Canadian Pacific Railway

John Street Engines

Servicing steam engines

2067 making her way west through the yard. Look at the shine of that bell! July 1927
That unusual looking car is a ventilator car used to ship fresh produce.

E5M 2067 Built CPNS 1362 11/1902 4-6-0 70" drivers.

G3b 2306 CPR Angus 8/1920 Photo 8/28/1951 J.R.Quinn

1271 coaling up. Check the wind direction first. Important to stand on the correct side!
5/19/1959 James A. Brown

Spotless 2465 sits on the shop track ready to go. See where.

3003 F2a class Jubilee fastest engines in Canada. 112 1/2 mph! 1955 Ron Visockis Collection

3002 These engines worked the very fast London-Toronto Bullet preferred by London businessmen.

2816 all coaled up. Likely in off a London Thru Run.
4/1947 Stan Styles/L.B.Chapman Collection

1252 1263 1264 1269 1271

2201 2216 2222 2238

2328 2392

2662

2839 2840 2856 2857

2928

2901

3100 3101

Note: To view John Street engines hauling passenger trains see feature Articles:
CPR Bruce, London and Trenton Divisions.

1271 has just cut off from its train after arriving from Owen Sound.

Already coaled up, on the table and about to enter the house.

2857 just arrived from Hamilton with the "Buffalo", waits for a carman to uncouple it.

Coaled up, on the table and about to enter the house.

Steam still handled some passenger trains in 1957-58. Above photos: Bob Shaw (CPR Ret'd).

Yard and transfer engines.

3422

3607 3657 3666 3674

5750 5754

6210-13-15-39-44- 6271-75-81-98

6908 6926

Run through power

TH&B 501 (ex NYC 5311 acq. in January.) August 15,1948

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