Rolly Martin Country: CNR 1958 Public Timetable, Eastern Canada, Part 2

This section of the timetable covers the territory west and north from Quebec City into northern Ontario; southwest to Montreal and Ottawa; and connections to the south leading to New York, Washington and Boston.

Photos shown are from the 1950s in most cases. However, if you check the train equipment details in this 1958 timetable ... you will notice that dieselization and the use of RDCs results in significantly different train equipment being used, when compared to some of the consists pulled by steam in the photos.

from: Railways of Canada; 1973; OS Nock; Adam & Charles Black.

Above: The Ocean Limited at Moncton, New Brunswick in 1963.

from: La Province de Quebec Canada, Fifth Edition; circa 1950; Tourist Branch, Provincial Publicity Office.

In this undated photo, the trainsheds and main building of Quebec City's Palais station can be seen in the right foreground. The original image is about 4x5 inches.

In a 1915 map, two addition stations are indicated on the piece of land lying between Palais station and the St Lawrence River.

The industrial track around the Louise Basin to the left was later indicated (in fire insurance maps) as belonging to the Canadian National Railways. The Quebec and Lake St John Railway (later Canadian Northern) had gained access to the Louise Basin across the St Charles River in the left foreground.

The sharp-eyed will spot a movement passing Palais station. You'll also notice evidence that coal is still an important commodity handled at the port.