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PA030
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds. - 1883-1997.
Administrative history :
The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881.
Its first President was George Stephen and the
General Manager William Cornelius Van Horne. The
first transcontinental line was completed in 1885.
The company then put its emphasis on colonization,
immigration and agriculture in the Canadian west.
The Canadian Pacific Railway operated a vast
shipping fleet and a cross-country chain of
hotels. It later had its own airline. In 1950
diesel replaced steam. To try to slow the decrease
in passenger traffic, the CPR launched the
cross-country "Canadian" train with panorama cars.
In 1962 Canadian Pacific Limited was established
for all its businesses other than railways. In
1968 new logos were developed to differentiate
each division. In 1971 the Canadian Pacific
Railway became Canadian Pacific Limited. The last
change occurred in 1995, with creation of the St.
Lawrence & Hudson Railway, an independent
subsidiary that serves the entire eastern part of
the country.
Custodial history :
The fonds were transferred to the Association archives by several CPR departments during the years 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990.
Scope and content :
The Canadian Pacific fonds deals primarily with
the manufacture and maintenance of steam
locomotives.
The fonds consists of technical
specifications, log books, order books with
specifications, lists of technical drawings,
brochures, instruction manuals, rule books, annual
reports, and bulletins.
Physical description :
20 m of textual material. - 200 photographs.
General note :
Title based on the contents of the fonds. Part of
the fonds is classified by locomotive number. The
documents in the fonds are in English. See the
Canadian Pacific Archives, held at Windsor Station
in Montreal. See fonds of William Cornelius Van
Horne (PA-022), Montreal Locomotive Works
(PA-001), Bombardier (PA-002), Edward Beatty
(PA-032), Navigation Department of the Canadian
Pacific Railways (PA-005), Canadian Pacific
Railways Passenger Department (PA-006) and Charles
Worthington Spencer (PA-018).
Last update
: 2006/10/23