Canadian Pacific Railway Budd cars

The Canadian Pacific Railway Budd cars were an order of passenger cars built by Budd in 1954-1955.

All surviving cars were transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978, when VIA took over operation of CP's passenger trains.

Order

The overall order was for 173 cars, which would provide enough cars to fully equip CP's new flagship transcontinental train, the Canadian, as well as to re-equip the Dominion. The brand-new streamlined coaches were successful in attracting increased ridership to the route; this was especially so amongst tourists, attracted by the scenery along the route which was displayed well by the multiple dome cars on each consist.

The order consisted of long-distance coaches, sleepers, diners, dome-buffet-lounge, baggage-dormitories, and sleeper-observation cars. The sleepers, diners, and sleeper-observation cars were assigned names based on Canadian individuals, hotels, and parks respectively. The remaining cars were simply numbered. All cars received an identical livery, in unpainted stainless steel with a Tuscan red letterboard containing the Canadian Pacific name.

Details

Coach

CP received 30 long-distance coaches. They were built between April and August 1955, and featured 62 seats configured for long-distance travel.

Five cars were reconfigured in 1963 to act as parlour cars; they were renumbered to 6620-6624. They were converted back to regular long-distance coaches in 1973, and resumed using their original numbers.

Fleet Number	Date	Status/Disposal	Notes
100	1955	To VIA as 100.
101	1955	To VIA as 101.
102	1955	To VIA as 102.
103	1955	To VIA as 103.
104	1955	To VIA as 104.
105	1955	To VIA as 105.
106	1955	To VIA as 106.
107	1955	To VIA as 107.
108	1955	To VIA as 108.
109	1955	To VIA as 109.
110	1955	To VIA as 110.
111	1955	To VIA as 111.
112	1955	To VIA as 112.
113	1955	To VIA as 113.
114	1955	To VIA as 114.
115	1955	To VIA as 115.
116	1955	To VIA as 116.
117	1955	To VIA as 117.
118	1955	To VIA as 118.
119	1955	To VIA as 119.	Converted to parlour car 6621 in 1963; converted back in 1973.
120	1955	To VIA as 120.	Converted to parlour car 6622 in 1963; converted back in 1973.
121	1955	To VIA as 121.
122	1955	To VIA as 122.
123	1955	To VIA as 123.
124	1955	To VIA as 124.	Converted to parlour car 6620 in 1963; converted back in 1973.
125	1955	To VIA as 125.	Converted to parlour car 6623 in 1963; converted back in 1973.
126	1955	To VIA as 126.
127	1955	To VIA as 127.	Converted to parlour car 6624 in 1963; converted back in 1973.
128	1955	Retired 1968	Involved in derailment near Clanwilliam, BC on August 26, 1968.
129	1955	To VIA as 129.

'Skyline' Dome

CP received 18 'Skyline' dome-buffet-lounge cars. They were built between November 1954 and February 1955, and featured a 26-seat coach section, a 6-seat passenger buffet and kitchen underneath the dome, a 17-seat lounge, and seating for 24 in the dome.

Fleet Number	Date	Status/Disposal	Notes
500	1954-55	To VIA as 500.	Leased to Delaware & Hudson Railway as 35 Willsboro Point from 1974 to 1976.
501	1954-55	To VIA as 501.
502	1954-55	To VIA as 502.
503	1954-55	To VIA as 503.
504	1954-55	To VIA as 504.
505	1954-55	To VIA as 505.
506	1954-55	To VIA as 506.
507	1954-55	To VIA as 507.	Leased to Delaware & Hudson Railway as 36 Bluff Point from 1974 to 1976.
508	1954-55	To VIA as 508.
509	1954-55	To VIA as 509.
510	1954-55	To VIA as 510.
511	1954-55	To VIA as 511.
512	1954-55	To VIA as 512.
513	1954-55	To VIA as 513.
514	1954-55	To VIA as 514.
515	1954-55	To VIA as 515.
516	1954-55	To VIA as 516.
517	1954-55	To VIA as 517.

Baggage-Dormitory Cars

CP received 18 baggage-dormitory cars. They were built between October 1954 and January 1955, with most space reserved for luggage and express parcels, with a small staff dormitory.

Originally numbered 3000-3017, cars were renumbered to 600-617 in 1968.

Fleet Number	Date	Status/Disposal	Notes
3000 600	1954-55	To VIA as 600.
3001 601	1954-55	To VIA as 601.
3002 602	1954-55	To VIA as 602.
3003 603	1954-55	Retired	Wrecked in rockslide near Revelstoke, BC in 1970's.
3004 604	1954-55	To VIA as 604.
3005 605	1954-55	To VIA as 605.
3006 606	1954-55	To VIA as 606.
3007 607	1954-55	To VIA as 607.
3008 608	1954-55	To VIA as 608.
3009 609	1954-55	To VIA as 609.
3010 610	1954-55	To VIA as 610.
3011	1954-55	Retired 1965	Involved in derailment near Terrace Bay, ON in April 1965.
3012 612	1954-55	To VIA as 612.
3013 613	1954-55	To VIA as 613.
3014	1954-55	Retired 1965	Involved in derailment near Terrace Bay, ON in April 1965.
3015 615	1954-55	To VIA as 615.
3016 616	1954-55	To VIA as 616.
3017 617	1954-55	To VIA as 617.

'Chateau' Sleeper

CP received 29 'Chateau' sleepers. They were built between July and November 1954, and were named for noted French-Canadian figures of Canadian history. Chateau sleepers each had three sections, eight roomettes, one drawing room and three double bedrooms.

Fleet Number	Name	Date	Status/Disposal
14201	Chateau Argenson	1954	To VIA as 14201.
14202	Chateau Bienville	1954	To VIA as 14202.
14203	Chateau Brule	1954	To VIA as 14203.
14204	Chateau Cadilac	1954	To VIA as 14204.
14205	Chateau Closse	1954	To VIA as 14205.
14206	Chateau Denonville	1954	To VIA as 14206.
14207	Chateau Dollard	1954	To VIA as 14207.
14208	Chateau Dollier	1954	To VIA as 14208.
14209	Chateau Iberville	1954	To VIA as 14209.
14210	Chateau Jolliet	1954	To VIA as 14210.
14211	Chateau Lasalle	1954	To VIA as 14211.
14212	Chateau Latour	1954	To VIA as 14212.
14213	Chateau Lauzon	1954	To VIA as 14213.
14214	Chateau Laval	1954	To VIA as 14214.
14215	Chateau Lemoyne	1954	To VIA as 14215.
14216	Chateau Levis	1954	To VIA as 14216.
14217	Chateau Maisonneuve	1954	To VIA as 14217.
14218	Chateau Marquette	1954	To VIA as 14218.
14219	Chateau Montcalm	1954	To VIA as 14219.
14220	Chateau Papineau	1954	To VIA as 14220.
14221	Chateau Radisson	1954	To VIA as 14221.
14222	Chateau Richelieu	1954	To VIA as 14222.
14223	Chateau Rigaud	1954	To VIA as 14223.
14224	Chateau Roberval	1954	To VIA as 14224.
14225	Chateau Rouville	1954	To VIA as 14225.
14226	Chateau Salaberry	1954	To VIA as 14226.
14227	Chateau Varennes	1954	To VIA as 14227.
14228	Chateau Vercheres	1954	To VIA as 14228.
14229	Chateau Viger	1954	To VIA as 14229.

'Manor' Sleeper

CP received 42 'Manor' sleepers. They were built between November 1954 and April 1955, and were named for noted English-Canadian figures throughout Canadian history. Manor sleepers each had three sections, four roomettes, one compartment room, and five double bedrooms.

Fleet Number	Name	Date	Status/Disposal
14301	Abbot Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14301.
14302	Allan Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14302.
14303	Amherst Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14303.
14304	Aylmer Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14304.
14305	Bayfield Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14305.
14306	Bell Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14306.
14307	Blair Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14307.
14308	Bliss Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14308.
14309	Brant Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14309.
14310	Brock Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14310.
14311	Burton Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14311.
14312	Butler Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14312.
14313	Cabot Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14313.
14314	Cameron Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14314.
14315	Carleton Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14315.
14316	Christie Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14316.
14317	Cornwall Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14317.
14318	Craig Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14318.
14319	Dawson Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14319.
14320	Douglas Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14320.
14321	Draper Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14321.
14322	Drummond Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14322.
14323	Dufferin Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14323.
14324	Dunsmuir Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14324.
14325	Elgin Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14325.
14326	Franklin Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14326.
14327	Fraser Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14327.
14328	Grant Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14328.
14329	Hearn Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14329.
14330	Hunter Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14330.
14331	Jarvis Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14331.
14332	Laird Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14332.
14333	Lorne Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14333.
14334	Macdonald Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14334.
14335	Mackenzie Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14335.
14336	Monck Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14336.
14337	Osler Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14337.
14338	Rogers Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14338.
14339	Sherwood Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14339.
14340	Stuart Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14340.
14341	Thompson Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14341.
14342	Wolfe Manor	1954-55	To VIA as 14342.

'Park' Domes

CP received 18 sleeper-buffet-observation domes. They were built between July and October 1954, with each car named for a noted park in Canada (typically a National or Provincial Park, but one car is named for a wildlife reserve, and another for a private park owned by CP subsidiary Dominion Atlantic Railway). Cars were configured with three double bedrooms and one drawing room in the front of the car, a 12-seat lounge with bar under the dome, a 13-seat observation lounge in the rear, and seating for 24 in the dome.

Fleet Number	Name	Date	Status/Disposal	Notes
15401	Algonquin Park	1954	To VIA as 15401.
15402	Assiniboine Park	1954	To VIA as 15402.
15403	Banff Park	1954	To VIA as 15403.
15404	Evangeline Park	1954	To VIA as 15404.
15405	Fundy Park	1954	Retired 1959 Scrapped.	Involved in rear-end collision at Gull Lake, SK in August 1959.
15406	Glacier Park	1954	To VIA as 15406.
15407	Kokanee Park	1954	To VIA as 15407.
15408	Kootenay Park	1954	To VIA as 15408.
15409	Laurentide Park	1954	To VIA as 15409.
15410	Prince Albert Park	1954	To VIA as 15410.
15411	Revelstoke Park	1954	To VIA as 15411.
15412	Riding Mountain Park	1954	To VIA as 15412.
15413	Sibley Park	1954	To VIA as 15413.
15414	Strathcona Park	1954	To VIA as 15414.
15415	Tremblant Park	1954	To VIA as 15415.
15416	Tweedsmuir Park	1954	To VIA as 15416.
15417	Waterton Park	1954	To VIA as 15417.
15418	Yoho Park	1954	To VIA as 15418.

Dining car

CP received 18 dining cars. They were built between February and April 1955, and were named after famous luxury hotels in Canada. Each dining car features a full service kitchen and 12 tables, enabling seating for 48 guests.

Fleet Number	Name	Date	Status/Disposal
16501	Acadian	1955	To VIA as 16501.
16502	Alexandra	1955	To VIA as 16502.
16503	Alhambra	1955	To VIA as 16503.
16504	Annapolis	1955	To VIA as 16504.
16505	Cartier	1955	To VIA as 16505.
16506	Champlain	1955	To VIA as 16506.
16507	Emerald	1955	To VIA as 16507.
16508	Empress	1955	To VIA as 16508.
16509	Fairholme	1955	To VIA as 16509.
16510	Frontenac	1955	To VIA as 16510.
16511	Imperial	1955	To VIA as 16511.
16512	Kent	1955	To VIA as 16512.
16513	Louise	1955	To VIA as 16513.
16514	Palliser	1955	To VIA as 16514.
16515	Princess	1955	To VIA as 16515.
16516	Selkirk	1955	To VIA as 16516.
16517	Wascana	1955	To VIA as 16517.
16518	Acadian	1955	To VIA as 16518.