https://www8.cpr.ca/enetp72/snp/Pages/V ... ender=2562

Hey folks, there's some REALLY nice stuff here and CP is making it available. Check it out..

He's not kidding. WOW! Several REALLY NEAT cars in decent restorable condition, especially the freight cars and the heavyweights. Sad to see it go, but hopefully it will all be saved.

Mike

"As part of the celebrations for the 125th. anniversary of the driving of the last spike, CP is proud to offer the following assets listed below:"

When I read that , I thought that the equipment would be eligible for donation to qualified museums. But then I read further to see that the equipment is for sale to the highest bidder.

So basically, CP has instead said that "As part of the celebrations for the 125th. anniversary of the driving of the last spike, CP is proud to sell to a successful scrap dealer the following equipment listed below:".

While the list is, of course, very Canada-centric, CP411249, the former Pullman car TRAPPER might have wider appeal. This car was built in 1929 with a large lot of 8-1-2 sleepers for Pullman's own service, and was first assigned to the Soo Line, as part of the Soo's equipment contribution to the joint Soo/CPR Mountaineer. This line at one time took nine cars; five assigned to the CPR and the rest to the Soo. During 1936 the cars were pulled out of service and air conditioned, when returned to service, the TRAPPER found itself assigned to the CPR lease. During the break-up of the Pullman fleet in 1948, the TRAPPER was sold to CPR, along with four other cars, and all were leased back to Pullman for continued operation. CPR terminated the lease in May of 1955, and subsequently used the car on other runs.

It's a shame that CPR has removed the trucks. I have no idea how much of the interior is intact.

Donation of the equipment would be nice of course, but at least CP is making the cars' availability known to all, including preservationists as well as scrap dealers. Unlike, for instance, the Grafton & Upton, which unceremoniously chopped up two operable Alco switchers in the past year or two, without a single thought of making them available as whole locomotives or even to be parted out. For a large entity like CP to even consider that perhaps this 1937 boxcar and that old snowplow might be of interest to someone, is commendable.

Walt Lankenau

Sometimes they are more open to seeing it go to a better place and NOT the scrapper. Give them a call and see.

6-wheel heavyweight passenger car trucks tend to get saved by museum railroads, even when the car is scrapped. For example, I know that Niles Canyon Railway has an extra set available. If someone really wanted to put the CPR solarium (obs - lounge?) back on wheels, the trucks can be found.

- Doug Debs

Oh how I wish we could get that plow...sigh...

IF you have a place for it to go, ASK. All they can do is say "no" or "submit a sealed bid". At best, if you are part of a certified nonprofit, they MIGHT work with you, or at least give you time to seek out an alternative to scrapping.

I spoke to the contact at CP. NONE of the equipment shown can leave on its own wheels - all will need to be removed "by other means".

I just got off the phone with Scott Ivay at CP.

We were very interested in the flatcar, 301364, which has roller bearings and probably could roll on its own wheels. The deck is rotted badly, but otherwise it's a very nice car in decent shape.

The big problem is that these cars have been cut off by a recent washout, making it impossible for CP to retreive them by rail. For a group closer to Alberta, this shouldn't be a big deal.

Steve Hunter
RMEO

See updated thread:

http://server.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30321


Equipment will be donated.

Rob