Category Archives: Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific Canadian in the Rockies in its original streamlined color-scheme

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Gary Garth McCann

  Photo by Roger Burrows reproduced from a postcard published by Steamscenes of West Vancouver. The caption reads, in part: “Canadian Pacific Railway: The Canadian as it used to be. dressed in maroon and gray. In March 1964, eastbound No. … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific streamliner Canadian, predecessor of VIA’s Canadian: photos from 1950s ads

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Gary Garth McCann

The reproductions above and below are from small photos in National Geographic ads. The quality leaves much to be desired, but nonetheless they give a wonderful feel of the interior of the train. I also have a brochure CP produced … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific Rail Diesel Cars

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

  Ad appearing in a late 1940s/early ’50s National Geographic

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The Canadian: artist’s rendition for Budd Company

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

Reproduced here from a National Geographic ad. I had the pleasure of riding The Canadian in its early VIA days, when it still used the Canadian Pacific route across Canada. I spent much of the journey looking out the back … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific’s Canadian, National Geographic ad, 1950s

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

   

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