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CPR Saint John, New Brunswick-
Continued From May 26, 1999
February 9, 1955 * Symbol indicates motive power tuscan red-grey-gold
-black paint scheme.
Going back a few hours, at Saint John Union Station, on the west side of
station at Mill Street freight shed 2-8-0 switcher 3752.
The second Montreal train #42 "Atlantic Limited" was due at 1140 and on
time, by surprise instead of a heavy semi-streamlined 4-6-2 of *2390
or *2400 series, train #42 pulled into the station with semi-streamlined
2-8-2 5459 a power change made at McAdam as usual. Included in the
consist of passenger equipment, two new stainles-steel "Manor" series
sleeping cars which are regular asssigned equipment, plus heavy-weight
sleepers. At 1225 the "Gull" from Boston was pulling in, with a stranger
light-modern 4-6-2 1267 with 8 cars. The following consist: CP
streamlined light-weight 3600 series postal-express, Maine Central
express car, Boston & Maine baggage, two Maine Central coaches,
(normally Maine Central stainless-steel coaches, Two CP "R" class
sleepers, one Boston & Maine stainless-steel sleeper.
Remarks: CP 3600 series postal-express comes out of Montreal on train
#42, taken off at McAdam. The Maine Central postal car from Boston on
the "Gull" is taken off at McAdam, and CP postal car from #42 added to
the "Gull" for Saint John-about a 40 minute layover. Back at Union
Station, Saint John, after the "Gull" arrived, semi-streamlined 2-8-2
5459 backed westbound from track #7 which is outside the train shed
enroute to Lancaster, where 5459 would switch over south/west to the
line to Bay Shore roundhouse. On track #5 was the other railway's train
#14 6 cars powered by a 4-6-2 5200 series to Moncton and connections to
Halifax.. I had plans to go to Ocean Terminals at West Saint John to
watch the departure of Canadian Pacific's 19,000 ton "Empress of
Australia" (2nd) depart for Liverpool, England-but got tied up talking
to the roundhouse foreman Jim Leask, so observed the "Empress of
Australia" outbound past the Bay Shore Yard. At 1630 back at Union
Station in Saint John, heavy 4-6-2 semi-streamlined *2394 was backing
into the station from Bay Shore for westbound train #41 "Atlantic
Limited" for a 1700 departure to Montreal. Train #41 was hauled in from
the coach yards from eastend earlier. Westbound train #41 with the
following consist: Streamlined light-weight express-baggage, streamlined
light-weight 3600 series postal-express, two streamlined light-weight
2200 series deluxe coaches, one 2100 series streamlined coach,
heavy-weight dining car, a heavy-weight "Lake" series
buffet-parlor-compartment-bedroom sleeper, two new "Manor" series
stainless-steel sleepers, a heavy-weight sleeper, and wood business car
#36. Yard engine 2-8-0 3752 came from the freight shed, thundering past
the train shed, then coupled on the rear of the "Atlantic Limited"
being the pusher out of the station west up the stiff grade as far as
the Reversing Falls Bridge and back up to the Union Station area. Train
#41 departed at 1700 with 11 cars. More cars added at McAdam which would
be head-ends at this time of year. Some sound with pusher 3752
thundering through the train shed and beginning to pick up speed for the
grade. On another track was the westbound Fredericton local (65 mile
run) powered by light 4-6-2 2629. This train runs with up to 5 cars-no
helper or pusher required. The second Montreal train #39 with a
departure at 2000 is assisted by a helper/pusher, and the westbound
Boston "Gull" a 2030 departure also assisted by a helper/pusher.
Montreal westbound Train #39 is the CPR/DAR boat connection from Digby,
N.S. via CPR's Bay of Fundy Service "Princess Helene" CN's train #13
from Moncton with connections from Halifax also makes connections with
the two CPR westbounds. In the mornings after train #40 arrives from
Montreal at 0645, CP's westbound passenger for Edmundston departs at
0700 via Fredericton Jct.-McAdam(power change)then continues on the
North Line to Woodstock-Aroostook and intermendiate points to
Edmundston. Usually light modern 4-6-2 1255 has been handling this
service Saint John-McAdam and return. The Edmundston passenger over the
same route arrives Union Station at 2230.
To Be Continued-from the 1950's At a Later Date.
Note: My post of May 26 of Montreal-Saint John passenger train #39
arriving at 0645, should read train #40.

Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.