What was the consist of "The Canadian" like at the time it was inaugurated with streamlined equipment in 1955?
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1955 "The Canadian" consist
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I happen to have a video of the 25 minute promotional film that Canadian Pacific produced in 1955 to introduce The Canadian. From what I've been able to piece together from the various train clips, the standard consist at that time was:
- F7A
F7B
F7A
baggage
coach
coach
coach
skyline
coach
manor
manor
manor
diner
chateau
manor
chateau
chateau
park
Ken V. Moderator: Most things Canadian.
Any time could be train time!
Any time could be train time!
The F7's should be FP7's instead.
(and we can't forget the FP9's and F9B's specially purchased for service on The Canadian too...)
(and we can't forget the FP9's and F9B's specially purchased for service on The Canadian too...)