep t ember 3rd,9 although b us l :Ln e s con t:inu ed t o oper a t e " Comp Le t e servic e was r e aumed on Sunda y, a lth ou gh the d i s pu t e wa s n ot a e t t Led, street cars wil l c on t inu e to !'lID on t h e Fr ont en a c l i ne un t II t h e d i s pu te I s s e tt Led , All e quipmen t transfer brought ab ou t by the p en d i n g abandonmen t we re made on s ch edu l e and , consequen t ly ", s pa r e t wo man ea r s are be ing u sed on Fron t ena c Lrn e , alth ough man y of t h e motorm en an d c on duc tor-s a re wearing b u s 0.1'1 VBrB un i f orms 0

The !!Tr e mb lay Re po y- t!? on Mon t r ea l vs t r an ~p() r t r.-l. t; :I. on problem was ma d e pub lic on September 1 6 0' Be s ide s t h e n umerou s r eccmmenda t rons in t he 9Ei pag e r-eport , it i s noted that it con s t d er -ed t h a t 43 0 of' t he s t r ee t cars wer e obsol e t e and s h ou ld ha ve be e n s c r app ed yea rs ago o Pre sumab l y i t re f ers t o al l cars n umb ered b e Low 152f.) 0 I t r-ecommen d e d that t h e y be repla c ed by P "C oC " ca r' s or bus s ea ,

On Sep t emb e r .12th.\> t he f ormer 'I'eml a c oua t.a Ha.i lwa:y shops ( n ow CoNoRo ) were d e s t r oy ed by f' Lr e , No r-o L'l in g s t o c k was Los t as 1. t h a d b e en transferred to t h e C"N oR o yard s o

A 660 hp d ie s e l swttche r- b uil t b y t h e Mon t r e a l Locomo t i ve Wor k s Is being test ed f or a period of t wo we e k s by t h e Ca n adia n Pac i fic Ra ilwa y at St Q Luc Yar-d , I t has been as si gned the n umber 7 004 0

Th e Tor an t o Tran s por ta t Lon Comm l s s t on has pu r-c h a s ed 52 modern PoCoCo t ype s t r ee t ca r s from t he Cincinnat i s tree t Ra i l wa y o Thes e ar e in add! tion to the 5 0 presen tly on order wi th t h e st a Lou i.a Cat' Company ,

Pub l i sher g R 0 J'o Jo ed i cke Ed i tm" g Allan Too.hey p

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Mon t r ea l 28 9 Que .

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Fail'banks=MoI'se un its No s 0 4801=/*802 ~ two ~~A ~~ u:.rli ts totall1.ng 4800 HP were re cent l ;{ used on tes t on the CS.nadla.n National Hallways 0

They were operated daily on CNR ti'al.n :s # 17 and II'B i'rom. August 15th to Septembel~ 9th o

In an e.ffol~t to headoff the threatened s t:r:i.ke of' railway conductors and traiml1 E'.m 9 the Uni.ted states Go vernment selzed a l l United Sta tes railroads on August 27 tho A bulletin lssu.ed by the Rutland 'Rail= way and the Centa"al Ve rmon t RoRo ind icate that they are now under the' con trol of MaJ Q =Gen 0 F oA 0 Hei leman I) Chief of TranspoJ'ta t1.on 9 UnIted States Armyo

The Iberville=Frontena c stree ts por·tion of No~ 95 carlin e of the Montreal Tramways was sc.heduled t o have b een abandoned on September 3rd 0 However 9 a dispute over seniorl ty rights or' s treet=car emp loyees being t ransi'eI'red to t he bus dl vi.sion 9 le8.d to a w11d=cat strike o All rail lines were out of sEl I'vice by la t El Sa.turday af t er'noon 9 Se p tember 3rd,9 although bus linE)S can t:inued to operate" Camplete service was resurned on Stmday,;> a.lthough the di spute wa.s not settled o street cal'S will continue to run on t h e FI'on tena c line ltfl.t:Ll the dispute Is set/Gled o All equipmen t trans fer brought about by the pending abandonment were made on schedule and 9 consequen tly " s par'a two m.an cars are bein g used on Fron tena c lin e 9 althou gh many 01' the motoJ:'men a.nd conductors are wearing bus drivers \1..11 iforms a

The "Tremblay Re port Vi on Montreal U is tran~porta tion problem was ma.de public on September 16 0' Bes ides the m.u:nerous r6C011:Imencia tjons in the gEl page report ~ it is noted that it cons ide:l'."ed thl:l t 430 of t h e street cars were obsolete and should have been scrapped years ago o

Presumably it refers to all cars n umbered below 15250 It l"t€icoffimended that they be replaced by PoC oCo Cal'B or' b t.1SS€So

On Sep t ember . 12th.\' the former TerrLiscoua..ta Jhdlwa.y shops ( nmr,; CoN oRo) were d estroyed by fi reo No roll:1.ng stock was lOl3t as 1.1:; had bElen transferred to the C oNaRD yards .

A 660 hp diesel swi t;che r built b y th(J Montreal Lo c omo tive Work s 1s being tested f or a period of two weeks by the Canadian Pacific Ra i lway at St. Luc Yardo I t has been assigned the number 7004 0

The Toran to Transpor t a t ioD Comxniss ton has pur'chased 52 modern PoCoCo type stree t cars from the Cincinnati Street Ra ilwayo These are in addition to the 50 presently on order' with the St.o Loui.s Gat' Company o

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