The Trainmasters were assigned to the Hochelaga transfers and for unexplained reasons often were paired with a 1000 HP MLW RS-23. The three stock cars on the headend will be set off at one of the... (more)

The "storm of the century" is raging but the Canadian Pacific station staff have cleared enough snow off the platform for the few passengers to board the D&H train to New York City. The D&H's fou... (more)

The historic Bonsecours Market that opened in 1847 is the background for the National Harbours Board S-3 that is switching the harbour.

A short mid-day commuter train leaves Windsor Station. CP received nine, two-level gallery commuter cars from Canadian Vickers in April 1969; two control cars and seven coaches. Each car had its... (more)

This freight from the East is about to enter CN's huge Montreal Yard (now called Taschereau Yard). This scene has changed considerably as the heavy industry is gone - the Norco fuel distribution ... (more)

On the first day of Spring the wet snow is falling as the head-end crew of an excursion train to Drummondville confer before backing their power down the two miles to Windsor Station to pick up th... (more)

The local job serving the industries on the north bank of the Lachine Canal climbs the first leg of the switchback that will take the train back up to the Adirondack Subdivision mainline that cro... (more)

The operator's view of the morning rush from the Montreal West tower. Two E-8's power a very short overnight D&H Montreal Limited up the South Junction Lead while a CP Lakeshore commuter train pow... (more)

Nothing is moving on the CP Adirondack Subdivision as the sectionmen battle Mother Nature. The D&H passenger train, with EL E-units, is stopped at the home signal at the CN diamond in the distanc... (more)

The local is on the Montreal Subdivision mainline crossing West Side Canal Bank Track on the Lachine Canal. Two of the five crew members are getting off to line the switches for the local to reve... (more)

The NJ ran twice daily from Rouses Point, NY to CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. A significant portion of the interchange was newsprint from Quebec paper mills. This job has just left St. Luc and ... (more)

The Jordan spreader crew is spending the day clearing snow in St. Luc Yard. The 2400 H.P. of the Trainmaster is more than enough to get the job done. The Trainmasters usually were assigned to tr... (more)

The approaching train sends the birds on the bridge into flight as The Montreal Limited, nearing the end of its overnight run from New York, crosses the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River. Toda... (more)

CP's flagship train The Canadian has only seven cars as it begins its 2,881 mile journey to Vancouver. The passenger equipped GP-9 is a rare sight as the normal lashup out of Montreal was GMD A a... (more)

Containers in their infancy - five flats and eight containers. Manchester Liners started container service between Manchester, England and Montreal in November 1968. They built the first contain... (more)