Wednesday, August 18, 2021

CPR Truck Operations - Some articles from 1948 to 1967

 


LC Gagnon clipped and saved a number of articles describing the various service types and brands used by Canadian Pacific for their rubber-tired services. The articles are presented in chronological order. 

Here is a list of the services profiled in the articles. 

  • 1948 CP Express Co
  • 1954 CP Transport
  • 1961 CP Express (history)
  • 1962 CP Merchandise Services
  • 1964 CP Express (including history)
  • 1967 CP Merchandise Services

Unfortunately, the first articles, which include a few photos by Nick Morant, were quite discoloured. As well, some night/evening shots were printed very dark. While the photos are no longer beautiful, some have been lightened to show as much detail as possible. Some  more recent photos had been printed in 1960s 'trendy, mod' red and white ... instead of black and white. 

Although the subject is often not very railroady, readers will hopefully find something of interest in this collection of articles.




The stub of the article on Page 11 was not saved.