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Hello all. The part about this story that bothers me most is the return movements. Though I'm still skeptical, I can reluctantly accept that the CPR and Canadian government may have managed to pull

Hello All, Is there any way to get into CP's Agincourt yard to photograph trains, prefferably the engine terminal? Do you need to sign a waiver or is there no visitors allowed at all?

Hello all Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this discussion! I'll try to address some of the notes that came in: Bill Baird said that it seemed unlikely these trains could have

Wind dir. could be critical if there was a chemical spill, etc ...

No doubt these trains did operate across Canada during World War I, but the description you give of the photo of one of these trains simply does not compute. If the loco. visible in the photo is

I did 24 hours at Bayview last year, I'm up for 24 at Galt! ===== Paul Hammond Merritton, CN Grimsby Subdivision St. Caterines, Ontario Canada

Dear CPR List Members: Further the queries on CPR steam, tied up for two days with the "Western Rails Show" later today and Sunday, in Burnaby(I could mention something about that City, but I won't).

--- Paul Cordingley <crs1026@...> wrote: Secret Aerotrain maybe?!?! More seriously, what about as a precaution if an Air Ambulamce is

With 6 wheel tenters coming in the 1950s on the 4-6-2s and if it is a 4-6-4 H1a or b it would be late 1920s so the photo of this train could not have been World War one. Mike Salfi wrote:

Hello List Members: I have been reading discussions on CPR steam, questions just when 12-wheel tenders came on line. When I get the chance will try and answer the question. To be short on this

Paul: Wind socks are located in all CPR yards and some industrial areas as part of the emergency evacuation plans in place for employees. Should a dangerous goods spill be announced, the evacuation

Paul: Wind socks are now becoming common because of the need to determine wind direction in case of a hazardous commodity spill. If it is necessary to evacuate a yard in a hurry, you don't want a

Besides Hey there, I was just reading some messages from a week or so ago and your message about the CASO caught my eye. It is a real shame that the CASO probably will be ripped up, as it is

According to Don Scott's posts on the CPR in the 1950's: ??? In the late 1940's and early 1950's, semi-streamlined heavy 4-6-2's were re-equipped with 12 wheel tender trucks, to enable higher

South East side of the LE&N bridge by about 100 yards. . .

What year did the CPR start using Elesco feedwater heater and what year did they start using long haul (6 wheel) tenders ?

Was wondering if anyone could help me out with a question regarding "mixed" trains, as they would have operated in the 1950's on the CPR. It was always my understanding that mixed trains carried the

Chris Jajko wrote: I believe it was just to the south of the bridge over the Caso, near where the grain elevators are today. I'm sure Bill Miller Sr., who is on this list, could tell you for sure.

When I was still working for the railroad, we used to do abbreviated weather observations (temp, wind, sky cover) 4 to 6 times per day... now, with all of the precautions that must be taken with