Glengarry and Stormont
Incorporated 1912 to build from St.Polycarpe Jct. on CPR to Cornwall,
Ontario.
Operations began November 1914. Leased June 1, 1915 for 99 years to
CPR
(CPR Cornwall Sub. 27.5 miles from Soulanges, Que. M.36.9 Winchester
Sub. to Cornwall, Ont.)
Abandonment authorized effective December 29, 1995.
A look at engines and trains over the decades.
D4 492 with passenger train at Cornwall 6/12/1937 W.E.Paul/L.B.Chapman
Collection
Engineer and fireman watching woman walking away. Maybe the wife of
one of them.
492 the highest numbered D4g was actually not the last of its class
due to number conflict.
425-492 built 11/1912 to 12/1914 followed by 417-424 2/1915 to 5/1915
Extra 435 at Cornwall July 1948 Stan Styles/L.B.Chapman Collection
426 sitting outside the enginehouse at Cornwall. 11/1947 Stan Styles/L.B.Chapman
Collection
Last D4g 424 spotted at the coal loader. Ash in foreground. CPR 5/1915
Cornwall, Ont. 8/1948 Stan Styles/L.B.Chapman Collection
CP 4214 nicely repainted working the Cornwall job. Dorval May 8, 1985
Fred Clark
He was #55 westbound from Soulanges to Cornwall, but we used the #55
on our train dispatch book at St. Luc, and returning he was #58. LBC
4069_4070_1432_RS-10 St.Luc July 21, 1974. Unidentified
RS-10 is for the Cornwall job.
On Sundays, we’d deadhead 3 commuter units backwards for him to
set off at Vaudreuil for the eastbound commuter trains on Monday morning.
We had them lifted eastbound by #58 on Friday and St. Luc would use
them locally until Sunday’s #55. And often the Friday units were
scattered all over the place, and 3 different units would go out on
Sunday. LBC
Cornwall Street Railway,
Light & Power Co.
