Canadian Pacific 37-Stall Engine House and Turntable at the St-Luc (Montreal) Hump Retarder Freight Yards
1950 view of CP roundhouse in the Montreal St. Luc yard
Name/Title
Canadian Pacific 37-Stall Engine House and Turntable at the St-Luc (Montreal) Hump Retarder Freight YardsEntry/Object ID
2021.1222.01Description
Black and white photograph showing a 37-stall engine house and turntable in the St-Luc Hump Retarder Freight Yards in Montreal Quebec, in 1950. The photograph is an aerial shot showing all 37 stalls open as well as the turn table. There are locomotives in most of the stalls, but not all. Most of the locomotives in the stalls are steam locomotives, however there are four diesels. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, photograph of the engine house and turntable in Montreal in 1950. The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881. Part of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's dream of Canadian Confederation, the building a transcontinental railway was part of the agreement to get British Columbia to join Confederation. Construction began in 1881 and lasted well into the 1900s to build lines connecting Canada from Vancouver to Montreal.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian Pacific