Articles on Railway Technology & Systems
and the Human Experience of Railroading (Index 04)
and the Human Experience of Railroading (Index 04)
Air Brakes
1978 CPR Train Air Brake Qualification
Baggage
CPR 1946 - Baggage Car Traffic Instructions
CPR, The Big Hill (Kicking Horse Grade) c1885 to c1909
CPR 1909 Brakes on the Big Hill, Part 1 - Passenger Trains
CPR 1909 Brakes on the Big Hill, Part 2 - Freight Trains
Air Brake Retainer Valve c1900
Water Brake - Used on the Big Hill
CPR 1909 Mallets for the Big Hill
Diesels, The First Generation
EMD 1948 Kettering; Oil for V; Winton 201a; EMD 567B; 5 Diesels; B&O's EAs; Canada's 24 Subs
1945 Introduction to Diesel Electrics
Diesel Locomotives - electrical equipment, 1943-1949
1945, Diesel Locomotive Draft Gear
1946, Operation of Diesel Freight Locomotives - Arrangement of Operating Equipment
Alco, 3 Locomotives, 1949 (and Hostler Controls)
CPR E8 Locomotives
GM EMD E7 Operating Manual, Part 1
GM EMD E7 Operating Manual, Part 2
GM EMD E7 Operating Manual, Part 3
Alco/MLW 1956 Operating Manual S-3 S-4 RS-13
Alco/MLW 1951 FA-2 Operating Manual, Part 1
Alco/MLW 1951 FA-2 Operating Manual, Part 2
At Schenectady
Baldwin 660, 1000, 1500 HP Switcher/Road Switcher Operator's Manual 1948
Diesel Locomotive Air Horns (Whistles), 1950
Budd Rail Diesel Car - Part 1
Budd Rail Diesel Car - Part 2
Budd Rail Diesel Car - Part 3
Removing a Motor from a Rail Diesel Car & RDC Report from 1950 by DPM
1955 RDC Article: Prices & Optional Equipment Supplied with non-US Sales
CPR 1962 Haulage Capacity, Atlantic & Eastern Regions
CNR 1966 MS-10r Locomotive Engineer Operating Manual
Diesels, The Second Generation
GM EMD's 6-axle Locomotive Specifications - from the late 1960s
GM EMD's GPs and SWs Locomotive Specifications - from the late 1960s
GM EMD Locomotive Components & David P Morgan's Views from July 1965
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 1
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 2
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 3
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 4
CNR 1978 Gimli Transportation Training Centre
CPR, The Big Hill (Kicking Horse Grade) c1885 to c1909
CPR 1909 Brakes on the Big Hill, Part 1 - Passenger Trains
CPR 1909 Brakes on the Big Hill, Part 2 - Freight Trains
Air Brake Retainer Valve c1900
Water Brake - Used on the Big Hill
CPR 1909 Mallets for the Big Hill
Diesels, The First Generation
EMD 1948 Kettering; Oil for V; Winton 201a; EMD 567B; 5 Diesels; B&O's EAs; Canada's 24 Subs
1945 Introduction to Diesel Electrics
Diesel Locomotives - electrical equipment, 1943-1949
1945, Diesel Locomotive Draft Gear
1946, Operation of Diesel Freight Locomotives - Arrangement of Operating Equipment
Alco, 3 Locomotives, 1949 (and Hostler Controls)
CPR E8 Locomotives
GM EMD E7 Operating Manual, Part 1
GM EMD E7 Operating Manual, Part 2
GM EMD E7 Operating Manual, Part 3
Alco/MLW 1956 Operating Manual S-3 S-4 RS-13
Alco/MLW 1951 FA-2 Operating Manual, Part 1
Alco/MLW 1951 FA-2 Operating Manual, Part 2
At Schenectady
Baldwin 660, 1000, 1500 HP Switcher/Road Switcher Operator's Manual 1948
Diesel Locomotive Air Horns (Whistles), 1950
Budd Rail Diesel Car - Part 2
Budd Rail Diesel Car - Part 3
Removing a Motor from a Rail Diesel Car & RDC Report from 1950 by DPM
1955 RDC Article: Prices & Optional Equipment Supplied with non-US Sales
CPR 1962 Haulage Capacity, Atlantic & Eastern Regions
CNR 1966 MS-10r Locomotive Engineer Operating Manual
Diesels, The Second Generation
GM EMD's 6-axle Locomotive Specifications - from the late 1960s
GM EMD's GPs and SWs Locomotive Specifications - from the late 1960s
GM EMD Locomotive Components & David P Morgan's Views from July 1965
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 1
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 2
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 3
LRC Locomotive Operating Manual, Part 4
CNR 1978 Gimli Transportation Training Centre
Fantrips & Railfans
Intermodal & Trucking
CPR Truck Operations - Some articles from 1948 to 1967
Lubrication
Passenger Trains
CPR Truck Operations - Some articles from 1948 to 1967
Lubrication
1947 Diesel Electric, Gasoline Electric & Electric Locomotive Lubrication
1947 Lubrication of Tracks, Switches and Signals
Maintenance of Way and Railway Lines
Rotary Snow Plow - American Locomotive Company circa 1905
Rotary Snow Plow Development & 1914 BLE Rates of Pay in Plow Service
1937 CPR Maintenance of Way - A Company Description
1939 CNR Maintenance of Way, Rules & Instructions - Rail Failure Reports
1955 CPR Maintenance of Way, Rules & Instructions - Rail
CPR - Railway Line Clearances in 1963
1963 CNR Standards, Operation of track motor cars under the line-up system
1972 CPR Battles Winter in British Columbia
Engineering Streetcar Tracks in 1914
1947 Lubrication of Tracks, Switches and Signals
Maintenance of Way and Railway Lines
Rotary Snow Plow - American Locomotive Company circa 1905
Rotary Snow Plow Development & 1914 BLE Rates of Pay in Plow Service
1937 CPR Maintenance of Way - A Company Description
1939 CNR Maintenance of Way, Rules & Instructions - Rail Failure Reports
1955 CPR Maintenance of Way, Rules & Instructions - Rail
CPR - Railway Line Clearances in 1963
1963 CNR Standards, Operation of track motor cars under the line-up system
1972 CPR Battles Winter in British Columbia
Engineering Streetcar Tracks in 1914
1915 - The Roll of the Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps & An Artifact Finally Reproduced
Passenger Trains
In 1890 the US Senate ICC investigates automatic couplers & power brakes.
1908 - The Progress of the Master Car Builders - 100 Types of Couplers
1908 Grain Doors and End Doors
Postal Car (RPO) Heating 1912
What is a Manifest Freight Train? The CNR in 1923.
ICC 1930 Tank Car Regulations (Flammable)
1940 Car Inspection Manual - Air Brake Inspection Rules
1946 Postwar Problems - Locomotives and Cars - Karl Fritjof Nystrom
Dome Car Ads from 1948, "Ridin' High, Wide and Handsome!"
1951 Steam Cools Your Train ... No! It does not!
CPR 1954 Freight Car Equipment, Passenger Train Equipment
1960 Intermodal Ads and a 1960 Rail Map of Winnipeg
CPR 1965 One Spot Car Shop (Agincourt & Weston)
Steam Generators - CNR 1966
Railway Equipment Suppliers
1960 Hiram L Piper Company Catalogue No. 37 (Part 1 of 2)
1960 Hiram L Piper Company Catalogue No. 37 (Part 2 of 2)
Railways
Across Canada, Canadian National Railways, 1925
Royal Tour of 1939
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 1
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 2 - Quebec City to Cornwall
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 3 - Ottawa to Chapleau
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 4 - Chapleau to White River and Winnipeg
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 5 - Winnipeg to Victoria
1939 June 6, Royal Train Orders. Late 1950s ETTs for CNR Subs: Brampton, Thorndale, Dundas, Strathroy, Longwood, Chatham.
CP Rail News
Canadian Pacific Railway news, September 1971
Canadian Pacific Railway news, September to November 1971
Canadian Pacific Railway news, January to February 1972
Canadian Pacific Railway news, June to August 1972
Canadian Pacific Railway news, January to March 1974
Canadian Pacific Railway news, March to November 1974
Canadian Pacific Railway News, April 1974, November 1976
CPR 1915 Annual Report + a Shareholders' Meeting with COVID-19
Canadian Pacific Annual Reports 1997-1999 - A few historically interesting bits.
1908 - The Progress of the Master Car Builders - 100 Types of Couplers
1908 Grain Doors and End Doors
Postal Car (RPO) Heating 1912
What is a Manifest Freight Train? The CNR in 1923.
ICC 1930 Tank Car Regulations (Flammable)
1940 Car Inspection Manual - Air Brake Inspection Rules
1946 Postwar Problems - Locomotives and Cars - Karl Fritjof Nystrom
Dome Car Ads from 1948, "Ridin' High, Wide and Handsome!"
1951 Steam Cools Your Train ... No! It does not!
CPR 1954 Freight Car Equipment, Passenger Train Equipment
1960 Intermodal Ads and a 1960 Rail Map of Winnipeg
CPR 1965 One Spot Car Shop (Agincourt & Weston)
Steam Generators - CNR 1966
Railway Equipment Suppliers
1960 Hiram L Piper Company Catalogue No. 37 (Part 1 of 2)
1960 Hiram L Piper Company Catalogue No. 37 (Part 2 of 2)
Railways
Across Canada, Canadian National Railways, 1925
Royal Tour of 1939
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 1
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 2 - Quebec City to Cornwall
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 3 - Ottawa to Chapleau
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 4 - Chapleau to White River and Winnipeg
The 1939 Royal Tour - Part 5 - Winnipeg to Victoria
1939 June 6, Royal Train Orders. Late 1950s ETTs for CNR Subs: Brampton, Thorndale, Dundas, Strathroy, Longwood, Chatham.
Royal Tour of 1951
Rules
The Evolution of Rules 1, 2, 3 and Times
Stations
1911, 1913 Winnipeg Union Station - Lighting and Decorative Metalwork
Steamships
CNR 1965 Windsor-Detroit Carferries: Lansdowne & Huron
CSL 1913 Running Rapids and Floating Debs (with 1899, 1930 ephemera)
Steam Locomotives
The Evolution of Rules 1, 2, 3 and Times
Stations
1911, 1913 Winnipeg Union Station - Lighting and Decorative Metalwork
Steamships
CNR 1965 Windsor-Detroit Carferries: Lansdowne & Huron
CSL 1913 Running Rapids and Floating Debs (with 1899, 1930 ephemera)
Steam Locomotives
Champlain & St Lawrence Rail Road
Canada's First Railway ... Who DID this?!
The Dorchester Model at the Ontario Science Centre
The Samson - When Something Wears Like Iron
Intercolonial Railway, Locomotive Roster (1875-1910)
Worthington SA Feedwater Heater Booklet (1944)
From 'The Spanner' 1948: Locomotives of the Canadian Pacific Railway
1950 Steam Locomotives: Mechanical Stokers, Firebox Grates, Ashpans
Tariffs
Canadian Facts .. 1924! Tariffs, Trade, Trains and Tumplines
Telegraph
The Telegraph - Part 1
The Telegraph - Part 2
The Telegraph - Part 3
The Telegraph - Part 4
The Telegraph - Part 5
The Telegraph - Part 6
CPR Rules and Wages: Telegraphers, Agents and Dispatchers, 1920 - Part 1
CPR Rules and Wages: Telegraphers, Agents and Dispatchers, 1920 - Part 2
The Dorchester Model at the Ontario Science Centre
The Samson - When Something Wears Like Iron
Intercolonial Railway, Locomotive Roster (1875-1910)
Worthington SA Feedwater Heater Booklet (1944)
From 'The Spanner' 1948: Locomotives of the Canadian Pacific Railway
1950 Steam Locomotives: Mechanical Stokers, Firebox Grates, Ashpans
Tariffs
Canadian Facts .. 1924! Tariffs, Trade, Trains and Tumplines
Telegraph
The Telegraph - Part 1
The Telegraph - Part 2
The Telegraph - Part 3
The Telegraph - Part 4
The Telegraph - Part 5
The Telegraph - Part 6
CPR Rules and Wages: Telegraphers, Agents and Dispatchers, 1920 - Part 1
CPR Rules and Wages: Telegraphers, Agents and Dispatchers, 1920 - Part 2
Sandford Fleming & Time Zones - Stuck Overnight at Bundoran in 1876!
Track
Railway Track Gauge - a few historical curiosities
Trains - Policies and Procedures, Data for Headquarters
CNR Train 201 Operating Procedures (1980)
CPR Power Control and Car Control articles: 1970s
CPR 1980s Car Control Articles, TOSS ... & 1974 System Operations Centre Ad
Track
Railway Track Gauge - a few historical curiosities
Trains - Policies and Procedures, Data for Headquarters
CNR Train 201 Operating Procedures (1980)
CPR Power Control and Car Control articles: 1970s
CPR 1980s Car Control Articles, TOSS ... & 1974 System Operations Centre Ad
Workers - Social Studies & Professions
Officials, Running Trades, Operators and Dispatchers
Other Categories of Railway Workers
1900 1936 Simeon Webb Remembers You Know Who
GTR 1905 Train Crew Contract
CPR 1920 - Looking After a Big Family of Freight Cars
1922 Railway Association of Canada - Collective Agreement - Maintenance of Way Employees & Shop Laborers
CPR 1947 - An Introduction to the Accounting Department
US 1949 Diesel Emergency Board Report (Firemen), Diesel Ads and an RDC-1 Control Stand
"A Strange World" - The 1965 Freedman Report on CNR 'Run-Throughs'
1899 Engineers and Their Duties - Angus Sinclair (1841-1919)
Colour-blindness, Visual Acuity, Hearing Tests - 1897
Yards
Officials, Running Trades, Operators and Dispatchers
Other Categories of Railway Workers
1900 1936 Simeon Webb Remembers You Know Who
GTR 1905 Train Crew Contract
CPR 1920 - Looking After a Big Family of Freight Cars
1922 Railway Association of Canada - Collective Agreement - Maintenance of Way Employees & Shop Laborers
CPR 1947 - An Introduction to the Accounting Department
US 1949 Diesel Emergency Board Report (Firemen), Diesel Ads and an RDC-1 Control Stand
"A Strange World" - The 1965 Freedman Report on CNR 'Run-Throughs'
1899 Engineers and Their Duties - Angus Sinclair (1841-1919)
Colour-blindness, Visual Acuity, Hearing Tests - 1897
Yards
1915 - The Roll of the Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps & An Artifact Finally Reproduced
CP Rail News
Canadian Pacific Railway news, September 1971
Canadian Pacific Railway news, September to November 1971
Canadian Pacific Railway news, January to February 1972
Canadian Pacific Railway news, June to August 1972
Canadian Pacific Railway news, January to March 1974
Canadian Pacific Railway news, March to November 1974
Canadian Pacific Railway News, April 1974, November 1976
CPR 1915 Annual Report + a Shareholders' Meeting with COVID-19
Canadian Pacific Annual Reports 1997-1999 - A few historically interesting bits.