During the mid-1930s the economy and popularity of light, fast passenger trains were proven in the USA by the Burlington’s "Zephyr", the Rock Island’s "Rocket", and the Milwaukee Road’s "Hiawatha". In 1936 the CPR built engines 3000-3004, designing each to haul a lightweight baggage car and three day coaches. Before being assigned to "The Chinook" between Calgary and Edmonton, engine 3001 and its train made an extensive publicity tour of western Canada.
[Built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1936, this class of five F2a 4-4-4 locomotives (3000 - 3004) were named "Jubilee" type in honour of the 50th anniversary of CPR transcontinental service. P.E.]
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
CPR streamlined engine No. 3001 & train
Notes
Canadian Pacific Railway's first streamlined engine [class] on display in Brandon
Copy negative LAS with permission
[Mr. Stuckey numbered two envelopes P24. We have kept the same number but designated the first envelope P24(1) and the second envelope P24(2).]
During the mid-1930s the economy and popularity of light, fast passenger trains were proven in the USA by the Burlington’s "Zephyr", the Rock Island’s "Rocket", and the Milwaukee Road’s "Hiawatha". In 1936 the CPR built engines 3000-3004, designing each to haul a lightweight baggage car and three day coaches. Before being assigned to "The Chinook" between Calgary and Edmonton, engine 3001 and its train made an extensive publicity tour of western Canada.
[Built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1936, this class of five F2a 4-4-4 locomotives (3000 - 3004) were named "Jubilee" type in honour of the 50th anniversary of CPR transcontinental service. P.E.]
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
CPR streamlined engine No. 3001 & train
Notes
Canadian Pacific Railway's first streamlined engine [class] on display in Brandon.
CPR 2816 is a class H1b Hudson-type locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works in December 1930. Having logged more than two million miles in active service, 2816 made its final revenue run on May 26, 1960. After a complete three-year rebuild, 2816 was restored to its original specifications with external details from the 1930/40s, and re-entered active service in 2001 as a roving ambassador for Canadian Pacific Railway. [Information from Canadian Pacific Railway's website - www.cpr.ca. P.E. 28/07/09]
First engine on CPR's western lines with smoke deflectors - aka "elephant ears".
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
CPR Engine 2816 being serviced on [passenger train] No. 3
Notes
Note image of L.A. Stuckey as 15-year-old boy in foreground
Copy negative
From the collection of the [UK] National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, England.
The Towerman controlled the crossing gates, [as well as] switches and signals for all routes into and out of the station and freight yards. [Mr. Stuckey's] grandfather, Samuel Gilmour, operated the previous tower for many years (which only operated the crossing gates), and continued to operate the new tower for several years after it was built (ca. 1929). This tower was made obsolete with the installation of Centralized Traffic Control in 1965.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Canadian Pacific Railway's18th Street crossing & signal tower.
Notes
Photo taken just before construction started on overpass
For a better picture of this tower see photo No. 53 (engine 2911) in CPR steam trains file
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Location Copy
1-2002.3.9.163
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Mr. Stuckey numbered two envelopes P20. We have kept the same number but designated the first envelope P20(1) and the contents of the second envelope P20(2) and P20(3).]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of Canadian Pacific Railway, east from overhead [Eighth Street] bridge
Notes
Publicity coach of Sells-Floto Circus (foreground)
On left, a long row of domestic fuel coal sheds (many of which were later burned), Hanbury's Mill, elevators & Maple Leaf flour mill
On right, grain elevator & Hanbury Hardware (in 1985 used by Christie School Supply)
[For original plate, please see the Alf Fowler collection of the S.J. McKee Archives 6-1999.16. P.E.]
[This station, located 13 km north of Brandon on the east side of PTH 10, was] built in the early 1930s to replace Knox as the CNR’s mainline station for Brandon. All passenger trains stopped and buses operated between the CNR’s Brandon station and Brandon North to meet all trains. It was enlarged as shown here in late 1930s, and at peak operation in the 1940s & 1950s saw six daily passenger trains 1 - 2 & 3 - 4 “Continental Limited” and 11 - 12 locals. VIA trains 3 and 4 "Supercontinental" ceased operation Nov. 15, 1981 leaving no passenger service on the former Grand Trunk Pacific mainline of CNR [at that time]. This station was demolished in the fall of 1982.
Custodial History
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The building near the back of the train was the original Salvation Army Citadel. Built in 1889, it was purchased by Wm. Graham in 1910 and moved to the west side of the 300 block of 10th St. It had to be moved to build the Prince Edward Hotel and eventually became part of "Billy" Graham's dance hall.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway engine No. 5, with passenger train