@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:subject "Canadian Pacific Railway"@en, "Canadian Pacific Railway Company"@en, "Railroads--Canada"@en, "Canada--History"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection"@en ; dcterms:creator "Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Public Relations & Advertising"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-03"@en ; dcterms:created "1985-09-11"@en ; dcterms:description "Volume 15, number 12, of the CP Rail News. Includes a number of articles about the last spike and celebrations."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chungtext/items/1.0229000/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ Return postage-$ Canadic Public Relations J P.O. Box 6042, Montreal, P.Q. H3C: ■'Pm-' Volume 15, Number 12 Sept. 11, 1985 Craigellachie. ..revisited Politicians, business leaders and public attend re-enactment By PATRICK FINN CRAIGELLACHIE, B.C. - All eyes turned skyward as the crowd watching the re-enactment of the Driving of the Last Spike heard the chop-chop sound of an approaching, low-flying helicopter. It was the signal for them to switch from their roles as spectators of a historic event and become participants. They applauded, cheered and waved their small Canadian flags at a photographer leaning from the chopper. Some wiped away a tear or two. It had been an emotional experience — a ceremony with a special meaning for all Canadians, and CP Rail employees in particular. The crowd, estimated at about 1,500, had just watched members of the Revelstoke Little Theatre Company act out in costume the ceremony recorded in the famous 'Last Spike' photos of Nov. 7, 1885. PAGEANT At the end, the narrator had instructed everybody present — parents, children, officials and guests — to wave their flags at the helicopter to add a spectacular dimension to the aerial photos of the pageant. Of course, there were no helicopters 100 years ago. But just as the original photographer made use of up-to-date camera equipment to record the event in 1885, his modern counterparts made use of the latest transport and photo technology to record the re- enactment for the coming century. The re-enactment, scheduled to go ahead rain or shine, began shortly after an on-and-off rain storm. There New two-way service begins By RALPH WILSON MONTREAL - CP Rail and the Soo/Milwaukee System have reached an agreement with the Chessie System Railroads to provide a new and rapid through-train service directly linking Eastern Canadian shippers with the midwestern United States. The two-way daily freight service — trains 500 and 501 — will be known as "Rail Runner" and will cut the previous transit time in half between Montreal and Chicago. The service operates from Montreal, through Toronto, crosses into the United States at Windsor/Detroit and uses a new link via the Chessie System Railroads on to Chicago. 'The bottom line is better service," said R.S. Allison, president, CP Rail. 'The important advantage to Canadian rail customers is that now they'll have a direct link between Montreal/Toronto and Chicago as well as improved access to other midwestern Soo-Milwaukee points." Rail Runner means a more efficient routing system for freight handled between the central U.S., and Eastern Canada. Much of this freight has been handled through Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for interchange between CP Rail and the Soo/Milwaukee System. SHORTER The new route reduces the distance travelled from Montreal to Chicago by 435 kilometres. Soo/Milwaukee President Dennis Cavanaugh said U.S., customers also stand to benefit from Rail Runner. 'The new service means that U.S., shippers will have improved access to Canadian markets because the system works both ways. Chessie's cooperation with CP Rail and Soo/Milwaukee has provided just such a system," he said. BENEFITS Chessie System President John Snow sees the new agreement with the CP Rail/Soo Milwaukee System as a major step in developing more efficient transborder freight movements. "Shippers on both sides of the border stand to benefit substantially. We're demonstrating how railroads can co-operate to provide productive and cost-effective use of plant and equipment," Mr. Snow said. were occasional sunny moments, which may not have been historically correct (the original ceremony took place on a misty morning), but they added to the cheerfulness of the occasion. FANFARES More than 100 special guests from Canada's political, historical and business communities attended. The 37-member concert band of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided fanfares for the ceremony and musical entertainment before and after the show. The re-enactment not only brought to life the characters in the original Last Spike photo, but focussed attention on the historic significance of the linking of the East and West through the completion of the transcontinen tal line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. As Transport Minister Donald Mazankowski put it: "The ribbon of steel brought us together as a nation and as a people. It gave meaning and substance to the word 'Canada'." Looking to the future, Mr. Mazankowski said that Canada again will count on its transportation system and its railways to provide the leadership, innovation and excellence that helped build the country. "The challenges are different, although in their own way no less formidable," he said. "To meet those challenges will require the same un- daunting spirit and enterprise that brought our forefathers to this spot." The re-enactment attracted considerable media attention, with (See 'Original' page 4) Toby Creek spans replaced By MORRIE ZAITLIN WINDERMERE, B.C. - A project involving the replacement of a pile trestle by three 13-metre steel bridge spans over Toby Creek is underway on CP Rail's Windermere subdivision just north of here. Work on the $700,000 project began in May and is scheduled for completion by late October. The Windermere subdivision is a key 229-kilometre section of trackage running north-south, linking the southeast Kootenays with CP Rail's main line at Golden. Trains carrying export coal, lead, zinc and forest products follow this route. The new bridge is being constructed below the existing trestle, using temporary 'bents', or support structures, to hold up the track while work is carried out. This allows train movements to continue without disruption. The atmospheric corrosion-resistant steel for the bridge was supplied by Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd., from its Toronto fabricating plant. Operation Lifesaver campaign launched on Parliament Hill OTTAWA - Parliament Hill served as the visual point recently for Operation Lifesaver's launch of a new national billboard program designed to alert motorists of the dangers at railway crossings. Benoit Bouchard, former Minister of State for Transport, officially unveiled a striking red, white and black billboard, with a graphic depiction of a close call between a car and a diesel locomotive at a level crossing. This national billboard campaign also marked Operation Lifesaver's latest effort to promote public awareness across Canada. FUNDING The billboards will be posted at more than 200 selected sites at a cost of $200,000. The program is funded by Transport Canada and the Railway Association of Canada in co-operation with the Canada Safety Council and the Canadian Transport Commission's Railway Transport Committee. "The money allocated for this project will go a long way to remind the motorist to slow down and be aware of the possible dangers lurking at level crossings," Mr. Bouchard said. "Any effort to raise motorists' awareness of these dangers reinforces Transport Canada's goal to make level crossings as safe as possible." f ffO MionJ-ifesaver On the Hill: Operation Lifesaver's national billboard program was officially unveiled in Ottawa recently by Benoit Bouchard, former Minister of State for Transport. Alberta firms build Olympic Centre By CHARLES GORDON CALGARY - More than 20 Calgary and Edmonton-based companies are taking an active hand in the construction of the Calgary Olympic Centre, scheduled for completion late this year. The $5 million public exhibition and meeting facility, located on the second level of the Palliser Square mall, is being designed, constructed and donated to the Olympic Games Organizing Committee by the Canadian Pacific group of companies. The participating companies are: Canadian Pacific Limited, Canadian TRIVIRAIL By RALPH WILSON Well, dear readers, it's Who-Am-I time again. This issue's TRIVIRAIL column honors one of Canadian Pacific's true giants. Without giving too much away, it can safely be said that this person was a strong guiding force to all the members of the Canadian Pacific family. Here's how the Who-Am-I is scored. If you name our mystery guest after one clue, you score 10 points; after the second clue, you score nine points, and so on until the last clue, which scores one point. A tip of the engineer's cap this issue goes out to Doug Younger, assistant engineer, track, Windsor Station, for suggesting the column's topic. He'll receive a small gift as a token of the kindly quizmaster's gratitude. Don't forget, you too can be a guest TRIVIRAIL columnist. Send your quiz questions, answers and sources to TRIVIRAIL, c/o Ralph Wilson, Room 148, Windsor Station. (1) I was born 81 years ago about 28 rail miles east of the location where the Last Spike was driven. (2) My father, Thomas H., was at one time a superintendent on the Kettle Valley Division. (3) I joined Canadian Pacific 65 years ago in the motive power department. (4) I hold two honorary titles: Companion of the Order of Canada (1971) and Knight of Grace from the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1956). (5) I'm a member of Calgary's Ranchman's Club. (6) Although I don't use this full designation, after my name I could add: CC, M.E., D.Eng., D.Sc, LL.D, D.C.L. (7) I was appointed assistant to the vice-president, Canadian Pacific, on May 11, 1942. (8) I was elected vice-president and director of the company in 1949, president in 1955, chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1961, and retired in 1972. (9) Some of my most important contributions to Canadian Pacific were heading the team responsible for repatriation of majority ownership to Canada; further extending diversification, particularly into natural resources; and dieselization of the railway. (10) Most people know me as "Buck." Solution page 7 Pacific Enterprises Limited, CP Rail, PanCanadian Petroleum, Fording Coal, Marathon Realty, CP Air, CP Hotels, CP Trucks, Cominco and Maple Leaf Mills. Following approval of the project last February by OCO 88, Canadian Pacific has completed all design work and construction is now well underway. "The Olympic Centre will fulfill a crucial need for us," said Jerry Joynt, senior vice-president communications for OCO 88. "It will be the central meeting place where the public can come, without charge, to be entertained and to learn more about all aspects of the Olympic Winter Games." "We deliberately selected Alberta companies for this project because we believe it is important that all Alber- tans be given the opportunity to play a direct role in preparing for the 1988 Winter Olympics," said Robert W. Campbell, chairman and chief executive officer of Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Enterprises. In Germany: Visiting the Deutches Bundesbahn's (DB) Maschen Terminal near Hamburg are: (from left) Horst Hebeler, technical director of Eckelmann - Eurokai-Group; Hans Pasold of the DB; Mr. Allison; Alastair Vartan, CP Rail European managing director and Bill Ryan, assistant vice-president, sales. CP Rail interests Europe By ALAN OWENS LONDON, England - CP Rail President R.S. Allison made a seven- country trip to Europe this summer, meeting a wide spectrum of the continent's shipping and transport community. Mr. Allison, accompanied by Bill Ryan, assistant vice-president, sales, hosted trade receptions in London, Hamburg and Paris. LLOYD'S LIST During his visit, Mr. Allison was interviewed by London's Financial Times newspaper as well as the international shipping journal, Lloyd's List, about the present and future of CP Rail. British Rail's HS 125 passenger express and in France rode the TGV high speed train — in both cases from the locomotive engineer's view of the cab. HAMBURG In Germany, Mr. Allison was shown the Deutsche Bundesbahn's (German National Railway's) computer- controlled marshalling yard at Maschen Terminal on the outskirts of Hamburg. "Mr. Allison's visit was very well received," said Alastair Vartan, CP Rail's European managing director. "Throughout Europe those he met were obviously pleased to hear firsthand of CP Rail's achievements and future plans and to exchange views on In Britain, Mr. Allison tried out railway technology.' ^7. -.. i H It's been a good Summer: John Koskoski thought it was a hoax. But, the 56-year-old Lethbridge yard master discovered that the telephone call informing him that he had won a trip to Expo 86 in Vancouver was legitimate. "I thought he would jump through the roof," laughs Mary Jean, John's wife. It has been 20 years since the Koskoski family was in Vancouver, and naturally they are excited about the trip. In fact, it has been an exciting summer for them, since both of their children are being married. John is a 40 year veteran with CP Rail, starting as call boy when he was 15. He has seen four different yard offices during his career, which has all been spent in Lethbridge. "This is definitely the biggest thing we've ever won," says John. Western work projects WINNIPEG - An 18-man CP Rail work crew has begun resurfacing operations between Winnipeg and Emerson, Man. The workmen are adding new ballast and packing it. The work crew began at Winnipeg and will continue 102 kilometres to Emerson. SASKATOON - A 75-man CP Rail ballast crew is carrying out major rail line improvement work in the Saskatoon area, putting fresh crushed rock ballast under the rails on a 56-kilometre stretch of line between King and Lanigan and between Blucher and Sutherland. The ballast for the $1.7 million project is being hauled from McKague, about 214 kilometres northeast of the work site. LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - CP Rail crews in Southern Alberta are busy with various rail improvement projects. A 65-man gang is placing fresh crushed rock ballast on 72 kilometres of track on the Taber subdivision. This $4.6 million project started at Lethbridge in early August, and will finish near Fincastle in early October. BOW ISLAND In another project, an 80-man steel gang is laying 22-metre-long welded rail on 35 kilometres of track in the Bow Island area. The Lomond subdivision between Eltham and Milo is the site of another project as crews replace ties on a grain-dependent branch line project funded by the federal government. Michel Spenard Editorial assistant, Lise Baillargeon Corresponden ts, Jane Mudry, Vancouver Tana Speerbrecker, Rogers Pass Dennis Lanthier, Calgary Ken Emmond, Winnipeg Timothy R. Humphreys, Toronto Manager, Employee Publications Ron Grant CP Rail News is published every three weeks in both English and French for the employees and pensioners of CP Rail. All letters and enquiries should be addressed to: The Editor, CP Rail News, Public Relations and Advertising Dept., P.O. Box 6042, Station A, Montreal, Que., H3C 3E4. S2-MR user code: ADM0064 CPRail B Centennial date marks tragedy on Great Lakes By DAVE JONES On Nov. 7, 1885, the last spike was driven at Craigellachie, B.C., and, ironically, on the same day that nature's challenges had been met and overcome in the West, the vessel Algoma' was lost, a victim of wind and ice on Lake Superior. The Algoma was one of three modern steel Great Lakes steamships launched in the summer of 1883 to provide passenger service between Owen Sound and Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) Ont., linking Montreal with Winnipeg and the West. These ships also provided cargo space for the vitally-needed supplies for the construction of the railway along the North Shore of Lake Superior. THREE