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Hello CP Fans:
Just read Bob Boudreau from Saint John, N.B. comments on CP 4-4-0 136.
Back in 1958 myself organized an excursion on the former CP
Norton-Chipman, N.B. line(Bob and friend from Moncton were there, young
at that time, but look how he has progressed in his intererst in
railways today-we need more like them to take over when people like
myself are gone). CP really went out of the way to make the excursion
successful. Besides the usual wood 3200 series combination-coach, one of
CP's steel 1500 coaches was dead-head-headed to Norton to handle all the
extra passengers. I remember that morning at Norton, crowds of onlookers
and rail-bugs. Even Omer Lavalee from CPR Public ReationsArchives
arriving almost the last minute with a rent-a-car from Saint John after
arriving on train #42-"Atlantic Limited" from Montreal which arrived at
0900. I remember Omer came to the station at Norton on 4-wheels. That
was a man that never missed anything that was special going on Canadian
Pacific. CP 4-4-0 136 was "spotless-all dolled up for its special day".
A good many CP people there to ride the train, retired CP locomotive
engineer from Saint John, namely George Brown whom I rode in his cab
several times out of Saint John on the beautiful Heavy 4-6-2
semi-streamlined 2390 series and the 2400's, plus the G-2's of 2500 and
2600's. Many people from Nova Scotia like Ken MacDonald from Truro-a
very dedicated railfan. From Moncton high-ups in the CN, and from people
at former CN shops at Moncton. My father retired after 46 years in
railroading. Along the line towards Chipman, places like Youngs Cove
Road-the old girl 136 done her switching duties and a number of points,
adding cars travelling northbound to Chipman- a 44 mile run. The
excursion was a complete sellout. At Chipman CPR dolled up both 4-4-0's
29 and 144, and had them outside on the ready track on display. At
Chipman the extra coach was taken off for its southbound run back to
Norton. 4-4-0 at Chipman was replaced on the same train by 2-8-2 5206
with much more tonnage as a mixed train to South Devon, the north side
of Fredericton being separated by the St. John River. Mostly D-10's took
over the run west of Chipman, 900-1000-1100's. Omer Lavallee was in his
glory on the trip-having conversations with the station agents
northbound and southbound on the trip. Col. Anderson retired from the
Royal Canadian Army a railway historian was on board our train who moved
from Fredericton to Sussex, N.B. I have all this on film and converted
to video in 1997-part of the video "The Last Years of Canadian Pacific
Steam"-one hour taken from the Dominion Atlantic in Nova Scotia, CPR in
New Brunswick-Norton-Chipman, Saint John area, Aroostook, N.B.-scene
northbound to Edmundston(2-8-0 of 3300 series), McAdam(once a CPR
railfans "Paradise", Montreal at Westmount, Montreal West, Cote St Luc.,
Toronto at John Street, Lambton freight roundhouse, Moose Jaw and
Calgary, and all in color, plus clips of videos on CP done in 1997 and
1998, including "Royal Hudson" 2860 and ex CP 2-8-0 3716-two hours of
action.

Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.