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Canadian Pacific In The Maritimes-Circa-1955
Fan Trip To Norton, N.B. And Saint John, N.B. from Moncton-February 9,
1955
CPR Norton, N.B.
Morning.
At Norton, N.B. 4-4-0 136 was spotted inside CP's one-stall roundhouse
with the weather about 5 below zero. Combination coach (wood)3269 was
pulled up close to the locomotive shed. I then spotted the other railway
(CN) early morning Saint John-Moncton-Charlottetown passenger train
#44(this train number as far as Moncton) then changes to another train
number Moncton-Cape Tormentine before going on ferry to Borden and
Charlottetown)powered by 4-6-2 5273(no feedwater heater).This train
picks up passengers from CPR's Montreal-Saint John train #39 arriving
Saint John Union Station at 0645 which makes connections with CPR's "Bay
of Fundy Service" 4,000 ton "Princess Helene" for Digby, N.S. connecting
with CPR subsidiary Dominion Atlantic passenger trains #98 eastbound
Yarmouth via Digby to Halifax, and westbound Halifax-Yarmouth passenger
#95 usually with 9 cars and powered by G-2 Class 4-6-2's of 2500 and
2600 series. Getting back to CP at Norton, N.B., Nearby was A CP caboose
used by engine and train crews-a home away from home, also a snow plow
and grader. Shortly afterwards 4-4-0 136 backed out of the engine shed,
and coupled onto wood combination coach 3269 and backed to the
station-dead-end tracks for CP. The Norton station is used by both
railways, although owned by CN. CP crews were busy loading mail, express
and some bagge off CN eastbound train #44. CN train #43 passenger from
Moncton to Saint John went westbound earlier. Again express, mail etc.
being loaded. From Moncton, a lot of T-Eaton Company mail-order traffic
being put aboard. All ticketing for CPR is done by the CN agent . At
about 0900 or so 4-4-0 136 with its combination coach departed for
Chipman, about a 44 mile run. Watched this train commencing climbing the
grade out of Norton, with its good sounding whistle and clanging bell
and bellowing lots of steam. Along the way 136 would do local work,
picking up box cars and finally arriving Chipman anything from seven to
eight cars. At Chipman heavier power and more cars on the
mixed-passenger would be added and would continue to the Fredericton
area(South Devon) with a 4-6-0 D-10 Class sometimes a 1100 series even
to a 2-8-2 of 5200 series. Other 4-4-0s 29 and 144 being maintained at
Chipman.

Saint John, N.B.
February 9, 1955.
Late Morning.
Bay Shore Yard-West St. John.
* Symbol denotes steam with Tuscan Red-Grey-Gold-Black paint scheme.
Locomotives observed either inside or outside roundhouse:
4-6-0 431, Heavy 4-6-2 *2332(Smoke Deflectors), semi-streamlined heavy
4-6-2 *2394, light 4-6-2 2629, 2-8-0 yard engines 3641, 3692, 2-8-2's
5321, 5354(12 wheel tender)5357. Not too much steam inside roundhouse.
Latest new power operating into the Saint John area east of McAdam-Light
modern 4-6-2's 1227, 1267 both freight, 2-8-2's 5178, 5179, 5188, 5388,
light modern 4-6-2 1225. Note 2-8-2 5388 from Western lines. 2-8-0 yard
engine 3692 new.
Presently light modern 4-6-2 1267 being assigned to Boston-Saint John
"Gull" from Vanceboro, Maine and return(passenger)replacing
1255(normally 1256). Locomotive 1255 supposed to be in McAdam or
Montreal Angus Shops for repairs. light 4-6-2 2629 assigned to
Fredericton-Saint John local passenger replacing light 4-6-2 2621. 2-8-0
yard engine 3632 former Glen coach yards witcher at Montreal. 2-8-0
switcher 3692 ex Cote St. Luc Yard Montreal yard engine. 2-8-2 in New
Brunswick ex Cote St. Luc Montreal assigned locomotive. Believe 2-8-2
5178 ex oil-burner from B.C. later years converted to coal-burner.
Ocean Terminals West St. John, N.B.
Canadian Pacific Steamship's 19,000 ton Trans-Atlantic liner "Empress of
Australia"(2nd) in from Liverpool, England, plus CPS 10,000 ton
express-cargo liner "Beaverlake" in from London, England and European
Continent. CPR very busy this winter at West St. John yards area and
ocean terminals. Following yard engines observed at Bay Shore Yards,
West St. John:
2-8-0's 3632, 3638, 3641, 3692, 3700, 3742, 3738, 3750, 3753, heavy
0-8-0's 6600, 6602. Other 0-8-0's 6928, 6936, 6935. A number of these
yard engines work back and forth from West St. John Ocean Terminals and
Bay Shore yard, Lancaster Yard and transfers to downtown Saint John and
east to Island Yard at East Saint John.

Lancaster-just west of downtown Saint John.
Canadian Pacific Steamship's "Empress Special" from Montreal to West St.
John Ocean Terminals-passengers for CPS "Empress of Australia" departure
for Liverpool, England. On the power end:
Semi-streamlined 2-8-2 5454 with a total of 11 cars. Mail and express
special arrived earlier for Empress of Australia.
A number of yard engines working Lancaster Yard.

Back at Bay Shore Yard-West St. John
Freight arriving from west: 2-8-2 5215
Freight arriving from west 2-8-2 5323
Freight outbound-westbound double-header-2-8-2 5354-semi-streamlined
2-8-2 5454
Freight outbound -westbound double-header-Heavy 4-6-2*2332-2-8-2 5357.
Total 50 cars.
All power runs west as far as McAdam, N.B.
Usually all freight westbound out of Bay Shore are assisted by a a
pusher-helper.
Mixed Passenger arriving off "Shore Line" from Bonny River-4-6-0
491-five box cars and wood combination-coach. A station located next to
roundhouse.
To Be Continued.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.