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CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

P O BOX 22 STATION B MONTREAL 2 QUEBEC

The r e t ul ar monthly me et ing of t he Ca nad i anr- -l-i(-)-~-~ c e --Of Meeting I Ra i lroad Hi st or i cal Asso c ~at iun wjl l take L__ bull I pla ce on i) tCjy pday p- i l S H l J9 )) at

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Commis s iori Bu i ld i ng 159 Cr aig S tn~e t 1Ies t Lont r-ea l Iih i l e it i s heped t o obta i n a speake r f or th is me e t i ng the ent erta inment had not been dis cl osed a t t he time of our print i ng de adl ine

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A good gather i ng of member s and fri ends wer er j c- 0 l J~~C-l pr esent a t t h e clo s ing exc ur s i on on the Qu ebo cL~~ C]~~ lOn l~ - St e Anne-St J oa chi m ele ctric s ervi c e of the Canad i an Nat iona l Hai lways on Sunday Mar ch l ~th

Dota i l s of this e xcur s i on a r e gi ven i n a wr i t e- up beg inning on page 33 of th is issue Eighty-one pa r t ic ipants went t o Cuebe c f or this tr ip s omo of our Un ited Statc) s f r i ends comi ng f rom as fa r d is tant a s To vra _ 1 ch l cr 11 and IrlG anaI j S conbull 110C J 11 lr1 be J Ct t

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The Tr ip Committee adv ises us t hat quit e a number of r e servat i ons ha ve a l ready been r eceived fo r th i s t r ip g i vi ng an ear l y i ndi cation of a probabl e suc cessful outing Deta i l s have been ca r rie d prev i ous ly i n th e News Repor t but they are st iJ l ava i l abl e by writ ing t o Trip Committee Canad ian Ha i l r oa d I-li s t shyor l enl As so ci ation Box 22 Stat i on B Mont r ea l 2 Canada I t i s t o be no t cd spec ial ly that th i s t rip wi l l f ea tur e DO UBLE-HEADED_~T IL~IvI IJOC () rOT IVE ~ a 2- 6- 0 a nd a 2-8- 0 Conne ctions will be rnade at Bell evil le for Toront o and IJIo nt r eal and po int s beyond

lEOLLEY TRIPS Now t hat the wea ther ha s moder at ed s omewhat the Ra i Lway

Divis i on a r e con s i dering t r ol l ey tr i ps once aga i n Since t h is wi l l be t he l a s t ye a r for t r ol ley trips i n Mon t real unl e s s a nd until t h e Ass o cshyi a t i on obt ains i t s own f a cilit y for oDer ation it i s su~geste d t ha t memuo r s inter e s t ed t ak e adva ntage of t hese fina l t r ips f or r i d i ng and phcto graph i ng Nont r ea l f s tr-ans por-t at Lon e quipment Membe r s i n the Crea te r IIont r ea l a rea wi l l be cir cul a t ed s e pa rate l y on tho s e t ri ps Those outs i de of Mont rea l who wish t o be advis ed shou l d advi s e u s by postcar d --- - ------ - shy

irCHEUlIN DE FER DE LA J3 0N Ni~ SAE rTE AENK - Bi l ingua l 16- pa ge i l lustrat ed history of t he Montmorency Di v i s i on of t he QRLampP CO 43 phot ographs roster car and l o comot i ve pl ans t r a ck di agram Copi e s may be ob t ained from t he Ass o cia t ion Box 22 St a t i on 13 IIoh t rua l 2 -- 50cent

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CANADIAN RAILROAD HISTORICAl ASSOCIATION I NCO RPORATED

Po BOX 22 STATION B MONTREAL 2 QUEBEC

The re[ul ar mont h l y meeting of t he Canadian Railr oad Historica l Assoc at iun wi11 ta~G I)] -1 c t on il o i-1Y1PUl amiddotmiddot y pri l 8-l l ] 9 r - 8t ~ c_ - ~ vmiddot - ) ( _ _ V J ~ ) c~

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~OCiation N~W~ A good ga ther i ng of mombers a nd fri ends were present a t the clo s i ng excurs ion on the Queboc - Ste Anne- St Jo a chi m eloctric s ervice of the C d ~J t 1 c d - 1 ] r f-] ana middot la n l a J ono LDJ LVlays on wunay iJarcn J 1

Deta ils of th i s 8Ccursion ar e gi ven i n a writ e- up beg i nn i ng on page 33 of th i s issue Eighty-one parti cipants went t o (uebe c for this tr i p SOLW of oUr Unit ed State) s fri ends coming f rom as f a r distant as Iowa J is cons in vhchigan and Indiana

The Trip Committee adv i ses us t hat quite a number of r ese r vations have already bee n r ece ived for this tr i p g i ving an ear l y i ndication of a proba bl e succ essful outing Det a ils have been carrie d pr evious ly i n th e News Report but they a r e st ill ava ilabl e by writ i ng to Trip Committee Canadi an Railroad I-l i st shyoli cll Associe t i on Box 22 Stat ion B IIontreal 2 Canada It i s to be not (Jd s pec i ally that this trip wi l l f eature DOUBLE- HEADED ~TE~M

JJOQOqOTIVE~ a 2- 6 - 0 a nd a 2- 8- 0 Conne ctions will be made a t Bellevill e for Toronto and rIontreal and po i nts beyond

lEOLLEY TRI PS Now t hat the weat her ha s moder a t ed somewhat the Railway

Divis ion a re cons idering tro l l ey trips on ce again Sinc e t h i s will be the l ast year for tro ll ey trips i n Mont r eal unl ess and until the Assocshyi ation obta ins it s own f ac ility for oper at ion it i s sugge sted t hat mcmb rs inter ested t ak e advant age of these fina l trips for r i ding and photogr[qll i ng Ilontreal T s transportat i on e quipment Imiddotlembers i n the Gr eate r Montrea l a r ea will be circul a t ed sepa r ato l y on these trips 1~ose outs i de of Montreal who wish to be advised should advise us by postcard ------ -----

CHEMIN DE FER DE LA BONNlC SAINTE ARNEu - Bilingual 16- pa ge il l us t r ated history of the Nontmor ency Division of t he QRLampP CO 43 photogr a phs rost er car and locomotive pl ans tra ck diagram Copi es may be obtained fro m t he As s o ci ation Box 22i St a tion B Montreal 2 -- 50cent

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rshy bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull by O S A La va llee lI-Ei GAU GU REVISION ON FU NCE EmfAHD I SLA ~rD The Province of Prin ce Edward I sla nd i s

lt-- i s un i que in Canada in that i t ha s never been served by more than one publ ic ra i l shy

way i n i t s t ransportat ion h i story It is a lso i nt er es t i ng to the ra i l shyway studcrrt due t o the f ac t t hat NowfoundLa nd excepted i t on ce pos~) shye saed Canada fs l ong es t narrow- gauge r a i l way ne t wor-k

~ h e1tTl t he Br it i s h Nor t h Ameri ca n prov i n ce s cons idered confe clrrat ion i n t hc e rr Ly 1860 s Char l ot t etown then a nd no w the Is] and cgtJ~ jtd l wa s clo locale of one of the or ga ni zational confer- e nce s V~llrh L (gtk

r r I ) f 1 - 1P 1 pla ce ( l uuq 1I1JS act notwi t rs t a nding rr t nc e 1 ( (10 C U l i F IltW not J

a party t o t he orie i nal Confeder a t ion on July Ls t ~bb 7 In ( maintaLned an ex ist ence a s a separat e Brit ish Crown Co lony unt il 1873 w~e n i nt er shyna l econom i c f actor s caus ed t he I s l ander s t o a oply for admi ssion i nto t h e Domini on of Canada shy

At t hi s pnr Lod th e narr-ow- gaug e r a i I wa y wa s coming into the pi ct ur e Canada entered t he f ie l d early s t arting both the Toront o amp Ni pi ss i ng and t he Tor ont o Grey Be Bruce ra i lways in l 81 I ndeed t he Tor onto amp Ni piss ing cl a i ms the di st inct ion of be i ng the f i rs t na r r ow-gauge pub l i c r ailway in Nor t h Amer ica The a dv antage of e conomy of cost i n constr shyu ct i on ha s a l ways been advan ce d suc cessfu l ly fo r smal l - gang e r ailways a nd i t i s onl y natural that when the publ ic aut hor i t i e s of a separat e Pr incc LC dvmrd I s l and de ci de d t hat t h ei r col ony needed an i nt erna l r -a iLway nctwor k whi ch would never be physi ca l l y connected wi t h t he ma i nl and they would t hr ow i n their lo t with t h e nar r ow-gauge

Al l of t he s e ea r ly Canadi an narrow- ga uge line s were bu i lt t o th e 3T 6 if gauge wi dth and the Prince Edwar-d I sla nd Ha i lway wa s no ex ce pt i on Go vernment - owned f rom the beg i nning it was or i ginal l y under the adshyministrat ion of t he co loni al gov ermnent at Cha rlot t etown After confed shyera tion wi th Cana da in 1873 t he Pr i nce Edwar d I s land Rai lway was ad shymini st ered by t he Canadi an Gover nment a t Ott awa as pa r t of the Governshymorrt r a l ihway system Jhen the Cana di an Government Ha i l ways beca me a part of elle Canad i a n Nat i ona L Ra i lwa ys i n 1918 t he sys t em became the Lsland Divis i on of the C N Fl I n th e for-ty- f Lve years be tween the opening of the i nit i a l port i on of t he P EI H and t he end of VJor l d Tdar I j the ra i lway had bu i lt up an i sland- wi de servic e Extending f r om Ti gshyn i sh in t he west t o Sour i s i n t he east branch l i ne s extended to t he ca pit a l Charlot t etown and t o many o t her coa s t al poi nts (s ee mQ p p 36 )

In the summer - of 1918 however i t Ha s decided t hat a l i mi t ed ext shyens i on of s tandard- gauge oper a t i on shoul d be ma de s o as t o obvia t e t he ne ed fo r i nt erchange from s tandard-gau~e equipment t o t he f er ry at Tor shyment ine then f rom fe r ry t o nar r ow-fauge at Cape Tr ave r se PE I (now Borden ) Acco r dingl y start ing i n August 19l 5 const r uct i on went ahea d on the doub le- gaugi ng of t he branch f rom Cape Traverse t o Emeral d J ct and f r om Cha r l ott etown via Royal t y Jct a nd Emer al d Jct to Sumrners i de The wor k wa s ha l ted wi t h t he advent of wint e r- in December 1918 but r e sumed in IIay 1919 a nd was compl et ed i n Augus t of that ye a r I n a l l 60 27 mil e s of m~ in l i n e track pl us s i di ngs were l a i d wi th the 4 f 8~ gauge thi r d r a i l The 3 1 6 if gauge t ra ck hrid bee n a mi x t ure of 50- and 56-pound ra i l whi le t he r a i l s u s ed in the doub le-gaug ing were 67 - l b ra i ls r olled f or t he I mperia l Rus s ian Gove r nment i n 1917 but never de l i ve red because of t he Revol u t i on

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The Provi nce of Prince Edward I s l and i s i s un ique in Canada in that i t has never been served by more than one public railshy

way in i t s t r ansportat i on his t ory It is a l s o i nter esting to the railshyway ~3tudent due t o the fact th lt NevT~~oundland eXG e pted it once POSE3 -

eS~3ed Celnada f s l ongest narrow- gauge r a ilway netork

~ h elITl the Bri t i sh North American provinces consider ed cOGf erlr rat i on i n the 82rly I d60 Ts Charlott etown then and now the IsJ~nd cnr i ta l vms cl e loc a le of one of the organi zat i onal conferenr- ) v~llrh -l ( k pJace (l d64 ) Th is fact notwi thst a ndi ng Pr inc e Ed~~r1 JRJail~ ~a s not a party to the or i r inal Confedera t i on on J uJ y 1st [667 lrLl( n25ntained an existence as a separ ate British Crown Co l ony u~ t il 1873 w~erl intershynal economi c factors caused the Islanders t o appl y for admi ssion into the Dominion of Canada

~ t 1 4 th 1 h ftc 1 l S perJoc e narrow-gaug e ra J vmy wa s comu]pound lnto t e plcture Canada entered the f i e l d earl y sta rting both the Toront o amp Nipis s i ng and the Toronto Grey amp Bruce railways in 1871 I ndeed the Toronto amp Nipiss i ng cl a i ms the dis t i nction of being the f irs t narrow-gauge public r cd l way in North AmE)rica The adv Clntage of economy of cost in cnnstrshyu ction has a l ways been a dvan ced succes sfully for small-gaL~ge r a ilways a nd it is only natur a l that when the public autho r ities of a separate Frince ~CdVard I s l and decided that their colony needed an internal r a ibvay notvvork which woul d never be physically connected wi th t h e ma i nl a nd they woul d t hrow in their lo t with the narrow- gauge

All of the se early Canadi an narrow- gauge linGS were bui l t to the 3 6 iI gauge widt h and the Prince Edvmrd I s l and Ha ilway was no exception Go vernment-owned from the beg i nning it was originally under the adshymin i strDtion of the co l onial government at Charlottetovmiddotm After confedshyerat ion with Canada in 1873 the Pr i nce Edvvard I s l and Rai l way was adshynd rli s t (Ted by the Canad i an Government at Ottawa as part of the Governshyl11(nt j a iiliwa y system Jhen the Canad i an Government Hailways became a pc ~ of the CanC1dian Nct ional Railways i n 1918 the system be came the I sland D~vi s ion of the C N R I n the forty-f i ve years be t ween the open ing of the i nitia l port ion of the P EIR and the end of vlorld VJar I t he rai l way had built up an island- wide service Extending from Tigshyni s Il in the west t o Souris in t he east branch lines extended to the capital Charl ottetown and t o many ot her coa stal po i nts (see ffia p p 36)

In the summer of 1918 however i t vJa S decided that a l imit ed ext shyens ion of standard- gauge operation should be mad e so as t o obviate the ne ed for i nterchange from standard-gau~e equipment to the ferry at Torshymentine then from ferr y t o narrow- gauge at Ca pe Traverse P EI (now Borden ) Accordingly starting i n August 1918 construct ion went ahead on the doubl e- gaugi ng of the bra nch from Ca pe Travers e to Emer a ld Jct and from Charlottetown via Roya lty Jct ~ and Emeral d Jet to Summerside The work was hal ted wi th the advent of winter in December 1918 but r esumed in [Jay 1919 and was compl eted in Augus t of that year I n all 60 27 mil es of m~in line track pl us sidings were l aid wi th the 4T 8~ gauge third r a il The 3 y 6 il gauge c r a ck bDcl be e n a mixture of 50-and 56- pound r a il while the r a ils used in the doubl e-gauging were 67-lb rails r olled for the Imperia l Russ i an Gov ernment in 1917 but never delivered becau se of the Revolution

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In the three - r ailing operation the main track had t o be cent ered on i t s roadbed in accordance with t he heav ier s tandar d- gauge e qu ipment ~

ne cessit ating a sh i f t of 7 i n the ol d track cen tre for t he 42 11 gaug ~ l~ l s o the h ea vi er r ail s were only pl a ced for s tanda r d- gauge equipment l eavi ng the l i ght er m interior r a i l f or t he na r-r-ow-gauge Q T~e 67ft-pound r a i ls wer e five i nche s h i gh whil e th e i nn er r ail wa s onl y a li t-t 8 mor e than four inche s high and the di f fe rence was ov ercome by sh i mm i Eg u t he i nt er i or r a il t o the height of the outer rai l s Th is was neve a very sa tis f actory ar rangement and wa s r e s ponsible for many d c~r0ilm8nt s while i n effe ct

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ca r s could be s ent ~ vi a car ferry direct f r om the mainl and t o a l l poi nts west of and includi ng Char l ot tet own Dur i ng t hi s period trans shyf er cars wer e u s ed s o as to ena bl e mi xed gauge trains to be r un One end of a standard- gauge f l a t car wa s e qu i pped with t wo dr-awbar sockets one i n t he re gul ar pos i t i on f or sta nda r d- gauge equi pme nt t he other 7k~ t o one s i de and 6 11 l ower for t he 42l-gauge cars Ihn dr -awbar ~ fa s t ened wi t h a pin cou l d be placed in either s ocket as needs d i ~t~t e d I n or der to us e these t rans fe r cars C c ertain amoun t of c)nsist en cy vms necessary in l ayi ng t he third r ail and t he r ule wa ~ made t o place it on the north or r i ght hand s i de of the tra ck looking we3t The u s ua l d i ff icult ies took pla ce a t wyes wh ere swit che s had to be placed in one l eg t o a l l ow the narrow-gauge equipment t o pass from ono side of the

In the three-ra iling operation the main track had to be centered on its roadbed in accordance with the heavier standard- gauge equipment nec8f3s itating a shift of 7~ 1I i n the old track centre for the 4211 gauge l lso the heavier r a ils were onl y plac ed for standard-gauge equipment l eav ing th E) light erm interior rail for the narrov[ gauge ~ T~e 67~ pound rails were five inches high whil e the inner rail la s onl y a lit-tl 8 more than four inches high and the difference was overcome by sh immirg u the i nterior rail to the height of the outer rails This was neve a very satisfactory arrangement and vvas respons ible for many der0ilments while i n effect

Ul t imately the third rail was extended on the west err icc r tIle I slcllld to the end of the track at Tignish mr3aning ha t Jl (~l~ (middotgduge

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cars could be sent v i a car ferry direct from the mainl a nd t o all points west of and including Charl ottetown During ttlis period trans- middot fer cars we r e u sed s o as to enable mixed gauge trains to be run Oneshyend of a standard-gauge fl at car vIas equipped with two drawbar sockets one in the re gula r position for standard-gauge equipment the other 7~h t o one side and 6 11 lower fo r thE 42n gauge cars Thf dcawbar fast ened with a pin could be placed in either socket as nee ds d i~t~ted In order to U$e these transfer cars D certain amount of cJnsistency was necessary in laying the third rail and t he rule wa~ m~Je to place it on the north or right hand s ide of the track lookIng we3t~ The usual difficulties took pl ace at wyes where switches had to be pl aced in one l eg to allow the nar r ow- gauge eqUipment to pass from ono side of the

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s tandard- ga uge t r a ck t o t h e o t h er I n t ere s ting photogra phs exi st s howshyi ng t h e dQubl e - gauge tracka ge a t d iff e r ent point s

This dua l gaug e p er sist ed for f i v e y e ars I n 1 9 23 howe v e r pc s ~ ~_ b l y un J e r t h e i mpetus of t h e n ew enLar-gc d Canad ian Nationa l na1 1ways FI _l~ ~ a gement i t wa s d ec ide d t o restrict t h e l i ne s we s t of Cha r lottetowi ~o

s tanda r d - gauge o pe r ation only a nd a c cor- d ing ly on Augus t Llth 1 ~ t 1

n a r-r-owpga u g e o pe r-a tLon ce as ed on all tra ck TJVC~s t of Roya l t y Jun ctLo raquo 1

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Dual gaug e was ma i n t a i ned be t ween Charlott etovm a nd Roya l t y kt 6 mi l e s to ena bl e a c c e s s to Charl ottet o m by na r-r-ow- rauge t r a i ns coming fr o~ t h e east or Sour i s d i r e ct i on

Three y ears elaps ed bef or e a ny more standardi zation wa s und ert a k en Howe ver on August 22nd 1926 t h e gre a t er par t of t h e r emai nder of t he s y s t em itla S ch a ng ed over from narrow- gaug e t o s t andard- ga uge vvi t bout a du a l - ga uge i n t erval a s had pr ev i ously b ee n th e ca se Prepa rat i o ns had been ma de i n a dva n ce a nd t he cha nge was made i n on e da y on the followshyi ng lin e s

Royalty Jct - Sour is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 7 5 08 mi l es lloun t St ewa r t J et - Geor ge t ovm 24 10 fl

Mont a gue J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 50 II

This l e f t t h e bran ch f r om Ha r mony J ct tlO Elmi r a 9 90 mi l es a nd t h i s wa s cha nge d over a bou t t e n day s a f ter t h e o t he r po r t i on a bo ut Augus t 30t h 1 9 26 Nar r ow- ga uge ro l l ing sto ck l e f t i s o l a ted was minima l bu t that wh i ch r emained was t aken to Cha r l ott etown l oa ded on s r arluEird- Cluge f l at cars

Th e r e maining s egme nt o f lin e f r om Cha r lot t etown t o Mur-r-a y Har bour 3 T6 lt47 70 mi l e s r e ma i n ed ga ug e f or some year s h i l e therR hac be en

no cmgi n e e r i ng d ifficult i e s on t h e r ema i n de r of the s ys t em t h te lWl rray Har-b our lin e l eft Cha r l ottetown ov e r t h e Hi l l s bor ough Br idge I U p c J

which s eve r e we ight r est r i ct i ons were in e f f e c t I t shoul d be n -v~d

h er _ that t h e Mur ray Ha rbour br an ch was afces s i ble o nL y v La t h e l-I5Ls shyborough Bri d ge a t t h is t i me t he bran ch f r om Hourrt St ewar t t o Ver-non v i a Lake Ve r de being bu i lt onl y in the e a r l y 1 930 s For some t i~ e i t

v a s tllOugh t tl Clt the Hur ray Ha r bou r lin e ~ou ld nev~~ r be ch ang ed ov er but flna l l y l D t he month of Augus t 1930 t h lS I lne too pa s s ed out of exi st ence Lea v ing t h e nar -r-ow- g auge on ly a memor y on Prin c e Edward I sla nd

As t h e l a s t t r a in pu l led i nto Ch ar-Lot t e town the onLy Lnt er- e s ted pers ons pr e s e nt to vii t ne s s the o c ca sion wer-e the l a t e Hobe r t it Br-own o f our Ass o c La tLon t he n on a busin e s s trip in P E I a nd the Canaotan Na t i onal Ra i lways I con s t able a t Char -Lot t etown The 42~ in ch gau ge LVl~ S

on on l y 200 mi le s a cr os s the Gulf of Sa i n t e La wr-en ce i n Newfound Lan d wher e mor e t h a n 700 mi l e s of C N H and pr i vat e Ly-owncd na r-r-ow-ga ug laquo net l r~ i s t h ~ l a r ge s t ~n North Amer-Lca a nd s hows eve ry pr omi se of r emaln l ng so lor some tlme t o come

M- If any r ea der possesses t h e e xa ct da te of s er vice c e s sshyat i on th e a ut hor wou l d appre c i a te huving it for h is r ecords

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s t andar d- gauge t r a ck t o t he ot h er I nter est i ng photographs exi st ~3howshy

i ng t he dQu bl e- gau g e tra cka ge a t d i f f er ent po i nts

This riual gauge pers i s t ed f o r five years I n 192 3 howev er p0Rsibly th t n t 1 dC ~ 1 ) middot 1 unuer e l mpo u s or )no new (n a r ge aneUln jatlona hen waTs rn l~ ~

agement i t was dec i de d to restr i ct the l ino s west of Charlottetowi ~ ~o

standard-f au g s o peration on l y and ac cordingly on Au~ust 11th 1 I ) i narrowpgauge ope r at i on ceased on all track wost of Hoyalty Junct1r ~ 1

a s follows

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1 09lt-91 mil es 1 2 11 11

Dua l gaug e was lna i nta ined between Charlottetovm and Royal ty Jct ~ ) 6 miles to enabl e a cc ess t o Charlo t t eto m by narrow- r auge trains coming fro~ the ea st or SouriS dire c t ion

Thr ee year s ela ps ed be fo r e any more s6andardi zat i on was under taken However on August 22nd 1926 the g r eater part of the remainder of the system was changed over f rom na rrow-gaug e t o standar d- gauge viithout a dua l - gauge i nte r va l a s had pr evious l y been the case Prepar ations had been made i n advan ce and the change was made in one day on the followshyi ng lines

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75 08 mil es 24 10 11

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Thi s l e f t t he br anch from Harmony J ct fJo El w i ra 9 90 mil es and this was changed over about t en days a f ter the other portion abou t August 30th 19 26 Narrow-gau[~ e ro lling stock l eft isolated vlas mi nimal but that wh i ch rema i ned was taken t o Charlott etown loaded on sla rdard-auge f l at cars

The r emaining s egment of line f r o[1 Cha r l ottetown to lllrcay Hdrhour 47 70 miles rema i n ed 3 T 6 1t gauge for some years cTh il e thore ha ci [Jeen no engineering d i ff i cul t i es on t h e r emainder of the system tl1 8 Ml ~rray

Hclibour line l e f t Charlottetown over t h e Hill sborough Br i dge I u j)(l whi ch severe we i ght restrict i ons wer e in effect I t should be n~~~d h r l that the Murray Har bour branch was afcess i bl e onl y Vil t he Hi J~1 3 -

borough Bri dge at th i s t i me t h e branch f rom bIount St ewart t o Verr ~ (1n

v i a Lake Verde being buil t onl y in the early 1930 s For some t i~ e it

Jas thought that the IIurr a y Harbour line ~ould l1ev(r be changed over but finally i n the month of Augu s t 1930 th i s l ine too passed out of exi s tence l eavi ng t h e narrow- ga uge onl y a memory on Prince Edward I s l and

As t he l as t t r a i n pulled i nto Charlottetown the oilly i n t e r esLed per s ons present to wi tness the o cca[3 io n Vl ere the l ate Hober t rl Brovffi o f our Asso ciat ion then on a business trip in Pb I and the Can06ian Nat i onal Ha ilways T constable at CharlottetoAIn The 42~inch gauge l vl~s

on on l y 200 miles acrO 3 S t he Gul f of Sa i nte LaVJTenCe in Newfound l aYld p

wher e more t han 700 mile s of C N n and pr i vate l y-owned narr owgau[u network is t he l arges t in North America a nd shovvs eve r y promi se of r ema i ning so for some time to come

i-If any r eader possess es the exact date of servi ce cessshyat ion the author would appre c i a te havi ng it for his r e cords

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LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHMIJgtlAT I ON OF SEHVICE ON SAI NTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTInc HAIUJAY MARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION -

Near-Ly fift y- nin e years of electric r ail wa y s ervice be t wc en eluabe c Mont morency Falls Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr o a nd St Joa ch im were terminshya t e d a t 2 00 AM Mo nday Mar ch Loth 1959 vrhcn t he l a s t e lect r i c p2SSshyeng el tra i n a r r i ve d a t Sa i nt e Anne from St J oa ch i m aft or having made t h e t hrough run ov er the l i n e as train h3 Leaving luebo c ct 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 1 5t h

The l i ght s were turn e d out in t he pla t fo r ms of t he St Paul St reet s t a t i on in middot2ue b e c for t he l a s t time ending a ser v ice whi ch ha d be gun as a s t eam r aiLway the fuebe c Mont morency amp Cha r levoix Hai Lway i n 1 859 only to undergo e l ect r ificat i on i n 1900 ViJh i le Ca nad i an Nat i ona l l1ai l wrJ y5 wi l l cont inue t o operat e t he Mont mor e ncy Subdi v i s i on a s a part of i t s diese l - ser ved rout e b etween Qu ebe c and Mu r-r-ay Bay Que a nd wi l l s cr ve many of the principa l sta tions f ormerly us ed by the e le ct r ic t ra i ns the passing of the electric service mar ks t h o r eal end of the (I Chemin de Fer do La Bonne Sa i nte Ann e as t h e Lnhab it an ts of the co a st of Beaupre hav o corne t o know it

A h is t o r y of the r eihvay is des cr ibed i n de ta i l in th e bi l ingu a l pu blL cat LonvEhemin de For de l a Bonn e Sainte-Ann e il whi ch is noticed e lsewhere in this issue

An offici a l obs er va n ce of t he c e s s a t i on of ser v i ce was ma d e by t he( Cana dian Fia i +r oad Hi s torica l Associat i on 5 ch a r t ered t r ain wh ich l e f t Qtwb e c short l y a f ter 1 00 PM on Sunda y Ma r ch 1 5t h and returne d about 5 00 PM The Committ e e o f oper a t i on for t h e) Assoc iat i on cons i s t cd of HassIS C vJ Ke nneth Heard Leonard A Seton J ean-Mari e Le cler c a nd Omor S - A La vallee Mr Charl e s E S2int Laurent As s t Superint end ent Canshyadian Nat i ona l Hai l way s a nd formerly Su pe rintendent of the Montmor ency Divis i on of t he quob e c Hai l way Light amp Power Compa ny was i n charg e of t he tra in movement whi le the crew consis t ed of Conductor OL Lemi eux Brak ema n vJ Cote and Mo torman A Bab i neau

A r emarkabl y good t u r nout of members and f r iends was made on t h is o cc asion Se venty-n i ne pas s engers were carr i ed comi ng from Quebe c Tr o i s Ri v i er es Mo nt rea l and Toronto Guests from the Uni ted States i nclu ded de legat i ons from t h e troll ey Iml seums at Kenn ebunkpor t Me Br anfo r d anri -~ jarehouse Po i nt Conn Others came from Now Yo r k a nd Bos t on Pa r ti culshya r ly g l~at ify ing t o the commi t tee wa s t h e f act t ha t s ome of our Un i t ed St at e s pass enger s cane f r om as f ar a f ield a s Iowa Wi s cons in India na a nd Mi ch Lg an l-lombe r-s of the Exe cut i ve Committ e e presen t beside s Mess rs Hea r d Se t on and Laval lee on t he Commit t e e inc luded Dr R VbullVbull Ni cho l ls our Pr es ident a c compa n i ed by h is wife and daught ers Mr S S Hor t lwn

t r L 1)1 h T1 S ( D 11 r-r k n c R T el and l Lr d i a roa le uper-Lnt end e rrt 0 rto an g ot o c 111 bull l( LJ a rx

wa s a lso al ong casting a critica l if pr emature eye on the two uni t s of our tra i n which the Asso ciation hope s to pre s erve in t he rolling stock co l l e ction The t r ain was made u p of No 40l the de a n of t he e le c~ t r i c i nt erurban cars whi ch ha s beon i n continuo u s s ervice sin ce 1 902 No 40 l pul led combination ba ggag e-pas s eng er car No l 05 f ormerly QRLampPCo No l Ob wh i ch ha s be en running on t his l i n e s ince 1889 J u s t be f or e l ea v i ng -dueb e c s an cient St Paul Stat i on we h nd our image s pre s erved fo ~ posteri ty by a pho togra ph er f r om L Act i on Catholique a l a r g e Qu ebe c French- l a nguage daily newspaper ( t 43) co n l nu e a on pag e

LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHlvIINAT ION OF SEHVICE ON SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTRIC HAILHAY HARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION

Nearly fifty-nine years of electric r a ilway service betwoen Quebec Montmorency Falls Sa i nte- Anne- de- Beaupr e and St Joa chim were terminshyated at 2 00 AM Nonday March 16th 1959 lJhon the l as t electric passshyenger train arrived at Sainte Anne fro m St Joachim after having mademiddot the through run over the line as train ltS leaving -~ueb e c et 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 15th

The lights were turned out in the platfoTIos of the St Paul Street station in c2uebec for t he l ast time ending a serv i ce wh ich had begun as a steam railvmy the (uebec Montmorency amp Charl evoix Hai lvfay i n l Srs9 only to unde rgo electri fication i n 1900 ~Jl1 i l e Canadi an National l1ailwf-l ys will continue t o operate t he Montmorency Subdivision a s a part of it s diesel-s erved rout e betv~een Quebec and Murray Bay Que and will serV E many of the principal stat ions formerly us ed by the ele ct ri c trciins the pa ssing of the electric service marks the re a l end of the Chemin de Fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1V as the inhab i tants of the coast of Beaupre hav e come to know it

A hi s tory of the r r ilway is described in detail in the bil i n F(ual publicltion liBhemin de For de l a Bonne Sainte- Annen lh ich is noticed e l sewhere in this issue bull

An official observance of the ces sation of servic e was made by the Canad i an RaL1-road Historical Association 5 chartered train which l eft QtW bee short l y after 1 00 PM on Sunday Mar ch 15th and returned about 5 00 Pf1 The Committee of operation for the Associat i on consist ~ d of HassIs C vI Kenneth Heard Leonard A Seton J (~an-II[arie Lecl erc and 011101

S-A Laval l ee Mr Charles E Saint Laurent Asst Superintendent Can~

adian Nat i onal Hai lways and formerly Superintendent of the Montmorency Division of the quebec Hai l way Light amp Power Company was in charge of the train movement while the crew cons i sted of Conductor OLLemieux Brakeman vT Cote and Motorman A Babineau

A r emarkabl y good turnout of members and friends was made on this occasion Seventy- nine passengers were carried coming from Quebec Trois Rivieres Montreal and Toronto Guests from the United States included de l egat ions from the trolley museums at Kennebunkport Me Br anford anu middotia rehouse Point Conn Others came from NeVJ York and Boston Particulshyarly gl~atifying to the committee lI1as the fact that some of our Unit od States passengers cane from as far af i e l d as Iowa Wiscons i n I ndiana middot and Nichigan rlembers of the Execut ive Committe e present besides Mess rs Heard Seton and Lavallee on th() Committee inc l uded Dr R V bull V bull Nicholl s our President accompani ed by his wife and daughters ]1r S S Jorth en and Ilr UL Pharoah The Superintendent of Rolling Stock UrI R bull IL C 1Jr~

was al so along casting a critical if premature eye on the two units of our train which the Associat ion hopes to preserve in the rolling stock collection The t rain was made up of ]Jo40l the 9ean of the c lec~

tr i c int erurban cars which has boen in continuous service since 1902~ No 40l pulled combination baggage-pa ssenger car No l05 formerly QRLampPColtJ No lOb wh ich has been running on this line since 1889 Just befor e l eav ing ~uebec fs ancient St Paul Stat ion we had our images preserved fc~ posterity by a photographer from ilL Act ion Catholique 11 a l arge Quebe c French-language da ily newspaper ( t 43) COnlnUea on page

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T~i rd i n stalment opound bullbullbull The Story of Iun ne Is

by Orner S A LavGllee

sectlIJlf~JN ~TJNNE L

No d i s cou rse on t he sub jec t of t unnelling no mat te r how short such a wor k mi gh t be cou l d con ceivably be c omp Lc te 1i UlOmiddotU dwel shyl i ng f or a moment on t he g r ea t Simplon Tunnel tha t gatevray of iil-e r na t shyl on eI 111 1 t r aff i c l eading from t he Rhone Valley in SwL t ze r l a c l t o t he va l l ey of An t i gori o and t he northe rn p la i n s of I t a l y

I have no doub t t hat ma ny r eade r s have hea r d of t hi s hug e e ng lne e r- Lng pro jec t an underta ki ng of s ome t we l v e and-a-quarter mi l e s i n length t h rough wh i ch i n a p re ~middotwa r and c ompar a tiv e l y pe a cefu l e r a t hos s diminutive European t r ains wi th t he i nt r i gu i ng names such a s the flj mp lollmiddotOr i ent Exp re s s a nd many ot he r s pas sed unobt r-u s t v e Ly t hrough t he jnne r r eces ses of an Alpine moun t a in r a nge of an a-ve rsge 7 OOO f oot he ight

Tr ains require somethi ng ov e r t wenty minut es to e f f e c t t he pa ssage of t he tunne l whi ch l i e s under t he pa ss of t he sa me name whos e h i s t or i ca l s i gnifi can ce da t e s f rom p re - Roman t i me s Let us dwe LI for a brief spa ce on t he use of t he Simp lon Pass befor e t he coming of t he r-a i lvI2y

The use of t he pa s s as an a r te r y of commercial and mili t a r y sigrjf i can ce i s mc n ta oned i n incomp l e te r ecords of t he t i me of t he vJul l d Sta t e II t he Roman Emp i re Not h i ng mo re t han a path ~ and a na r r ow

( one a t t ha t it s i mportanc e a s an avenue of communi ca t i on between t he Gau ls and t he I tal ian peninsula a t ta ined conside r ab l e p r opor t l ons by the Th i r t eent h Centu r y fo-l lovr i ng t he Swi s s War of I ndepen denc e i n s t i gated by t he i nhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa l den in a solemn oa t h t a ken i n t h e g lade of t he Ritli i n t he year 1291 OLd chronic l e s of t hi s pe r i od t el l u s of t he ex i s t e nce of a h o-s pice whic h i s s ti l l to be se on e Thi s hosp i ce i s s itua ted a t a n a l t i t ude of 6565 f ee t 9 j us t s out h of t h e h ighes t poi nt i n t he pass To t h e Empe ro r Napoleon must go credit for t h e exp l oi tat i on of t he Si mplon Pass Road a s one of t he h i gh~

way s of Europe and i nciden t al l y as a mean s for h i s own ends Th e constr uct ion of t he mode rn r oad was begun Ln 1801 and t ook 4~ years It i s r eco rded t hat t he first coach travelled over t he pa s s in Oc t obe r 1805

I n 1847 Switze r l and saw it s f i r st r ailway operation and a short t en years l ater t he f irst se r i ous suggestion to t unne l t he Si mpshyI on wa s made Thi s was f o llowed by many o-the r p r oposa l s i ncluding sug shyge s t ions fo r r ack r ai l wayS i nc lined p lanes f uni cu l ars and -t he like I n 1889 a co nf e r enc e of Swi s s and Italia n gove r nment officials par t i cshyi pated i n a meet ing a t Berne wh l ch l aid t he f irst conc r e t e p ropo-sal s for t he construction of t he Si mplon Tunne l I n 1890 anothe r conferenc e wa s held by i nte r es t ed par t ie s and s evera l co nt r a c t ing f irms wer-e i nvited toshypart i c ipate The f indi ngs of t he confe r ence were exami ned by a Swiss gove rnmen t co mmi s sion consi sting of s evera l civ iJ engi nee r s of no t ab l e r eput e

The t unnel pr oposa l whLch inc i denta l ly waE e s timated to cos t a lmos t 70 mi l l i on Swi s s fra nc s was app r oved by t he commi s s i on The cons t r uc t ion c ont r ac t wa s co ncluded i n 1893 fol lowed bT a treaty wi t h Italy on Nov ember 25t h 1895 known a s t he Si mplon Agre e me nt bull

Simultaneously t he J ura-Simplon Rai l way obta i ned a 99-year

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Tlird i ns t a l ment o-f bullbull The Story of Tunnels

by Orner S A La v E-1 l1ee

No d iscou r se on t he sub j e ct of tunnelling no matter how short such a Vlork might be c ou l d c once ivab l y be c omp l ete wi tl101XG dwe lshyllng f o r a moment on t he g r ea t Simp lon Tunnel tha t gat eway ai iil~e rnatshy

i OIJL- l 18 i1 traffic l eading from t he Rhone Val l ey in Swltzerla ci to the v dl1ey of Antigo-rio and t h e northe rn p l a ins of Ita ly

I have no doubt t ha t many r eade rs have heard of t h i s huge erg lnee ~ing p roj e ct an undertaki ng of s-ome t welve and-a-quarter miles i n l ength t hrough which in a pre ~middotwa r and compB r a tive ly pe8oeful e ra t hoss diminutlve European trains with t he lntriguing names such as the cJ mploYJ ~Orient Express a nd many othe r s passed unobtrU3ively through t he j_nner recesses of an Alpine mountain r ang e of a n a-ve r c-ge 7 O OO-foot height

Tra ins re quire some t h ing ove r t went y minutes to e ffect t h e passage of t he tunne l which lies under t he pa s s of t h e same name who-se li i sto-rica l sign ificance da t e s from p r e -Roman t imes Le t us dwel l for a brj_ c f space on t he use of t he Simplon Pass befo re t he coming 01 t he rmiddotaihrey

The use of t he pass as an a rte ry of comme rcial and mil i t ary sJ gr Jfi can c e is mentmoned in incomplete r e cords of t he time of t he V[u rld State t he Roma n Emp ire Nothing mo r e t han a path ~ anltl 11 n a rrow one a t that its impo rta nc e as a n avenue of communica tion b e t ween t he Gau ls and t he Italian pen i nsu l a a ttalned cons iderable p-roportl on s by the Thirt e e nt h Century fo-llowin g t he Sltliss War of Independence inst i ga ted by t he inhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa lden in a solemn oa t h t aken in t -he g l a de of t he Ritli in t he year 1291 Old chroni c I e s o f t his pe riod tell UB of the exis t ence 01 a ho-sp ice which is sti ll ta b e SeO De This hosp ice is 81 tua ted at a n altitude of 6565 feet 9 jus t s out h of t he h i ghest point in the pass Ta t he Emperor Napoleon mus t g a credit for t he exp loi t stion of t he Simp lon Pas s Road as one of t he h i ghshyways of Europe and i nCidenta lly as a means for h is own ends The c onstruction of t he modern roa d was beg un in 1801 an d t oak Amiddot~ ye a rs It i s recorded t hat t he first c oa ch trave lle d over the pas s in Octobe r 1805

I n 1847 Swit zerla nd saw it s f irst r a ilway- ope r a tion a nd a s ho rt t en y ea rs l a t e r t he first s eriou s suggestion to tunne l t he Simp shyIon was made Th i s wa s fo l lowed by many other p ropo sa ls including sugshyge stions for r a ck r a ilwaYs i n c lined p l a nes f unicula rs a nd ~ the like l n 1889 a conferenc e 01 Swis s a nd Ita lian g ovErnmen t officials particshyipated in a meetin g a t Be rne v1hich laid t he first con c rete propoBals for t he con s truction of t he Simp l on Tunnel In 1890 anothe r confe r e nce wa s held bymiddot illteres t e d parties and s e-vera l con tract1ng firms we re i nvited toshypart icipate The finding s of t be c onference vere examined by a Swissshygove r nmen t comm i ss ion consisting of seve r a l civ i~ enginee rs of notab le r epute

The t unnel p ro p o sa l vThich inciden t a lly wa13 estimated to cos t a l mo st 70 million Swi ss francs was app roved by t he commission The constructl an con tra ct was concluded in 1893 fol l owed bY a treaty wi t Il Ita ly on Novemb e r 25th 1895 known as t he Simplon Agreement e

Simultaneous l y t he Jura-Simp lon Rallvmy- obtalne d a 99-ye-ar

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c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

COYlstructi on llaS sta ie 1 in October 898 irs 9 in a modern world cannot ctppYBelate t l1 l V Df) t nc S i3 yf tly ]YC8jec t which pre sented i tself to the constLctU13 of Ghe tunr s middotl bull None of the tunnels then in exi s t erce Evmiddotm approa oh d tl1C propus c~ fmiddot mp l on in length3 Tl1deecl t he l oncrsst structure thr n 1n exis t ence was th() Saint Gotthard tunne l 9-41

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rrile~ long) ~)f VllL h we ~lcVU ~ p kcn ~(middot~ ~J1181Y0 The new t~nncl vms to b e oYle~quarter agciJn [1 s ]018 ar0 (-D JThc 3YlEUleers deslrud to lauk back on t he constCu( ti In of tn-o SLUlt U [)L ~~Ln~cd 101 Sr2 )UTeltjf3Hient t he ir en1~husia8n rmJc3 t hl)vs ~)fgtm rL-jnp(c(~ to ~c l middotmiddotjd c-(l = (I 3g lt0 to say t he l e8t 1113 they c()n~ s mrmiddotlatsdJ] J GE-2clb T 3 l~ middot~middotl iT hlltJi1dn b v -s s and con st (ucticua J rev e(SE 8 It had ( )3t 83 - ] L1 S c3S11 -1UiYfnrEr 9 the exper-1 crcc j i11Gd in J ts conGtructior~ Wi-LS i ClSlluC))e ctiJ d ()Ger3sary pre cautions we lC t eJctD 111 the bui 1011g 0-1 the Cllrrplcn to prEvont a recurrence of enginee ring crro~s

1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

The headings from t he nort h and south portals were continushya lly- coming into contact with underground wat er poo ls and a t one po int

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

Al most i mme diately it wa s p r opo s e d b y t h e Eng inee r ing Dep~

ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

Orne r S A Lava l lee Trust o8 696 Cor Fund

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- ---_ _- - Movement of our t rain be t ween Quebe c ari d Limoilou being wi thin yard l i mi t s and by s i gn al indicat i on we r ece i ved our f irst train or der s a t Limo i l ou

Terminal Cl earance Form B Tra i n Orde r Form 19Y No 16 Eiwum 401 nUN PSGR EXTRA

LI NOILOU TO MOlJT110FLE HCY FA LLS bullbull Tra in Order Form 19Ft middot[fo 309 TU T TABLE NO TWENTY FOUR

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

Orner S A Lavall ee Trustoe 696 CGr Fund

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

LIMO ILOU TO MONTllOFtEHCY FALLSI Train Order Form 19H No 309 iTIlL~ TABLE NO TVJENTY FOUR

24 IS EFFl~CTIV pound AT TliW NOUGHT ONE 201 AM MONDAY MAHCII 16TH II

With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

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lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

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Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

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by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

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News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

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The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

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f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

(

bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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c l Js middot J_ o

bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

r _n BA o- --=N w Rpor t e s--=eJ - 1959

rshy bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull by O S A La va llee lI-Ei GAU GU REVISION ON FU NCE EmfAHD I SLA ~rD The Province of Prin ce Edward I sla nd i s

lt-- i s un i que in Canada in that i t ha s never been served by more than one publ ic ra i l shy

way i n i t s t ransportat ion h i story It is a lso i nt er es t i ng to the ra i l shyway studcrrt due t o the f ac t t hat NowfoundLa nd excepted i t on ce pos~) shye saed Canada fs l ong es t narrow- gauge r a i l way ne t wor-k

~ h e1tTl t he Br it i s h Nor t h Ameri ca n prov i n ce s cons idered confe clrrat ion i n t hc e rr Ly 1860 s Char l ot t etown then a nd no w the Is] and cgtJ~ jtd l wa s clo locale of one of the or ga ni zational confer- e nce s V~llrh L (gtk

r r I ) f 1 - 1P 1 pla ce ( l uuq 1I1JS act notwi t rs t a nding rr t nc e 1 ( (10 C U l i F IltW not J

a party t o t he orie i nal Confeder a t ion on July Ls t ~bb 7 In ( maintaLned an ex ist ence a s a separat e Brit ish Crown Co lony unt il 1873 w~e n i nt er shyna l econom i c f actor s caus ed t he I s l ander s t o a oply for admi ssion i nto t h e Domini on of Canada shy

At t hi s pnr Lod th e narr-ow- gaug e r a i I wa y wa s coming into the pi ct ur e Canada entered t he f ie l d early s t arting both the Toront o amp Ni pi ss i ng and t he Tor ont o Grey Be Bruce ra i lways in l 81 I ndeed t he Tor onto amp Ni piss ing cl a i ms the di st inct ion of be i ng the f i rs t na r r ow-gauge pub l i c r ailway in Nor t h Amer ica The a dv antage of e conomy of cost i n constr shyu ct i on ha s a l ways been advan ce d suc cessfu l ly fo r smal l - gang e r ailways a nd i t i s onl y natural that when the publ ic aut hor i t i e s of a separat e Pr incc LC dvmrd I s l and de ci de d t hat t h ei r col ony needed an i nt erna l r -a iLway nctwor k whi ch would never be physi ca l l y connected wi t h t he ma i nl and they would t hr ow i n their lo t with t h e nar r ow-gauge

Al l of t he s e ea r ly Canadi an narrow- ga uge line s were bu i lt t o th e 3T 6 if gauge wi dth and the Prince Edwar-d I sla nd Ha i lway wa s no ex ce pt i on Go vernment - owned f rom the beg i nning it was or i ginal l y under the adshyministrat ion of t he co loni al gov ermnent at Cha rlot t etown After confed shyera tion wi th Cana da in 1873 t he Pr i nce Edwar d I s land Rai lway was ad shymini st ered by t he Canadi an Gover nment a t Ott awa as pa r t of the Governshymorrt r a l ihway system Jhen the Cana di an Government Ha i l ways beca me a part of elle Canad i a n Nat i ona L Ra i lwa ys i n 1918 t he sys t em became the Lsland Divis i on of the C N Fl I n th e for-ty- f Lve years be tween the opening of the i nit i a l port i on of t he P EI H and t he end of VJor l d Tdar I j the ra i lway had bu i lt up an i sland- wi de servic e Extending f r om Ti gshyn i sh in t he west t o Sour i s i n t he east branch l i ne s extended to t he ca pit a l Charlot t etown and t o many o t her coa s t al poi nts (s ee mQ p p 36 )

In the summer - of 1918 however i t Ha s decided t hat a l i mi t ed ext shyens i on of s tandard- gauge oper a t i on shoul d be ma de s o as t o obvia t e t he ne ed fo r i nt erchange from s tandard-gau~e equipment t o t he f er ry at Tor shyment ine then f rom fe r ry t o nar r ow-fauge at Cape Tr ave r se PE I (now Borden ) Acco r dingl y start ing i n August 19l 5 const r uct i on went ahea d on the doub le- gaugi ng of t he branch f rom Cape Traverse t o Emeral d J ct and f r om Cha r l ott etown via Royal t y Jct a nd Emer al d Jct to Sumrners i de The wor k wa s ha l ted wi t h t he advent of wint e r- in December 1918 but r e sumed in IIay 1919 a nd was compl et ed i n Augus t of that ye a r I n a l l 60 27 mil e s of m~ in l i n e track pl us s i di ngs were l a i d wi th the 4 f 8~ gauge thi r d r a i l The 3 1 6 if gauge t ra ck hrid bee n a mi x t ure of 50- and 56-pound ra i l whi le t he r a i l s u s ed in the doub le-gaug ing were 67 - l b ra i ls r olled f or t he I mperia l Rus s ian Gove r nment i n 1917 but never de l i ve red because of t he Revol u t i on

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r-I TEi GAU Cii HEV I SION ON I FJ I NCE EDWARD I SLAND

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bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull bull by OSA Lavallee

The Provi nce of Prince Edward I s l and i s i s un ique in Canada in that i t has never been served by more than one public railshy

way in i t s t r ansportat i on his t ory It is a l s o i nter esting to the railshyway ~3tudent due t o the fact th lt NevT~~oundland eXG e pted it once POSE3 -

eS~3ed Celnada f s l ongest narrow- gauge r a ilway netork

~ h elITl the Bri t i sh North American provinces consider ed cOGf erlr rat i on i n the 82rly I d60 Ts Charlott etown then and now the IsJ~nd cnr i ta l vms cl e loc a le of one of the organi zat i onal conferenr- ) v~llrh -l ( k pJace (l d64 ) Th is fact notwi thst a ndi ng Pr inc e Ed~~r1 JRJail~ ~a s not a party to the or i r inal Confedera t i on on J uJ y 1st [667 lrLl( n25ntained an existence as a separ ate British Crown Co l ony u~ t il 1873 w~erl intershynal economi c factors caused the Islanders t o appl y for admi ssion into the Dominion of Canada

~ t 1 4 th 1 h ftc 1 l S perJoc e narrow-gaug e ra J vmy wa s comu]pound lnto t e plcture Canada entered the f i e l d earl y sta rting both the Toront o amp Nipis s i ng and the Toronto Grey amp Bruce railways in 1871 I ndeed the Toronto amp Nipiss i ng cl a i ms the dis t i nction of being the f irs t narrow-gauge public r cd l way in North AmE)rica The adv Clntage of economy of cost in cnnstrshyu ction has a l ways been a dvan ced succes sfully for small-gaL~ge r a ilways a nd it is only natur a l that when the public autho r ities of a separate Frince ~CdVard I s l and decided that their colony needed an internal r a ibvay notvvork which woul d never be physically connected wi th t h e ma i nl a nd they woul d t hrow in their lo t with the narrow- gauge

All of the se early Canadi an narrow- gauge linGS were bui l t to the 3 6 iI gauge widt h and the Prince Edvmrd I s l and Ha ilway was no exception Go vernment-owned from the beg i nning it was originally under the adshymin i strDtion of the co l onial government at Charlottetovmiddotm After confedshyerat ion with Canada in 1873 the Pr i nce Edvvard I s l and Rai l way was adshynd rli s t (Ted by the Canad i an Government at Ottawa as part of the Governshyl11(nt j a iiliwa y system Jhen the Canad i an Government Hailways became a pc ~ of the CanC1dian Nct ional Railways i n 1918 the system be came the I sland D~vi s ion of the C N R I n the forty-f i ve years be t ween the open ing of the i nitia l port ion of the P EIR and the end of vlorld VJar I t he rai l way had built up an island- wide service Extending from Tigshyni s Il in the west t o Souris in t he east branch lines extended to the capital Charl ottetown and t o many ot her coa stal po i nts (see ffia p p 36)

In the summer of 1918 however i t vJa S decided that a l imit ed ext shyens ion of standard- gauge operation should be mad e so as t o obviate the ne ed for i nterchange from standard-gau~e equipment to the ferry at Torshymentine then from ferr y t o narrow- gauge at Ca pe Traverse P EI (now Borden ) Accordingly starting i n August 1918 construct ion went ahead on the doubl e- gaugi ng of the bra nch from Ca pe Travers e to Emer a ld Jct and from Charlottetown via Roya lty Jct ~ and Emeral d Jet to Summerside The work was hal ted wi th the advent of winter in December 1918 but r esumed in [Jay 1919 and was compl eted in Augus t of that year I n all 60 27 mil es of m~in line track pl us sidings were l aid wi th the 4T 8~ gauge third r a il The 3 y 6 il gauge c r a ck bDcl be e n a mixture of 50-and 56- pound r a il while the r a ils used in the doubl e-gauging were 67-lb rails r olled for the Imperia l Russ i an Gov ernment in 1917 but never delivered becau se of the Revolution

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In the three - r ailing operation the main track had t o be cent ered on i t s roadbed in accordance with t he heav ier s tandar d- gauge e qu ipment ~

ne cessit ating a sh i f t of 7 i n the ol d track cen tre for t he 42 11 gaug ~ l~ l s o the h ea vi er r ail s were only pl a ced for s tanda r d- gauge equipment l eavi ng the l i ght er m interior r a i l f or t he na r-r-ow-gauge Q T~e 67ft-pound r a i ls wer e five i nche s h i gh whil e th e i nn er r ail wa s onl y a li t-t 8 mor e than four inche s high and the di f fe rence was ov ercome by sh i mm i Eg u t he i nt er i or r a il t o the height of the outer rai l s Th is was neve a very sa tis f actory ar rangement and wa s r e s ponsible for many d c~r0ilm8nt s while i n effe ct

Ul t i ma t ely the third r ail was ext ended on t he wes t er r tic I tile I s l and to t he end of the t rack at Ti gn i s h meaning CEl t ~ ~ rJ lC~ ~Emiddot () middotgaug e

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ca r s could be s ent ~ vi a car ferry direct f r om the mainl and t o a l l poi nts west of and includi ng Char l ot tet own Dur i ng t hi s period trans shyf er cars wer e u s ed s o as to ena bl e mi xed gauge trains to be r un One end of a standard- gauge f l a t car wa s e qu i pped with t wo dr-awbar sockets one i n t he re gul ar pos i t i on f or sta nda r d- gauge equi pme nt t he other 7k~ t o one s i de and 6 11 l ower for t he 42l-gauge cars Ihn dr -awbar ~ fa s t ened wi t h a pin cou l d be placed in either s ocket as needs d i ~t~t e d I n or der to us e these t rans fe r cars C c ertain amoun t of c)nsist en cy vms necessary in l ayi ng t he third r ail and t he r ule wa ~ made t o place it on the north or r i ght hand s i de of the tra ck looking we3t The u s ua l d i ff icult ies took pla ce a t wyes wh ere swit che s had to be placed in one l eg t o a l l ow the narrow-gauge equipment t o pass from ono side of the

In the three-ra iling operation the main track had to be centered on its roadbed in accordance with the heavier standard- gauge equipment nec8f3s itating a shift of 7~ 1I i n the old track centre for the 4211 gauge l lso the heavier r a ils were onl y plac ed for standard-gauge equipment l eav ing th E) light erm interior rail for the narrov[ gauge ~ T~e 67~ pound rails were five inches high whil e the inner rail la s onl y a lit-tl 8 more than four inches high and the difference was overcome by sh immirg u the i nterior rail to the height of the outer rails This was neve a very satisfactory arrangement and vvas respons ible for many der0ilments while i n effect

Ul t imately the third rail was extended on the west err icc r tIle I slcllld to the end of the track at Tignish mr3aning ha t Jl (~l~ (middotgduge

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cars could be sent v i a car ferry direct from the mainl a nd t o all points west of and including Charl ottetown During ttlis period trans- middot fer cars we r e u sed s o as to enable mixed gauge trains to be run Oneshyend of a standard-gauge fl at car vIas equipped with two drawbar sockets one in the re gula r position for standard-gauge equipment the other 7~h t o one side and 6 11 lower fo r thE 42n gauge cars Thf dcawbar fast ened with a pin could be placed in either socket as nee ds d i~t~ted In order to U$e these transfer cars D certain amount of cJnsistency was necessary in laying the third rail and t he rule wa~ m~Je to place it on the north or right hand s ide of the track lookIng we3t~ The usual difficulties took pl ace at wyes where switches had to be pl aced in one l eg to allow the nar r ow- gauge eqUipment to pass from ono side of the

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s tandard- ga uge t r a ck t o t h e o t h er I n t ere s ting photogra phs exi st s howshyi ng t h e dQubl e - gauge tracka ge a t d iff e r ent point s

This dua l gaug e p er sist ed for f i v e y e ars I n 1 9 23 howe v e r pc s ~ ~_ b l y un J e r t h e i mpetus of t h e n ew enLar-gc d Canad ian Nationa l na1 1ways FI _l~ ~ a gement i t wa s d ec ide d t o restrict t h e l i ne s we s t of Cha r lottetowi ~o

s tanda r d - gauge o pe r ation only a nd a c cor- d ing ly on Augus t Llth 1 ~ t 1

n a r-r-owpga u g e o pe r-a tLon ce as ed on all tra ck TJVC~s t of Roya l t y Jun ctLo raquo 1

a s f o l l ows

on q ~Roy aLty Jet - Tign i s h bullbullbullbullbull bullbullbullbull L 7 lt- L rn i Le s bull Emeral d Jct - Bor den bullbullbull ~ bullbull bull bull bull bull 1 2 1J 11

Dual gaug e was ma i n t a i ned be t ween Charlott etovm a nd Roya l t y kt 6 mi l e s to ena bl e a c c e s s to Charl ottet o m by na r-r-ow- rauge t r a i ns coming fr o~ t h e east or Sour i s d i r e ct i on

Three y ears elaps ed bef or e a ny more standardi zation wa s und ert a k en Howe ver on August 22nd 1926 t h e gre a t er par t of t h e r emai nder of t he s y s t em itla S ch a ng ed over from narrow- gaug e t o s t andard- ga uge vvi t bout a du a l - ga uge i n t erval a s had pr ev i ously b ee n th e ca se Prepa rat i o ns had been ma de i n a dva n ce a nd t he cha nge was made i n on e da y on the followshyi ng lin e s

Royalty Jct - Sour is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 7 5 08 mi l es lloun t St ewa r t J et - Geor ge t ovm 24 10 fl

Mont a gue J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 50 II

This l e f t t h e bran ch f r om Ha r mony J ct tlO Elmi r a 9 90 mi l es a nd t h i s wa s cha nge d over a bou t t e n day s a f ter t h e o t he r po r t i on a bo ut Augus t 30t h 1 9 26 Nar r ow- ga uge ro l l ing sto ck l e f t i s o l a ted was minima l bu t that wh i ch r emained was t aken to Cha r l ott etown l oa ded on s r arluEird- Cluge f l at cars

Th e r e maining s egme nt o f lin e f r om Cha r lot t etown t o Mur-r-a y Har bour 3 T6 lt47 70 mi l e s r e ma i n ed ga ug e f or some year s h i l e therR hac be en

no cmgi n e e r i ng d ifficult i e s on t h e r ema i n de r of the s ys t em t h te lWl rray Har-b our lin e l eft Cha r l ottetown ov e r t h e Hi l l s bor ough Br idge I U p c J

which s eve r e we ight r est r i ct i ons were in e f f e c t I t shoul d be n -v~d

h er _ that t h e Mur ray Ha rbour br an ch was afces s i ble o nL y v La t h e l-I5Ls shyborough Bri d ge a t t h is t i me t he bran ch f r om Hourrt St ewar t t o Ver-non v i a Lake Ve r de being bu i lt onl y in the e a r l y 1 930 s For some t i~ e i t

v a s tllOugh t tl Clt the Hur ray Ha r bou r lin e ~ou ld nev~~ r be ch ang ed ov er but flna l l y l D t he month of Augus t 1930 t h lS I lne too pa s s ed out of exi st ence Lea v ing t h e nar -r-ow- g auge on ly a memor y on Prin c e Edward I sla nd

As t h e l a s t t r a in pu l led i nto Ch ar-Lot t e town the onLy Lnt er- e s ted pers ons pr e s e nt to vii t ne s s the o c ca sion wer-e the l a t e Hobe r t it Br-own o f our Ass o c La tLon t he n on a busin e s s trip in P E I a nd the Canaotan Na t i onal Ra i lways I con s t able a t Char -Lot t etown The 42~ in ch gau ge LVl~ S

on on l y 200 mi le s a cr os s the Gulf of Sa i n t e La wr-en ce i n Newfound Lan d wher e mor e t h a n 700 mi l e s of C N H and pr i vat e Ly-owncd na r-r-ow-ga ug laquo net l r~ i s t h ~ l a r ge s t ~n North Amer-Lca a nd s hows eve ry pr omi se of r emaln l ng so lor some tlme t o come

M- If any r ea der possesses t h e e xa ct da te of s er vice c e s sshyat i on th e a ut hor wou l d appre c i a te huving it for h is r ecords

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s t andar d- gauge t r a ck t o t he ot h er I nter est i ng photographs exi st ~3howshy

i ng t he dQu bl e- gau g e tra cka ge a t d i f f er ent po i nts

This riual gauge pers i s t ed f o r five years I n 192 3 howev er p0Rsibly th t n t 1 dC ~ 1 ) middot 1 unuer e l mpo u s or )no new (n a r ge aneUln jatlona hen waTs rn l~ ~

agement i t was dec i de d to restr i ct the l ino s west of Charlottetowi ~ ~o

standard-f au g s o peration on l y and ac cordingly on Au~ust 11th 1 I ) i narrowpgauge ope r at i on ceased on all track wost of Hoyalty Junct1r ~ 1

a s follows

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1 09lt-91 mil es 1 2 11 11

Dua l gaug e was lna i nta ined between Charlottetovm and Royal ty Jct ~ ) 6 miles to enabl e a cc ess t o Charlo t t eto m by narrow- r auge trains coming fro~ the ea st or SouriS dire c t ion

Thr ee year s ela ps ed be fo r e any more s6andardi zat i on was under taken However on August 22nd 1926 the g r eater part of the remainder of the system was changed over f rom na rrow-gaug e t o standar d- gauge viithout a dua l - gauge i nte r va l a s had pr evious l y been the case Prepar ations had been made i n advan ce and the change was made in one day on the followshyi ng lines

Royalty Je t - Souri s bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull Mount Stevar t J ct - George town Montague J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

75 08 mil es 24 10 11

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Thi s l e f t t he br anch from Harmony J ct fJo El w i ra 9 90 mil es and this was changed over about t en days a f ter the other portion abou t August 30th 19 26 Narrow-gau[~ e ro lling stock l eft isolated vlas mi nimal but that wh i ch rema i ned was taken t o Charlott etown loaded on sla rdard-auge f l at cars

The r emaining s egment of line f r o[1 Cha r l ottetown to lllrcay Hdrhour 47 70 miles rema i n ed 3 T 6 1t gauge for some years cTh il e thore ha ci [Jeen no engineering d i ff i cul t i es on t h e r emainder of the system tl1 8 Ml ~rray

Hclibour line l e f t Charlottetown over t h e Hill sborough Br i dge I u j)(l whi ch severe we i ght restrict i ons wer e in effect I t should be n~~~d h r l that the Murray Har bour branch was afcess i bl e onl y Vil t he Hi J~1 3 -

borough Bri dge at th i s t i me t h e branch f rom bIount St ewart t o Verr ~ (1n

v i a Lake Verde being buil t onl y in the early 1930 s For some t i~ e it

Jas thought that the IIurr a y Harbour line ~ould l1ev(r be changed over but finally i n the month of Augu s t 1930 th i s l ine too passed out of exi s tence l eavi ng t h e narrow- ga uge onl y a memory on Prince Edward I s l and

As t he l as t t r a i n pulled i nto Charlottetown the oilly i n t e r esLed per s ons present to wi tness the o cca[3 io n Vl ere the l ate Hober t rl Brovffi o f our Asso ciat ion then on a business trip in Pb I and the Can06ian Nat i onal Ha ilways T constable at CharlottetoAIn The 42~inch gauge l vl~s

on on l y 200 miles acrO 3 S t he Gul f of Sa i nte LaVJTenCe in Newfound l aYld p

wher e more t han 700 mile s of C N n and pr i vate l y-owned narr owgau[u network is t he l arges t in North America a nd shovvs eve r y promi se of r ema i ning so for some time to come

i-If any r eader possess es the exact date of servi ce cessshyat ion the author would appre c i a te havi ng it for his r e cords

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TEHMIJgtlAT I ON OF SEHVICE ON SAI NTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTInc HAIUJAY MARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION -

Near-Ly fift y- nin e years of electric r ail wa y s ervice be t wc en eluabe c Mont morency Falls Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr o a nd St Joa ch im were terminshya t e d a t 2 00 AM Mo nday Mar ch Loth 1959 vrhcn t he l a s t e lect r i c p2SSshyeng el tra i n a r r i ve d a t Sa i nt e Anne from St J oa ch i m aft or having made t h e t hrough run ov er the l i n e as train h3 Leaving luebo c ct 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 1 5t h

The l i ght s were turn e d out in t he pla t fo r ms of t he St Paul St reet s t a t i on in middot2ue b e c for t he l a s t time ending a ser v ice whi ch ha d be gun as a s t eam r aiLway the fuebe c Mont morency amp Cha r levoix Hai Lway i n 1 859 only to undergo e l ect r ificat i on i n 1900 ViJh i le Ca nad i an Nat i ona l l1ai l wrJ y5 wi l l cont inue t o operat e t he Mont mor e ncy Subdi v i s i on a s a part of i t s diese l - ser ved rout e b etween Qu ebe c and Mu r-r-ay Bay Que a nd wi l l s cr ve many of the principa l sta tions f ormerly us ed by the e le ct r ic t ra i ns the passing of the electric service mar ks t h o r eal end of the (I Chemin de Fer do La Bonne Sa i nte Ann e as t h e Lnhab it an ts of the co a st of Beaupre hav o corne t o know it

A h is t o r y of the r eihvay is des cr ibed i n de ta i l in th e bi l ingu a l pu blL cat LonvEhemin de For de l a Bonn e Sainte-Ann e il whi ch is noticed e lsewhere in this issue

An offici a l obs er va n ce of t he c e s s a t i on of ser v i ce was ma d e by t he( Cana dian Fia i +r oad Hi s torica l Associat i on 5 ch a r t ered t r ain wh ich l e f t Qtwb e c short l y a f ter 1 00 PM on Sunda y Ma r ch 1 5t h and returne d about 5 00 PM The Committ e e o f oper a t i on for t h e) Assoc iat i on cons i s t cd of HassIS C vJ Ke nneth Heard Leonard A Seton J ean-Mari e Le cler c a nd Omor S - A La vallee Mr Charl e s E S2int Laurent As s t Superint end ent Canshyadian Nat i ona l Hai l way s a nd formerly Su pe rintendent of the Montmor ency Divis i on of t he quob e c Hai l way Light amp Power Compa ny was i n charg e of t he tra in movement whi le the crew consis t ed of Conductor OL Lemi eux Brak ema n vJ Cote and Mo torman A Bab i neau

A r emarkabl y good t u r nout of members and f r iends was made on t h is o cc asion Se venty-n i ne pas s engers were carr i ed comi ng from Quebe c Tr o i s Ri v i er es Mo nt rea l and Toronto Guests from the Uni ted States i nclu ded de legat i ons from t h e troll ey Iml seums at Kenn ebunkpor t Me Br anfo r d anri -~ jarehouse Po i nt Conn Others came from Now Yo r k a nd Bos t on Pa r ti culshya r ly g l~at ify ing t o the commi t tee wa s t h e f act t ha t s ome of our Un i t ed St at e s pass enger s cane f r om as f ar a f ield a s Iowa Wi s cons in India na a nd Mi ch Lg an l-lombe r-s of the Exe cut i ve Committ e e presen t beside s Mess rs Hea r d Se t on and Laval lee on t he Commit t e e inc luded Dr R VbullVbull Ni cho l ls our Pr es ident a c compa n i ed by h is wife and daught ers Mr S S Hor t lwn

t r L 1)1 h T1 S ( D 11 r-r k n c R T el and l Lr d i a roa le uper-Lnt end e rrt 0 rto an g ot o c 111 bull l( LJ a rx

wa s a lso al ong casting a critica l if pr emature eye on the two uni t s of our tra i n which the Asso ciation hope s to pre s erve in t he rolling stock co l l e ction The t r ain was made u p of No 40l the de a n of t he e le c~ t r i c i nt erurban cars whi ch ha s beon i n continuo u s s ervice sin ce 1 902 No 40 l pul led combination ba ggag e-pas s eng er car No l 05 f ormerly QRLampPCo No l Ob wh i ch ha s be en running on t his l i n e s ince 1889 J u s t be f or e l ea v i ng -dueb e c s an cient St Paul Stat i on we h nd our image s pre s erved fo ~ posteri ty by a pho togra ph er f r om L Act i on Catholique a l a r g e Qu ebe c French- l a nguage daily newspaper ( t 43) co n l nu e a on pag e

LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHlvIINAT ION OF SEHVICE ON SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTRIC HAILHAY HARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION

Nearly fifty-nine years of electric r a ilway service betwoen Quebec Montmorency Falls Sa i nte- Anne- de- Beaupr e and St Joa chim were terminshyated at 2 00 AM Nonday March 16th 1959 lJhon the l as t electric passshyenger train arrived at Sainte Anne fro m St Joachim after having mademiddot the through run over the line as train ltS leaving -~ueb e c et 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 15th

The lights were turned out in the platfoTIos of the St Paul Street station in c2uebec for t he l ast time ending a serv i ce wh ich had begun as a steam railvmy the (uebec Montmorency amp Charl evoix Hai lvfay i n l Srs9 only to unde rgo electri fication i n 1900 ~Jl1 i l e Canadi an National l1ailwf-l ys will continue t o operate t he Montmorency Subdivision a s a part of it s diesel-s erved rout e betv~een Quebec and Murray Bay Que and will serV E many of the principal stat ions formerly us ed by the ele ct ri c trciins the pa ssing of the electric service marks the re a l end of the Chemin de Fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1V as the inhab i tants of the coast of Beaupre hav e come to know it

A hi s tory of the r r ilway is described in detail in the bil i n F(ual publicltion liBhemin de For de l a Bonne Sainte- Annen lh ich is noticed e l sewhere in this issue bull

An official observance of the ces sation of servic e was made by the Canad i an RaL1-road Historical Association 5 chartered train which l eft QtW bee short l y after 1 00 PM on Sunday Mar ch 15th and returned about 5 00 Pf1 The Committee of operation for the Associat i on consist ~ d of HassIs C vI Kenneth Heard Leonard A Seton J (~an-II[arie Lecl erc and 011101

S-A Laval l ee Mr Charles E Saint Laurent Asst Superintendent Can~

adian Nat i onal Hai lways and formerly Superintendent of the Montmorency Division of the quebec Hai l way Light amp Power Company was in charge of the train movement while the crew cons i sted of Conductor OLLemieux Brakeman vT Cote and Motorman A Babineau

A r emarkabl y good turnout of members and friends was made on this occasion Seventy- nine passengers were carried coming from Quebec Trois Rivieres Montreal and Toronto Guests from the United States included de l egat ions from the trolley museums at Kennebunkport Me Br anford anu middotia rehouse Point Conn Others came from NeVJ York and Boston Particulshyarly gl~atifying to the committee lI1as the fact that some of our Unit od States passengers cane from as far af i e l d as Iowa Wiscons i n I ndiana middot and Nichigan rlembers of the Execut ive Committe e present besides Mess rs Heard Seton and Lavallee on th() Committee inc l uded Dr R V bull V bull Nicholl s our President accompani ed by his wife and daughters ]1r S S Jorth en and Ilr UL Pharoah The Superintendent of Rolling Stock UrI R bull IL C 1Jr~

was al so along casting a critical if premature eye on the two units of our train which the Associat ion hopes to preserve in the rolling stock collection The t rain was made up of ]Jo40l the 9ean of the c lec~

tr i c int erurban cars which has boen in continuous service since 1902~ No 40l pulled combination baggage-pa ssenger car No l05 formerly QRLampPColtJ No lOb wh ich has been running on this line since 1889 Just befor e l eav ing ~uebec fs ancient St Paul Stat ion we had our images preserved fc~ posterity by a photographer from ilL Act ion Catholique 11 a l arge Quebe c French-language da ily newspaper ( t 43) COnlnUea on page

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T~i rd i n stalment opound bullbullbull The Story of Iun ne Is

by Orner S A LavGllee

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No d i s cou rse on t he sub jec t of t unnelling no mat te r how short such a wor k mi gh t be cou l d con ceivably be c omp Lc te 1i UlOmiddotU dwel shyl i ng f or a moment on t he g r ea t Simplon Tunnel tha t gatevray of iil-e r na t shyl on eI 111 1 t r aff i c l eading from t he Rhone Valley in SwL t ze r l a c l t o t he va l l ey of An t i gori o and t he northe rn p la i n s of I t a l y

I have no doub t t hat ma ny r eade r s have hea r d of t hi s hug e e ng lne e r- Lng pro jec t an underta ki ng of s ome t we l v e and-a-quarter mi l e s i n length t h rough wh i ch i n a p re ~middotwa r and c ompar a tiv e l y pe a cefu l e r a t hos s diminutive European t r ains wi th t he i nt r i gu i ng names such a s the flj mp lollmiddotOr i ent Exp re s s a nd many ot he r s pas sed unobt r-u s t v e Ly t hrough t he jnne r r eces ses of an Alpine moun t a in r a nge of an a-ve rsge 7 OOO f oot he ight

Tr ains require somethi ng ov e r t wenty minut es to e f f e c t t he pa ssage of t he tunne l whi ch l i e s under t he pa ss of t he sa me name whos e h i s t or i ca l s i gnifi can ce da t e s f rom p re - Roman t i me s Let us dwe LI for a brief spa ce on t he use of t he Simp lon Pass befor e t he coming of t he r-a i lvI2y

The use of t he pa s s as an a r te r y of commercial and mili t a r y sigrjf i can ce i s mc n ta oned i n incomp l e te r ecords of t he t i me of t he vJul l d Sta t e II t he Roman Emp i re Not h i ng mo re t han a path ~ and a na r r ow

( one a t t ha t it s i mportanc e a s an avenue of communi ca t i on between t he Gau ls and t he I tal ian peninsula a t ta ined conside r ab l e p r opor t l ons by the Th i r t eent h Centu r y fo-l lovr i ng t he Swi s s War of I ndepen denc e i n s t i gated by t he i nhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa l den in a solemn oa t h t a ken i n t h e g lade of t he Ritli i n t he year 1291 OLd chronic l e s of t hi s pe r i od t el l u s of t he ex i s t e nce of a h o-s pice whic h i s s ti l l to be se on e Thi s hosp i ce i s s itua ted a t a n a l t i t ude of 6565 f ee t 9 j us t s out h of t h e h ighes t poi nt i n t he pass To t h e Empe ro r Napoleon must go credit for t h e exp l oi tat i on of t he Si mplon Pass Road a s one of t he h i gh~

way s of Europe and i nciden t al l y as a mean s for h i s own ends Th e constr uct ion of t he mode rn r oad was begun Ln 1801 and t ook 4~ years It i s r eco rded t hat t he first coach travelled over t he pa s s in Oc t obe r 1805

I n 1847 Switze r l and saw it s f i r st r ailway operation and a short t en years l ater t he f irst se r i ous suggestion to t unne l t he Si mpshyI on wa s made Thi s was f o llowed by many o-the r p r oposa l s i ncluding sug shyge s t ions fo r r ack r ai l wayS i nc lined p lanes f uni cu l ars and -t he like I n 1889 a co nf e r enc e of Swi s s and Italia n gove r nment officials par t i cshyi pated i n a meet ing a t Berne wh l ch l aid t he f irst conc r e t e p ropo-sal s for t he construction of t he Si mplon Tunne l I n 1890 anothe r conferenc e wa s held by i nte r es t ed par t ie s and s evera l co nt r a c t ing f irms wer-e i nvited toshypart i c ipate The f indi ngs of t he confe r ence were exami ned by a Swiss gove rnmen t co mmi s sion consi sting of s evera l civ iJ engi nee r s of no t ab l e r eput e

The t unnel pr oposa l whLch inc i denta l ly waE e s timated to cos t a lmos t 70 mi l l i on Swi s s fra nc s was app r oved by t he commi s s i on The cons t r uc t ion c ont r ac t wa s co ncluded i n 1893 fol lowed bT a treaty wi t h Italy on Nov ember 25t h 1895 known a s t he Si mplon Agre e me nt bull

Simultaneously t he J ura-Simplon Rai l way obta i ned a 99-year

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Tlird i ns t a l ment o-f bullbull The Story of Tunnels

by Orner S A La v E-1 l1ee

No d iscou r se on t he sub j e ct of tunnelling no matter how short such a Vlork might be c ou l d c once ivab l y be c omp l ete wi tl101XG dwe lshyllng f o r a moment on t he g r ea t Simp lon Tunnel tha t gat eway ai iil~e rnatshy

i OIJL- l 18 i1 traffic l eading from t he Rhone Val l ey in Swltzerla ci to the v dl1ey of Antigo-rio and t h e northe rn p l a ins of Ita ly

I have no doubt t ha t many r eade rs have heard of t h i s huge erg lnee ~ing p roj e ct an undertaki ng of s-ome t welve and-a-quarter miles i n l ength t hrough which in a pre ~middotwa r and compB r a tive ly pe8oeful e ra t hoss diminutlve European trains with t he lntriguing names such as the cJ mploYJ ~Orient Express a nd many othe r s passed unobtrU3ively through t he j_nner recesses of an Alpine mountain r ang e of a n a-ve r c-ge 7 O OO-foot height

Tra ins re quire some t h ing ove r t went y minutes to e ffect t h e passage of t he tunne l which lies under t he pa s s of t h e same name who-se li i sto-rica l sign ificance da t e s from p r e -Roman t imes Le t us dwel l for a brj_ c f space on t he use of t he Simplon Pass befo re t he coming 01 t he rmiddotaihrey

The use of t he pass as an a rte ry of comme rcial and mil i t ary sJ gr Jfi can c e is mentmoned in incomplete r e cords of t he time of t he V[u rld State t he Roma n Emp ire Nothing mo r e t han a path ~ anltl 11 n a rrow one a t that its impo rta nc e as a n avenue of communica tion b e t ween t he Gau ls and t he Italian pen i nsu l a a ttalned cons iderable p-roportl on s by the Thirt e e nt h Century fo-llowin g t he Sltliss War of Independence inst i ga ted by t he inhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa lden in a solemn oa t h t aken in t -he g l a de of t he Ritli in t he year 1291 Old chroni c I e s o f t his pe riod tell UB of the exis t ence 01 a ho-sp ice which is sti ll ta b e SeO De This hosp ice is 81 tua ted at a n altitude of 6565 feet 9 jus t s out h of t he h i ghest point in the pass Ta t he Emperor Napoleon mus t g a credit for t he exp loi t stion of t he Simp lon Pas s Road as one of t he h i ghshyways of Europe and i nCidenta lly as a means for h is own ends The c onstruction of t he modern roa d was beg un in 1801 an d t oak Amiddot~ ye a rs It i s recorded t hat t he first c oa ch trave lle d over the pas s in Octobe r 1805

I n 1847 Swit zerla nd saw it s f irst r a ilway- ope r a tion a nd a s ho rt t en y ea rs l a t e r t he first s eriou s suggestion to tunne l t he Simp shyIon was made Th i s wa s fo l lowed by many other p ropo sa ls including sugshyge stions for r a ck r a ilwaYs i n c lined p l a nes f unicula rs a nd ~ the like l n 1889 a conferenc e 01 Swis s a nd Ita lian g ovErnmen t officials particshyipated in a meetin g a t Be rne v1hich laid t he first con c rete propoBals for t he con s truction of t he Simp l on Tunnel In 1890 anothe r confe r e nce wa s held bymiddot illteres t e d parties and s e-vera l con tract1ng firms we re i nvited toshypart icipate The finding s of t be c onference vere examined by a Swissshygove r nmen t comm i ss ion consisting of seve r a l civ i~ enginee rs of notab le r epute

The t unnel p ro p o sa l vThich inciden t a lly wa13 estimated to cos t a l mo st 70 million Swi ss francs was app roved by t he commission The constructl an con tra ct was concluded in 1893 fol l owed bY a treaty wi t Il Ita ly on Novemb e r 25th 1895 known as t he Simplon Agreement e

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c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

Th e he adi ngs from the north an d s outh p o r ta l s were c orrt Lnushya l ly c omi ng int o contact wi th underg round wa t e r- p oo l s and a t on e po i n t

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

COYlstructi on llaS sta ie 1 in October 898 irs 9 in a modern world cannot ctppYBelate t l1 l V Df) t nc S i3 yf tly ]YC8jec t which pre sented i tself to the constLctU13 of Ghe tunr s middotl bull None of the tunnels then in exi s t erce Evmiddotm approa oh d tl1C propus c~ fmiddot mp l on in length3 Tl1deecl t he l oncrsst structure thr n 1n exis t ence was th() Saint Gotthard tunne l 9-41

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rrile~ long) ~)f VllL h we ~lcVU ~ p kcn ~(middot~ ~J1181Y0 The new t~nncl vms to b e oYle~quarter agciJn [1 s ]018 ar0 (-D JThc 3YlEUleers deslrud to lauk back on t he constCu( ti In of tn-o SLUlt U [)L ~~Ln~cd 101 Sr2 )UTeltjf3Hient t he ir en1~husia8n rmJc3 t hl)vs ~)fgtm rL-jnp(c(~ to ~c l middotmiddotjd c-(l = (I 3g lt0 to say t he l e8t 1113 they c()n~ s mrmiddotlatsdJ] J GE-2clb T 3 l~ middot~middotl iT hlltJi1dn b v -s s and con st (ucticua J rev e(SE 8 It had ( )3t 83 - ] L1 S c3S11 -1UiYfnrEr 9 the exper-1 crcc j i11Gd in J ts conGtructior~ Wi-LS i ClSlluC))e ctiJ d ()Ger3sary pre cautions we lC t eJctD 111 the bui 1011g 0-1 the Cllrrplcn to prEvont a recurrence of enginee ring crro~s

1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

The headings from t he nort h and south portals were continushya lly- coming into contact with underground wat er poo ls and a t one po int

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

Al most i mme diately it wa s p r opo s e d b y t h e Eng inee r ing Dep~

ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

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Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

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With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

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lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

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ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

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Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

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by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

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Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

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e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

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ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

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e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

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i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

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2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

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2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

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e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

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middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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In the three - r ailing operation the main track had t o be cent ered on i t s roadbed in accordance with t he heav ier s tandar d- gauge e qu ipment ~

ne cessit ating a sh i f t of 7 i n the ol d track cen tre for t he 42 11 gaug ~ l~ l s o the h ea vi er r ail s were only pl a ced for s tanda r d- gauge equipment l eavi ng the l i ght er m interior r a i l f or t he na r-r-ow-gauge Q T~e 67ft-pound r a i ls wer e five i nche s h i gh whil e th e i nn er r ail wa s onl y a li t-t 8 mor e than four inche s high and the di f fe rence was ov ercome by sh i mm i Eg u t he i nt er i or r a il t o the height of the outer rai l s Th is was neve a very sa tis f actory ar rangement and wa s r e s ponsible for many d c~r0ilm8nt s while i n effe ct

Ul t i ma t ely the third r ail was ext ended on t he wes t er r tic I tile I s l and to t he end of the t rack at Ti gn i s h meaning CEl t ~ ~ rJ lC~ ~Emiddot () middotgaug e

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ca r s could be s ent ~ vi a car ferry direct f r om the mainl and t o a l l poi nts west of and includi ng Char l ot tet own Dur i ng t hi s period trans shyf er cars wer e u s ed s o as to ena bl e mi xed gauge trains to be r un One end of a standard- gauge f l a t car wa s e qu i pped with t wo dr-awbar sockets one i n t he re gul ar pos i t i on f or sta nda r d- gauge equi pme nt t he other 7k~ t o one s i de and 6 11 l ower for t he 42l-gauge cars Ihn dr -awbar ~ fa s t ened wi t h a pin cou l d be placed in either s ocket as needs d i ~t~t e d I n or der to us e these t rans fe r cars C c ertain amoun t of c)nsist en cy vms necessary in l ayi ng t he third r ail and t he r ule wa ~ made t o place it on the north or r i ght hand s i de of the tra ck looking we3t The u s ua l d i ff icult ies took pla ce a t wyes wh ere swit che s had to be placed in one l eg t o a l l ow the narrow-gauge equipment t o pass from ono side of the

In the three-ra iling operation the main track had to be centered on its roadbed in accordance with the heavier standard- gauge equipment nec8f3s itating a shift of 7~ 1I i n the old track centre for the 4211 gauge l lso the heavier r a ils were onl y plac ed for standard-gauge equipment l eav ing th E) light erm interior rail for the narrov[ gauge ~ T~e 67~ pound rails were five inches high whil e the inner rail la s onl y a lit-tl 8 more than four inches high and the difference was overcome by sh immirg u the i nterior rail to the height of the outer rails This was neve a very satisfactory arrangement and vvas respons ible for many der0ilments while i n effect

Ul t imately the third rail was extended on the west err icc r tIle I slcllld to the end of the track at Tignish mr3aning ha t Jl (~l~ (middotgduge

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cars could be sent v i a car ferry direct from the mainl a nd t o all points west of and including Charl ottetown During ttlis period trans- middot fer cars we r e u sed s o as to enable mixed gauge trains to be run Oneshyend of a standard-gauge fl at car vIas equipped with two drawbar sockets one in the re gula r position for standard-gauge equipment the other 7~h t o one side and 6 11 lower fo r thE 42n gauge cars Thf dcawbar fast ened with a pin could be placed in either socket as nee ds d i~t~ted In order to U$e these transfer cars D certain amount of cJnsistency was necessary in laying the third rail and t he rule wa~ m~Je to place it on the north or right hand s ide of the track lookIng we3t~ The usual difficulties took pl ace at wyes where switches had to be pl aced in one l eg to allow the nar r ow- gauge eqUipment to pass from ono side of the

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s tandard- ga uge t r a ck t o t h e o t h er I n t ere s ting photogra phs exi st s howshyi ng t h e dQubl e - gauge tracka ge a t d iff e r ent point s

This dua l gaug e p er sist ed for f i v e y e ars I n 1 9 23 howe v e r pc s ~ ~_ b l y un J e r t h e i mpetus of t h e n ew enLar-gc d Canad ian Nationa l na1 1ways FI _l~ ~ a gement i t wa s d ec ide d t o restrict t h e l i ne s we s t of Cha r lottetowi ~o

s tanda r d - gauge o pe r ation only a nd a c cor- d ing ly on Augus t Llth 1 ~ t 1

n a r-r-owpga u g e o pe r-a tLon ce as ed on all tra ck TJVC~s t of Roya l t y Jun ctLo raquo 1

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Dual gaug e was ma i n t a i ned be t ween Charlott etovm a nd Roya l t y kt 6 mi l e s to ena bl e a c c e s s to Charl ottet o m by na r-r-ow- rauge t r a i ns coming fr o~ t h e east or Sour i s d i r e ct i on

Three y ears elaps ed bef or e a ny more standardi zation wa s und ert a k en Howe ver on August 22nd 1926 t h e gre a t er par t of t h e r emai nder of t he s y s t em itla S ch a ng ed over from narrow- gaug e t o s t andard- ga uge vvi t bout a du a l - ga uge i n t erval a s had pr ev i ously b ee n th e ca se Prepa rat i o ns had been ma de i n a dva n ce a nd t he cha nge was made i n on e da y on the followshyi ng lin e s

Royalty Jct - Sour is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 7 5 08 mi l es lloun t St ewa r t J et - Geor ge t ovm 24 10 fl

Mont a gue J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 50 II

This l e f t t h e bran ch f r om Ha r mony J ct tlO Elmi r a 9 90 mi l es a nd t h i s wa s cha nge d over a bou t t e n day s a f ter t h e o t he r po r t i on a bo ut Augus t 30t h 1 9 26 Nar r ow- ga uge ro l l ing sto ck l e f t i s o l a ted was minima l bu t that wh i ch r emained was t aken to Cha r l ott etown l oa ded on s r arluEird- Cluge f l at cars

Th e r e maining s egme nt o f lin e f r om Cha r lot t etown t o Mur-r-a y Har bour 3 T6 lt47 70 mi l e s r e ma i n ed ga ug e f or some year s h i l e therR hac be en

no cmgi n e e r i ng d ifficult i e s on t h e r ema i n de r of the s ys t em t h te lWl rray Har-b our lin e l eft Cha r l ottetown ov e r t h e Hi l l s bor ough Br idge I U p c J

which s eve r e we ight r est r i ct i ons were in e f f e c t I t shoul d be n -v~d

h er _ that t h e Mur ray Ha rbour br an ch was afces s i ble o nL y v La t h e l-I5Ls shyborough Bri d ge a t t h is t i me t he bran ch f r om Hourrt St ewar t t o Ver-non v i a Lake Ve r de being bu i lt onl y in the e a r l y 1 930 s For some t i~ e i t

v a s tllOugh t tl Clt the Hur ray Ha r bou r lin e ~ou ld nev~~ r be ch ang ed ov er but flna l l y l D t he month of Augus t 1930 t h lS I lne too pa s s ed out of exi st ence Lea v ing t h e nar -r-ow- g auge on ly a memor y on Prin c e Edward I sla nd

As t h e l a s t t r a in pu l led i nto Ch ar-Lot t e town the onLy Lnt er- e s ted pers ons pr e s e nt to vii t ne s s the o c ca sion wer-e the l a t e Hobe r t it Br-own o f our Ass o c La tLon t he n on a busin e s s trip in P E I a nd the Canaotan Na t i onal Ra i lways I con s t able a t Char -Lot t etown The 42~ in ch gau ge LVl~ S

on on l y 200 mi le s a cr os s the Gulf of Sa i n t e La wr-en ce i n Newfound Lan d wher e mor e t h a n 700 mi l e s of C N H and pr i vat e Ly-owncd na r-r-ow-ga ug laquo net l r~ i s t h ~ l a r ge s t ~n North Amer-Lca a nd s hows eve ry pr omi se of r emaln l ng so lor some tlme t o come

M- If any r ea der possesses t h e e xa ct da te of s er vice c e s sshyat i on th e a ut hor wou l d appre c i a te huving it for h is r ecords

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s t andar d- gauge t r a ck t o t he ot h er I nter est i ng photographs exi st ~3howshy

i ng t he dQu bl e- gau g e tra cka ge a t d i f f er ent po i nts

This riual gauge pers i s t ed f o r five years I n 192 3 howev er p0Rsibly th t n t 1 dC ~ 1 ) middot 1 unuer e l mpo u s or )no new (n a r ge aneUln jatlona hen waTs rn l~ ~

agement i t was dec i de d to restr i ct the l ino s west of Charlottetowi ~ ~o

standard-f au g s o peration on l y and ac cordingly on Au~ust 11th 1 I ) i narrowpgauge ope r at i on ceased on all track wost of Hoyalty Junct1r ~ 1

a s follows

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1 09lt-91 mil es 1 2 11 11

Dua l gaug e was lna i nta ined between Charlottetovm and Royal ty Jct ~ ) 6 miles to enabl e a cc ess t o Charlo t t eto m by narrow- r auge trains coming fro~ the ea st or SouriS dire c t ion

Thr ee year s ela ps ed be fo r e any more s6andardi zat i on was under taken However on August 22nd 1926 the g r eater part of the remainder of the system was changed over f rom na rrow-gaug e t o standar d- gauge viithout a dua l - gauge i nte r va l a s had pr evious l y been the case Prepar ations had been made i n advan ce and the change was made in one day on the followshyi ng lines

Royalty Je t - Souri s bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull Mount Stevar t J ct - George town Montague J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

75 08 mil es 24 10 11

6 50 if

Thi s l e f t t he br anch from Harmony J ct fJo El w i ra 9 90 mil es and this was changed over about t en days a f ter the other portion abou t August 30th 19 26 Narrow-gau[~ e ro lling stock l eft isolated vlas mi nimal but that wh i ch rema i ned was taken t o Charlott etown loaded on sla rdard-auge f l at cars

The r emaining s egment of line f r o[1 Cha r l ottetown to lllrcay Hdrhour 47 70 miles rema i n ed 3 T 6 1t gauge for some years cTh il e thore ha ci [Jeen no engineering d i ff i cul t i es on t h e r emainder of the system tl1 8 Ml ~rray

Hclibour line l e f t Charlottetown over t h e Hill sborough Br i dge I u j)(l whi ch severe we i ght restrict i ons wer e in effect I t should be n~~~d h r l that the Murray Har bour branch was afcess i bl e onl y Vil t he Hi J~1 3 -

borough Bri dge at th i s t i me t h e branch f rom bIount St ewart t o Verr ~ (1n

v i a Lake Verde being buil t onl y in the early 1930 s For some t i~ e it

Jas thought that the IIurr a y Harbour line ~ould l1ev(r be changed over but finally i n the month of Augu s t 1930 th i s l ine too passed out of exi s tence l eavi ng t h e narrow- ga uge onl y a memory on Prince Edward I s l and

As t he l as t t r a i n pulled i nto Charlottetown the oilly i n t e r esLed per s ons present to wi tness the o cca[3 io n Vl ere the l ate Hober t rl Brovffi o f our Asso ciat ion then on a business trip in Pb I and the Can06ian Nat i onal Ha ilways T constable at CharlottetoAIn The 42~inch gauge l vl~s

on on l y 200 miles acrO 3 S t he Gul f of Sa i nte LaVJTenCe in Newfound l aYld p

wher e more t han 700 mile s of C N n and pr i vate l y-owned narr owgau[u network is t he l arges t in North America a nd shovvs eve r y promi se of r ema i ning so for some time to come

i-If any r eader possess es the exact date of servi ce cessshyat ion the author would appre c i a te havi ng it for his r e cords

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LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHMIJgtlAT I ON OF SEHVICE ON SAI NTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTInc HAIUJAY MARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION -

Near-Ly fift y- nin e years of electric r ail wa y s ervice be t wc en eluabe c Mont morency Falls Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr o a nd St Joa ch im were terminshya t e d a t 2 00 AM Mo nday Mar ch Loth 1959 vrhcn t he l a s t e lect r i c p2SSshyeng el tra i n a r r i ve d a t Sa i nt e Anne from St J oa ch i m aft or having made t h e t hrough run ov er the l i n e as train h3 Leaving luebo c ct 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 1 5t h

The l i ght s were turn e d out in t he pla t fo r ms of t he St Paul St reet s t a t i on in middot2ue b e c for t he l a s t time ending a ser v ice whi ch ha d be gun as a s t eam r aiLway the fuebe c Mont morency amp Cha r levoix Hai Lway i n 1 859 only to undergo e l ect r ificat i on i n 1900 ViJh i le Ca nad i an Nat i ona l l1ai l wrJ y5 wi l l cont inue t o operat e t he Mont mor e ncy Subdi v i s i on a s a part of i t s diese l - ser ved rout e b etween Qu ebe c and Mu r-r-ay Bay Que a nd wi l l s cr ve many of the principa l sta tions f ormerly us ed by the e le ct r ic t ra i ns the passing of the electric service mar ks t h o r eal end of the (I Chemin de Fer do La Bonne Sa i nte Ann e as t h e Lnhab it an ts of the co a st of Beaupre hav o corne t o know it

A h is t o r y of the r eihvay is des cr ibed i n de ta i l in th e bi l ingu a l pu blL cat LonvEhemin de For de l a Bonn e Sainte-Ann e il whi ch is noticed e lsewhere in this issue

An offici a l obs er va n ce of t he c e s s a t i on of ser v i ce was ma d e by t he( Cana dian Fia i +r oad Hi s torica l Associat i on 5 ch a r t ered t r ain wh ich l e f t Qtwb e c short l y a f ter 1 00 PM on Sunda y Ma r ch 1 5t h and returne d about 5 00 PM The Committ e e o f oper a t i on for t h e) Assoc iat i on cons i s t cd of HassIS C vJ Ke nneth Heard Leonard A Seton J ean-Mari e Le cler c a nd Omor S - A La vallee Mr Charl e s E S2int Laurent As s t Superint end ent Canshyadian Nat i ona l Hai l way s a nd formerly Su pe rintendent of the Montmor ency Divis i on of t he quob e c Hai l way Light amp Power Compa ny was i n charg e of t he tra in movement whi le the crew consis t ed of Conductor OL Lemi eux Brak ema n vJ Cote and Mo torman A Bab i neau

A r emarkabl y good t u r nout of members and f r iends was made on t h is o cc asion Se venty-n i ne pas s engers were carr i ed comi ng from Quebe c Tr o i s Ri v i er es Mo nt rea l and Toronto Guests from the Uni ted States i nclu ded de legat i ons from t h e troll ey Iml seums at Kenn ebunkpor t Me Br anfo r d anri -~ jarehouse Po i nt Conn Others came from Now Yo r k a nd Bos t on Pa r ti culshya r ly g l~at ify ing t o the commi t tee wa s t h e f act t ha t s ome of our Un i t ed St at e s pass enger s cane f r om as f ar a f ield a s Iowa Wi s cons in India na a nd Mi ch Lg an l-lombe r-s of the Exe cut i ve Committ e e presen t beside s Mess rs Hea r d Se t on and Laval lee on t he Commit t e e inc luded Dr R VbullVbull Ni cho l ls our Pr es ident a c compa n i ed by h is wife and daught ers Mr S S Hor t lwn

t r L 1)1 h T1 S ( D 11 r-r k n c R T el and l Lr d i a roa le uper-Lnt end e rrt 0 rto an g ot o c 111 bull l( LJ a rx

wa s a lso al ong casting a critica l if pr emature eye on the two uni t s of our tra i n which the Asso ciation hope s to pre s erve in t he rolling stock co l l e ction The t r ain was made u p of No 40l the de a n of t he e le c~ t r i c i nt erurban cars whi ch ha s beon i n continuo u s s ervice sin ce 1 902 No 40 l pul led combination ba ggag e-pas s eng er car No l 05 f ormerly QRLampPCo No l Ob wh i ch ha s be en running on t his l i n e s ince 1889 J u s t be f or e l ea v i ng -dueb e c s an cient St Paul Stat i on we h nd our image s pre s erved fo ~ posteri ty by a pho togra ph er f r om L Act i on Catholique a l a r g e Qu ebe c French- l a nguage daily newspaper ( t 43) co n l nu e a on pag e

LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHlvIINAT ION OF SEHVICE ON SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTRIC HAILHAY HARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION

Nearly fifty-nine years of electric r a ilway service betwoen Quebec Montmorency Falls Sa i nte- Anne- de- Beaupr e and St Joa chim were terminshyated at 2 00 AM Nonday March 16th 1959 lJhon the l as t electric passshyenger train arrived at Sainte Anne fro m St Joachim after having mademiddot the through run over the line as train ltS leaving -~ueb e c et 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 15th

The lights were turned out in the platfoTIos of the St Paul Street station in c2uebec for t he l ast time ending a serv i ce wh ich had begun as a steam railvmy the (uebec Montmorency amp Charl evoix Hai lvfay i n l Srs9 only to unde rgo electri fication i n 1900 ~Jl1 i l e Canadi an National l1ailwf-l ys will continue t o operate t he Montmorency Subdivision a s a part of it s diesel-s erved rout e betv~een Quebec and Murray Bay Que and will serV E many of the principal stat ions formerly us ed by the ele ct ri c trciins the pa ssing of the electric service marks the re a l end of the Chemin de Fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1V as the inhab i tants of the coast of Beaupre hav e come to know it

A hi s tory of the r r ilway is described in detail in the bil i n F(ual publicltion liBhemin de For de l a Bonne Sainte- Annen lh ich is noticed e l sewhere in this issue bull

An official observance of the ces sation of servic e was made by the Canad i an RaL1-road Historical Association 5 chartered train which l eft QtW bee short l y after 1 00 PM on Sunday Mar ch 15th and returned about 5 00 Pf1 The Committee of operation for the Associat i on consist ~ d of HassIs C vI Kenneth Heard Leonard A Seton J (~an-II[arie Lecl erc and 011101

S-A Laval l ee Mr Charles E Saint Laurent Asst Superintendent Can~

adian Nat i onal Hai lways and formerly Superintendent of the Montmorency Division of the quebec Hai l way Light amp Power Company was in charge of the train movement while the crew cons i sted of Conductor OLLemieux Brakeman vT Cote and Motorman A Babineau

A r emarkabl y good turnout of members and friends was made on this occasion Seventy- nine passengers were carried coming from Quebec Trois Rivieres Montreal and Toronto Guests from the United States included de l egat ions from the trolley museums at Kennebunkport Me Br anford anu middotia rehouse Point Conn Others came from NeVJ York and Boston Particulshyarly gl~atifying to the committee lI1as the fact that some of our Unit od States passengers cane from as far af i e l d as Iowa Wiscons i n I ndiana middot and Nichigan rlembers of the Execut ive Committe e present besides Mess rs Heard Seton and Lavallee on th() Committee inc l uded Dr R V bull V bull Nicholl s our President accompani ed by his wife and daughters ]1r S S Jorth en and Ilr UL Pharoah The Superintendent of Rolling Stock UrI R bull IL C 1Jr~

was al so along casting a critical if premature eye on the two units of our train which the Associat ion hopes to preserve in the rolling stock collection The t rain was made up of ]Jo40l the 9ean of the c lec~

tr i c int erurban cars which has boen in continuous service since 1902~ No 40l pulled combination baggage-pa ssenger car No l05 formerly QRLampPColtJ No lOb wh ich has been running on this line since 1889 Just befor e l eav ing ~uebec fs ancient St Paul Stat ion we had our images preserved fc~ posterity by a photographer from ilL Act ion Catholique 11 a l arge Quebe c French-language da ily newspaper ( t 43) COnlnUea on page

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T~i rd i n stalment opound bullbullbull The Story of Iun ne Is

by Orner S A LavGllee

sectlIJlf~JN ~TJNNE L

No d i s cou rse on t he sub jec t of t unnelling no mat te r how short such a wor k mi gh t be cou l d con ceivably be c omp Lc te 1i UlOmiddotU dwel shyl i ng f or a moment on t he g r ea t Simplon Tunnel tha t gatevray of iil-e r na t shyl on eI 111 1 t r aff i c l eading from t he Rhone Valley in SwL t ze r l a c l t o t he va l l ey of An t i gori o and t he northe rn p la i n s of I t a l y

I have no doub t t hat ma ny r eade r s have hea r d of t hi s hug e e ng lne e r- Lng pro jec t an underta ki ng of s ome t we l v e and-a-quarter mi l e s i n length t h rough wh i ch i n a p re ~middotwa r and c ompar a tiv e l y pe a cefu l e r a t hos s diminutive European t r ains wi th t he i nt r i gu i ng names such a s the flj mp lollmiddotOr i ent Exp re s s a nd many ot he r s pas sed unobt r-u s t v e Ly t hrough t he jnne r r eces ses of an Alpine moun t a in r a nge of an a-ve rsge 7 OOO f oot he ight

Tr ains require somethi ng ov e r t wenty minut es to e f f e c t t he pa ssage of t he tunne l whi ch l i e s under t he pa ss of t he sa me name whos e h i s t or i ca l s i gnifi can ce da t e s f rom p re - Roman t i me s Let us dwe LI for a brief spa ce on t he use of t he Simp lon Pass befor e t he coming of t he r-a i lvI2y

The use of t he pa s s as an a r te r y of commercial and mili t a r y sigrjf i can ce i s mc n ta oned i n incomp l e te r ecords of t he t i me of t he vJul l d Sta t e II t he Roman Emp i re Not h i ng mo re t han a path ~ and a na r r ow

( one a t t ha t it s i mportanc e a s an avenue of communi ca t i on between t he Gau ls and t he I tal ian peninsula a t ta ined conside r ab l e p r opor t l ons by the Th i r t eent h Centu r y fo-l lovr i ng t he Swi s s War of I ndepen denc e i n s t i gated by t he i nhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa l den in a solemn oa t h t a ken i n t h e g lade of t he Ritli i n t he year 1291 OLd chronic l e s of t hi s pe r i od t el l u s of t he ex i s t e nce of a h o-s pice whic h i s s ti l l to be se on e Thi s hosp i ce i s s itua ted a t a n a l t i t ude of 6565 f ee t 9 j us t s out h of t h e h ighes t poi nt i n t he pass To t h e Empe ro r Napoleon must go credit for t h e exp l oi tat i on of t he Si mplon Pass Road a s one of t he h i gh~

way s of Europe and i nciden t al l y as a mean s for h i s own ends Th e constr uct ion of t he mode rn r oad was begun Ln 1801 and t ook 4~ years It i s r eco rded t hat t he first coach travelled over t he pa s s in Oc t obe r 1805

I n 1847 Switze r l and saw it s f i r st r ailway operation and a short t en years l ater t he f irst se r i ous suggestion to t unne l t he Si mpshyI on wa s made Thi s was f o llowed by many o-the r p r oposa l s i ncluding sug shyge s t ions fo r r ack r ai l wayS i nc lined p lanes f uni cu l ars and -t he like I n 1889 a co nf e r enc e of Swi s s and Italia n gove r nment officials par t i cshyi pated i n a meet ing a t Berne wh l ch l aid t he f irst conc r e t e p ropo-sal s for t he construction of t he Si mplon Tunne l I n 1890 anothe r conferenc e wa s held by i nte r es t ed par t ie s and s evera l co nt r a c t ing f irms wer-e i nvited toshypart i c ipate The f indi ngs of t he confe r ence were exami ned by a Swiss gove rnmen t co mmi s sion consi sting of s evera l civ iJ engi nee r s of no t ab l e r eput e

The t unnel pr oposa l whLch inc i denta l ly waE e s timated to cos t a lmos t 70 mi l l i on Swi s s fra nc s was app r oved by t he commi s s i on The cons t r uc t ion c ont r ac t wa s co ncluded i n 1893 fol lowed bT a treaty wi t h Italy on Nov ember 25t h 1895 known a s t he Si mplon Agre e me nt bull

Simultaneously t he J ura-Simplon Rai l way obta i ned a 99-year

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Tlird i ns t a l ment o-f bullbull The Story of Tunnels

by Orner S A La v E-1 l1ee

No d iscou r se on t he sub j e ct of tunnelling no matter how short such a Vlork might be c ou l d c once ivab l y be c omp l ete wi tl101XG dwe lshyllng f o r a moment on t he g r ea t Simp lon Tunnel tha t gat eway ai iil~e rnatshy

i OIJL- l 18 i1 traffic l eading from t he Rhone Val l ey in Swltzerla ci to the v dl1ey of Antigo-rio and t h e northe rn p l a ins of Ita ly

I have no doubt t ha t many r eade rs have heard of t h i s huge erg lnee ~ing p roj e ct an undertaki ng of s-ome t welve and-a-quarter miles i n l ength t hrough which in a pre ~middotwa r and compB r a tive ly pe8oeful e ra t hoss diminutlve European trains with t he lntriguing names such as the cJ mploYJ ~Orient Express a nd many othe r s passed unobtrU3ively through t he j_nner recesses of an Alpine mountain r ang e of a n a-ve r c-ge 7 O OO-foot height

Tra ins re quire some t h ing ove r t went y minutes to e ffect t h e passage of t he tunne l which lies under t he pa s s of t h e same name who-se li i sto-rica l sign ificance da t e s from p r e -Roman t imes Le t us dwel l for a brj_ c f space on t he use of t he Simplon Pass befo re t he coming 01 t he rmiddotaihrey

The use of t he pass as an a rte ry of comme rcial and mil i t ary sJ gr Jfi can c e is mentmoned in incomplete r e cords of t he time of t he V[u rld State t he Roma n Emp ire Nothing mo r e t han a path ~ anltl 11 n a rrow one a t that its impo rta nc e as a n avenue of communica tion b e t ween t he Gau ls and t he Italian pen i nsu l a a ttalned cons iderable p-roportl on s by the Thirt e e nt h Century fo-llowin g t he Sltliss War of Independence inst i ga ted by t he inhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa lden in a solemn oa t h t aken in t -he g l a de of t he Ritli in t he year 1291 Old chroni c I e s o f t his pe riod tell UB of the exis t ence 01 a ho-sp ice which is sti ll ta b e SeO De This hosp ice is 81 tua ted at a n altitude of 6565 feet 9 jus t s out h of t he h i ghest point in the pass Ta t he Emperor Napoleon mus t g a credit for t he exp loi t stion of t he Simp lon Pas s Road as one of t he h i ghshyways of Europe and i nCidenta lly as a means for h is own ends The c onstruction of t he modern roa d was beg un in 1801 an d t oak Amiddot~ ye a rs It i s recorded t hat t he first c oa ch trave lle d over the pas s in Octobe r 1805

I n 1847 Swit zerla nd saw it s f irst r a ilway- ope r a tion a nd a s ho rt t en y ea rs l a t e r t he first s eriou s suggestion to tunne l t he Simp shyIon was made Th i s wa s fo l lowed by many other p ropo sa ls including sugshyge stions for r a ck r a ilwaYs i n c lined p l a nes f unicula rs a nd ~ the like l n 1889 a conferenc e 01 Swis s a nd Ita lian g ovErnmen t officials particshyipated in a meetin g a t Be rne v1hich laid t he first con c rete propoBals for t he con s truction of t he Simp l on Tunnel In 1890 anothe r confe r e nce wa s held bymiddot illteres t e d parties and s e-vera l con tract1ng firms we re i nvited toshypart icipate The finding s of t be c onference vere examined by a Swissshygove r nmen t comm i ss ion consisting of seve r a l civ i~ enginee rs of notab le r epute

The t unnel p ro p o sa l vThich inciden t a lly wa13 estimated to cos t a l mo st 70 million Swi ss francs was app roved by t he commission The constructl an con tra ct was concluded in 1893 fol l owed bY a treaty wi t Il Ita ly on Novemb e r 25th 1895 known as t he Simplon Agreement e

Simultaneous l y t he Jura-Simp lon Rallvmy- obtalne d a 99-ye-ar

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c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

Th e he adi ngs from the north an d s outh p o r ta l s were c orrt Lnushya l ly c omi ng int o contact wi th underg round wa t e r- p oo l s and a t on e po i n t

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

COYlstructi on llaS sta ie 1 in October 898 irs 9 in a modern world cannot ctppYBelate t l1 l V Df) t nc S i3 yf tly ]YC8jec t which pre sented i tself to the constLctU13 of Ghe tunr s middotl bull None of the tunnels then in exi s t erce Evmiddotm approa oh d tl1C propus c~ fmiddot mp l on in length3 Tl1deecl t he l oncrsst structure thr n 1n exis t ence was th() Saint Gotthard tunne l 9-41

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rrile~ long) ~)f VllL h we ~lcVU ~ p kcn ~(middot~ ~J1181Y0 The new t~nncl vms to b e oYle~quarter agciJn [1 s ]018 ar0 (-D JThc 3YlEUleers deslrud to lauk back on t he constCu( ti In of tn-o SLUlt U [)L ~~Ln~cd 101 Sr2 )UTeltjf3Hient t he ir en1~husia8n rmJc3 t hl)vs ~)fgtm rL-jnp(c(~ to ~c l middotmiddotjd c-(l = (I 3g lt0 to say t he l e8t 1113 they c()n~ s mrmiddotlatsdJ] J GE-2clb T 3 l~ middot~middotl iT hlltJi1dn b v -s s and con st (ucticua J rev e(SE 8 It had ( )3t 83 - ] L1 S c3S11 -1UiYfnrEr 9 the exper-1 crcc j i11Gd in J ts conGtructior~ Wi-LS i ClSlluC))e ctiJ d ()Ger3sary pre cautions we lC t eJctD 111 the bui 1011g 0-1 the Cllrrplcn to prEvont a recurrence of enginee ring crro~s

1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

The headings from t he nort h and south portals were continushya lly- coming into contact with underground wat er poo ls and a t one po int

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

Al most i mme diately it wa s p r opo s e d b y t h e Eng inee r ing Dep~

ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

THE L~TSOHBERG lL~1~L

Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

LIMO ILOU TO MONTllOFtEHCY FALLSI Train Order Form 19H No 309 iTIlL~ TABLE NO TVJENTY FOUR

24 IS EFFl~CTIV pound AT TliW NOUGHT ONE 201 AM MONDAY MAHCII 16TH II

With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

11r f 0 bull nr ] 11 (et -l- i n IT r- J ) ii f ( middotmiddotl iIr ~ middot Y -v rOll ( y I 11 S l r - cro C s ed th eJ-0 ~S J_ i v_L~ cogt LJ_ ~ 6 ll v C- j - amp r s J l t ) ) I J _ bull ~ Jil t bull J v middot 1 1 raquo

lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

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c- f If (- ( ~ d k1 n middottmiddotmiddot middot t middot P l d s 1 L baY r~ D p ~1 ) plr8 0 tln c~ ~rcd Q lpn n W ( j nl bull J J ( 0 0 _ cen Cccp 8 -- 3 - gc U10Ul L 81 ~

Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

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by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

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News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

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The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

(

bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

--- --~-~ --- -

for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

(

y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

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a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

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public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

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i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

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apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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s tandard- ga uge t r a ck t o t h e o t h er I n t ere s ting photogra phs exi st s howshyi ng t h e dQubl e - gauge tracka ge a t d iff e r ent point s

This dua l gaug e p er sist ed for f i v e y e ars I n 1 9 23 howe v e r pc s ~ ~_ b l y un J e r t h e i mpetus of t h e n ew enLar-gc d Canad ian Nationa l na1 1ways FI _l~ ~ a gement i t wa s d ec ide d t o restrict t h e l i ne s we s t of Cha r lottetowi ~o

s tanda r d - gauge o pe r ation only a nd a c cor- d ing ly on Augus t Llth 1 ~ t 1

n a r-r-owpga u g e o pe r-a tLon ce as ed on all tra ck TJVC~s t of Roya l t y Jun ctLo raquo 1

a s f o l l ows

on q ~Roy aLty Jet - Tign i s h bullbullbullbullbull bullbullbullbull L 7 lt- L rn i Le s bull Emeral d Jct - Bor den bullbullbull ~ bullbull bull bull bull bull 1 2 1J 11

Dual gaug e was ma i n t a i ned be t ween Charlott etovm a nd Roya l t y kt 6 mi l e s to ena bl e a c c e s s to Charl ottet o m by na r-r-ow- rauge t r a i ns coming fr o~ t h e east or Sour i s d i r e ct i on

Three y ears elaps ed bef or e a ny more standardi zation wa s und ert a k en Howe ver on August 22nd 1926 t h e gre a t er par t of t h e r emai nder of t he s y s t em itla S ch a ng ed over from narrow- gaug e t o s t andard- ga uge vvi t bout a du a l - ga uge i n t erval a s had pr ev i ously b ee n th e ca se Prepa rat i o ns had been ma de i n a dva n ce a nd t he cha nge was made i n on e da y on the followshyi ng lin e s

Royalty Jct - Sour is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 7 5 08 mi l es lloun t St ewa r t J et - Geor ge t ovm 24 10 fl

Mont a gue J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 50 II

This l e f t t h e bran ch f r om Ha r mony J ct tlO Elmi r a 9 90 mi l es a nd t h i s wa s cha nge d over a bou t t e n day s a f ter t h e o t he r po r t i on a bo ut Augus t 30t h 1 9 26 Nar r ow- ga uge ro l l ing sto ck l e f t i s o l a ted was minima l bu t that wh i ch r emained was t aken to Cha r l ott etown l oa ded on s r arluEird- Cluge f l at cars

Th e r e maining s egme nt o f lin e f r om Cha r lot t etown t o Mur-r-a y Har bour 3 T6 lt47 70 mi l e s r e ma i n ed ga ug e f or some year s h i l e therR hac be en

no cmgi n e e r i ng d ifficult i e s on t h e r ema i n de r of the s ys t em t h te lWl rray Har-b our lin e l eft Cha r l ottetown ov e r t h e Hi l l s bor ough Br idge I U p c J

which s eve r e we ight r est r i ct i ons were in e f f e c t I t shoul d be n -v~d

h er _ that t h e Mur ray Ha rbour br an ch was afces s i ble o nL y v La t h e l-I5Ls shyborough Bri d ge a t t h is t i me t he bran ch f r om Hourrt St ewar t t o Ver-non v i a Lake Ve r de being bu i lt onl y in the e a r l y 1 930 s For some t i~ e i t

v a s tllOugh t tl Clt the Hur ray Ha r bou r lin e ~ou ld nev~~ r be ch ang ed ov er but flna l l y l D t he month of Augus t 1930 t h lS I lne too pa s s ed out of exi st ence Lea v ing t h e nar -r-ow- g auge on ly a memor y on Prin c e Edward I sla nd

As t h e l a s t t r a in pu l led i nto Ch ar-Lot t e town the onLy Lnt er- e s ted pers ons pr e s e nt to vii t ne s s the o c ca sion wer-e the l a t e Hobe r t it Br-own o f our Ass o c La tLon t he n on a busin e s s trip in P E I a nd the Canaotan Na t i onal Ra i lways I con s t able a t Char -Lot t etown The 42~ in ch gau ge LVl~ S

on on l y 200 mi le s a cr os s the Gulf of Sa i n t e La wr-en ce i n Newfound Lan d wher e mor e t h a n 700 mi l e s of C N H and pr i vat e Ly-owncd na r-r-ow-ga ug laquo net l r~ i s t h ~ l a r ge s t ~n North Amer-Lca a nd s hows eve ry pr omi se of r emaln l ng so lor some tlme t o come

M- If any r ea der possesses t h e e xa ct da te of s er vice c e s sshyat i on th e a ut hor wou l d appre c i a te huving it for h is r ecords

_C__it_middot _-_1 -A~ _- ________ N=e vvs_HceJp0rt-=--_---=19-)~~9~ _____ ~_--_ lj 0~ - 5

s t andar d- gauge t r a ck t o t he ot h er I nter est i ng photographs exi st ~3howshy

i ng t he dQu bl e- gau g e tra cka ge a t d i f f er ent po i nts

This riual gauge pers i s t ed f o r five years I n 192 3 howev er p0Rsibly th t n t 1 dC ~ 1 ) middot 1 unuer e l mpo u s or )no new (n a r ge aneUln jatlona hen waTs rn l~ ~

agement i t was dec i de d to restr i ct the l ino s west of Charlottetowi ~ ~o

standard-f au g s o peration on l y and ac cordingly on Au~ust 11th 1 I ) i narrowpgauge ope r at i on ceased on all track wost of Hoyalty Junct1r ~ 1

a s follows

ROyal ty J ct Ti gn i sh bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull Emer a ld Jct - Borden bullbullbull ~ bullbullbullbullbullbull

1 09lt-91 mil es 1 2 11 11

Dua l gaug e was lna i nta ined between Charlottetovm and Royal ty Jct ~ ) 6 miles to enabl e a cc ess t o Charlo t t eto m by narrow- r auge trains coming fro~ the ea st or SouriS dire c t ion

Thr ee year s ela ps ed be fo r e any more s6andardi zat i on was under taken However on August 22nd 1926 the g r eater part of the remainder of the system was changed over f rom na rrow-gaug e t o standar d- gauge viithout a dua l - gauge i nte r va l a s had pr evious l y been the case Prepar ations had been made i n advan ce and the change was made in one day on the followshyi ng lines

Royalty Je t - Souri s bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull Mount Stevar t J ct - George town Montague J et - Mont agu e bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

75 08 mil es 24 10 11

6 50 if

Thi s l e f t t he br anch from Harmony J ct fJo El w i ra 9 90 mil es and this was changed over about t en days a f ter the other portion abou t August 30th 19 26 Narrow-gau[~ e ro lling stock l eft isolated vlas mi nimal but that wh i ch rema i ned was taken t o Charlott etown loaded on sla rdard-auge f l at cars

The r emaining s egment of line f r o[1 Cha r l ottetown to lllrcay Hdrhour 47 70 miles rema i n ed 3 T 6 1t gauge for some years cTh il e thore ha ci [Jeen no engineering d i ff i cul t i es on t h e r emainder of the system tl1 8 Ml ~rray

Hclibour line l e f t Charlottetown over t h e Hill sborough Br i dge I u j)(l whi ch severe we i ght restrict i ons wer e in effect I t should be n~~~d h r l that the Murray Har bour branch was afcess i bl e onl y Vil t he Hi J~1 3 -

borough Bri dge at th i s t i me t h e branch f rom bIount St ewart t o Verr ~ (1n

v i a Lake Verde being buil t onl y in the early 1930 s For some t i~ e it

Jas thought that the IIurr a y Harbour line ~ould l1ev(r be changed over but finally i n the month of Augu s t 1930 th i s l ine too passed out of exi s tence l eavi ng t h e narrow- ga uge onl y a memory on Prince Edward I s l and

As t he l as t t r a i n pulled i nto Charlottetown the oilly i n t e r esLed per s ons present to wi tness the o cca[3 io n Vl ere the l ate Hober t rl Brovffi o f our Asso ciat ion then on a business trip in Pb I and the Can06ian Nat i onal Ha ilways T constable at CharlottetoAIn The 42~inch gauge l vl~s

on on l y 200 miles acrO 3 S t he Gul f of Sa i nte LaVJTenCe in Newfound l aYld p

wher e more t han 700 mile s of C N n and pr i vate l y-owned narr owgau[u network is t he l arges t in North America a nd shovvs eve r y promi se of r ema i ning so for some time to come

i-If any r eader possess es the exact date of servi ce cessshyat ion the author would appre c i a te havi ng it for his r e cords

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TEHMIJgtlAT I ON OF SEHVICE ON SAI NTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTInc HAIUJAY MARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION -

Near-Ly fift y- nin e years of electric r ail wa y s ervice be t wc en eluabe c Mont morency Falls Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr o a nd St Joa ch im were terminshya t e d a t 2 00 AM Mo nday Mar ch Loth 1959 vrhcn t he l a s t e lect r i c p2SSshyeng el tra i n a r r i ve d a t Sa i nt e Anne from St J oa ch i m aft or having made t h e t hrough run ov er the l i n e as train h3 Leaving luebo c ct 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 1 5t h

The l i ght s were turn e d out in t he pla t fo r ms of t he St Paul St reet s t a t i on in middot2ue b e c for t he l a s t time ending a ser v ice whi ch ha d be gun as a s t eam r aiLway the fuebe c Mont morency amp Cha r levoix Hai Lway i n 1 859 only to undergo e l ect r ificat i on i n 1900 ViJh i le Ca nad i an Nat i ona l l1ai l wrJ y5 wi l l cont inue t o operat e t he Mont mor e ncy Subdi v i s i on a s a part of i t s diese l - ser ved rout e b etween Qu ebe c and Mu r-r-ay Bay Que a nd wi l l s cr ve many of the principa l sta tions f ormerly us ed by the e le ct r ic t ra i ns the passing of the electric service mar ks t h o r eal end of the (I Chemin de Fer do La Bonne Sa i nte Ann e as t h e Lnhab it an ts of the co a st of Beaupre hav o corne t o know it

A h is t o r y of the r eihvay is des cr ibed i n de ta i l in th e bi l ingu a l pu blL cat LonvEhemin de For de l a Bonn e Sainte-Ann e il whi ch is noticed e lsewhere in this issue

An offici a l obs er va n ce of t he c e s s a t i on of ser v i ce was ma d e by t he( Cana dian Fia i +r oad Hi s torica l Associat i on 5 ch a r t ered t r ain wh ich l e f t Qtwb e c short l y a f ter 1 00 PM on Sunda y Ma r ch 1 5t h and returne d about 5 00 PM The Committ e e o f oper a t i on for t h e) Assoc iat i on cons i s t cd of HassIS C vJ Ke nneth Heard Leonard A Seton J ean-Mari e Le cler c a nd Omor S - A La vallee Mr Charl e s E S2int Laurent As s t Superint end ent Canshyadian Nat i ona l Hai l way s a nd formerly Su pe rintendent of the Montmor ency Divis i on of t he quob e c Hai l way Light amp Power Compa ny was i n charg e of t he tra in movement whi le the crew consis t ed of Conductor OL Lemi eux Brak ema n vJ Cote and Mo torman A Bab i neau

A r emarkabl y good t u r nout of members and f r iends was made on t h is o cc asion Se venty-n i ne pas s engers were carr i ed comi ng from Quebe c Tr o i s Ri v i er es Mo nt rea l and Toronto Guests from the Uni ted States i nclu ded de legat i ons from t h e troll ey Iml seums at Kenn ebunkpor t Me Br anfo r d anri -~ jarehouse Po i nt Conn Others came from Now Yo r k a nd Bos t on Pa r ti culshya r ly g l~at ify ing t o the commi t tee wa s t h e f act t ha t s ome of our Un i t ed St at e s pass enger s cane f r om as f ar a f ield a s Iowa Wi s cons in India na a nd Mi ch Lg an l-lombe r-s of the Exe cut i ve Committ e e presen t beside s Mess rs Hea r d Se t on and Laval lee on t he Commit t e e inc luded Dr R VbullVbull Ni cho l ls our Pr es ident a c compa n i ed by h is wife and daught ers Mr S S Hor t lwn

t r L 1)1 h T1 S ( D 11 r-r k n c R T el and l Lr d i a roa le uper-Lnt end e rrt 0 rto an g ot o c 111 bull l( LJ a rx

wa s a lso al ong casting a critica l if pr emature eye on the two uni t s of our tra i n which the Asso ciation hope s to pre s erve in t he rolling stock co l l e ction The t r ain was made u p of No 40l the de a n of t he e le c~ t r i c i nt erurban cars whi ch ha s beon i n continuo u s s ervice sin ce 1 902 No 40 l pul led combination ba ggag e-pas s eng er car No l 05 f ormerly QRLampPCo No l Ob wh i ch ha s be en running on t his l i n e s ince 1889 J u s t be f or e l ea v i ng -dueb e c s an cient St Paul Stat i on we h nd our image s pre s erved fo ~ posteri ty by a pho togra ph er f r om L Act i on Catholique a l a r g e Qu ebe c French- l a nguage daily newspaper ( t 43) co n l nu e a on pag e

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TEHlvIINAT ION OF SEHVICE ON SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTRIC HAILHAY HARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION

Nearly fifty-nine years of electric r a ilway service betwoen Quebec Montmorency Falls Sa i nte- Anne- de- Beaupr e and St Joa chim were terminshyated at 2 00 AM Nonday March 16th 1959 lJhon the l as t electric passshyenger train arrived at Sainte Anne fro m St Joachim after having mademiddot the through run over the line as train ltS leaving -~ueb e c et 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 15th

The lights were turned out in the platfoTIos of the St Paul Street station in c2uebec for t he l ast time ending a serv i ce wh ich had begun as a steam railvmy the (uebec Montmorency amp Charl evoix Hai lvfay i n l Srs9 only to unde rgo electri fication i n 1900 ~Jl1 i l e Canadi an National l1ailwf-l ys will continue t o operate t he Montmorency Subdivision a s a part of it s diesel-s erved rout e betv~een Quebec and Murray Bay Que and will serV E many of the principal stat ions formerly us ed by the ele ct ri c trciins the pa ssing of the electric service marks the re a l end of the Chemin de Fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1V as the inhab i tants of the coast of Beaupre hav e come to know it

A hi s tory of the r r ilway is described in detail in the bil i n F(ual publicltion liBhemin de For de l a Bonne Sainte- Annen lh ich is noticed e l sewhere in this issue bull

An official observance of the ces sation of servic e was made by the Canad i an RaL1-road Historical Association 5 chartered train which l eft QtW bee short l y after 1 00 PM on Sunday Mar ch 15th and returned about 5 00 Pf1 The Committee of operation for the Associat i on consist ~ d of HassIs C vI Kenneth Heard Leonard A Seton J (~an-II[arie Lecl erc and 011101

S-A Laval l ee Mr Charles E Saint Laurent Asst Superintendent Can~

adian Nat i onal Hai lways and formerly Superintendent of the Montmorency Division of the quebec Hai l way Light amp Power Company was in charge of the train movement while the crew cons i sted of Conductor OLLemieux Brakeman vT Cote and Motorman A Babineau

A r emarkabl y good turnout of members and friends was made on this occasion Seventy- nine passengers were carried coming from Quebec Trois Rivieres Montreal and Toronto Guests from the United States included de l egat ions from the trolley museums at Kennebunkport Me Br anford anu middotia rehouse Point Conn Others came from NeVJ York and Boston Particulshyarly gl~atifying to the committee lI1as the fact that some of our Unit od States passengers cane from as far af i e l d as Iowa Wiscons i n I ndiana middot and Nichigan rlembers of the Execut ive Committe e present besides Mess rs Heard Seton and Lavallee on th() Committee inc l uded Dr R V bull V bull Nicholl s our President accompani ed by his wife and daughters ]1r S S Jorth en and Ilr UL Pharoah The Superintendent of Rolling Stock UrI R bull IL C 1Jr~

was al so along casting a critical if premature eye on the two units of our train which the Associat ion hopes to preserve in the rolling stock collection The t rain was made up of ]Jo40l the 9ean of the c lec~

tr i c int erurban cars which has boen in continuous service since 1902~ No 40l pulled combination baggage-pa ssenger car No l05 formerly QRLampPColtJ No lOb wh ich has been running on this line since 1889 Just befor e l eav ing ~uebec fs ancient St Paul Stat ion we had our images preserved fc~ posterity by a photographer from ilL Act ion Catholique 11 a l arge Quebe c French-language da ily newspaper ( t 43) COnlnUea on page

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T~i rd i n stalment opound bullbullbull The Story of Iun ne Is

by Orner S A LavGllee

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No d i s cou rse on t he sub jec t of t unnelling no mat te r how short such a wor k mi gh t be cou l d con ceivably be c omp Lc te 1i UlOmiddotU dwel shyl i ng f or a moment on t he g r ea t Simplon Tunnel tha t gatevray of iil-e r na t shyl on eI 111 1 t r aff i c l eading from t he Rhone Valley in SwL t ze r l a c l t o t he va l l ey of An t i gori o and t he northe rn p la i n s of I t a l y

I have no doub t t hat ma ny r eade r s have hea r d of t hi s hug e e ng lne e r- Lng pro jec t an underta ki ng of s ome t we l v e and-a-quarter mi l e s i n length t h rough wh i ch i n a p re ~middotwa r and c ompar a tiv e l y pe a cefu l e r a t hos s diminutive European t r ains wi th t he i nt r i gu i ng names such a s the flj mp lollmiddotOr i ent Exp re s s a nd many ot he r s pas sed unobt r-u s t v e Ly t hrough t he jnne r r eces ses of an Alpine moun t a in r a nge of an a-ve rsge 7 OOO f oot he ight

Tr ains require somethi ng ov e r t wenty minut es to e f f e c t t he pa ssage of t he tunne l whi ch l i e s under t he pa ss of t he sa me name whos e h i s t or i ca l s i gnifi can ce da t e s f rom p re - Roman t i me s Let us dwe LI for a brief spa ce on t he use of t he Simp lon Pass befor e t he coming of t he r-a i lvI2y

The use of t he pa s s as an a r te r y of commercial and mili t a r y sigrjf i can ce i s mc n ta oned i n incomp l e te r ecords of t he t i me of t he vJul l d Sta t e II t he Roman Emp i re Not h i ng mo re t han a path ~ and a na r r ow

( one a t t ha t it s i mportanc e a s an avenue of communi ca t i on between t he Gau ls and t he I tal ian peninsula a t ta ined conside r ab l e p r opor t l ons by the Th i r t eent h Centu r y fo-l lovr i ng t he Swi s s War of I ndepen denc e i n s t i gated by t he i nhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa l den in a solemn oa t h t a ken i n t h e g lade of t he Ritli i n t he year 1291 OLd chronic l e s of t hi s pe r i od t el l u s of t he ex i s t e nce of a h o-s pice whic h i s s ti l l to be se on e Thi s hosp i ce i s s itua ted a t a n a l t i t ude of 6565 f ee t 9 j us t s out h of t h e h ighes t poi nt i n t he pass To t h e Empe ro r Napoleon must go credit for t h e exp l oi tat i on of t he Si mplon Pass Road a s one of t he h i gh~

way s of Europe and i nciden t al l y as a mean s for h i s own ends Th e constr uct ion of t he mode rn r oad was begun Ln 1801 and t ook 4~ years It i s r eco rded t hat t he first coach travelled over t he pa s s in Oc t obe r 1805

I n 1847 Switze r l and saw it s f i r st r ailway operation and a short t en years l ater t he f irst se r i ous suggestion to t unne l t he Si mpshyI on wa s made Thi s was f o llowed by many o-the r p r oposa l s i ncluding sug shyge s t ions fo r r ack r ai l wayS i nc lined p lanes f uni cu l ars and -t he like I n 1889 a co nf e r enc e of Swi s s and Italia n gove r nment officials par t i cshyi pated i n a meet ing a t Berne wh l ch l aid t he f irst conc r e t e p ropo-sal s for t he construction of t he Si mplon Tunne l I n 1890 anothe r conferenc e wa s held by i nte r es t ed par t ie s and s evera l co nt r a c t ing f irms wer-e i nvited toshypart i c ipate The f indi ngs of t he confe r ence were exami ned by a Swiss gove rnmen t co mmi s sion consi sting of s evera l civ iJ engi nee r s of no t ab l e r eput e

The t unnel pr oposa l whLch inc i denta l ly waE e s timated to cos t a lmos t 70 mi l l i on Swi s s fra nc s was app r oved by t he commi s s i on The cons t r uc t ion c ont r ac t wa s co ncluded i n 1893 fol lowed bT a treaty wi t h Italy on Nov ember 25t h 1895 known a s t he Si mplon Agre e me nt bull

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Tlird i ns t a l ment o-f bullbull The Story of Tunnels

by Orner S A La v E-1 l1ee

No d iscou r se on t he sub j e ct of tunnelling no matter how short such a Vlork might be c ou l d c once ivab l y be c omp l ete wi tl101XG dwe lshyllng f o r a moment on t he g r ea t Simp lon Tunnel tha t gat eway ai iil~e rnatshy

i OIJL- l 18 i1 traffic l eading from t he Rhone Val l ey in Swltzerla ci to the v dl1ey of Antigo-rio and t h e northe rn p l a ins of Ita ly

I have no doubt t ha t many r eade rs have heard of t h i s huge erg lnee ~ing p roj e ct an undertaki ng of s-ome t welve and-a-quarter miles i n l ength t hrough which in a pre ~middotwa r and compB r a tive ly pe8oeful e ra t hoss diminutlve European trains with t he lntriguing names such as the cJ mploYJ ~Orient Express a nd many othe r s passed unobtrU3ively through t he j_nner recesses of an Alpine mountain r ang e of a n a-ve r c-ge 7 O OO-foot height

Tra ins re quire some t h ing ove r t went y minutes to e ffect t h e passage of t he tunne l which lies under t he pa s s of t h e same name who-se li i sto-rica l sign ificance da t e s from p r e -Roman t imes Le t us dwel l for a brj_ c f space on t he use of t he Simplon Pass befo re t he coming 01 t he rmiddotaihrey

The use of t he pass as an a rte ry of comme rcial and mil i t ary sJ gr Jfi can c e is mentmoned in incomplete r e cords of t he time of t he V[u rld State t he Roma n Emp ire Nothing mo r e t han a path ~ anltl 11 n a rrow one a t that its impo rta nc e as a n avenue of communica tion b e t ween t he Gau ls and t he Italian pen i nsu l a a ttalned cons iderable p-roportl on s by the Thirt e e nt h Century fo-llowin g t he Sltliss War of Independence inst i ga ted by t he inhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa lden in a solemn oa t h t aken in t -he g l a de of t he Ritli in t he year 1291 Old chroni c I e s o f t his pe riod tell UB of the exis t ence 01 a ho-sp ice which is sti ll ta b e SeO De This hosp ice is 81 tua ted at a n altitude of 6565 feet 9 jus t s out h of t he h i ghest point in the pass Ta t he Emperor Napoleon mus t g a credit for t he exp loi t stion of t he Simp lon Pas s Road as one of t he h i ghshyways of Europe and i nCidenta lly as a means for h is own ends The c onstruction of t he modern roa d was beg un in 1801 an d t oak Amiddot~ ye a rs It i s recorded t hat t he first c oa ch trave lle d over the pas s in Octobe r 1805

I n 1847 Swit zerla nd saw it s f irst r a ilway- ope r a tion a nd a s ho rt t en y ea rs l a t e r t he first s eriou s suggestion to tunne l t he Simp shyIon was made Th i s wa s fo l lowed by many other p ropo sa ls including sugshyge stions for r a ck r a ilwaYs i n c lined p l a nes f unicula rs a nd ~ the like l n 1889 a conferenc e 01 Swis s a nd Ita lian g ovErnmen t officials particshyipated in a meetin g a t Be rne v1hich laid t he first con c rete propoBals for t he con s truction of t he Simp l on Tunnel In 1890 anothe r confe r e nce wa s held bymiddot illteres t e d parties and s e-vera l con tract1ng firms we re i nvited toshypart icipate The finding s of t be c onference vere examined by a Swissshygove r nmen t comm i ss ion consisting of seve r a l civ i~ enginee rs of notab le r epute

The t unnel p ro p o sa l vThich inciden t a lly wa13 estimated to cos t a l mo st 70 million Swi ss francs was app roved by t he commission The constructl an con tra ct was concluded in 1893 fol l owed bY a treaty wi t Il Ita ly on Novemb e r 25th 1895 known as t he Simplon Agreement e

Simultaneous l y t he Jura-Simp lon Rallvmy- obtalne d a 99-ye-ar

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c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

Th e he adi ngs from the north an d s outh p o r ta l s were c orrt Lnushya l ly c omi ng int o contact wi th underg round wa t e r- p oo l s and a t on e po i n t

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

COYlstructi on llaS sta ie 1 in October 898 irs 9 in a modern world cannot ctppYBelate t l1 l V Df) t nc S i3 yf tly ]YC8jec t which pre sented i tself to the constLctU13 of Ghe tunr s middotl bull None of the tunnels then in exi s t erce Evmiddotm approa oh d tl1C propus c~ fmiddot mp l on in length3 Tl1deecl t he l oncrsst structure thr n 1n exis t ence was th() Saint Gotthard tunne l 9-41

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rrile~ long) ~)f VllL h we ~lcVU ~ p kcn ~(middot~ ~J1181Y0 The new t~nncl vms to b e oYle~quarter agciJn [1 s ]018 ar0 (-D JThc 3YlEUleers deslrud to lauk back on t he constCu( ti In of tn-o SLUlt U [)L ~~Ln~cd 101 Sr2 )UTeltjf3Hient t he ir en1~husia8n rmJc3 t hl)vs ~)fgtm rL-jnp(c(~ to ~c l middotmiddotjd c-(l = (I 3g lt0 to say t he l e8t 1113 they c()n~ s mrmiddotlatsdJ] J GE-2clb T 3 l~ middot~middotl iT hlltJi1dn b v -s s and con st (ucticua J rev e(SE 8 It had ( )3t 83 - ] L1 S c3S11 -1UiYfnrEr 9 the exper-1 crcc j i11Gd in J ts conGtructior~ Wi-LS i ClSlluC))e ctiJ d ()Ger3sary pre cautions we lC t eJctD 111 the bui 1011g 0-1 the Cllrrplcn to prEvont a recurrence of enginee ring crro~s

1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

The headings from t he nort h and south portals were continushya lly- coming into contact with underground wat er poo ls and a t one po int

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

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ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

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Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

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co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

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lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

IOSJIl r fO l n 1 1 re~ t +inn ~ Tr v middotrmiddotmiddotmiddot- middot l TIr~ - YYO I1 Cy 1 lj s -- middotCmiddotVOmiddot cse rl t h O - - ~ f~ I V _ bull 1 lt u __ 6 (t fvcA ol l _1 -1 bull 1 l) J I J _ _ _ JI- JIJf _l J I V l

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c- f If (- ( ~ d k1 n middottmiddotmiddot middot t middot P l d s 1 L baY r~ D p ~1 ) plr8 0 tln c~ ~rcd Q lpn n W ( j nl bull J J ( 0 0 _ cen Cccp 8 -- 3 - gc U10Ul L 81 ~

Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

( _ a half hour and during this time we were passed both by train 35 a c~

by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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f middot fH A News J epor t - 1959

~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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t

rr c

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(C ~ Ilt middot l y 1 middotc middot- -middot0 I 1 JJ Cgt~ Ybull bullbull J ~ bull 0 W3 ) 1 ) t bull bull J- ) J bull

c l Js middot J_ o

bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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1( 0 1- -+ ( c ) lt _ ~ ___ __ ~__ __ _ _ bull _ _ ___ u

e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHMIJgtlAT I ON OF SEHVICE ON SAI NTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTInc HAIUJAY MARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION -

Near-Ly fift y- nin e years of electric r ail wa y s ervice be t wc en eluabe c Mont morency Falls Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr o a nd St Joa ch im were terminshya t e d a t 2 00 AM Mo nday Mar ch Loth 1959 vrhcn t he l a s t e lect r i c p2SSshyeng el tra i n a r r i ve d a t Sa i nt e Anne from St J oa ch i m aft or having made t h e t hrough run ov er the l i n e as train h3 Leaving luebo c ct 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 1 5t h

The l i ght s were turn e d out in t he pla t fo r ms of t he St Paul St reet s t a t i on in middot2ue b e c for t he l a s t time ending a ser v ice whi ch ha d be gun as a s t eam r aiLway the fuebe c Mont morency amp Cha r levoix Hai Lway i n 1 859 only to undergo e l ect r ificat i on i n 1900 ViJh i le Ca nad i an Nat i ona l l1ai l wrJ y5 wi l l cont inue t o operat e t he Mont mor e ncy Subdi v i s i on a s a part of i t s diese l - ser ved rout e b etween Qu ebe c and Mu r-r-ay Bay Que a nd wi l l s cr ve many of the principa l sta tions f ormerly us ed by the e le ct r ic t ra i ns the passing of the electric service mar ks t h o r eal end of the (I Chemin de Fer do La Bonne Sa i nte Ann e as t h e Lnhab it an ts of the co a st of Beaupre hav o corne t o know it

A h is t o r y of the r eihvay is des cr ibed i n de ta i l in th e bi l ingu a l pu blL cat LonvEhemin de For de l a Bonn e Sainte-Ann e il whi ch is noticed e lsewhere in this issue

An offici a l obs er va n ce of t he c e s s a t i on of ser v i ce was ma d e by t he( Cana dian Fia i +r oad Hi s torica l Associat i on 5 ch a r t ered t r ain wh ich l e f t Qtwb e c short l y a f ter 1 00 PM on Sunda y Ma r ch 1 5t h and returne d about 5 00 PM The Committ e e o f oper a t i on for t h e) Assoc iat i on cons i s t cd of HassIS C vJ Ke nneth Heard Leonard A Seton J ean-Mari e Le cler c a nd Omor S - A La vallee Mr Charl e s E S2int Laurent As s t Superint end ent Canshyadian Nat i ona l Hai l way s a nd formerly Su pe rintendent of the Montmor ency Divis i on of t he quob e c Hai l way Light amp Power Compa ny was i n charg e of t he tra in movement whi le the crew consis t ed of Conductor OL Lemi eux Brak ema n vJ Cote and Mo torman A Bab i neau

A r emarkabl y good t u r nout of members and f r iends was made on t h is o cc asion Se venty-n i ne pas s engers were carr i ed comi ng from Quebe c Tr o i s Ri v i er es Mo nt rea l and Toronto Guests from the Uni ted States i nclu ded de legat i ons from t h e troll ey Iml seums at Kenn ebunkpor t Me Br anfo r d anri -~ jarehouse Po i nt Conn Others came from Now Yo r k a nd Bos t on Pa r ti culshya r ly g l~at ify ing t o the commi t tee wa s t h e f act t ha t s ome of our Un i t ed St at e s pass enger s cane f r om as f ar a f ield a s Iowa Wi s cons in India na a nd Mi ch Lg an l-lombe r-s of the Exe cut i ve Committ e e presen t beside s Mess rs Hea r d Se t on and Laval lee on t he Commit t e e inc luded Dr R VbullVbull Ni cho l ls our Pr es ident a c compa n i ed by h is wife and daught ers Mr S S Hor t lwn

t r L 1)1 h T1 S ( D 11 r-r k n c R T el and l Lr d i a roa le uper-Lnt end e rrt 0 rto an g ot o c 111 bull l( LJ a rx

wa s a lso al ong casting a critica l if pr emature eye on the two uni t s of our tra i n which the Asso ciation hope s to pre s erve in t he rolling stock co l l e ction The t r ain was made u p of No 40l the de a n of t he e le c~ t r i c i nt erurban cars whi ch ha s beon i n continuo u s s ervice sin ce 1 902 No 40 l pul led combination ba ggag e-pas s eng er car No l 05 f ormerly QRLampPCo No l Ob wh i ch ha s be en running on t his l i n e s ince 1889 J u s t be f or e l ea v i ng -dueb e c s an cient St Paul Stat i on we h nd our image s pre s erved fo ~ posteri ty by a pho togra ph er f r om L Act i on Catholique a l a r g e Qu ebe c French- l a nguage daily newspaper ( t 43) co n l nu e a on pag e

LES ADIEUX bullbullbullbullbullbullbull

TEHlvIINAT ION OF SEHVICE ON SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ELECTRIC HAILHAY HARKED BY THE ASSOCIATION

Nearly fifty-nine years of electric r a ilway service betwoen Quebec Montmorency Falls Sa i nte- Anne- de- Beaupr e and St Joa chim were terminshyated at 2 00 AM Nonday March 16th 1959 lJhon the l as t electric passshyenger train arrived at Sainte Anne fro m St Joachim after having mademiddot the through run over the line as train ltS leaving -~ueb e c et 11 59 PM Sunda y Mar ch 15th

The lights were turned out in the platfoTIos of the St Paul Street station in c2uebec for t he l ast time ending a serv i ce wh ich had begun as a steam railvmy the (uebec Montmorency amp Charl evoix Hai lvfay i n l Srs9 only to unde rgo electri fication i n 1900 ~Jl1 i l e Canadi an National l1ailwf-l ys will continue t o operate t he Montmorency Subdivision a s a part of it s diesel-s erved rout e betv~een Quebec and Murray Bay Que and will serV E many of the principal stat ions formerly us ed by the ele ct ri c trciins the pa ssing of the electric service marks the re a l end of the Chemin de Fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1V as the inhab i tants of the coast of Beaupre hav e come to know it

A hi s tory of the r r ilway is described in detail in the bil i n F(ual publicltion liBhemin de For de l a Bonne Sainte- Annen lh ich is noticed e l sewhere in this issue bull

An official observance of the ces sation of servic e was made by the Canad i an RaL1-road Historical Association 5 chartered train which l eft QtW bee short l y after 1 00 PM on Sunday Mar ch 15th and returned about 5 00 Pf1 The Committee of operation for the Associat i on consist ~ d of HassIs C vI Kenneth Heard Leonard A Seton J (~an-II[arie Lecl erc and 011101

S-A Laval l ee Mr Charles E Saint Laurent Asst Superintendent Can~

adian Nat i onal Hai lways and formerly Superintendent of the Montmorency Division of the quebec Hai l way Light amp Power Company was in charge of the train movement while the crew cons i sted of Conductor OLLemieux Brakeman vT Cote and Motorman A Babineau

A r emarkabl y good turnout of members and friends was made on this occasion Seventy- nine passengers were carried coming from Quebec Trois Rivieres Montreal and Toronto Guests from the United States included de l egat ions from the trolley museums at Kennebunkport Me Br anford anu middotia rehouse Point Conn Others came from NeVJ York and Boston Particulshyarly gl~atifying to the committee lI1as the fact that some of our Unit od States passengers cane from as far af i e l d as Iowa Wiscons i n I ndiana middot and Nichigan rlembers of the Execut ive Committe e present besides Mess rs Heard Seton and Lavallee on th() Committee inc l uded Dr R V bull V bull Nicholl s our President accompani ed by his wife and daughters ]1r S S Jorth en and Ilr UL Pharoah The Superintendent of Rolling Stock UrI R bull IL C 1Jr~

was al so along casting a critical if premature eye on the two units of our train which the Associat ion hopes to preserve in the rolling stock collection The t rain was made up of ]Jo40l the 9ean of the c lec~

tr i c int erurban cars which has boen in continuous service since 1902~ No 40l pulled combination baggage-pa ssenger car No l05 formerly QRLampPColtJ No lOb wh ich has been running on this line since 1889 Just befor e l eav ing ~uebec fs ancient St Paul Stat ion we had our images preserved fc~ posterity by a photographer from ilL Act ion Catholique 11 a l arge Quebe c French-language da ily newspaper ( t 43) COnlnUea on page

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T~i rd i n stalment opound bullbullbull The Story of Iun ne Is

by Orner S A LavGllee

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No d i s cou rse on t he sub jec t of t unnelling no mat te r how short such a wor k mi gh t be cou l d con ceivably be c omp Lc te 1i UlOmiddotU dwel shyl i ng f or a moment on t he g r ea t Simplon Tunnel tha t gatevray of iil-e r na t shyl on eI 111 1 t r aff i c l eading from t he Rhone Valley in SwL t ze r l a c l t o t he va l l ey of An t i gori o and t he northe rn p la i n s of I t a l y

I have no doub t t hat ma ny r eade r s have hea r d of t hi s hug e e ng lne e r- Lng pro jec t an underta ki ng of s ome t we l v e and-a-quarter mi l e s i n length t h rough wh i ch i n a p re ~middotwa r and c ompar a tiv e l y pe a cefu l e r a t hos s diminutive European t r ains wi th t he i nt r i gu i ng names such a s the flj mp lollmiddotOr i ent Exp re s s a nd many ot he r s pas sed unobt r-u s t v e Ly t hrough t he jnne r r eces ses of an Alpine moun t a in r a nge of an a-ve rsge 7 OOO f oot he ight

Tr ains require somethi ng ov e r t wenty minut es to e f f e c t t he pa ssage of t he tunne l whi ch l i e s under t he pa ss of t he sa me name whos e h i s t or i ca l s i gnifi can ce da t e s f rom p re - Roman t i me s Let us dwe LI for a brief spa ce on t he use of t he Simp lon Pass befor e t he coming of t he r-a i lvI2y

The use of t he pa s s as an a r te r y of commercial and mili t a r y sigrjf i can ce i s mc n ta oned i n incomp l e te r ecords of t he t i me of t he vJul l d Sta t e II t he Roman Emp i re Not h i ng mo re t han a path ~ and a na r r ow

( one a t t ha t it s i mportanc e a s an avenue of communi ca t i on between t he Gau ls and t he I tal ian peninsula a t ta ined conside r ab l e p r opor t l ons by the Th i r t eent h Centu r y fo-l lovr i ng t he Swi s s War of I ndepen denc e i n s t i gated by t he i nhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa l den in a solemn oa t h t a ken i n t h e g lade of t he Ritli i n t he year 1291 OLd chronic l e s of t hi s pe r i od t el l u s of t he ex i s t e nce of a h o-s pice whic h i s s ti l l to be se on e Thi s hosp i ce i s s itua ted a t a n a l t i t ude of 6565 f ee t 9 j us t s out h of t h e h ighes t poi nt i n t he pass To t h e Empe ro r Napoleon must go credit for t h e exp l oi tat i on of t he Si mplon Pass Road a s one of t he h i gh~

way s of Europe and i nciden t al l y as a mean s for h i s own ends Th e constr uct ion of t he mode rn r oad was begun Ln 1801 and t ook 4~ years It i s r eco rded t hat t he first coach travelled over t he pa s s in Oc t obe r 1805

I n 1847 Switze r l and saw it s f i r st r ailway operation and a short t en years l ater t he f irst se r i ous suggestion to t unne l t he Si mpshyI on wa s made Thi s was f o llowed by many o-the r p r oposa l s i ncluding sug shyge s t ions fo r r ack r ai l wayS i nc lined p lanes f uni cu l ars and -t he like I n 1889 a co nf e r enc e of Swi s s and Italia n gove r nment officials par t i cshyi pated i n a meet ing a t Berne wh l ch l aid t he f irst conc r e t e p ropo-sal s for t he construction of t he Si mplon Tunne l I n 1890 anothe r conferenc e wa s held by i nte r es t ed par t ie s and s evera l co nt r a c t ing f irms wer-e i nvited toshypart i c ipate The f indi ngs of t he confe r ence were exami ned by a Swiss gove rnmen t co mmi s sion consi sting of s evera l civ iJ engi nee r s of no t ab l e r eput e

The t unnel pr oposa l whLch inc i denta l ly waE e s timated to cos t a lmos t 70 mi l l i on Swi s s fra nc s was app r oved by t he commi s s i on The cons t r uc t ion c ont r ac t wa s co ncluded i n 1893 fol lowed bT a treaty wi t h Italy on Nov ember 25t h 1895 known a s t he Si mplon Agre e me nt bull

Simultaneously t he J ura-Simplon Rai l way obta i ned a 99-year

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Tlird i ns t a l ment o-f bullbull The Story of Tunnels

by Orner S A La v E-1 l1ee

No d iscou r se on t he sub j e ct of tunnelling no matter how short such a Vlork might be c ou l d c once ivab l y be c omp l ete wi tl101XG dwe lshyllng f o r a moment on t he g r ea t Simp lon Tunnel tha t gat eway ai iil~e rnatshy

i OIJL- l 18 i1 traffic l eading from t he Rhone Val l ey in Swltzerla ci to the v dl1ey of Antigo-rio and t h e northe rn p l a ins of Ita ly

I have no doubt t ha t many r eade rs have heard of t h i s huge erg lnee ~ing p roj e ct an undertaki ng of s-ome t welve and-a-quarter miles i n l ength t hrough which in a pre ~middotwa r and compB r a tive ly pe8oeful e ra t hoss diminutlve European trains with t he lntriguing names such as the cJ mploYJ ~Orient Express a nd many othe r s passed unobtrU3ively through t he j_nner recesses of an Alpine mountain r ang e of a n a-ve r c-ge 7 O OO-foot height

Tra ins re quire some t h ing ove r t went y minutes to e ffect t h e passage of t he tunne l which lies under t he pa s s of t h e same name who-se li i sto-rica l sign ificance da t e s from p r e -Roman t imes Le t us dwel l for a brj_ c f space on t he use of t he Simplon Pass befo re t he coming 01 t he rmiddotaihrey

The use of t he pass as an a rte ry of comme rcial and mil i t ary sJ gr Jfi can c e is mentmoned in incomplete r e cords of t he time of t he V[u rld State t he Roma n Emp ire Nothing mo r e t han a path ~ anltl 11 n a rrow one a t that its impo rta nc e as a n avenue of communica tion b e t ween t he Gau ls and t he Italian pen i nsu l a a ttalned cons iderable p-roportl on s by the Thirt e e nt h Century fo-llowin g t he Sltliss War of Independence inst i ga ted by t he inhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa lden in a solemn oa t h t aken in t -he g l a de of t he Ritli in t he year 1291 Old chroni c I e s o f t his pe riod tell UB of the exis t ence 01 a ho-sp ice which is sti ll ta b e SeO De This hosp ice is 81 tua ted at a n altitude of 6565 feet 9 jus t s out h of t he h i ghest point in the pass Ta t he Emperor Napoleon mus t g a credit for t he exp loi t stion of t he Simp lon Pas s Road as one of t he h i ghshyways of Europe and i nCidenta lly as a means for h is own ends The c onstruction of t he modern roa d was beg un in 1801 an d t oak Amiddot~ ye a rs It i s recorded t hat t he first c oa ch trave lle d over the pas s in Octobe r 1805

I n 1847 Swit zerla nd saw it s f irst r a ilway- ope r a tion a nd a s ho rt t en y ea rs l a t e r t he first s eriou s suggestion to tunne l t he Simp shyIon was made Th i s wa s fo l lowed by many other p ropo sa ls including sugshyge stions for r a ck r a ilwaYs i n c lined p l a nes f unicula rs a nd ~ the like l n 1889 a conferenc e 01 Swis s a nd Ita lian g ovErnmen t officials particshyipated in a meetin g a t Be rne v1hich laid t he first con c rete propoBals for t he con s truction of t he Simp l on Tunnel In 1890 anothe r confe r e nce wa s held bymiddot illteres t e d parties and s e-vera l con tract1ng firms we re i nvited toshypart icipate The finding s of t be c onference vere examined by a Swissshygove r nmen t comm i ss ion consisting of seve r a l civ i~ enginee rs of notab le r epute

The t unnel p ro p o sa l vThich inciden t a lly wa13 estimated to cos t a l mo st 70 million Swi ss francs was app roved by t he commission The constructl an con tra ct was concluded in 1893 fol l owed bY a treaty wi t Il Ita ly on Novemb e r 25th 1895 known as t he Simplon Agreement e

Simultaneous l y t he Jura-Simp lon Rallvmy- obtalne d a 99-ye-ar

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c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

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rrile~ long) ~)f VllL h we ~lcVU ~ p kcn ~(middot~ ~J1181Y0 The new t~nncl vms to b e oYle~quarter agciJn [1 s ]018 ar0 (-D JThc 3YlEUleers deslrud to lauk back on t he constCu( ti In of tn-o SLUlt U [)L ~~Ln~cd 101 Sr2 )UTeltjf3Hient t he ir en1~husia8n rmJc3 t hl)vs ~)fgtm rL-jnp(c(~ to ~c l middotmiddotjd c-(l = (I 3g lt0 to say t he l e8t 1113 they c()n~ s mrmiddotlatsdJ] J GE-2clb T 3 l~ middot~middotl iT hlltJi1dn b v -s s and con st (ucticua J rev e(SE 8 It had ( )3t 83 - ] L1 S c3S11 -1UiYfnrEr 9 the exper-1 crcc j i11Gd in J ts conGtructior~ Wi-LS i ClSlluC))e ctiJ d ()Ger3sary pre cautions we lC t eJctD 111 the bui 1011g 0-1 the Cllrrplcn to prEvont a recurrence of enginee ring crro~s

1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

The headings from t he nort h and south portals were continushya lly- coming into contact with underground wat er poo ls and a t one po int

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

Al most i mme diately it wa s p r opo s e d b y t h e Eng inee r ing Dep~

ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

Orne r S A Lava l lee Trust o8 696 Cor Fund

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- ---_ _- - Movement of our t rain be t ween Quebe c ari d Limoilou being wi thin yard l i mi t s and by s i gn al indicat i on we r ece i ved our f irst train or der s a t Limo i l ou

Terminal Cl earance Form B Tra i n Orde r Form 19Y No 16 Eiwum 401 nUN PSGR EXTRA

LI NOILOU TO MOlJT110FLE HCY FA LLS bullbull Tra in Order Form 19Ft middot[fo 309 TU T TABLE NO TWENTY FOUR

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

Orner S A Lavall ee Trustoe 696 CGr Fund

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

LIMO ILOU TO MONTllOFtEHCY FALLSI Train Order Form 19H No 309 iTIlL~ TABLE NO TVJENTY FOUR

24 IS EFFl~CTIV pound AT TliW NOUGHT ONE 201 AM MONDAY MAHCII 16TH II

With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

11r f 0 bull nr ] 11 (et -l- i n IT r- J ) ii f ( middotmiddotl iIr ~ middot Y -v rOll ( y I 11 S l r - cro C s ed th eJ-0 ~S J_ i v_L~ cogt LJ_ ~ 6 ll v C- j - amp r s J l t ) ) I J _ bull ~ Jil t bull J v middot 1 1 raquo

lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

IOSJIl r fO l n 1 1 re~ t +inn ~ Tr v middotrmiddotmiddotmiddot- middot l TIr~ - YYO I1 Cy 1 lj s -- middotCmiddotVOmiddot cse rl t h O - - ~ f~ I V _ bull 1 lt u __ 6 (t fvcA ol l _1 -1 bull 1 l) J I J _ _ _ JI- JIJf _l J I V l

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c- f If (- ( ~ d k1 n middottmiddotmiddot middot t middot P l d s 1 L baY r~ D p ~1 ) plr8 0 tln c~ ~rcd Q lpn n W ( j nl bull J J ( 0 0 _ cen Cccp 8 -- 3 - gc U10Ul L 81 ~

Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

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by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

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News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

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The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

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f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

(

bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

--- --~-~ --- -

for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

0000 0000-000000 00

----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

-----------------------------------~

SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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t

rr c

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(C ~ Ilt middot l y 1 middotc middot- -middot0 I 1 JJ Cgt~ Ybull bullbull J ~ bull 0 W3 ) 1 ) t bull bull J- ) J bull

c l Js middot J_ o

bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

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i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

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1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

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i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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T~i rd i n stalment opound bullbullbull The Story of Iun ne Is

by Orner S A LavGllee

sectlIJlf~JN ~TJNNE L

No d i s cou rse on t he sub jec t of t unnelling no mat te r how short such a wor k mi gh t be cou l d con ceivably be c omp Lc te 1i UlOmiddotU dwel shyl i ng f or a moment on t he g r ea t Simplon Tunnel tha t gatevray of iil-e r na t shyl on eI 111 1 t r aff i c l eading from t he Rhone Valley in SwL t ze r l a c l t o t he va l l ey of An t i gori o and t he northe rn p la i n s of I t a l y

I have no doub t t hat ma ny r eade r s have hea r d of t hi s hug e e ng lne e r- Lng pro jec t an underta ki ng of s ome t we l v e and-a-quarter mi l e s i n length t h rough wh i ch i n a p re ~middotwa r and c ompar a tiv e l y pe a cefu l e r a t hos s diminutive European t r ains wi th t he i nt r i gu i ng names such a s the flj mp lollmiddotOr i ent Exp re s s a nd many ot he r s pas sed unobt r-u s t v e Ly t hrough t he jnne r r eces ses of an Alpine moun t a in r a nge of an a-ve rsge 7 OOO f oot he ight

Tr ains require somethi ng ov e r t wenty minut es to e f f e c t t he pa ssage of t he tunne l whi ch l i e s under t he pa ss of t he sa me name whos e h i s t or i ca l s i gnifi can ce da t e s f rom p re - Roman t i me s Let us dwe LI for a brief spa ce on t he use of t he Simp lon Pass befor e t he coming of t he r-a i lvI2y

The use of t he pa s s as an a r te r y of commercial and mili t a r y sigrjf i can ce i s mc n ta oned i n incomp l e te r ecords of t he t i me of t he vJul l d Sta t e II t he Roman Emp i re Not h i ng mo re t han a path ~ and a na r r ow

( one a t t ha t it s i mportanc e a s an avenue of communi ca t i on between t he Gau ls and t he I tal ian peninsula a t ta ined conside r ab l e p r opor t l ons by the Th i r t eent h Centu r y fo-l lovr i ng t he Swi s s War of I ndepen denc e i n s t i gated by t he i nhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa l den in a solemn oa t h t a ken i n t h e g lade of t he Ritli i n t he year 1291 OLd chronic l e s of t hi s pe r i od t el l u s of t he ex i s t e nce of a h o-s pice whic h i s s ti l l to be se on e Thi s hosp i ce i s s itua ted a t a n a l t i t ude of 6565 f ee t 9 j us t s out h of t h e h ighes t poi nt i n t he pass To t h e Empe ro r Napoleon must go credit for t h e exp l oi tat i on of t he Si mplon Pass Road a s one of t he h i gh~

way s of Europe and i nciden t al l y as a mean s for h i s own ends Th e constr uct ion of t he mode rn r oad was begun Ln 1801 and t ook 4~ years It i s r eco rded t hat t he first coach travelled over t he pa s s in Oc t obe r 1805

I n 1847 Switze r l and saw it s f i r st r ailway operation and a short t en years l ater t he f irst se r i ous suggestion to t unne l t he Si mpshyI on wa s made Thi s was f o llowed by many o-the r p r oposa l s i ncluding sug shyge s t ions fo r r ack r ai l wayS i nc lined p lanes f uni cu l ars and -t he like I n 1889 a co nf e r enc e of Swi s s and Italia n gove r nment officials par t i cshyi pated i n a meet ing a t Berne wh l ch l aid t he f irst conc r e t e p ropo-sal s for t he construction of t he Si mplon Tunne l I n 1890 anothe r conferenc e wa s held by i nte r es t ed par t ie s and s evera l co nt r a c t ing f irms wer-e i nvited toshypart i c ipate The f indi ngs of t he confe r ence were exami ned by a Swiss gove rnmen t co mmi s sion consi sting of s evera l civ iJ engi nee r s of no t ab l e r eput e

The t unnel pr oposa l whLch inc i denta l ly waE e s timated to cos t a lmos t 70 mi l l i on Swi s s fra nc s was app r oved by t he commi s s i on The cons t r uc t ion c ont r ac t wa s co ncluded i n 1893 fol lowed bT a treaty wi t h Italy on Nov ember 25t h 1895 known a s t he Si mplon Agre e me nt bull

Simultaneously t he J ura-Simplon Rai l way obta i ned a 99-year

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Tlird i ns t a l ment o-f bullbull The Story of Tunnels

by Orner S A La v E-1 l1ee

No d iscou r se on t he sub j e ct of tunnelling no matter how short such a Vlork might be c ou l d c once ivab l y be c omp l ete wi tl101XG dwe lshyllng f o r a moment on t he g r ea t Simp lon Tunnel tha t gat eway ai iil~e rnatshy

i OIJL- l 18 i1 traffic l eading from t he Rhone Val l ey in Swltzerla ci to the v dl1ey of Antigo-rio and t h e northe rn p l a ins of Ita ly

I have no doubt t ha t many r eade rs have heard of t h i s huge erg lnee ~ing p roj e ct an undertaki ng of s-ome t welve and-a-quarter miles i n l ength t hrough which in a pre ~middotwa r and compB r a tive ly pe8oeful e ra t hoss diminutlve European trains with t he lntriguing names such as the cJ mploYJ ~Orient Express a nd many othe r s passed unobtrU3ively through t he j_nner recesses of an Alpine mountain r ang e of a n a-ve r c-ge 7 O OO-foot height

Tra ins re quire some t h ing ove r t went y minutes to e ffect t h e passage of t he tunne l which lies under t he pa s s of t h e same name who-se li i sto-rica l sign ificance da t e s from p r e -Roman t imes Le t us dwel l for a brj_ c f space on t he use of t he Simplon Pass befo re t he coming 01 t he rmiddotaihrey

The use of t he pass as an a rte ry of comme rcial and mil i t ary sJ gr Jfi can c e is mentmoned in incomplete r e cords of t he time of t he V[u rld State t he Roma n Emp ire Nothing mo r e t han a path ~ anltl 11 n a rrow one a t that its impo rta nc e as a n avenue of communica tion b e t ween t he Gau ls and t he Italian pen i nsu l a a ttalned cons iderable p-roportl on s by the Thirt e e nt h Century fo-llowin g t he Sltliss War of Independence inst i ga ted by t he inhabi t ant s of t he canton s of Uri Schwy z and Nidwa lden in a solemn oa t h t aken in t -he g l a de of t he Ritli in t he year 1291 Old chroni c I e s o f t his pe riod tell UB of the exis t ence 01 a ho-sp ice which is sti ll ta b e SeO De This hosp ice is 81 tua ted at a n altitude of 6565 feet 9 jus t s out h of t he h i ghest point in the pass Ta t he Emperor Napoleon mus t g a credit for t he exp loi t stion of t he Simp lon Pas s Road as one of t he h i ghshyways of Europe and i nCidenta lly as a means for h is own ends The c onstruction of t he modern roa d was beg un in 1801 an d t oak Amiddot~ ye a rs It i s recorded t hat t he first c oa ch trave lle d over the pas s in Octobe r 1805

I n 1847 Swit zerla nd saw it s f irst r a ilway- ope r a tion a nd a s ho rt t en y ea rs l a t e r t he first s eriou s suggestion to tunne l t he Simp shyIon was made Th i s wa s fo l lowed by many other p ropo sa ls including sugshyge stions for r a ck r a ilwaYs i n c lined p l a nes f unicula rs a nd ~ the like l n 1889 a conferenc e 01 Swis s a nd Ita lian g ovErnmen t officials particshyipated in a meetin g a t Be rne v1hich laid t he first con c rete propoBals for t he con s truction of t he Simp l on Tunnel In 1890 anothe r confe r e nce wa s held bymiddot illteres t e d parties and s e-vera l con tract1ng firms we re i nvited toshypart icipate The finding s of t be c onference vere examined by a Swissshygove r nmen t comm i ss ion consisting of seve r a l civ i~ enginee rs of notab le r epute

The t unnel p ro p o sa l vThich inciden t a lly wa13 estimated to cos t a l mo st 70 million Swi ss francs was app roved by t he commission The constructl an con tra ct was concluded in 1893 fol l owed bY a treaty wi t Il Ita ly on Novemb e r 25th 1895 known as t he Simplon Agreement e

Simultaneous l y t he Jura-Simp lon Rallvmy- obtalne d a 99-ye-ar

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c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

Th e he adi ngs from the north an d s outh p o r ta l s were c orrt Lnushya l ly c omi ng int o contact wi th underg round wa t e r- p oo l s and a t on e po i n t

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

COYlstructi on llaS sta ie 1 in October 898 irs 9 in a modern world cannot ctppYBelate t l1 l V Df) t nc S i3 yf tly ]YC8jec t which pre sented i tself to the constLctU13 of Ghe tunr s middotl bull None of the tunnels then in exi s t erce Evmiddotm approa oh d tl1C propus c~ fmiddot mp l on in length3 Tl1deecl t he l oncrsst structure thr n 1n exis t ence was th() Saint Gotthard tunne l 9-41

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1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

Al most i mme diately it wa s p r opo s e d b y t h e Eng inee r ing Dep~

ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

Orner S A Lavall ee Trustoe 696 CGr Fund

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

LIMO ILOU TO MONTllOFtEHCY FALLSI Train Order Form 19H No 309 iTIlL~ TABLE NO TVJENTY FOUR

24 IS EFFl~CTIV pound AT TliW NOUGHT ONE 201 AM MONDAY MAHCII 16TH II

With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

11r f 0 bull nr ] 11 (et -l- i n IT r- J ) ii f ( middotmiddotl iIr ~ middot Y -v rOll ( y I 11 S l r - cro C s ed th eJ-0 ~S J_ i v_L~ cogt LJ_ ~ 6 ll v C- j - amp r s J l t ) ) I J _ bull ~ Jil t bull J v middot 1 1 raquo

lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

IOSJIl r fO l n 1 1 re~ t +inn ~ Tr v middotrmiddotmiddotmiddot- middot l TIr~ - YYO I1 Cy 1 lj s -- middotCmiddotVOmiddot cse rl t h O - - ~ f~ I V _ bull 1 lt u __ 6 (t fvcA ol l _1 -1 bull 1 l) J I J _ _ _ JI- JIJf _l J I V l

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c- f If (- ( ~ d k1 n middottmiddotmiddot middot t middot P l d s 1 L baY r~ D p ~1 ) plr8 0 tln c~ ~rcd Q lpn n W ( j nl bull J J ( 0 0 _ cen Cccp 8 -- 3 - gc U10Ul L 81 ~

Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

( _ a half hour and during this time we were passed both by train 35 a c~

by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

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The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

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o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

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Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

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ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

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the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

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1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

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i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

9= ~ __AL _ _ _ ~ _ __ __- --tJC8 EC DO ~ - 1959 P rG ljmiddoto

c on c e s sion f rom t h e Ita lia n g ove r nment for t he exp lo itation of t ha t po r t i cn o f t h e l ine in Ita l i an t e r r i t o r y Shortly a f t e r wa r d t il e J urashySimp l on Fpoundihey W38 p u r-oha s ed by t he f)wi ss Government wh o t ook over t he l i n lt2 l s o b ~llga ti on s in r e s pect of t h e DimpLon Iunne L

Con st r-ucb ion wa s stD-t e1 i n October 898 0 We in a mode r n world c a nnot oppreciate t h e V DD t r JC S ] o f t ly gt p r-o je c t wh ich p r e s e n t e d i t s e l f t o t he c oriat r-uct oa-o of t he tunn cL NODe of t h e t unnels t h en in ex i e te n c e 8V Yl a ppz-oa ch c d t h e p ropu s c ~ f mp lon in Le ngth Indee d t he 101lrs s t st r uctu r e t he n j_n e x L ate n c e 1[vElS the Sa int Gotthard t unnel 9tshyml Le s ion g o f Vl l-ch de ht~7 C ~r okc n ~Y e ii L 0 11 s Ly ~ The n ew t unnel was to be o le~qnaY0e r a ged n [ 1 8 ~ O Je aDd i n J f ]u oJ Y1finee r s d c s i ned to look

t l cs bull bull J t ~ ( r- v q -i- ( l L d 1 1 - n middotr r t t l b a CK (I ll he crJni lltC d J D c)_ I 11 0 ~ o l~ ) I ~L U c L ~ ) u c c(y J[j8 n le l r e rithus L a sm m1J ~ t huv E ~)i(m c~ to _CI j dr i clt (j s g2P f t o s a y t h e l e 8] + US t h ey c orrrc rnpl at ed ))) t b ( lb T3 t- middotl ~ ( l X hum-in lV - s and conshys t r-u c t Lcna I reve (SE8 i t h ad ()-3t f a s Ii t L -l V S 3 8 11 1-1Ovnr tY ~ t he expe r shyi ( r lt ( C ~ 11 c d i n J ts co n s t r uct i on wa s i CV cl~lllc))) ( an d n e ce o s a r-y p re ca ut i on s woi-o t eJclt-n 111 t he bu i l cli1g of t he 8 i lrp lcQ t o pYEvo n t a re cur- r-en e e of e ngin eeri ng e r r ors

1h 8 meth od of c ona tr-uc tLcn whl ch was adopted involved t h e bor i ng of a sma L s ube Ld i a -y t unn e L of a SEcondary n atur-e para l 1e l wi t h t h 3 p r op osed me- i n t unn e l and c or-n e c ted vlith the latter wo rklng s by t ia n sv e rmiddots e he ad inrs I t vr[ts de3t ined t o- be U 8 8 0 as a s ervic e tunne L a nd wa s a l s o p l a nn e d t o b e us ed i n the pruvl sion of adequate venti la t ion a t t h e working fa ceD

Powo r-ruL f 8L s we r e i n s t a l l e d f or t his purpose The subs i d shyi ary bore also se r v ed as a Gondult for t he VIa t e l pipe s wh i ch ca rried wate r under p r-es aur-e t o t he wcrki ng s where t wa s u sed t o d rive a newly i nv e n te d rotary hyd rauli c d r i l l wh i ch ha d b e e n dev i s e d by on e of t h e engin e ers j He r r Br andt La st Ly t h e s e r v ice t ur ne 1 was t o a c t as a dra i na g e system if a s wa s likely any un d er5roLlt~ sp ring s o r other S OUl 8 S of water we r-e e n c oun t e r e d This subsidiary t unne l had a s e c t i on

6 itof 10 by 8 1 u ~ The mai n t unnel as De l the original s pecification s 9 11 was L o r-a ve a se c t ion 0 1 l Lj by 181 ~i a nd t h e a xes of t he mai n a nd

subsidiary tunne Ls vvere 8i t uated 5 5 91f ~ distant from one another

Ev entu~l ly whe n t h e nee d a r o s e it was e xpec ted ~o widen t h e seconda r y t unnel int o an ot he r t unnel a nd t he contract s t ipu l a te d t hat t he re ques t f or t h e c omp l e t ion of t h e se cond tunnel be made wi t h i n fou r Ylla r S of t he c omple t i on of t h e first t unnel Geological est imate s o f middot ho types of roc k t o be e n counte r e d p r ove d to be of l itt l e v a lue a s t he y wer e base d on g e o l og i s t s knowledge of t h e ro ck format ion in t h e Sa i n t Got thar d bo r e

Th e g r e a t e s t trouble of a ll h oweve r was e xpe ri e n c e d f rom spring s whi ch ordinarily t r oub l e some i n wor-k of t h is natu re compl i cat shy

- I e d ma tt ers by t h e f act t hat t he y we r-e h o t Sp ~illgS h ough t heir p re s e n ce was auspe c ted i t wa s t h ought t ha t t he ma ximum te mpe r-a tur-e e n c oun te r e d wou l d be a r ound 101deg F a nd p ipe l i ne s we r-e l aid in t he service t unnel f or t~ie pu r p ose of s p r ay ing t he rock f a c e and pa s s i ng ventilating ai r t hrough oth er wa te r s p r a y s to c oo l i t I t may b e men t ione d Be re that the c on t r a c t c a lled f o r t h e t e mpe r a t u r e s to b e kep t a s l ow as 77 F The spring s fa r exc e e d e d in h e a t t h e temperatu r es exp e cted and in t he f all of 1902 a peak of 1310 was enco un t e r-e d h ich r ende red t he installation of a r e fti g e r a t i on system an abs~lutG n e c e s sity

Th e he adi ngs from the north an d s outh p o r ta l s were c orrt Lnushya l ly c omi ng int o contact wi th underg round wa t e r- p oo l s and a t on e po i n t

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concess ion from the Italian government for the exp loita tion of that pOLoriOl1 of the line in Italian t erritory Shortly af t e rward t ile JurashySimplon =-[ih8y W(3S purcha sed by t he fwiss Government who- to ok over the l in tO t s ())llgati ons in r espect of t he Simplon rmme l

COYlstructi on llaS sta ie 1 in October 898 irs 9 in a modern world cannot ctppYBelate t l1 l V Df) t nc S i3 yf tly ]YC8jec t which pre sented i tself to the constLctU13 of Ghe tunr s middotl bull None of the tunnels then in exi s t erce Evmiddotm approa oh d tl1C propus c~ fmiddot mp l on in length3 Tl1deecl t he l oncrsst structure thr n 1n exis t ence was th() Saint Gotthard tunne l 9-41

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rrile~ long) ~)f VllL h we ~lcVU ~ p kcn ~(middot~ ~J1181Y0 The new t~nncl vms to b e oYle~quarter agciJn [1 s ]018 ar0 (-D JThc 3YlEUleers deslrud to lauk back on t he constCu( ti In of tn-o SLUlt U [)L ~~Ln~cd 101 Sr2 )UTeltjf3Hient t he ir en1~husia8n rmJc3 t hl)vs ~)fgtm rL-jnp(c(~ to ~c l middotmiddotjd c-(l = (I 3g lt0 to say t he l e8t 1113 they c()n~ s mrmiddotlatsdJ] J GE-2clb T 3 l~ middot~middotl iT hlltJi1dn b v -s s and con st (ucticua J rev e(SE 8 It had ( )3t 83 - ] L1 S c3S11 -1UiYfnrEr 9 the exper-1 crcc j i11Gd in J ts conGtructior~ Wi-LS i ClSlluC))e ctiJ d ()Ger3sary pre cautions we lC t eJctD 111 the bui 1011g 0-1 the Cllrrplcn to prEvont a recurrence of enginee ring crro~s

1he method of con s true-sian which was adopted i nvolved t he boring of a sma ll 8uDsidla-y t unne l of a secondary l18 ture para llel with t h3 p r oposed main tunnel and c01TIected v-rith the latter viOrklngs by t ianSVelse headings It 1m_8 de3tlned to be U8GU as a service tunDe 1 and was a lso p l anned to b e used in t he pruvision of adequate ventilation a t t he work1ng face~

PovlCrfu l f aLlS oJere installed for this purpo se Irhe subs idshyi a r y bore also served as a conduit for the water pipes wh ich carried wa t er unde r pressure t o t he wo r kings where t was used t o drive a newly invented rotary hydraulic d rl11 wh i ch had been dev ised by one 01 t h e eng ineeps j Herr BranelL Las-ely) the service tu~nt l wa s to- a ot as a drainage system if as vms like l y any unders ro1a~ g springs or other sou1es of water were en c ountered This subs i diary t unne 1 had a sec tion of 10 6 by 8 1 j-II The ma~n t unne l as tier the original specificat ions was to I-lave a section Clt lLjmiddot 9 11 by 1S t ~ and t he axes- of the main and subsidiary tunnels were si t uated 55 911 distant from one another

E-ventully when the need arose it was expected to widen t he secondary tunnel int o anothEr t unnel and the contract stipu l ated that the request for t he oomp let i on of the second tunnel be made within f OUL yea rs of t he comp letion of t h e fi r st tunnel Geological estimates of middothe types of rock to be encountered proved to be of little value as t lwy were besed on geologis t s I knowledge of t he rook forma tion in t he Saint Gotthard bo re

The 3reate s t trouble of a ll howeve r was experienced f rom springs Thich ordinarily troubles ome i n wOYls- o f t h i s natur e compli oa t-

- I ed mattbIS by t he fact that they were hot sp2illgs hough their presence WBS suspected it vms thought t hat the maximum t Fmpe ratuys encountered would be around 10 70 F and pipelines were laid in t he service t unne l for t be purpose of spray i ng t he roc k f a ce and passing ventilating -Ji r t h r ough other water sprays to cool it It may be mentioned Be r e tha t the c ontrac t ca l led f o r t he t emperatures to be kept as l ow as 77 F The s p rings far exceeded in heat t he temperatures expe cted and in t he f a ll of 1902 a peak of 1310 was el1Gounteced vThieh rendered t he install a tion of a reftigeration sys t em an absolute nec ess ity

The headings from t he nort h and south portals were continushya lly- coming into contact with underground wat er poo ls and a t one po int

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some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

Al most i mme diately it wa s p r opo s e d b y t h e Eng inee r ing Dep~

ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

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With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

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spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

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ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

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Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

( _ a half hour and during this time we were passed both by train 35 a c~

by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

L

f middot fH A News J epor t - 1959

~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

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The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

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o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

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2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

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2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

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G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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c l Js middot J_ o

bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

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(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

~--------------- - --The field of communic1 t ~~) JrC)

i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

9 R II~J News ~l~ t -125-2 Pa n ~ 41 -

some Lj~ 4 00 mete r s (about 14 000 f e et) from the sou the rn end o f t h e t unshynel wa te r f Lowed a t t he r-a t e of 3 00 0 ga l l on s 12Q -_m i n d t~ This nea r l y DUt t h e who Le p r o j e c t on t h e s h e l f Howev e r t he v olume s o en d im i n i s he d and d ra i nagE wa s aided by t he 1 111 145 grade of the southe r n sect i on I n Mcy of 1904 a n EW inrush of wa te r on t h e north side a t t h e r a t e of 5 0G ga l lcm s pe r mt n u te co i n c i d e d wlth 8 mount ain sl i de a t t he p owe r s t at ion t hus pu t t i ng t he i nta ke 01Jt of e ommi s s i on Powerful pump i ng a nd v orrt l La t Lng ma c h f n e r-y t hu s be c ame 1 -11e a nd t he wor k on the northern he a ding wa s aba ndone d

The no r t hern head ing had pa s sed t he s ummi t of t h e t unnel Th u s it vT i l l b e app roe c i s te d t hat t h e vate r e n oount ere d had now to b e pumped u Q t o the summi t o f t h e b o r-e ~ a s rhe r-e WBS ye t no n a t u r-a L out le t available t o the s ou t h Th e moun t ain s lld e cau se d suc h da ma g e to the p umping machi ne ry t hat i t wa s do etne d adv t aab Le t o s u s pend ope rat i on s from t he n o r t h Ste el doors were t hen e r-ec ted In t he ma in and s ub s Ld i ary tunn e I s t h e s e d oors we r e s e t i n c on c r-e t e a nd t he wa t e r was a l l owe d to a c c umu l a t e b e twee n t h e m and t he h e a d i ng a i n b ot h t un ne Is

Work p r oceeded a pace in t h e s ou t he rn heading with c on s i dershya ble troub l o from t h e s p r i ng s At one p o in t wa te r a t a t e mpe r a t u r e of 1 1So gu s h e d i nto t he TO r k h ()s and a t a r a t e of 2 000 000 g a l l on s a day a nd it was n e c es sar y t o c on stru ct a ga l l e r y i nto t h e s ubs i dia r y t un nel f o r t he e s pe c ia l pu rpo se of a l l OWing t hi s wa te r to d rain a wa y The duc t thr ough which t h e h o t wa t er r a n h a d t o be c ov e r e d i n wi th timb e r to p r e shyv ent unnecessa ry lieetin e o f t h e a t m o sphe r-e whl ch had a l re a dy b e come j u st about a s h ot a s t h e wor kme n c ou l d b e a r When t hi s l a st e ve n t occurshyr e d t he r e rema i ne d only a b out 800 fee t of rock between t h e two he a d i ngs and a s t he excavation p r og res s e d t bward t he p r eVi ou s l y abandfun ed n or thshyern hecUnc- tempera ture s be came h i gher a nd h ighe r On February 2St h 1905 t he d r i l l s b r oke t hrough i nto t he vm te r - flo ode d n o r t hern h e ading and t he wa te r r u s he d through t h e opening

By t his time t he te mp e r-atuz-e h ad ri s en to s u ch a n extent t hat a da y had t o be a llowe d t o pe r mi t t he t unnel to c oo l enough to a l l ow a n i n s pecting pa r ty of engi n ee r s to v i ew t h e connecting ho l e Ev en a t t ha t two o f t he pa r t y were ove r c ome by t h e exc e s s i v e heat and l ate r di e d f r om th e e f f e c t s of t h e hea t combined wi th ca r bon mon ox i d e p o i s on i ng Howeve r c ornmun ica tion was t hu s es tab l ished a f te r near ly 2 400 worktng da ys Th e completion of t he t unn e 1 r equired a l mos t a year and on t he 2Sth of J anuary 1906 t he first pa s s enge r t r a i n pa ssed t hrou gh t he Simpshylon Iunne 1 r egu la r service t hrough t he 12 mi le 668 yard b or e commence d t h e fo llOWing J une

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ar -tmorrt of th e Swi ss Fe de r-a I Ra i l ways t o p roc e e d wi t h t he e n l a r geme n t of t h e s e c ond t un nel po i rit i ng out t hat t r a f fi c r e qUi r e ment s wou ld d emand it s use s ooner or l ater A sta rt on t h i s e nde av ou r wa s no t mad e until t h ~ f al l of 1912 but t h e first World via l pu t a s t op to ope r a t ion s f r om t he nor t h end in J u l y 19 18 wh i le work in t he s outhern s e c t ion h~d c ome t a a s t ands ti l l i n ])Ia r ch 1917 At t h is t i me on l y 1 900 ya r d s r emain e d t o be c omple t ed Work was r esume d i n De c e mber 1919 a nd was complete d two ye -t r s Lete r on t he 4th of De c e mber 1921 FoLlowfn g the open i ng of t he f)r st b o r e i n 1906 ste am mot ive powe r was u s e d f or t he trains until t h e ele ctri c a l e qUi pmen t ha d b een i n stalle d in 1907

As c omp l e ted t he SimploJl Tunnel carri e s t h e ma i n Ge nevashyMi l an r ai b qa y lin e t hrough Mont e Leone 11 684 f e et i n heigh t Th e no rthe rn p o r t a l i s locate d a t t h e Vil l a g e of Br igue in t he ca nton of Va La l s i n Svvi tzerla nd and t he southern e n t rance is a t I se LLe in Italy

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sOIDe 11400 meters (about 14 000 feet) from the southe rn end of the tunshynel water floTed a t t he rate of 3 000 ga llons l22L_minllt e Th is nearly Dut t he whole p roj e ct on the shelf~ Howeve r t he volume soen diminished and d r oinape was aided by the 1 111 145 grade of the southern se ction In lfcltT of 1904 a new inrush of rater on the north Side at t h e r a te of 500 ga llons pe r minute co inc1ded with a mountain slide at the pOvier station thus putting the i n take 01Jt of commission Povrerful pumping and v en tilating machine rymiddot t hus became i d l e and t he work on the northern heading was abandoned

The northern heading hEJ d passed the summit of the tunnel Thu it viill be appreciated that t he vater enoountered had now to be pumped uQ to the summi t of t he bore as T11e re wC~s yet no natural outle t available to the south The mountain s l I de caused such damage to the pumping mltwhine ry that it was deEmed advi sa Ie to suspend operations fro m t he north Steel doors were tbol1 erecTsd ln the main and subsld i ary tunnels these doors we r e set in co~ore te a nd t he wate r was allowed to accumulate between t hem and t he heCcdings in both tunne Is

Work p roce eded apace in the southern heading with considershyable troublo from t he springs At one point water a t a temperature of 1150~ gushed into the working s and at a rate of 2000000 gallons a day and it itTaS necessary to construct a gallery into t he subsldiary tunnel for t he especial pur p ose of allowing this water to drain a way The duct through which the ho t wa t e r ran had to be covered in with timber ta pre shyvent unnecessa ry heating of tbe Ettmosphere wbich had already became just about as hot as the workmen cou ld bear middot When t h is l as t event occurshyr ed t here remained only about 800 feet of rock between t he two headings and a=l the eXC8va tion p rogre ssed toward the previously abandcimed northshyern hsc11ng temperatures became hiGher and higher On February 25th 1905 the d rills b roke throuGh into the water-flooded northern heading and the wmiddotg ter rushed through the opening

By this time t he tempe ratlxre had risen to such an extent that a day hed to be allowed to pe rmit t he t unnel to cool enough to allow an inspecting party of engineers tD view the connecting hole Even a t t hat twomiddot of t he party were overcome by the excessive heat and l a ter died from t 11e effects of the heat combined with carbon monoxide poisoning HOmiddot~lever communication was thus established after near l y 2400 vwrking days The completion of the tunne 1 required almos t a year and on the 25th o~ January 1906 t h e first passenger train pa ssed through the Simp shyIon Tunrre 1 regula r service t hrough the 12 mi I e 668 yard bore commence d the following June

Almost i mmediate ly it W8S p roposed by tbe EnGineerinG Depshya rtmcn t of t he Swiss Federal Railways to proceed iti th t he enlargement o-f the second tunnel pointing out t hat traffi c r equirements would dema nd its use sooner or l a ter A start on t his endeavour was not made until th~ fall of 1912 but t he fir s t Vorld vva r put a stop to operations from t h e north end in July 1918 while itTork in t he southe rn section h~d come to a standstill in lIa rch 1917 At t hi s time only 1900 ya rds r emained to be comp lete d Work was resumed in December 1919 and was completed two ye Hrs leter on the 4th of December 1921 Following the opening of the n rs t bore in 1906 steam rno tlvG power vms used for t he trains until the ele ctri ca l e qUi pment had been installed in 1907

As c omp l e ted the Simplou Tunnel ca rri es t he main GenevashyIUlan railway line through Nonte Leone 11684 feet in height The northe rn Dortal is located at the Villag e of Brigue in the canton of Valais in- Switzerland aDd t he southern entrance is at Iselle in Italy

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THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

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Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

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With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

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Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

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spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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_C~_R~~t~~T ~A~ ____________________ ~N~e_w~s~_r_te~pc o~r~t __ ~_~1~9~ ~5~9 ______________________ ~P~uk~_~~

Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

IOSJIl r fO l n 1 1 re~ t +inn ~ Tr v middotrmiddotmiddotmiddot- middot l TIr~ - YYO I1 Cy 1 lj s -- middotCmiddotVOmiddot cse rl t h O - - ~ f~ I V _ bull 1 lt u __ 6 (t fvcA ol l _1 -1 bull 1 l) J I J _ _ _ JI- JIJf _l J I V l

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c- f If (- ( ~ d k1 n middottmiddotmiddot middot t middot P l d s 1 L baY r~ D p ~1 ) plr8 0 tln c~ ~rcd Q lpn n W ( j nl bull J J ( 0 0 _ cen Cccp 8 -- 3 - gc U10Ul L 81 ~

Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

( _ a half hour and during this time we were passed both by train 35 a c~

by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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f middot fH A News J epor t - 1959

~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

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e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

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f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

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VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

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2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

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ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

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2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

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2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

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G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

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Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

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Just beyond I selle t he line pa s se s t hrough t he only sp i ra l t unnel on t he Simplon r oute t he Ca ira sca Tunne l Thi s struc ture ha s t he di i t i nc t shyion of being t he l onge st t unnel of its t ype in t he wo r l d The d i f fe r shyence in alt i tude betwe en t he nor th and south por ta l s of t he Caira sca is 30 7 f eet I t i s 1 mi le LJ-560 f eet in length None of t he seven sp i ra l t unne ls on t he Saint Got t ha r d Railway i 2 more t han one mi l e in l ength and none makes a greater ascent t han 118 fe e t

THE L~T SC HBERG Tm~NEL

Huch of t he space inl~ Lis s to r y ha s been devoted t o t he sub shyjec t of Alpine tunnels I f eel huweve r t ha t I cannot l eave t he geoshygra ph i ca l a rea wi thout a 1cur-so r-y g i_2Cl c e a t the rema ining l engthy pa ssage i n t he Swis s Alps t he L8t sc hbs YG Iu nne l on the Berne -L8ts chbe rg- Simpl on Rai lway a nd i ts a t t endant c on sL r-uct tcna L dl flf i cu l t ie s

The r oute of t he B- L-S Ra I Lway inc l udes no l e s s t ha n t hirtyshyf our t unne ls i n its r ou t e from ThuD in the Bernese Alps to Bri gue in t he Rhone va lley whe r e connect i on is made wi t h t he Fe de ra l Ra i lvlays line t hrough t he Simp lon Tunnel

On its r out e up t he northern sJope we f ind an open spiral employed to ra ise t he line so me 1 800 f ee t in nine teen and-a-ha l f mi le s The r e i s a pa th ove r t he pass above t he t unnel Thi s Gemmi Pa ss r oad wa s made jo int ly by t he canton s of Ee rne and Va lais be twee n t he years 1737-17LJ-0 but t he r a i l way now of f ers the travelle r to t he Rho ne valley a much more comfo rtab l e and expeditious means 01 transpolft

The t unnel begi ns a bo u t a mi le-and-a-ha l f s outh of Kandershysteg station and continue s for n i ne mi le s and fi fty- five ya rd s t hrough t o t he LCh schent al a t Go ppenstein a wi ld Al pine val ley a f ter which t unne l a nd r a i l way a re na med I n l ong t unne l ling suc h a s t hi s it is a lways t he lmexpected which hayp ens a s we have seen In t he L8t schberg suprise a nd trage dy we r-e combine d i n a s LngLe a cci den t Exc avat ton of t he t unne L be gan i n Oct obe r 1906 The northern head i ng had p r oceeded a bout t hre e mile s f rom t he po r ta l on t he 2LJ-t h of Ju l y 1908 when without t h e s light e s t vm r n tng a dynamite charge burs t t hrough into a deepmiddot fi sshysure be Low t he floor of a river va lley abov e t he t unn el The wor ki ngs we re i mmediate l y fl ooded a nd d e b ~cls f ill ed t h e bo r e f or mo-re t han a mi l e ba ck Of t he t went y-f i v e men a t fork a t t he f a ce on ly one lived to t ell t he t ale and t he maj (1r~ t y oIT the eq1x ip mont was l os t After t h i s tragic occur r ence wor k was suspended It was pe r f 40t l y clear to t he enginee r s t ha t to o t t em~) t to 0 l ea r away t he obstruct ion bml PY000 oiJ W$o -t o 1Y1V rt e further disa s te r

Finally af t er much consut ta tLon it Has decided t hat t he only fe a sLb Le method wa s to abando n t he work i ng a f or a bout t wo mi l es back of the disaster a r ea and using the r emaining mile of t unnel bend] i t s cours in such a Hays as t o strike f ar east of the danger ar-ea Both north and south headings we re divert ed and the ir meet i ng With an e rror o~ but e i ghteen inches speak s e loq uently f or modern enginee r ing an d surveying t echn i que

A wo rld Ts r ecord for bo r i ng was established by driv i ng 1013 f eet of t he t unne l s l ength t h r ough limestone i n a sing l e mon th The headings me t on Ma r ch 31st 1911 t he mason ry l i ni ng was f i ni shed in Apri l 1912 and i n mid-July 1913 t he t unne l was opene d f aD t r affic and wi t h it t he whole of t he L8tschberg Railway By r ea son of t he d lve r-eLon mentioned t he tunnel s l ength was i ne r ea selft f rom e i gh t and f i ve -e ighth mile s as p lanned t o n i ne and one -e i tht h miles It is thus

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Just beyond Iselle t he line passes through the only spiral tunnel on the Simplon route the Cairasca Tunnel This structure has t he di$tinctshyion of being t he longlts t tunnel of its type in t he wor l d The differshyence in altitude bet1Jeen t he north and south porta ls of the Oa irasca is 307 feet It is 1 mile LJmiddot560 feet in length None of the seven spiral t unnels on the Saint Gotthard Railway i2 more than one mile in length and none makes a greater ascent than 118 feet

THE L~TSOHBERG lL~1~L

Huch of the space in1~Lis sto ry ha s been devoted t o the subshyject of Alpine tunnels I feel ruitrver that I c ann ot leave the geoshygraphical area without a cUIsory g12 (l(8 at the remaining leng thy passage in the Swiss Alps t he L8tschberS Im[] l~ on the Berne-Ultschberg-Simplon Rai hray and i ts attendant con 8L r1~c t JcYl1 1 diflficultie s

The route of the B-Lmiddot-S Haih-ray inc ludes no less t han thirtyshyfour tunnels in its route from ThUD in the Be rnese Alps to Brigue in the Rhone val1e y vhere connection is made with t he Federal Ra ihrays line t h rough t he Simplon Tunnel

On its route up t he northern sJop1~ we find an open spiral employed to raise t he line some 1 800 feet in nineteen and- a - half miles There is e path over t he pass above the tunnel 111is Gemmi Pass road was made jointly by the cantons of Berne and Valais between t he years l737-l7ljmiddot0 but t h e railway now offe rs the traveller to t he Rhone valley a much more comfortab le and expeditious means 01 transp olt

The tunne l begins about a mile-and-a-ha lf south of Kandershysteg station and continues for nine miles and fifty-five yards through to the L(jtschental at Goppenstein a wild Alpine valley aft er which tunnel and railway are named In long t unnelling such as this it is alway S t he 1mexpected which happens as lte have seen In t he L8tschberg sup rise and tragedy vrere comb lned in a s1nsect le a ccident Excavation of the tunnel began in OctobEr 1906 The northern heading had proceeded a bout three miles from the port al orJ the 2ljmiddotth of July 1908 when without the slighte st warning a dynamite cha r ge burst through into a deep fisshysure be 101lt t he floor of a rive r va lley above the tunne 1 The workings we re immedia tely flooded and cl2b c ls filled the bore for more than a mi le back Of the twenty-five men at icrk a t t he f ace only one lived to tell t he t a le a nd t h e major1ty o~ the equtpmont was lost After t his tragiC occurrenc e work was suspended It was perf~0tly clear to the engineers t ha t to o t te m~) t to olear away the obstruction bm1 prOOAOtl wa ~ to hWlte furthe r disaster

Fina lly after much consultation it vms d ecided tba t the only feesib16 method was to abandon t he worlcing s for about two miles back of the disaste r area and us ing the r e maining mi Ie 01 tunne 1 bend its cours in such a walP as to strike far east of the danger area e Both north and sout h headings were dive rted and their meeting with a n error opound but eighteen inches speaks elo~uently for modern engineering and surveying technique bull

A world T s r eco rd for boring was established by driving 1013 feet of the tunnels leng th t h rough limestone in a single month bull The h e adings me t on Ma rc h 31st 1911 the masonry lining was finished in April 1912 and 1n mid-July 1913 the tunnlt31 was opened fOD traff1c and wi th it the whole of the L8tschberg Rai lwaymiddot By reason of t he diversion mentioned t he tunnels length was inBrease~ from eight and five - eightb miles as planned t o nine and one-eithth miles It 1s thus

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one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

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e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

Orne r S A Lava l lee Trust o8 696 Cor Fund

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- ---_ _- - Movement of our t rain be t ween Quebe c ari d Limoilou being wi thin yard l i mi t s and by s i gn al indicat i on we r ece i ved our f irst train or der s a t Limo i l ou

Terminal Cl earance Form B Tra i n Orde r Form 19Y No 16 Eiwum 401 nUN PSGR EXTRA

LI NOILOU TO MOlJT110FLE HCY FA LLS bullbull Tra in Order Form 19Ft middot[fo 309 TU T TABLE NO TWENTY FOUR

24 I S EFFECTI VE AT TiW NOUGHT ONE 201 AM MOND AY MAHCIl 16TH 1

Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

Orner S A Lavall ee Trustoe 696 CGr Fund

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

LIMO ILOU TO MONTllOFtEHCY FALLSI Train Order Form 19H No 309 iTIlL~ TABLE NO TVJENTY FOUR

24 IS EFFl~CTIV pound AT TliW NOUGHT ONE 201 AM MONDAY MAHCII 16TH II

With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

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lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

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ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

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Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

( _ a half hour and during this time we were passed both by train 35 a c~

by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

L

f middot fH A News J epor t - 1959

~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

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Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

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The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

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e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

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2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

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G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

~--------------- - --The field of communic1 t ~~) JrC)

i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

C R H AL _ _ News Revert - 1950 Page 43

one of Swi t ze r-Land 1 s t h r ee l onge st bo r e s The h ighe st l eve 1 of t he L8tschbe r g Hailway is a t ta i ned a t 4 077 f eet abov e sea l ev el i n t h e mi ddle of t he t unne l

I should like to c ont i nue my de s c r i ption of t he Alpine r a il shyways bu t I r eg r e t t ha t space a nd possibly t h e pa t i ence of our r ea de r s wil l no t pe r mi t I shall go on t here f ore t o de sc r ibe a few opound ou r Canad i an tunnelling e ffo r ts

(to b e can t l TIue d I - - 000000000- shy

--- - - - - - - _-----------~ -- ---- - - -- I R696_ CAH bull FU ND t- _I

I I i Contributors t o t he Fund wi l l be i nt er shy

e s t c d to know t hat this car was obt a Lned by the As s o cshyI ~ ~~ ~loG rl i l l _ ~ e of a uJ bulll _ ~ c ~loun _ t o~ U ~ i ~ P ~ C LL_ l t ye~ ~lDl _L A ~ _ Clc p J U co n sl o~ _ v ~-~ l J _L) L I i n negotiation and expense in pur chasing a nd mov ing the car I t has been g i ven a t emporary home a t Hull

Que by ou f friends i n the Cana da Cement Company and will be moved to Mont rea l s ometime th i s vea r The ca r vvas purchas ed f or J300 00 a nd a furt her ) 1+00 00 was expe nded t o move i t t o Hul l The expense covered not only t he move but careful d i s mant l i ng of underbody parts and d is conne ct ing e l e ct r i ca l wi~ ing so that t h e trucks could be r emoved Towar-d thonOO 00 expended s o f a r t he Fun d r a ised t he sum of i i ~ 4l5 00 and we con shysider th is t o be a n ex ce l lent and encouragi ng r e s pons e The bal an ce wi l l be made up u lt Lmac eLy f r om trips and ot h er money-raising pr o j e cts but t he r e may be some

I other r ea ders who ha ve not a s yet cont r i but ed who woul d l i k e to be con sidered as Ln on t hi s proj e ct TheirI contribution s l a r ge or sma l l wi l l b e mu ch appreciat shye d a nd wi l l be a cknowledged by the under signed It is hope d t o carr y a pic t ure of No 696 in th e May News Heport Thank you a l l a ga i n for your suppor t

Orne r S A Lava l lee Trust o8 696 Cor Fund

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- ---_ _- - Movement of our t rain be t ween Quebe c ari d Limoilou being wi thin yard l i mi t s and by s i gn al indicat i on we r ece i ved our f irst train or der s a t Limo i l ou

Terminal Cl earance Form B Tra i n Orde r Form 19Y No 16 Eiwum 401 nUN PSGR EXTRA

LI NOILOU TO MOlJT110FLE HCY FA LLS bullbull Tra in Order Form 19Ft middot[fo 309 TU T TABLE NO TWENTY FOUR

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Wi t h th i s a Qt hor i t y No 401 s ~l ito f l a gs wer e put up and we proce eCed eas twar d on t he doub le tra ck t owards t he Fal l s

Those of t he pas s eng er s who had be en we l l a cqua int ed VIi t h the Line ove r t he years f ound t his to be a r a t her nostalg i c oc ca sion With No 401 ls hor n sounding f or the many cr o s sings i n t ho suburban a r ea of

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one of Swi t zerland 1s t hree longest bores The highest level of the L8tschberg Hailway is at t ained at 4077 feet above sea level i n the middle of the turme 1

I should like to continue my description of the Alpine railshyways but I regre t t ha t space and possibly t he patience of our readers will not pennit I shall go OD therefore to desc ribe a few of our Canadian tunnelling effort s

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Contributors to the Fund will be intershy(~stccl to knovv that this car was obt~ained by the As socshyi at ion i n spite of a considerable 2illount of difficulty in negotiation and expense in purchaiing and moving the car It has been given a temporary home at Hull Que by oui friends in the Canada Cemont Company and wil l be moved to Montreal sometime this vear The car was purchased for iP 300 00 a nd a further 40000 was expe nded to move i t to Hull The expense covered not only the move but careful d ismantling of underbody parts and disconnecting el ectrical wi~ing so that the trucks could be removed Toward tho )700 00 expended s o f ar the Fund ra ised the sum of i~415 00 and we conshysider this to be an excellent an~ encouraging r esponse The bal ance will be made up ul timate l y from trips and other money-raising proj e cts but there may be some other readers who have not a s yet contributed who would l ike to be considered as VY in iY on t h i s project Their contributions l arge or small will be much appreciatshyed a nd will be acknowledged by the under Signed It is hop ltltd to carry a pictur e of No 696 in the May News Report Thank you a ll aga in for your support

Orner S A Lavall ee Trustoe 696 CGr Fund

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--------- rmiddotl1ovement of our train be tvJee n Quebe C clnd_ Limoilou being within yard limits and by signal indication we r e ce ived our first train orders at Li moilou

Termina l Clearance Form B Train Order Form 19Y No 16 iIEiJGIIfE 401 RUN PSGR EXTHA

LIMO ILOU TO MONTllOFtEHCY FALLSI Train Order Form 19H No 309 iTIlL~ TABLE NO TVJENTY FOUR

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With this authority No 401s ~lite f l ags were put up and we procee~ed

eastward on the doub l e track towards t he Fal l s

Those of the passengers who had beem well a cquainted wi th the l ine over the years found this to be a r ather nostalgic occasion With No 401 s horn sounding for the many cro ss ings in tho suburban area of

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

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lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

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Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

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by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

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The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

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f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

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pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

--- --~-~ --- -

for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

0000 0000-000000 00

----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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(C ~ Ilt middot l y 1 middotc middot- -middot0 I 1 JJ Cgt~ Ybull bullbull J ~ bull 0 W3 ) 1 ) t bull bull J- ) J bull

c l Js middot J_ o

bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

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apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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Quebe c the familiar local halts a l ong th e lin e f lash ed by -- Mauf i l s Maiz (Jrets De SaLa b er-r-y Monument Giffard -- Guests of the As s o ciation f or part o f t h e trip were t he wif e a n d f amily of the Ass t Supe r int enden t Mr 3t Laur ent a s wel l a s a f ew r egular pa s s eng ers who h ad mis t aken our special f or t h e r egu lar L 00 PM train to St -Joa ch i m

Soon vIe were ma k i ng o ur ca r e f u l way t hrough Vi l l a g e Mon tmor-e ncy No shyt ] -r C l t 1 bull 1 c - ~ c- C i P c bull - t 1- bull C i v y -i (gt l F r 1 ( 1 1 bull bull~ 401 ) owa ng or 11l- many C IO h ) lrlo ) in nr s c I t) ca Ly middot_ en J1middotmiddotvana cJ ( 1

co mmunit y All t oo so on i t a e emcd VlO (hc) up a t t h e Fal l s s tatLon wh i le Mr St Lauren t went in t o conf er ov er th ) te lephon e ~ wi t h t he t r-an d isshypatcher Af t e r a s hort wait t he co ndu ct or emerge d with a fur ther Ter shymi nal Clearan ce Form B an d three more t rain orders one a l l owing u s t o run as passeng er ext ra t o St J oa ch im a s e cond g i v i ng u s a mee t wi th

N 33 ( ~ L 14 J i r L j bull IJmiddot ho j- cgt t h middot _1 1 C - 1 ~ i r Vgt It r-a m L o ~ltJ r )-) a G J Ll c~lgtlf1 - c L C-1 Cl CLltJ mi Q lo n e I arm J_ 1r r e a L en c pr-o t e c t ion or d e r a ut h or Lz Lng t h e o ps r-a tor- a t JTontmoren cy Fal l s t o hold a l l trains f ollowing us unt il 230 ~ M

11r f 0 bull nr ] 11 (et -l- i n IT r- J ) ii f ( middotmiddotl iIr ~ middot Y -v rOll ( y I 11 S l r - cro C s ed th eJ-0 ~S J_ i v_L~ cogt LJ_ ~ 6 ll v C- j - amp r s J l t ) ) I J _ bull ~ Jil t bull J v middot 1 1 raquo

lei middott C e f) j 0 1 1 1( -1 - 1-- 7 ( ) -PY ~ n ~ - J e middott t gt Lat rYon m (l1u n~ y c_V ~ _ L__ 1 0 d H middotL 0 J _ ~ J cc Jn c c e VJl D middot r Land s ca pc _ E~( s cnat e l r I l l ~ p ll z t l v d i e ~ _ lhe + aLl 1 rc _ V Imiddotmiddot l 1J 1u 0 eft )J -1 _ L L 1- A _ bull J ~ _ ~ l - )_ --1 t vet - 1 1--1 -_

spire of L Ang n Gald ien new dn~inat sQ ~he l a n ds ca pe -- La b e r ge Dufournel Pe t i t Pr e Va Ln Hi v ier e Caz ea u L emo i n e ~ 401 1s ho rn s ounded a ga i n f or th o cros s i ngs i n Cha t eau Hicb er 111e Lit tLe h a lt a t Cha t ea u Vi l lage va f3 pa s s ed a nd s o on we stopp ed t o take s i d i ng at Chat e au Ri ch er This stat shyion lik e t ho se a t Giffard t he two Montmo re n cy s Boischatel a nd L1Ange Gardien i s one of the l a r g e r s tructur es a s contra s t ed with the tiny shelter-halt s along the l i ne which a r e be ing s e rved f or the l a st time toda y

After a s hort wait i n wh ich marry p l ctur-e s were t aken of the sta tion with i t s g i ngerbread Dame-bo ard car ~5 4 drew up f u l f i l l i ng t he sch e dul e of tr-a in MuchL _ fj_ -n las 1) 8 11 0 thi-L S m J a nd 1 v L t h e LI 0 ct 33 41 ~ -bullbullbull 1 J _ ~ oe t Cl co 1 i 1 pa s s0 enger s)J )

were on board arain and our tran un de r- war -~ Le fr-an co i s Vi s i t at ioIl Baker Tnn n iv i er e ~d G s Clden3 - so o n t hc spi re s of t h e Bas il i ca of St Cj Anne could be s cen over a s pur in t he h i 11 3 i de and a few minut es l a t e ] Pas s e nger Extra 401 Ea s t a r r i v ed a t the i mpre s s i v e stone station V-JE co n t i nued thr ough t o Ste Anne Stat i o n ~ mi l e furt her on wher e more train orde rs a wa ited us Some of t h e pa ssenge r s l eft us here to s pend their time photogr a phing car 405 t wi n to our 401 and visiting the car h ou se wh i l e we we nt fiv e mi le s f u r the r t o St J oa ch i m the e nd of t h e ele ct r i c line The snow bl ew up in squally gu s ts as our spe cial l e f t St e Anne t s pa ss ed t hr ough the new OI tunnelt1 under the r ece ntly-comple t ed h i ghway J Beaupre Dono hu e a l l were l eft beh in4 The l i t tl e hal t of Queyl u s warned u s o f our i mmin ent arrival at St J oa ch im wh e r e tra i n 35 lLYDa wa iting to l ea ve a t 3 05 PM CNH die sel 10~5 on an extra west a 130 wait ed beyond t ho pla t form No 401 was wye d briskly whil e t h e photographer s both mov i ng picture and s t i l l camera devote e s t oo k advanta g e of the o ccasion

In order to a f f ord a s much t i rn o a s po s s ible fo r t h e visitors t o fee th e s hrine a t Sainte-Anno a nd t o vis i t the r a ilwa y f ac i l it ies our s pec shyial was t ed no time a t St J oach i m a nd de parture took place just t en mi n shyut es af t er ar r i val ahea d of tra in 35 Returning to Ste Anne we s pent

( - a hal f hour and during this time we were pas s ed bot h by train 35 a n~ b y Extra 1025 We s t ~ About 3 45 PM we to o l eft t he St e Anne Church ta t ~

ion bidding our off icial f a r ewell to t h e Lo cul ity whi ch had g iven i mpe t u s to the e l e ct r i c rai l way Abou t thi s t Lrne VJe pa s s ed t hrough a sle e t storm of s h or t dur ation which d i s solved some o f t h e red i nk use d on t h e Ad ieu sign which t h e Committee had plac ed on the rear of the tra in

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Quebec the familiar local halts along the line flashed by -- Maufils Maiz(rets DeSalaberry- Monument Giffard -- Guests of the Asso ciation for part of the trip were the wife and family of the Asst Superintendent NIr (3t Laurent as well as a few regular passengers who had mistaken our speciEil for the regula r 1 00 PM train to St amp ~roacbim

Soon VIe were making our careful wa y through Villago Montmor(mcy No lt

401 blowing for the ma ny crossing s in this typica lly Fr ench-Canadj ~

cOlrJlYl1mity All too soon it seemed) Vl e Ch ClJ u p a t the Falls station while fJIr St Laurent went in to confer ov e r the tele phone ~ with the tra5n dis~ patcher After a short wait the co nductor emerged with a further Tershyminal Cleara nce Form B a nd three more train orders one allowing us to run as passenger extra to StJoachim a second giving us a meet with train No3 3 (car iI-54) at Clwt oPu Hi cher th t) t hird the familLlr drear cl nd protection i1 order authorizing tbe operDtor at llontmorcncy Falls to hold all trains following us until 230 M

IOSJIl r fO l n 1 1 re~ t +inn ~ Tr v middotrmiddotmiddotmiddot- middot l TIr~ - YYO I1 Cy 1 lj s -- middotCmiddotVOmiddot cse rl t h O - - ~ f~ I V _ bull 1 lt u __ 6 (t fvcA ol l _1 -1 bull 1 l) J I J _ _ _ JI- JIJf _l J I V l

I middott e f-l j lA 1 1 ( ie r 1 r- 1 - n -(YO - n - -i J - t t l 1 - t + lon mOl n~y t _ Vc J _ lL0 cl nJ 0 -J _ ~ J C C Jn c cc e VTlE- r 1 r nd cJ p ~~ E~ e v middottmiddot EI r Ill ~ p 1 1 h ~ ~ V (J 1~ er __ lhe -f ~ 11 I lUA r 1~ u 0 ltC) ) ) 1 -_ ampo C t ~ 2 - A _ bull J ~ 4- _ ~l )- --1 bull vet o J bullbull -~~

c- f If (- ( ~ d k1 n middottmiddotmiddot middot t middot P l d s 1 L baY r~ D p ~1 ) plr8 0 tln c~ ~rcd Q lpn n W ( j nl bull J J ( 0 0 _ cen Cccp 8 -- 3 - gc U10Ul L 81 ~

Pet it Pre Va] in Hivier8 Caz82u Lemoi iH3 401 1 s horn sounded agJin for the crossing3 in Ctla teau Hicber Th8 little halt at Chateau Village vaf3 passed and soon we stopped to take sidi ng at Chateau Rich er This statshyion like those at Giffa rd the two ~~ntmorencys Boischatel and L1Ange Gardien is one of the larger structures a s contra sted with the tiny shelter-halts along the line which are be ing served for the last time today

After a short wait in which maEY picturc3 were taken of the station with its gingerbread name-board car 454 drew up fulfilling the schedule of tr ln 33 nl[~lCll l-]middot -n )a 1 )(11 0 1-( I S mo ltgt t r -lrJ lt0( 1 middotthe pmiddotaCen0el~ C ct f middotL __ ~ ~ I V U 1 bull _ _ J _ ~ -L ~ J eLl __ - ~ J itmiddot 00 EJ ))

were on board a cain and onr tran und-r wa -~ L E~ francois Visi t ation Baker Inn n iviere-desChiens ~ coon the spires of the Basilica of Ste middot Anne could be seen over a spur in tho hjllide and a few minutes lat el Passnge r Extra 401 East uTived at the iillpre s sive stone station WE continued through to Ste Anne Station ~ mile further on where more train orders a waited us Some of the passengers left us here to spend their time photographing car 405 twin to our 401 and visiting the car house 1tJhile we went five miles furth e r to St Joachim the end of the electric line The snow blew up in squally gusts as our special 18ft 3te Anne t s passed through the newltunnel l under the recently-completed highway Beaupre Donohue all were left behin4 The little halt of Queylus warned us of our imminent arrival at StJoachim where train 35 vfD8 waiting to leav( at 305 PM CNH dieE3el 10~5 on an extra west al~30 waited beyond the) platform No 401 vms wyed briskly while the photographers both moving picture and still camera devotees took advantage of the occasion

In order to afford as nmch time as possible for the visitors to see the shrine at Sainte-Anne and to visit the r a ilway f a cilities our s pe cshyial wasted no time at StJoachim and departure took place just ten minshyutes after arrival ahead of train 35 Heturning to StE Anne we spent

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by Etra 1025 West About 3 45 PM we too li3ft the Ste Anne Church )t at~

ion bidding our official farew(~ ll to the loc ulity which had given imp8t~

us to the e l ectric railvJay About tbis time we passed through a sle e t storm of short duration Thich dissolved some of the red ink used on the liAdieu li sign vThich the Committee had placed on the rear of the train

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f middot fH A News J epor t - 1959

~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

(

bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

--- --~-~ --- -

for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

(

y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

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a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

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Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

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apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

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TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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f middot fH A News J epor t - 1959

~ A NADI AN RAI LROAD HISTOllCAL The i nk r a n down t he s ign and Mr Seton ASSOCIATION with gr im pro prie t y remar ked t hat it

look ed l i ke the stigmata of the Godd Sa i nt News Repor t No 99 Anne s Railway Apr i l 1959

1e me t train 32 car 451 on our vmyBditor Omer S A Lava l lee back a t Chatcau Hi cher Stops for photomiddot Deputy Edit or F A Ke mp graphs were ~ad e at Boischatel on t he Asst ~d ito r W LPharoah b~ ~ f ~ c ont~~J~n or 0 l cVJ and at ~G nt F J1~r- ~Jn r-v L ~ c) at M 1 bull ~ L ~ - )

Publ ishing J no Saunder s Fal ls s t atLon At the latter pc nt CfF

pa s s eng er s climbed the l ong sta lr vray 0

Editor ial Address the powerhouse t o get aerial vieW3 of ~

Box 22 Stat i on B Morrtr-eaL sta tion t he vvye and ou r train rJ01JV FClS ~)

2 Cana da eng el Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachiffi

On ce aga in the stat ions of the suburban distric t were covered and at Limo i l ou your Editor help~d to remove the extra flags from No 401 for the l a s t time on t he Montmorencv Subdiv ision (luebe c was rea ched s hortly after ~ 00 PIv1 ~ and ami d t he gen er-aL mel ee of de par t ur e from Quebe c on C ~ F Ebull tr-an 11 5 ~ a f ew dia-Jrar-ds t ook pictures of No ~Ol be i ng t ur ned and r unn i ng around car 105 The Committ ee wai t ed unt il tle l a s t of the passenger s ha d l eft j t hen turned and made t heir way to Palais Stat i on and train il1 55 f or Mont r eam where a hear-ty d i ni ng ca r dinner bolstered spirits wh i ch had 3agged badly in the concl uding minutes of t he farmve l l t o the Chemin de Fer de l a Bonne Sa i nt e Anne 1

Six hour s l at er Deput y Editor For s ter A Kemp ma de the l a st r egular run over the l i ne Here i s his a cc ount bullbull ~

( THE LAST RUN OF LE pI TI T TRAlli DE SA I tiJTE~ Mmln II Flashlmlbs illuminated the swi rli ng

snowflakes and whitened plat f orms of Quebec ls St ePaul station shortly bef or e mi dn igh t on Sunday Ma r ch 15th a s photographe rs and reporte r s r ec orded t he de parture of the l ast train from the sta tion Several g r oup s of peop le stood near t he doorways of car lTo 454 which wa s to make t he last run a s t r a in 48 ~ Ot he r s sat in the wa r m int er ior of t he car awa i t i ng the fateful moment of 1159 PM when the car would cla tter through the stub switches of t he yard and rumble over t he br idge t o Limoilou for the last time

The lively conversation of the pas senger s gave t he run an atmo sphere more of a wake t han of a funeral as t hey recalled yea r s of riding the r ed cars whi ch have connect ed t he Ancient Capital with the ~e aupre coast f or sixtyyears A c l earance wa s obtained a t Limoilou and then the car sped on thr ough Gi f f ard Eeaupor t and Mon tmorency pau sing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode t he l a st trip Snow swi r l ed ro und t he windows obscuring t he light s whi ch shone a c r os s the snow~ Wheels rumbled E 8

we crossed the Mont morency p and the wh ite~ess r ose up again as t he front pl ow bi t Let o the drifts Boischatel LfAnge Ga rd t en Cha t eau Richer St eAnne Ihe g reat g rey ] 88 middot

ilica was only dimly vi sible thr ough the blus tery night A t Ste Anne St a c icn a LQort distance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the wint er as a spare ca r standing en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up a nd made to pl ow it s way across the yards t o be coupled to 454

Only a few passengers remained as N01-1-54 towed it s darkened co mpanion acros s the 1I7h i tened plains past Beaup r e Vi llage a nd the mill at Donohue t o the vye Vi gcrirous strokes of the broom cleared the siitch poi nt s as lire paused at each junction of tllb Tye o

finally ba cki ng into St~oachim sta tion a t 125 AM (28 minutes l a te) The l a s t tV10

It staying passengers detrained exchang ing a f ew last word s with t he crew and leaving eight others to re~urn wi t h the c ar~

Five mi nu t e s sufficed for last-minute farewells (most of t he younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train Nol05 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

~ANADIAN RAILROAD HISTOJICAL ASSOCIATION

News Repor t No99 April 1959

Ed itor Orner SA Lavallee Deputy poundditor FA Kemp Asst Ed itor WL Pharoah Publishing Jno Saunders

Editor i al Address Box 22 Station B Mont rea l

2 Canada

The i nk ran down the sign and Mr Seton with gr i m propriety remarked that i t looked like the stigmata of the Godd Saint Annes Hailway

We nwt train 32 car 451 on our way back at Chateau Richer Stops for photo~ graphs were ~ade at BOi schatel on the by- (-1 jO at Mon(- oriI ClT and at lVICYlL-rr r rn (r l -c bull 1 I-j~ bull ~ 1 J ~ 1) _J - J

Fl ls ct-cl 0[ ~ t f-he lao-tel rc YC (-he ~ _ 0 1 1 vl1 u ~ - _ _~1 _

passengers climbed the long stairHij C

the powerhouse to get aerial vj ew~ of ~~2

station t he wye and our train now Pass ~

enge l Extra 401 Wes t since St Joachi~

Once aga i n the stat ions of the suburban district wer e covered and at Limo ilou your Editor help~d to remove the extrD flags from No l+OI for the l ast tiJYle~ on the Montmorency Subdivision cuebec was reached s hort l y after j~OO PM and amid the general melee of depar ture from iiuebec on C e P E trDi_n l155 a f ew di e-oards took pictures of No ~Ol being turned and runnLng iEound car 105 The Committ ee waitf)d until t~e l ast of the passengers had left then turned and made their way to Palais Stat ion and train l55 for Montream where a hEarty dining car di nner bolst er ed spiri ts wh ich had ~3agged badly in the concluding minutes of the farmvell to the IIChemin de Fer de 1a Donne Sai nte Anne it

Si x hours l a t er Deputy Edi tor Fors ter A Kemp made the l as t regular run over the l ine Hore i s his a ccount bullbull ~

( THE LAST aUlr OF IILE plTIT TRAIlif DE SAI~TE~ ~nNE)il Flashbulbs illuminated the swirling

snowflakes and whitened platforms of Quebec1s St~Paul station shortly before midnight on Sunday March 15th as photographers and reporters recorded the departure of the last train from the sta tion Several groups of p~ople stood near the doorways of car lTo454 which was to make the last run as train 1+8 ~ Others sat in the warm interior of the car avmi ting the fateful moment of ll 59 PM when the car would clatter through the stub switches of the yard and rumble over the b ridge to Limoilou for the last time

Th e lively conversation of the passenger s gave the run an atmosphere more of a wake than of a funeral as t hey recalled years of riding the red cars which have connected t he Ancient Capital with the Beaup re coast for sixtyyears1l A clearance was obtained at Limoilou and then the car sped on through Giffard Beauport and Mont morenc y pausing briefly to deposit some of the forty passengers who rode the last trip Snow swlrled round the windows obscuring the light s which shone across the snow~ Wheels rumbled [8

we crossed the Montmorency ~ and the whi teJess rose up again as the front plow bi t ir~to

the drifts BOischatel LtAnge Gardien Chateau RicheI~ Ste Anne rLhe g reat g r ey Ras middot ilica was only dimly visible through the blustery night A t SteAnne Staticm a Lhort di stance beyond Car 405 which had spent most of the winte r as a spare car stareding en a siding at SteAnne was lighted up and made to plow its way across the yards t o be

coupled to 454

Only a few p~ssengers remained as No)J-54 towed it s darkened companion acros s the 1ftrhi tened plains past Beaupre village and the mill at Donobue to the ltlye Vigourl)us strokes of the broom cleared the switch points as 1ftre paused at each junc t ion of th8 TY8 0

finally backing into St~oachim stat ion at 1 25 AM (28 minutes late) The l ast tVIO

staying ll passengers detrained excha nging a few last words with the crew and leaving eight others to return with the car

Five minutes sufficed for last~middotminute fare1ftJells (most of the younger men were to be laid off) and to obtain a clearanee as Train No105 which left StJoachim at ~JOAM

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

--- --~-~ --- -

for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

0000 0000-000000 00

----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

_______ - Ed lt or- bull bull bull_ I_ __ ~oi

e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

c -I n -r 1 ( 1l1 gt l

-1 ~- r shy- 1[ U d C f 1

f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

I

VDl l l cl 1 ~ ( ~ Jl e s ( 1 ~) C~ ( ( 3 Imiddotl (1 Br-LlLant j ( ~ ~~ f ~ l t f 0 V Y i C Eqf ca r ~ r I T rae s n vV a - LJ 1 1 I ( euro t ~- u L Gt

~ C- 6 2

2063 2064

1] Jol bf-)rt VaL j Gan Vulma r ie

(

ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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y I ) ~ Imiddot I bull bull _ N ~ __ bull _ _ r _ ____ _ ______ _ _ _1 eVS 11-~--~O ~ __ ~j9 __ __ __ ~ -

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

I

2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

20~~J

2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

-- - ------ - - -

G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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(C ~ Ilt middot l y 1 middotc middot- -middot0 I 1 JJ Cgt~ Ybull bullbull J ~ bull 0 W3 ) 1 ) t bull bull J- ) J bull

c l Js middot J_ o

bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

lt

(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

n _ - t

f or St eAnne A brief pause ~t Ste Anne Stati on mar ked t he end of re ~11ar passenge r s e rvice by ele c t ric cars on Lhe Mon tmorency 8u odj Yis iou ~rh l t3 f l a g s lgt101e pu tup a nd Ex tra West 454 mov ed ou t t cwa r d QuelJee lh e Lntc rIo r lights WAre put ou t and h ea rlshyligh t and trolley f o rmed ou r only LlLumtna t Lon a s Vl d r ol l ed ghostlike thr ough the s nowy n i gh t St op s wer e made on l y at Pa que t Gi f f a r d and I rimo i l ou t o de t r a i n 80118

of t he Las t r ide r a Finfll1y ~ t h e ca r wheels r umbl ed ove r t hl) St Charle s Rive r or id~e0

and cla t t e r ed i nt o St Pau l St etiOll yards cOIn i ng t o a ha l t wi t h ( to qu ote a Nont r e a l et aIll edlt o r Lal 0 11 t he same sub j e o t ) a l a s t compre s s ecl- a ir f1gni a nd t he mo t crmsn c-Yl ll

c ondu c t or e nt t o he ck off duty f or the l as t t i me l eav i ng t h sn )ltrfl at-0 s t (j 81-1 around Les pI t it s tra in s d e Sain t e--Anne ~

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- --------- - ----- - __- - NOTICE TO RE GULAR I1f~ In3 E~ ~~ S _---_ __-shy

In ac co rdanc e with thp Con-it d r- - R 1 1 f t r stJ uc ion an dy - L aws eg1L ar llGm) CHi) o i nc~ i ~ S )C middotIac ~

i on i n C~o o J st and Lng a r e hereby no t i f i ed t h Olt i j1 t r-o ltTu l ) r mon t hLy mee t Ln [J o f th e A C (1 C i c t - em v1 1 i - ~ +- 0~E) l ~~ t ~ L ~ l~ 1 ~~ y _ ~ h ~) ~ C I ~ ~ ~~ f~~ I ~ ~ _~ uj bull bull

nb e h eLd on Jc dn e s day ~ Apr rr oL~ l L)1 - 1l lllt I

he~ e in a mo t i on vri l l be in ~rodur r cl for t le ~middot() n d r shyfa t Lori of thc nlee+-lmiddot n middot - amcnd ins TYe) middotmiddot) co middot middot L r on Bc J ~ C J x c V Cl el l ( L Lg r c1 Cl~J middot i L )l ~ ~ ~ l J (-- J I L

o t th o y La ws (1 Ln J l r--J o -- (~ I ~r i 1 Q3 rl CO I rJO I1I C l o t herbull _ bull J VIJ ~J L _ J J C)p - _ L _ C l _ ~ j c d _U i

pe r t i n e nt s e ct i ons r e s p e cting tIle prop0s21 an d a dmi s s shyi on of new members i nt o t h e Associa tion

I By order of t he Ex ecu t ive Conllili tt es

C til K71Jl imu lT C f P )( I JJ dl l r u u i L c Secre t a r yl _

i I e Tor o nt o a l ready has a by-ipa s s route f o r h i ghway NOTES AND NIlIlS t r a f f ic and soon it wi 11 have one for ra i l way - --- - - - -_-- - _--- traff Lc a lso The 33- mi l o route i s pa r t of a cam-by Fo rster Kemp pr-ehens Lve plan f or Ca nad i an Nat i onal Ra i lwny s

I Tor ont o Te r mina l s a rea wh i ch a lso inc lud es a hump- r etarder cl a s sif i ca t i on ya r d of t h e l a t e s t

d s i gn T ~e by-pass li118 wi~~ l e a~e the Os hawa S~bd iv i s ion a t mi leage 31+ ( fr -orn Mo n tr-ea l ) between - l ck c3Y Jng and Port Un ic n a nd pass to the north o f the city cr o s s i ng the Uxb r Ldge Beaverton a nd Newmarket Sub shyd Lv l s Lou s a nd j oining the Bramp ton Subd iv i s ion at ilId t on The l i n e fr ou Ltori to Geo r ge town wi l l be double-t r a cked arid t ra i n s wi l l use U s MiLton 3ubcli v i s Lori f r om Geo r g etown to Bur l i ngt on Vrv lP-Jce t hey may pr shyce ed we s twar d or s ou t hward Th e yard i s t o be l o ca~ ( l a t t he north~ 3~

ani le of t h e cr os s i ng wit h the Newmar-k et Subdivision (Tor onto - Ba r r L )

e Rol l owing are the names of e i ght s l eoping cars reC 8l lJy a cqu i r e rl by the Canad i a n Pacif ic Hai l way f rom t he New Yor k Centra l HcLi J -o t cl

r 1~1 )HY C name be come s CPR nClme NYC name be come s I I

Fall Brook East v iew Ca s cade [i Oun AvITici3J8 f I ~3 k 1 -- C cs r- d L ~ B middot l - -- middot r S Jn6 l 11amp L r oo 1- 0 1UI L V J L~ I) ao cJ e tne ) - ) Y bullc ~_

Plum Bro ok Hi ve r View Ca s ca do Mist Cl cv (C J JI) Bab bl ing Br ook Seavi ew Ca sca de Run Riverdul e1

The nV iowiY ca r s are finis h ed i n f lut e d stainless steel CPR has 9 pr1 i cd Tusca n Re d l e t tering boa r ds wi t h yellow l e t t er i ng and a narrow r8J stripe be l ow t he windows flD a l e li cars a r e r e d wi t h yellow l e t t e r i rlgamp

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bull l ~ ~ _--_______ - ___ IcJemiddot v_Js_H ( por~-=_)~959 ______ _ T) r

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for SteAnne A brief pause lit Ste~Anne Station marked the end of regular passenger service by electric cars ort Lhe MC)utmorencY Sut)(iJvisinl1amp Ihite flags lore putup and Extra West 454 moved out towaT(l OJue1Je 111 intoXior lights WAre plJt out and headshylight and trolley formed OUT only HlllJnlnation as WI 1olled ghostlike_ through the snowy night Stops vere made only at Paqilet Giffar d and li moi lou to detrain 80118

of the last riders FiMlly the car wheels rumbled over th~ St Charles River brid~e and clattered into StPaul Station yarcls coming to a halt vith (to quote a IIHcntreal Star ll edc0rlal 011 the same SIJbj ~c t) tla last compressecl-air sgl)fl and the moturli10 ld conductor Volent to neok opoundf dllty for the l a st time leav ing the sn)rfla~0s to JLi around Illes pI tits train s de Salnte~Ann0n

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----__-_- -__--_ __ NOTICE TO REGULAR rIEILBE3S

In accordance w1th the Conshystitution and By- Lavvs Regular TtlsmberE3 of the Ascjacmiddot~

i on i n good standing are here by notified t h1 t j 1 thi3 rcgul (1 r monthly meet ing of the Assn cLatLoDvll it ~i to be held on Wednesday Aprl 8th 1959) a l-il ~ LC ~(] herein a mot i on vril l be jJltrodurrcl for the ( )jI~dr middot~

at i on of tho Mee t ing amending PaY 2sralh 2 S ~ ~~ j un B O t themiddotmiddot 113y 1amiddotrc rlCO I )crJ-cOgt(1 ln JitlEgt Joc middotr~ll~r i )I ~ c+her bull _ bull J VIJ~J L _ J v U _ 1 Gl L_ I j (tl_lJ _vi

pertinent sections r es p ecting the prcp0221 and admis sshyion of new members into tho Associat ion

By order of the Execut i ve Co~aittee

C tJ KIJNTu IT ~ i D bull If J~ ~ [ middotJLJ d ~ i Secre t a ry

r----------------------~1 I I e Toronto already has a by-pacs route for highway NOTES AND NliV1S trarf ic and soon it will have one for railway ----------------~- trlff ic also ~ The 33-mil s route i s pa rt of a com-by Forster Kemp prlt~hensi ve plan for Canadian Nat ional Railways

I Toronto Terminals aroa which a lso includes a hlunp- r e t arder cl a s s ification yard of the l atest

design The by-pass 1ir13 wi~~ l ea~e the Oshawa S~b1ivision a t ~ileage

314 (from Montreal) between ~lckarlng and Port Unlcn ~ and pass to the north of the city cro ssing the Uxbridge Beavertcn and Newmarket Subshydivisions Clnd joining the Brampton Subdivi ~~ ion at lill-lLton The line fron l ton to Georgetovln will be doubl e - tra cked arid trains wil l use 1)1 8

rl1ilton Jubcl i v ision from Georgetown to Burlington W middotmiddot It ) ce they may ppshye8sel wastward or southward The yar d i s to be loca~ (l at the nort~~3t an[l e of the cross ing with the Newmxk et Sllbdi v i sj on (Toronto -Barri~ )

e B~ollovJing Dre the nc~m8S of~ eight sl c) oping C -J l~S 1~eC8Jt~~Iy acqlJir e d l~ t~Jf

Canadian Pacific Hailway from the New York CentralHcLiJ-o Stcl

NYC name

Fall Brook Sing ing Brook Plum Bro ok Babbling Brook

becomes CPR n ame

Eastview Mountv i E~w

Hiv eI Vi ew Seavi(~w

NYC name

Ctlscade Faun Cas cJde Lme Cascade Mi st Cas cade Hun

becomes ( rn) II

j~ ITl 1 3 J~ e B t~) u kr ~ (-~= ( C 1 () T (~J (t ~ _ (~

R i verdal)

The nV i ew li cars are finish e d in flut ed stainless steel CPR has 9 pylicd Tuscan Red lettering boards with y e llow l ettering and a narrow r 8J stripe be low the windo1rJs iiD a l e il c a rs a r e red with yellow l etteri ng 6

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

II II

w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

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e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

J ~ 1 ) J ) C _~ ~ middot

II t TV C J- QI n 10 n r eaL LlGUI C -

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f -- shy _ _ - ~ middot 1

middotmiddot ~ rij middot I ~ middotI middot~middotJ middot lmiddot middot t f middot ~ ~ - ~ bull C ~ J

1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

20 52 2(11 205r

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ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

h f itmu c 0 J 3

North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

Ontar io as J EJC - h 1 to t e ~)cCJ rJ ) J v t~

u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

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2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

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2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

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G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

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(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

CR BA News Re~o~ ~ I i( middot i~~ C-_bull - - - -- ---------~_ _-- --_ _ -- _- bull - - ~ ~ - -59 __ __ __ raquo

SUPPLEI1ENT TO NOTICE OF MEETING --_ _ ~ - ------ ___-~----_shy- shy __shy_-shy

As we r e ache d pa g e 47 i n pr e pa r i ng th is month s News Re por t t h e Pre sid ent cal led u s to say that the s peake r f or t h e Ap r i l moot i n g

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w ~ l~~ b ~ Hr_ ~ol n V Js ~ wo ~d ~ o ~ t l ~ D op at~l r n ~ 1

0 1 1L ans po r t a t Lon llG0e a l ch J Can ad La n N dtJl j nd

Ra t Lway s ~ who wJ11 add r-e s s t h e As soc i at ion on t h e to pi c Ru s e La n HLd lway s I

II

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e Ni net een s Le e p i n g cars hav e b e en pu rchas ed by Canad i an 1]ilt T ) ~J i ~ i 1 wa ys f r om the Noy York Centra l Ha i l r o cd bull 11 ( C 3 r 3 CCDT Jn

ro omett e s each an r e I) ]middotj plmiddotmiddott middot ishy Il middot -middot ~ _ c r r bull - - j CL J U C t - bull 1_ e () 1_ i f -11Jwl 4 1) 0 ( ) l~ ~~ ~ _ bull ~ _ L r_ ) 1 9

c 1 - lt ~ Y jshy _ ~ J L1 1 bull ~

tra caa bLe S t8 p S a nd f our ~vi h e ~~ tru ck J i l I ~Y I Vr gt () r(~ F J~ li r l Wh t c COl~ our s ch pm TIt (-- IT ~ T (

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1 1 p (~ cil 1- ~ _ ~ _ - I-i - bull __ ~ _ J

I middot ~ rl 0 c ~ 1 1I 1 0 c L ) 1 0 _-(0 0

NYC na me h e comes eN ~-~~middotmiddot I ~ middot~ ~ d l r~ ~ 1 r~l l ~ (~ t CU S eN No i and _______ --_ _ bull--__ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __ _- _ _~ ~ bull~ bull- _ _r _ _ bull bull _ _ _ -shy - _ -YJ ap~sect __

Camina da Bay Dor cas 3J Y Sandy Hook B2Y

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ir-a v er-s e Ba y Gardine r s Ba y Hun t ingdon Ba y Sodus Bay Ca s co Ba y Dor che s ter Bay Three- IJIil e Bay

2055 2056 20 57 2058 2059 2060 2061

Ii Et ~ Cote C h fl _ v C n~ Ba y 7 ~ 1 C01 1t tT tn J oY L ~ YV U _l I l v 1 ~ J L J CA

Cal d 1 Amour ITLJJ~ cl er Ba y Val d lEspoir Dela ware Ba y Va ld Or j Ha vers t r aw Ba y Val -Dou cet ISa n ~ r an c isc o Ba y Valhalla I

2065 2066 2067 2068 20 69 2070

Valmont Valoi s Val paraiso Valr oy Valrit a Val St Pa trice

Some e x i s t i ng ca rs b ea r i ng name s in t h e I1Va l il ser ies have b ee n r-ona n ed and othe rs ha ve been r e de signa t e d a s co ach e s wi th numb ers in the 43003

~ Ih e l a s t s t e a m 10 cflmot i v e on the Ontar io No r t hland Ra i Lway No 2()() gt a 1+- 6-0 wi l l

1 or r a I n a n b e dis p la y e d i n

1 bull ta rG1 1j 1lCn owe s Le e Par k jn

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North Bay 1CiJ lt opmerrt

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u s e as an i n et runent of r a p i d a nd higll C3Y1C i t y t r-ancpor-t at ior

e The Lon don Ra ilway Commi s s ion h a s d e (i d (vI to re t a i n t h e 2 5~ n L lc I ()(middotic middot11 amp P 1shy ( L J C1 R ) ~ -v- r bull co C p 1 1) rr 1 ~ r 1- ~ I Y1 ~ - -- T 1+ middot ~ middot r f _01 v JLa n y l ClJ_LVld J anu l) _gt e 1 )E nmiddot J) t C)ODJ middot B 1 Cshy ~ -

t ~ tI l 11 r ~ r h 1 bull i _ ~ -1 h n -J bull C gt_a Jn g 1 8 ane rno v OillldLS SlOn i a s iJ ill -11 ll Cl Q)oJn 1 (0 d () Q l ~_ a l ~ -L

- na I ts -r middotCp +shy ~ 1 ~ c p t l i1 T bullC- -c middot rmiddot middotmiddotmiddotrI -- middot l C r (l ~ middot L r- 1 - 1 ~ l O_~ cl l O _l ~l vO pLn C I1 d 0~ 1e la way Jr a ~ ~ P ) ( v J l l ~v~ ) 1 it ~ Lbullbull bull middot bull

e An Lmpo r-t a n t change has bee n ma d e i n t h e tinc t cb10 f I CO ~ j ( o ~ j ) poundl ~ ~ - - f ~ l middott ~ middotb1 ~ ro t M +shy 1 r n t t - ( ~ ~ ~ y ( 1 -0 )r dLshy S 0 Ll OG I _ C l wo lonv r e0 r an u po~ a ~ l d l OllITJ J_ l u ~ L bullJ ~ ~

a r r out E) 21 ~ iI I I I H lJ and 1 n IvI j J p l j T J D b j h ( shy t- j - Y l 1 - Y -- middotrbull 1 1 shy 0 ~ l M_ J J LJ L middot +v 1 1 1 J l LJ h V J I ~ ~ It bull bull d tshy t ~~ bull 1 fbull bull bull bull Lmiddotl __ L ~gt~_

o f wa y f r om Youv i l l e Shops Orig i na l l y pl a Drl f2 d lcJ _ =j middotp t- int~middot- ~ 11 b I Tff rl r bull Cllln ge ov e r to ous opera tlon WL e ma c e JJliY ~r _ W1U3 L middotU

ttgt bulll C ~ ~ 1 8

i n t e nti on of trw Cit v J

of Hont rea l to c () m ~ U t ~~ tl gt r ()~~ d v~ 1 -v C ll ~ i gt ~

( Avenue and to wi d8Y1 Blvd He nr i - Bouras s a by appropr iat j-g U ) U 3 0rn t r a ck r e s e r va t i on

e Pa ss e ng er 1 h middot a so a v e

s erv i c e on t h e Ni agar a St Ccrt h1rines amp To r onto FVl1I2y vJLl l d d b 0 th ~ Mmiddot r) (kt- h lr )C J ~ n ~ -1~ pen e el ore V l S a p p e ~ r s a l ell - 0 0 c n C 18 IJ V l L C J O J

schedul ed pa s s e ng er serviCE on Ca n a da s l a s t i nt e n lrba n t r o l l ey l i 11 ( Details of the f i na l t rip wil l a pp e a r next month

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SUPPLEVENT TO NOTICE OF rvmETTlTG

As we reached page 47 in prepar i ng this month s News Report the President cal l ed us to say that the speaker for the April meeting will be IvIr John vJestwooJ ~ of the Depa-tmFont

I of TransportatiCJn Hesearch J Canadian NatJIDa [I

II RC1ihlia_Y0 ~ who wil l addresf the Assoc i at ion on

t he topic i1Russ i an Hc1ilways1 I

- E~(iitor IJ I ~ _____ __ __ ~_ ___ middotd

e Nineteen s l eeping cars have been purchased by Canalltc~n Ur( t l ~ J -gt middot~ i1~

ways from the Nc~w York Central Rai l r)cd bull Tte cn 3 CCDT I Jhltmiddot roomettes each~ and are of lightvni ght rrJI) ) middot h middotmiddotltigt (gt-~) ~l~ middot j L11 gt ~

tra ccnabl e strps ard four=0ihe(lt~ tYl 8k i j llrl~ rI~tJ)r(c i(~r lire whi te colour scheme ThlY Dr ~cci1~ l f[lt-1 (J ~ gt11gt ~~ -~ic3S ~ ~1) rJ

i n Jilontreal s NYC ncuncs an middotL f middot i f r ji ~~c ~ gtJ~I~ -l cr( as 1011011[0

NY C name n2p~e _ ____ ____ - _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ ______ ~ - _ -_oZ1 _ _ _ _~ _ _ ~- ~-- ___ ~ ________ __ -_~

Caminada Bay Dorcas JD Y Sand y Hook BilY Tr a verse Bay Gardiners Bay Huntingdon Bay Sodus Bay Casco Bay Dor chester Bay Three- IIil e Bay

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2052 Vell llal1 i (~hrr rmiddot ~ f middot 1~ 1 ( I -- J lt~ - 1 1 ( J

middot)(middot 1) ) 1 - T) - ( r ~ 1 hU lHL Lant T )~~f lt 1 V)t ic l~ly

205r 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061

Vmiddotcmiddot1 ~art ~r I T [l O C l) middotV L L - I_ I Ud bullbullbull u L (J bull

ya~ Coto Chrl~~nCn~ Bay Jal Court Hu~~er bay Cal d ~ Amour I TL1Jr~der Bay Val dfEspoit Delawar e Bay Val dOr Haverstraw Bay Val ~ Doucet I San francisco Bay Vtlbal a L _ o J I

) 0f 1 J ~

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2064 2C16 5 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

Vsl Tolbert VJJ j eCln Va1mar i e Va J mont Va lois Val paraiso Valroy Va lrita Val St Patrice

Some existing cars bearing names in the l1Val f1 series h a ve been r eEcuTecl and others have been redes i gnated a s coaches with numb ers in the 43008

~ ThG l ast steam loc motive on the OntDrjo Northl a nd Hailway Nc 2()() 3

4- 6-0 will b o di splaye d in Le e Park i n North Bay Ontario as a m G~shyoria l i n an area til-lieb owes much o f it3 CiJ(l opment to the J l)CCJDJlj-vsl~

u se as an in strurlcrlt of rapid and higll c1Jclcit y tran c3 portati(n

e An i11por t ant change has been made in t he tircetcb J lt3 f -l CO0-middot)Imiddot1 ~~()c(

r a ils to ruber _ Cf two Montre -~ Tra~spo~atiGn ( __ ~ommL~i) n rj~i ~ lt lij~~

a r e routes 2~_ rilL LLEN and 1f-0 MlNTR~A1J NOrw ~ b th CrJfY ltJtcct ( 11(1 1(3 r~Jt~G

of way from Youvil l e Sho ps ~ Originally piaDtied ICT Ept~mL~middot~ tL I

chlngeover to bus oper ation will be made MC1y ~~rd ~~ds L GI U t e ~ 18

i ntention of th lt3 Citv of Hontr(~a l to com~1 0t(~ t~ rO -Jvr( ( 1 ~fL ~-~

T Avenue and to widenJBl vd Henr i- Bour assa by appropriat~i~g Ulc1 pp3rn t rack reservation

e Passenger service on the Ni agara St Catha rines amp Toronto R2iJ way wil ] also have ended before this appears March 28th lTa the l aJt dar of schedule d passenger serviCE) on Canada 1 s l as t int8lurban trolley li11(3 Details of the final trip will appear next month

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G ltl I rmiddotT ~ i ~ ~ T ~_- ( t d~ -~ ( I1-~ ( d( _- ___ - --_ ___ - - - ~ ~ - _--_ _ ~ ~ shy~~--

e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

t I r- ln s - 1 r ) pnL d - 1+ o jJ-re_ ( _ - [ -J G t hY Abull

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bull

Port Hawk e s bur-y and (i- )c cr~ 1 lt 1 Jh ~ h i middott middot f ~)Ygt ~ h ~j l ) p] 11 _ ~ ~ i f abull J ~n ~ J ~ t~ _~ ~ ~ v~ j ~ j ~ ~ ~_ - ~ r~ (- ~~~~i I-~ J q~~- ~ ~~ ~ ~w r- lj~ - ~ ~~ ll ~ _~I n ]On Cvon I h e Chrt LC) c J ljJ 1

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(- middotC L [ middot ( l 11 8 8 JLR 7( [tH O ( ) he - t

middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

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i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

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e Ot t a wat s d~ cimat 8 d trat in sy~t 8m w~ih S RW t he s u bst itut i on of ~use s f o r e le ctr i c COT S of t ne J3 ~1nkmiddot=H PDt r J cl r out o on J a nuary 1 2 t h l EJ1Q

H 11 I 1 gt ] hh 11 k I rui l 1on t 118 t 0 [tnQ ~ J1lE Jc r J l n e on to e br-uary o t WL ma e a s i nu ar cn an shyge over on t he Pr c 3t e) middotlmiddotmiddotHid r3cm r-out-e ear-Ly on the morning of Apr i l I+t h r 1 -) +- bull middotc 1 b JiC ~ (middot middot l n r j) J r i rl ll middot ro c ) r crmiddot uoo o j cxpe ct e d t o Cl co nvcr-t ec1

1 t ~ middot _~Jc - i+t l e j -- ~ ~middot ~ i ~- middot L~~c~ ~__ _ Cl ) ~J -y ~J -- (~ l- 0 ~) rmiddot~- -- ~ J ~ r V o z _ U on iun c o rn lc-bullu ova l 01 Lo ll u r-orrson tr-o Lle y v coa ch L11e ~ expe cc cd inJ

(I t r r ) t1 - r r 1 1 ( - 1 q -1 1 P l l ~ ~ - - 1J middot -l r 1 rhat t bull 0 - ) - - (~ r y CUCp Jgtil)Cl lL 01H c l e ctr i c opor-at ion on vCU3 enco zn ovm (l j_u

thc Ot t a wa Emectric He i lway

9 Ca na d i an Nat i onal ] a i l wa ys has purchased bo d i es from Nationa l ~t Gcl Ca l CO I c o r-at~ A l j n Of_ u~ m J_ 1 r On t u ~1 0 0 ( Y middot 1 rlJr b bull l t ( C ~ r bulll l _ n 1 1 _ 1l J LJ J1 J 1l 1 _~J v v k C i 1- ) l ~

cs e d 1 -- 1 - of fL c ial s rr~rl CI ) vriLl b e f (lcl- -p l rc c l 1 ( 1 1 1 U w C JY middot I vu 0 l __lt U 1J0 C ~1 1 S l~ J _ J O 1 lt OoJ o l middot ) 1 ~

appear- ance to t h e char ter car-s Bu r-r -ar-d and ilBedf o r d 11 bu iJ t ln r ~) r and t o Bu s in e s s Car No 91 whi ch W2S rebuilt fYom Coa ch 5~)~ I

11 - t d 1 ] t P Cmiddot Cl 1 -lj bull w ri oe compret e oy erie r cn way a _o iu t o t bull un ar-re s lLUp5 j t1 j u l l c

e Ca na d i a n Nat ional Rnilways d i s cl) Dt ia~0d r~ s s Q~fer ser v ice on m ~ xAd

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middotmiddotmiddot (middot l 10gt Ct 0 11 - n l PO l v1r c1u middot [ lC~ Nf) 1 i middot (l C middotj ( middot rgt ~ - ll n B~ C~ (middot r([ J middot ~ 1 1 1 1 1 (t __ _ JJ _ _ bull bull _ u l - ) U L J_ I1 11 v ~~ A )

middot f bull C y bull 1- C l~ ~ - _ ~ c~ ~ r) c t- r )1- - - - r 1 1 1 L 1 middot t - 1 C ~ r) y _ _ l l ctngtpoJj Ou1LlJ_S0 l 0 n e ro r ) )10 ) ev 1) 8 t JJ ld_e p lOlC 11( r a J lc l J

a bout 200 co mmut e rs da i l y I many of Vlhom a re empl oy e d i n t he CNH IloClccm s h o ps

e Th e si t e o f t h e Monct o n hurJ p y a rd of C ~ rJ Cldicm Nat i o nal Haih lJCtys pj~o vide s

a co n s i d or a bl y l a r g e open spa c e f or a t a sk whi ch r e qui r e s a great de a l of g r ound by r e as on of i t s nat u r e This i nvolves t h e weld i ng t og e t h e r O L(gt J) 9 0 -- 1 (6r c c p ) - pOll gt (J C (~ ]bull bull- 1 JGO - 1 rl 0 - f +- L_o oo r )~ 1 f1middot middot l O U v rt 1no o~ 1 2 -V ] J oo i n i 11 l_ s e c-

middot d 1- J -1 l f tmiddot1- middot bull f 2 1 C -i 1 -t 1 O i L) ec J1 Lo Le o ltu ln~s 0 11 em o n C o d Lo r clJd 0 J ope n - d 1Q 6onu0 cs Such a t rai n r e ce nt l y carr i ed 42 such r ail s Zrom Monct on to Spr i ngh i l l

T 0 1 ~J_ - 0 f (- 1 ] 4 J1lJ - o~t I d d 1 (rILtJ k Jc Lo JJn Ci C1 l OLCLlce J ) ml e0 is vIe e cl gt 11 be l a i d i n t ho IVlcm ct on-middotHa l i f a x lin e dur i ng t hQ summer This iVa) the f irs t tin e that VJe ldecl r ails ILve bee n ca rried i n t i e rs on CNR l i n c E

e Ca n a d i an Pac i fi c Ra ilway r e c ent ly o pened a n ew stat ion a t St Bas i l e ( 11 0 on the ~ont real-lu8be c l i n e Although it i s o f t h e mo de r n fl at shyr o of e d des i un i t h~ t t ra c t i v (ly f EC (~d i n l o c a lly - qu a r r i e d stone The f on ne r s tat i on buiJding erec ted orig i na l l y i n the l a t e 1 87 0 s by t h e C 1- 1 0 middotmiddottmiddot l~ 2 0 middotd middotmiddot middot middott - 1 ) 1- l Cl c t d 1middot YItlt l l)~ C h ) n Lo r e UL l 01 C Cl en 1 lIclL iC j was C ) Jr c y () )y J 1 tN

t hre e year s ago

H C ~ n rod j r1r1 (u C 1 -Pl C If l L i J~ l C ( j 0 I (1 l 11 J r T j J l r l t t~ 1 s t freJ Urr7 LltA bull __ C _ CL ~ L _ L bull vJ ) l middot b Cl c ) ~) middot middot-~ I middotJl L I t) ~) -

lt1 1 r 0 1 (r ~v - t middot r y l f ~ ~ - j k- ~ I T th C - - cmiddot middot pc I _ O Vo - D l C l l middot) l Ca l t S cLL cS ~U bull 0 liOn C wG are Lon j~

public pass enge r ca r s on t he CPR systeo heving o pen obs ervation p] a~-

f 1 y C ( ~ ) - y ( 1 ( _ middott n -y- J - ~ - r) t ) - 1 l - l- 1 ~n 1 1 -l ) 01 lilo filOUilC c ll o gt e r va l On c ~ CiC lJ(L bull 1JH Cel r we re nUu8 LG

6 61 2 661 3 661 5 a nd 6616 Also to be scra pped i s r e s t aura nt ca r 640 2 ( fo r me rly el i n i ng ca r tlBa ngor ll ) cJh e d i n i ng cars 1[i 1ton i1 1IiJood middot~

sto ck 11 and IIAir l i 8 11 a re t o be convert ed to 3e r v i ce ca r s

VI SIT TO PAHOTlMIA OF T j~ LEPH ONE pnOGn L ~~S bull bull ~ ---------------___-shy

Th e f ie ld of communi (gt1 tmiddot ~ n )j J

i s a l l ied s o c l ose l y t o t ha t o f t r a ns po r t a t ion t h a t our member Mr d IltIotton o f t he Be l l Te l e phon e Compa n y has i nv i t e d Mont r e a l member 5 -(1 t h e i r wives or f r i ends t o v i s i t the Be l l Te l e phon e Company s i1Pano cnl of Te le ph on e Progre s s II a n exh ibit i o n o f historical co mmuni cat i orJE (-l CJ p le n t (~t t he I3(~ 11 ~ui l d ing Be -v e r Ha l l Hill 1Ion t r e cOtl at 5 O PiI )~l ( -J t u d ) d1 l- l J ~ JT1 ~1er e J_0~ [ 10 c 1 r 1s~t - ~ r e J+r~ e t JiJ V J s l l lJ~ J ~ ~~ 1le~a H middot)L~Ll middot t 1 l ll ~- _ 1 - 0 ~ l- m on middott I l~ cd lmiddotoJ

s e r v e d bu t members MUST m~ S EHV E I N ADV AN CE a t the Apl i l (5 t h meet ing

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e Ottawa1s decimat e d traction system which SRW the substitution of buses f or s l e ctri c COT S of the Ik lnk-middotSt Potrick rout e on J a nuary 1 2th 2nd on the Holland-LltU1ic r line on Februa ry 16th wil l make a clirni1a r chanshygeover on tlH~ Pre i-3t c11- rt id ~3au r cut e earl y on tho morning of April +th T c ~ e r j n middoti r g 1 j r - - t C 11 ~ i ( ) r eI middot T i n i) j C- p r CJ

e d to b o co llvorted 1 bull ~ _~ L C _ i _ t L ) - middot~- - r~ L (~ C_I~ _ Cl - ~re ~ ~~ ~- (- ~ i ~= ) r 0 ~ J r c 0 bull

on J U u lc utll~ 1 1- 1 0 1 01 1 11 - t3 ronG (n l Ir~)LL cy -c-)ach - JHe ~ exp cL ed Ul (I J lJmiddotL(middot) y~ l)C -I j r ~~l middotL middot ~r ~1 lt)-11 P -l ( C ~-rl ~ op rJL-io l nn h t 1amiddot ~ 0 -)e 1 middotmiddot ~r T ry middot le V0 l JgtH( j J l G lL Ccl_ v C t aLl -1 _u Iv J ~ L~ r1 L d u

the Ottawa Eili e ctric Heilway

e Ca nad i a n Nationa l an ilwa y s has purchasod bodip s from National f~ 8 0 1

Ca r Cor pora tion of Hasilt oll Ontario fo r s ix n ew busine ss cuc ~0 ~0

U - e d Yy l J c 0 ff l ~ i -1 co Tr r rgt C -l~ S -I-il J i-b (0) 0 j 1n (1 Tn) 01 c C J ( ( 1 n 1 Y u J v egt V __ -A u 0 -l _ _ J ~ _ C ~ J 0c) ) _ lt bullbull bull _ ~

apPGar G~nce to the chart e r ca rs IIBurrard 1 a n d JIBBe rardi bt~ i J t Ln i ~ )r t-r B1 0 -~ n 1 j 01 1 l ~l f- fY ( ~ h () l f -- anl ) ~US 1 n s - Iar 10 7 voJnlc~ was r u IJU L I on J c) -1 Cl Jr ~ Cic

1 t d J 1 ] t P c- C I r T bull I 1rIlL oe cornpIemiddot e oy In1e r CD way a () i~lt )( llarjlts -Lops j L1 1 01( 0

e Canad i an N tI orw l HaiLVJay ~3 C i c ( ) r ri il~ld fiS[J ~lp(~r s ervic e on m ~ xpd middot

t1 l n s 1 C J nd 1 )1- ( -Dr l - - l -j c t- h Y f ~ C r P rr e ~ (middot l 1 (+1 0 I ~l r ( C c 0 ~ L + r- _ t J ) I bull t bull lo bull - Y l r L _ 1 J -~ J ~ I) l

Por~t Ualr]r pSmiddotou ry lt1 c- j- DC ~ c r 1~ ~ Jh I~~l I middot ( t e middot 1 11~ J 1) lPJ 11 11 1 lJ u-J _ t- J~l u ~ ) ~ ~j ~ l ( _ - _ J )l ~ clJ 1 L~ ea - S _ _

i n ~bncton The ClJR d 3C) a -p i Hl I middot C dL (JtiU18 liraiES 17 and ( ~ h elgtmiddot )middotmiddotemiddot1middot1 i O Y CtO1 11 1 POl vl f clu (rl rI C ~r~ 1 ) - CJE Cj 11 B~ I (-~ ( F 0 JlLl 1 Lt __ -- _ L J _ - bullbull 1 u l ) L ) _I I1~ )1 v ~-I A )

TrCt1s port COlilmis s ioners 13 not yet b e p tl ElcLCl e pUblic Th o tr3 ir ~ cJTlY

a bout 200 commuters da ilI ma ny of whom a re employed in t he CNH lloJccn shops

e The site of the Moncton hurJp y 3r d of C~rlld i an Nat iona l Ha i l wQys provide s a co nsiderably l arge open s pa ce for a t ask which requires a gr eat deal of ground by reQson of its nature Thi s involves the we l d ing together of 39middotfoot 1 0ngt hs of l32-pound rail into 1170-foot ((rib bo nr a il iI se cshyt i o n8 a nd the lo d i ng o f t h em onto a t rain of 25 open-and gondol as Su ch ( t r a in recent l y ca rrie d ly2 such ra i1 3 ~rom Moncton to Spr inghill J un ct i on a distan ce of 65 miles 14 mile s of we lded r a ils wil l be l a i d i n t ho Ivloncton~ I-i ltllifax line dur ing the summer This W( 3 the firs t titlE) t hat we l ded r a ils lwve been car ried in t i e rs on erm line~

e Canadia n Pacific Railway r e ce ntly opene d a n ew station at StBa sile T b ] f I t h middot tmiddot 0 d fl t ltLtc on tno lilontrc~ iU ~U ( e c Jn(~ -i n ou2gt l lS 0 1 LnG rao e rn a --

r oofed de sign i t i~ ~ ttractiv( ly f a ced in l oc a lly- quarried s t one The f orme r stat ion buiJding erect e d origina lly in the l ate 1 870 s by t he Wllr be c IIo ntre a l Ot t a vD amp Occ idental 1ta ilve Y was de s troyod by f i ce thru e year s a go

e Canadian OaC) fic Hel ilway is enga ge d in s cr5Jpi ~1g i ts l a st four bE j 8 middot ~ -parlour -o b~3 ()rvation car s As f a r 2 S it is known the s e are th8 j c j~

public passenger cars on the CFB s ys t eu hcv ing ope n obs ervation j)l a rJ

for ms (rnountain o bs erva tion cars excepted ) ~hc ca rs we re numbe ~~ed

6612 661) 6615 a nd 6616 Al so t o be scrapped i s r e staurant c~r 6402 ( f ormerly din i ng car YiBangor 1i ) Tbe d ining cars lIVIiltonl tiVJood middot~

stock 11 and flAir lie il a r c to be convert ed to 3ervice cars

1[I31T fTO PA ITOTlAr~rI OF rrf~ IE PHOIIE P~10 GTi middot~ 3middotS g bull 0

~--------------- - --The field of communic1 t ~~) JrC)

i s allied s o closely t o t ha t o f transportation that our member 11i i Y~d

Motton of the Bell Te l ephone Company has invit e d Montreal member -rJ their wives or f riends to vis it the B(C) l l le l ephone Company s fPa nncn(a of Te l e phone Trogr~s ~ 11 an e~hibit ion o f_ l~stoTical comm1Jn icatio~~ ~qrj p~

Dle Y l r f ~he 1middot- lJ lllld ln rr Bever TJ l lmiddotT) 11 Tr)ntrerl middott c OO r ~ L v U V LI _ 1 _ _ 1) 1 (~ Cot 11 c-A L ~ __ i o Cl 0 r ~ J~ ) 1 l

~ied ne s day Apri l 1 5th There is no cha rge and r efreshments v1il l be served but members M(J~T HIESEHVE IN ADVANCE a t the Apd l [5th meeting 0

( NOW

I S l lHE 11Ilvill

FOR AL L R1 I L FANS

~l0 DEC IDE TO P 11EHD THE

Sr I1IDG ELrCUEf3ION

BELLEVILLE - BA NCIWWT ONTAh I O

MAY 10 1 9[59

6 45 a m - 5 45 pm ES T

~i MOGUL AND A CONSOLI DA TI ON

DOUBLEHEA DED

STEAM POWER

TICKETS $8 0 0

MOVI E RUNS AND PHOTO STOPS

xx - xx - xx

LUlJCH CAR

xx - xx - xx

A TTENT ION 1iONS-HEAL AND NEI ELJ GLAND PA SSENGER S A r oome tte car wi l l be r eserved fo r pas s engers f rom Mon t r ea l or pa ss shying t hro ugh Mont r ea l t o t he Spri ng Excursi on T ri p via C NR f rom Bel l ev i ll e t o Banc roft Re t urn fare a nd roome tte charge is $24 15 Mon t r ea l -B el l evi l l e r e t urn A minimum of 18 reservations is re quired Res erva tions r eceived wi l l be held until the mini mum has been received t hen ma i l ed pr omptly If by May 2nd the minimum numbe r ha s not been r eceived y ou wi Ll be advis ed i mmed La t eLy by ma i l an d your money r efunded V~ e wi l l adv is e on ot he r c onne oti ons ava iLa bL e a t t hat t i me

SCHEDULE May 9 Lv Mont re a l CN Central 1er mi Damp1 8 35 p vrn EST AR Belleville May 10 2 44 a m oc cupa ncy t o 6 45 a vm Re t urn ing v i a Tra i n 118

( May 11 a~ ~2 3~ ~~ bull (~ c ~u~a~ci Opm)arvn ~ yenoqt ~e ~ l 655 a m TO r a s s enge r Age nt Can ad i an Ra i l road Hi s t or i ca l Ass n

PO Box 22 Stat ion B Mont r ea l ~n eb e c Ple E s e r ese r ve __ r oome tt e( s) (b ~24 1 1 5 and __ t icke t (s ) lti ~~8

1~middotl IiIE bull e bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull Money Orde r enc los ed ADDEES S Canad i an Punds

( NOW

IS -rHE 1I1ME

FOR ALL RAIL FANS

TO DEC IDE TO A ~1EnD THE

SfR I UG EXCUnS ION

BELLEVILLE - BJ- NCHOItT ONTARIO

MA Y 10 1959

645 a m - 5 4 5 pm EST

j~ MOGUL AND A COnSOLIDATION

DOUBLEHEA DED

STEAM P01J1J ER

TICKETS $8 00

MOVIE RUNS AND PHO TO STOPS

xx - xx - xx

LUlJCH CAR

xx - xx - xx

ATTENT ION 1~ONiREAL AND NE ] ENGLAND PASSEmGERS A roomette car will be reserved for pas s eng ers from Montreal or passshying through Montreal to the Spring Excursion T rip via C NR from Belleville to Bancroft Return fare and roomette charg e is $2415 Montreal-Belleville r etu rn A minimum of 18 reservations is required Res e rvations received will be held until the minimum has been received then mailed promptly If by May 2nd the minimum number has not been received yo u wil J be bdvised immed ia tely by mail and your money refunded We will advise on ot he r c onnecti ons available t)t that time

SCHEDULE May 9 Lv Montrea l CN Central 1 er miDamp1 8 35 pm EST AR Belleville May 10 244 a m occupancy to 645 am Returning vi a Train 118 May 11 a 123~ ~~ bullbull (~c~u~a~ci Opm)arvn~ yenoqte~l 655 am TO r ass enge r Agent Canad ian Railroad Histor ical Assn

PO Box 22 St ut ion B Ivio ntreal ~uebec PJesse reSelVe _ roomette(s) ltidt $24115 and 1~-l~Il1E bull II bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull

ADDRESS ticket( s) lt0 ~~8

Money Order enclosed Canadian Junds