Canadian Pacific Railway Budd cars

The Canadian Pacific Railway Budd cars were built in 1954-1955 for service on the transcontinental Canadian, then trains 1, 2, 10 and 11.

VIA Rail

In 1977 the majority of cars passed to VIA Rail when it took over Canadian passenger rail operations. When the coaches were remanufactured in the 1990s, HEP capability was added. All cars were renumbered into the 8000-series upon outshopping.

18 additional coaches were outshopped in 1993-1994, numbered 8130-8147 - these are ex-American cars that were changed to look outwardly identical to the ex-CPR cars. They feature the same interior configuration.

These cars are currently being rebuilt by CAD Railway Industries in Montreal, QC. Upgrades include reupholstered seats in orange with brown-grey headrests, armrests, and leg-rests, new lighting, and ventilation upgrades. Rebuilt cars are painted in a livery similar to rebuilt HEP2 cars; a dark-teal trim around the windows and a yellow stripe above the windows, reminiscent of the livery of the Delaware and Hudson Railway.

Coach

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1977	Canadian Pacific Parlour configuration 1963 - 1973	VIA Rail 1977 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Status/Disposal	Notes
100		100	8100			Rebuilt and repainted by April 2020
101		101	8101
102		102	8102			Rebuilt and repainted
103		103	8103
104		104	8104
105		105	8105
106		106	8106
107		107	8107
108		108	8108
109		109	8109			Rebuilt and repainted by April 2020
110		110	8110
111		111	8111		Retired in September 2001. Wrecked Sept. 3, 1998 - Biggar, SK
112		112	8112
113		113	8113
114		114			Retired Wrecked in the 1980's
115		115	8115		Retired Wrecked Sept. 3, 1998 - Biggar, SK
116		116	8116
117		117	8117
118		118	8118
119	6621	119	8119			Renumbered and converted to parlour car #6621 in 1963. Converted back to number #119 in 1973.
120	6622	120	8120			Renumbered and converted to parlour car #6622 in 1963. Converted back to number #120 in 1973.
121		121	8121		Retired in September 2001. Wrecked Sept. 3, 1998 - Biggar, SK
122		122	8122
123		123	8123
124	6620	124	8124			Renumbered and converted to parlour car #6620 in 1963. Converted back to number #124 in 1973.
125	6623	125	8125			Renumbered and converted to parlour car #6623 in 1963. Converted back to number #125 in 1973.
126		126	8126
127	6624	127	8127			Renumbered and converted to parlour car #6624 in 1963. Converted back to number #127 in 1973.
128					Retired Wrecked Aug.26 1968 near Clanwilliam, BC
129		129	8129

'Chateau' Sleeper

CPR 14201-14229 were built from July to November of 1954 by Budd. They each have three sections, eight roomettes, one drawing room and three double bedrooms. Some cars have been converted to 'Prestige' sleeping cars for premium service on the Canadian. These can be identified by a grey strip above the windows, as well as a 5-digit fleet number with an extra 8 added to the original VIA Rail number.

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1977	Name	VIA Rail 1977 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Notes
14201	Chateau Argenson	14201	8201
14202	Chateau Bienville	14202	8202
14203	Chateau Brule	14203	8203
14204	Chateau Cadilac	14204	8204		Formerly Chateau Cadillac. Converted to 'Prestige' car, renumbered 88204.
14205	Chateau Closse	14205	8205
14206	Chateau Denonville	14206	8206
14207	Chateau Dollard	14207	8207		Converted to 'Prestige' car, renumbered 88207.
14208	Chateau Dollier	14208	8208
14209	Chateau Iberville	14209	8209
14210	Chateau Jolliet	14210	8210		Converted to 'Prestige' car, renumbered 88210.
14211	Chateau Lasalle	14211	8211
14212	Chateau Latour	14212	8212
14213	Chateau Lauzon	14213	8213
14214	Chateau Laval	14214	8214
14215	Chateau Lemoyne	14215	8215		Incorrectly stenciled Chateau Lemoine for a brief period.
14216	Chateau Levis	14216	8216
14217	Chateau Maisonneuve	14217	8217		Converted to 'Prestige' car, renumbered 88217.
14218	Chateau Marquette	14218	8218
14219	Chateau Montcalm	14219	8219
14220	Chateau Papineau	14220	8220
14221	Chateau Radisson	14221	8221
14222	Chateau Richelieu	14222	8222
14223	Chateau Rigaud	14223	8223
14224	Chateau Roberval	14224	8224
14225	Chateau Rouville	14225	8225
14226	Chateau Salaberry	14226	8226		Converted to 'Prestige' sleeper car; renumbered 88226.
14227	Chateau Varennes	14227	8227
14228	Chateau Vercheres	14228	8228
14229	Chateau Viger	14229	8229

'Manor' Sleeper

CPR 14301-14341 were built from November 1954 to April 1955 by Budd. They each have three sections, four roomettes, one compartment room and five double bedrooms.

The one compartment is sold by VIA as a standard double bedroom.

Interior photos

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  Berth sections (daytime configuration).

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  Double bedroom (daytime configuration).

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1977	Name	VIA Rail 1977 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Status/Disposal	Notes
14301	Abbot Manor	14301	8301
14302	Allan Manor	14302	8302
14303	Amherst Manor	14303	8303
14304	Aylmer Manor	14304			Retired Damaged by fire in Jan. 1987.	Not included in HEP programme.
14305	Bayfield Manor	14305	8305
14306	Bell Manor	14306	8306
14307	Blair Manor	14307	8307
14308	Bliss Manor	14308	8308
14309	Brant Manor	14309	8309
14310	Brock Manor	14310	8310
14311	Burton Manor	14311	8311
14312	Butler Manor	14312	8312
14313	Cabot Manor	14313	8313
14314	Cameron Manor	14314	8314
14315	Carleton Manor	14315	8315
14316	Christie Manor	14316	8316
14317	Cornwall Manor	14317	8317
14318	Craig Manor	14318	8318
14319	Dawson Manor	14319	8319
14320	Douglas Manor	14320	8320
14321	Draper Manor	14321	8321
14322	Drummond Manor	14322	8322
14323	Dufferin Manor	14323	8323		Retired in April 1998. Wrecked Sept. 3, 1997 - Biggar, SK
14324	Dunsmuir Manor	14324	8324
14325	Elgin Manor	14325	8325
14326	Franklin Manor	14326	8326
14327	Fraser Manor	14327	8327
14328	Grant Manor	14328	8328
14329	Hearn Manor	14329	8329
14330	Hunter Manor	14330	8330
14331	Jarvis Manor	14331	8331
14332	Laird Manor	14332	8332
14333	Lorne Manor	14333	8333
14334	Macdonald Manor	14334	8334
14335	Mackenzie Manor	14335	8335
14336	Monck Manor	14336	8336
14337	Osler Manor	14337	8337
14338	Rogers Manor	14338	8338
14339	Sherwood Manor	14339	8339
14340	Stuart Manor	14340	8340
14341	Thompson Manor	14341	8341
14342	Wolfe Manor	14342	8342

Dining car

Dining cars feature 48 seats and 12 tables, as well as a full service kitchen. They are named after famous luxury hotels in Canada. These cars are generally used on the Canadian, Ocean, and the Hudson Bay, but may be added to any train at the request of a group.

Interior photos

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  Dining car galley

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  Dining car interior

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1977	Name	VIA Rail 1977 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Status/Disposal	Notes
16501	Acadian	16501	8401
16502	Alexandra	16502	8402
16503	Alhambra	16503			Retired Scrapped in 1985.
16504	Annapolis	16504	8404
16505	Cartier	16505			Retired Scrapped in 1985.
16506	Champlain	16506	8406		Retired Wrecked Sept. 3 1997 - Biggar, SK
16507	Emerald	16507	8407			Covered with "Expedition Churchill" livery, and ceiling painted to look like northern lights
16508	Empress	16508	8408
16509	Fairholme	16509	8409
16510	Frontenac	16510	8410
16511	Imperial	16511	8411			Wrecked Sept. 3, 1998 - Biggar, SK
16512	Kent	16512	8412
16513	Louise	16513	8413
16514	Palliser	16514	8414
16515	Princess	16515	8415
16516	Selkirk	16516			Retired Scrapped in 1985.
16517	Wascana	16517	8417		Retired Wrecked April 12 2001 - Stewiacke, NS
16518	Acadian	16518	8418

'Skyline' Dome

The 'Skyline' cars originally featured coach seats at the vestibule end of the train, and a booth area underneath the dome. In the 1980s, VIA turned the cars around and rebuilt them, replacing the coach seats with a dining area and the booth with a take-out counter. All the dome seats (with the exception of the rear row) were turned around.

By the end of 2011, four Skyline cars were refurbished. They received a contemporary interior with a taupe brown and olive colour scheme replacing the grey and pink-orange scheme. Interior components such as seats and chairs, wall coverings, lights, floors, and windows were overhauled or replaced. The cars' mechanical systems which included the water and air systems, HVAC, couplers and draftgear, and heat tracing system were overhauled as well.

Interior photos

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  Lounge area

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  Dining area

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1977	VIA Rail 1977 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Status/Disposal	Notes
500	500	8500			Leased by CPR to Delaware & Hudson Railway in 1974 to 1976. Was renumbered to #35 - Willsboro Point for that time.
501	501	8501
502	502	8502
503	503	8503
504	504	8504
505	505	8505
506	506	8506
507	507	8507			Leased by CPR to Delaware & Hudson Railway in 1974 to 1976. Was renumbered to #36 - Bluff Point for that time.
508	508			Retired in 1982.
509	509	8509
510	510	8510
511	511	8511
512	512	8512
513	513			Retired Wrecked at Hilton, AB in February 1986. Scrapped.
514	514	8514			Damaged by fire at Halifax, N.S. in December, 1997. To be rebuilt.
515	515	8515
516	516	8516
517	517	8517

Baggage Car

CPR 3000-3017 were built as baggage-dormitory cars between December 1954 and January 1955 by Budd. In 1977, when VIA took over Canadian passenger rail service, they got the CP coaches. The former CP coaches that survived had their dormitories removed in 1980-1981 by VIA, then were remanufactured between 1990 and 1993 by AMF Technotransport in Montréal.

6 additional baggage cars were remanufactured and outshopped in 1993-1994, numbered 8618-8623 - these are ex-Union Pacific Budd-built cars that have slab sides rather than the standard fluting. They are primarily used on Corridor services, and have pass-through MU and communications cables that the other HEP baggage cars lack.

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1968	Canadian Pacific 1968 - 1977	VIA Rail 1977 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Status/Disposal	Notes
3000	600	600	8600
3001	601	601	8601
3002	602	602	8602
3003	603	603			Retired by 1984. Wrecked by a rockslide near Revelstoke, BC in 1970's
3004	604	604	8604
3005	605	605	8605
3006	606	606	8606
3007	607	607	8607		Retired in April 1998. Wrecked Sept. 2, 1997 - Biggar, SK
3008	608	608	8608
3009	609	609	8609
3010	610	610	8610		Retired Wrecked Jan. 31, 2005 - MacKay, AB
3011					Retired Wrecked April 1965 near Terrace Bay, ON
3012	612	612	8612
3013	613	613	8613
3014					Retired Wrecked April 1965 near Terrace Bay, ON
3015	615	615	8615
3017	617	617			Retired Wrecked Feb. 8, 1986.

'Park' Dome

CPR 15401-15418 were built from July to October 1954 by Budd. Each Park car has one drawing room and three double bedrooms. In addition there is a bar and seating for 24 in the dome and a lounge at the rear.

In 2011, VIA Rail embarked on refurbishing four Park cars. They received a contemporary interior with an ochre and olive colour scheme replacing the teal scheme. Interior components such as seats, wall coverings, floors, and windows were overhauled. The cars' mechanical systems which included the water and air systems, HVAC, couplers and draftgear, and heat tracing system were overhauled as well.

Some Park cars have been rebuilt into 'Prestige' Park cars. These cars feature an accessible cabin, a Prestige cabin, as well as a thoroughly-reconfigured mural lounge and bullet lounge.

Interior photos

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  Reconfigured mural lounge, now a booth/bar.

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  Reconfigured bullet lounge featuring sofas and new lighting.

Canadian Pacific 1954 - 1977	Name	VIA Rail 1977 - 1979	VIA Rail 1979 - HEP	VIA Rail Post-HEP	Thumbnail	Status/Disposal	Notes
15401	Algonquin Park	15401	15501			Retired Sold in 2004.	Not included in HEP programme.
15402	Assiniboine Park	15402	15502	8702
15403	Banff Park	15403	15503	8703
15404	Evangeline Park	15404	15504	8704
15405	Fundy Park					Retired Rear-ended at Gull Lake, Sask. in August 1959. Scrapped.
15406	Glacier Park	15406	15506	8706			Converted to 'Prestige' Park car, renumbered 88706. Was stored at TMC until conversion.
15407	Kokanee Park	15407	15507	8707
15408	Kootenay Park	15408	15508	8708			Converted to 'Prestige' Park car, renumbered 88708.
15409	Laurentide Park	15409	15509	8709			Lettered "Laurentides Park" on one side.
15410	Prince Albert Park	15410	15510	8710			Converted to 'Prestige' Park car, renumbered 88710.
15411	Revelstoke Park	15411	15511	8711
15412	Riding Mountain Park	15412	15512			Retired Sold in 2005.	Not included in HEP programme.
15413	Sibley Park	15413	15513			Retired Donated to Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) at Delson, PQ.	Not included in HEP programme.
15414	Strathcona Park	15414	15514	8714
15415	Tremblant Park	15415	15515	8715
15416	Tweedsmuir Park	15416	15516	8716
15417	Waterton Park	15417	15517	8717
15418	Yoho Park	15418	15518	8718

References

Canadian Trackside Guide
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