Freight Cars on Waterfront Trackage near City Hall

As I continue to repurpose my former CN freight shed/team track/CD&D operations into CN and CP operations across from City Hall (pre-Confederation Park redevelopment circa 1966, with a 1961 image - top photo), here is a list of freight equipment observed or photographed on this trackage in various eras. For reference and modelling purposes!

FREIGHT CARS ON CN WATERFRONT TRACKAGE NEAR CITY HALL

I'm not aware that CN had any loading or unloading operations here. As far as I know, cars spotted opposite City Hall were heading to/from CLC and the Kingston Shipyards. That doesn't mean that I might need to 'borrow' some CP trackage to spot occasional CN customer cars or use the lead for switching.

LEGEND – BO = 40-foot Box Car; RE = Refrigerator Car; GO = Gondola Car; CO = Coal Hopper Car; TA = Tank Car.

1955 – 3 TA, 3 BO, Train-Master locomotive

2/57 – 4 TA, NYC double-door BO, mill GO

1950’s – NKP and CN BO, 2 TA, 2 GO

1/66 – 3 CN BO, 1 TA

21/7/66 – 2 CN BO

FREIGHT CARS ON CP WATERFRONT TRACKAGE NEAR CITY HALL

With at-best limited road access to CP's yard at the foot of North Street, it seems CP served many of its non-spur-served customers here. Coal, equipment, lumber and anything else that can be transferred by dock, gantry or directly to/from trucks could be handled in the shadow of the seat of municipal government - including a Milwaukee Road boxcar at the unloading ramp!

1920’s – SP wooden RE

10/47 – 4 BO, 1 GO

1948 – Pere Marquette BO

1950 – 8 CP BO, 2 RE, 1 empty CO

1951 – 8 BO, 2 CN BO, 1 ATSF BO, 1 PFE RE

1952 – 4 CP BO

1955 – 12 CP BO

2/57 - 5 CP BO

1958 – PFE 40210 RE

1950s – PRR CO being unloaded, 4 CP BO (one double-door)

29/2/60 – CNJ GO

6/7/63 - CP 344119 covered GO

1963 – service cars, caboose

1964 – CN eight-hatch RE with CN multimark, Milwaukee Road 29071 double-door BO

17/6/65 – CP 280737 eight-hatch RE, 4 BO

2/66 - 7 BO

2/5/66 – 2 CP BO, 1 Soo Line BO

1960s – Seaboard BO, PFE RE, CP double-door BO

FREIGHT CARS AT CANADIAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY

Conceivably, as mentioned above, any cars heading to CLC on CN could be seen here, albeit temporarily. This gives me justification to spot Really Big Things (RBTs) produced by CLC or the shipyards here. A vast variety of dimensional and other equipment loads, and new locomotive - including new locomotives like new CP H16-44's 8549-8550.

LEGEND – BO = Box Car; GO = Gondola Car; FL = Flat Car; DC FL = Depressed-Centre Flat Car

With Loads, if available:

21/9/48 – CP 309925 DC FL with export locomotive.

1955 – 3 GO on Ontario Street, 2 on storage track.

7/55 – CN 663536 and 663587 FL with export steam locomotives.

10/55 – CN 663243 FL with evaporator vessel.

11/55 - CN 663360 FL with evaporator vessel, Illinois Central BO in background.

1955 – CP 336724 FL with export steam locomotive, CN 663280 and 66290x GO with evaporator vessels.

1956 - CN 663077 FL with export locomotive.

1/56 - CNJ 89196 GO with cooler.

7/56 – CN 600300 FL with styrene stripper.

10/56 – CN 661805 FL with combustion chamber.

15/2/57 - CP 330552 GO with classifier.

5/57 – CP 338726 GO with cyclone vessels.

7/57 – CP 341104 and 330624 GO with pot shells.

1957 – CP 307194 FL with classifier.

1957 – CN 662439 FL with industrial locomotive.

9/58 – CN 699959 DC FL with gate-operator.

1950s – CP 353130 GO with tank segments; IC 62361 FL with dryer; CN 662505 FL with industrial locomotive; GTW 145376 GO with export steam locomotive.

1960 – CP 301468 and 301396 FL with export locomotive.

12/4/61 – CP 301387 FL with Madras Port Trust export locomotive.

1961 – CP 301424 FL with export steam locomotive.

1963 – CN 660532 FL with locomotive.

1964 – CP 301353 FL with diesel engine.

9/66 – CN 666322 FL with cylindrical tank.

1966 – CN 666009 FL with cylindrical tank; CN 661618 FL with export locomotive.

21/4/67 – CP 309925 DC FL with export locomotive.

1968 – CN 666366 and 665269 FL with export locomotives.

1960s – CN 661140 FL with dryer; CN 662198 FL with Bechtel flotation cells; CN 661719 FL with autoclave; CP 33125x and 338859 GO with crated fuel transfer structure.