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Roundhouse Park

2011-03-17T13:24:43Z

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'''John Street Roundhouse''' is a preserved locomotive [[roundhouse]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. Built for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] in 1929-31 by Anglin-Norcross to replace the earlier John Street roundhouse built in 1897. Trains were so properly maintained at this location that railroaders recognized them by their "John Street polish." <ref>http://www.trha.ca/johnstreet.html</ref> When diesel run trains began being used, business was slowed at the Roundhouse and the building was last used for its original purpose in 1986. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company donated the roundhouse to the City of Toronto. It is the only remaining roundhouse in downtown Toronto (the [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]] was demolished to make way for construction of the SkyDome). One third of the original structure was dismantled, to allow construction of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre below, then reconstructed (1995) and is now home to The [[Toronto Railway Heritage Centre]], [[Leon's Furniture]] and [[Steam Whistle Brewing]]. Renovations to the brewery portion were done by William Hurst Architects.

The John Street Roundhouse was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 1990.<ref>[http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0552&oqeName=John+Street+Roundhouse+%28Canadian+Pacific%29&oqfName=Rotonde+de+la+rue+John+%28Canadien+Pacifique%29 John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific)], Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada</ref><ref>[http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=12781&pid=0 John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific)], National Register of Historic Places</ref>

===Structure===

John Street Roundhouse could maintain 32 locomotives at a time. 32 bay doors make up the inner rounded facade of the building and face the 120 foot turntable. This turntable was the largest used by the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] Company and was constructed by the Canadian Bridge Company. <ref>http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/JOHN_ST_LOCOMOTIVE.htm</ref> The exterior and interior of the building is mostly composed of brick and glazing. Each of the bay doors is of wood construction and can be left open to reveal a floor to ceiling glass wall with a regular sized man door inset. Natural light floods the interior space from the curved loft space and all exterior facades. Refurbished wooden columns also stand within the interior of the structure. <ref>http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen2008.nsf/219af60e39f783108525747a005ae9b8/67f7bb2bc82fce20852574190040e6e9?OpenDocument</ref>

===Roundhouse Park===

Following the renovations of the roundhouse, the area to the east of the building became a city owned park named Roundhouse Park in 1997. The Toronto Historical Railway Association has located a number of railway items to the park and volunteers have been working to create it as a railway theme museum.<ref name="Httpwwwtrhacaroundhouseparkhtml">http://www.trha.ca/roundhousepark.html</ref> The 17 acre park is bounded by Bremner Boulevard, Lower Simcoe Street, Lake Shore Boulevard West/Gardiner Expressway and Rees Street. Officially opened on May 28th, 2010, Roundhouse Park contains not only John Street Roundhouse itself but 4 full sized locomotives, 3 freight cars, 2 passenger cars and a miniature train that can pull 24 people around the park. <ref>http://spacingtoronto.ca/2010/05/28/john-street-roundhouse-park-now-home-to-railway-heritage-museum/</ref> Cabin D and Don Station have also been moved to Roundhouse Park from the City's collection of historic buildings. Each of them has been repainted and repaired but remains in its original structural state. The coaling tower and water tank are auxiliary structures still located in the park from the working days of the John Street Roundhouse. <ref name="Httpwwwtrhacaroundhouseparkhtml" />

==Collection==

* [[Canadian National Railway]] [[CN 6213|No. 6213]] U-2-G [[4-8-4]] [[Montreal Locomotive Works|MLW]] 1942 - formerly located at [[New Fort York]]
* [[CP Rail]] 7020 (Class DS10-B, [[Alco]] [[ALCO S-2 and S-4|S-2]] 1944
* [[Canadian National Railway]] No. 4803 [[EMD GP7|GMD GP7]] 1953
* 50 Ton Whitcomb Centre Cab Switcher 1950
* [[Canadian Pacific]] "Jackman" sleeper 1931
* [[Canadian Pacific]] "Cape Race" Buffet-compartment-solarium-observation-sleeper, 1929
* [[Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway]] Caboose #70 steel sheathed, 1921
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] 188625 - "Fowler" steel frame boxcar, built 1917
* [[Reinhart Vinegars]] RVLX 101 - wooden vinegar tank car, built 1938
* [[Union Station (Toronto)|Toronto Terminal Railway]] (TTR) - Pyke Self-Propelled Crane

[[File:John Street Roundhouse.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Roundhouse viewed from the CN Tower in July 2009]]

==See also==
* [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]]
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[Lambton Roundhouse]] - St. Clair Ave. W. and Runnymede Road, 1912-1913 (demolished 1960)
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[CPR West Toronto Yard|West Toronto Roundhouse]], 1891 (demolished 2001)
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] Parkdale Roundhouse, King and Queen at Dufferin Street, 1891 by [[Credit Valley Railway]]; last used 1907

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.trha.ca Toronto Railway Historical Association (restoration of roundhouse)]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/JOHN_ST_LOCOMOTIVE.htm John Street Roundhouse at Old Time Trains]

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St. Thomas (Ontario)

2010-09-18T20:21:22Z

SoftwareSimian: /* Parks */ added link to Elgin County Railway Museum

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'''St. Thomas''' is a city in [[Southern Ontario|Southern]] [[southwestern Ontario|(Southwestern)]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It is the seat for [[Elgin County, Ontario|Elgin County]] and gained its city [[charter]] on March 4, 1881.

==History==

The city, located at the intersection of two historical roads, was first settled in 1810. It was named the seat of the new [[Elgin County, Ontario|Elgin County]] in 1844 and was [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporated]] as a [[village]] in 1852, as a [[town]] in 1861. In 1871, St. Thomas and the nearby village of Millersburg (a village east of the town) amalgamated<ref>http://www.downtownstthomas.com/web/pages/about-us/history.php</ref>. In 1881 St. Thomas finally grew to become a [[city]].[[Image:Jumbo1St.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Life-sized [[Jumbo]] statue]].

Ten years after the incorporation as a town, the developing village of Millersburg, which included these lands east of the London and Port Stanley Railway, amalgamated with St. Thomas.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century several railways were constructed through the city, and St. Thomas became an important railway junction. A total of 26 railways have passed through the city since the first railway was completed in 1856. In the 1950s and 1960s, with the decline of the railway as a mode of transportation, other industry began to locate in the city, principally primary and secondary automotive manufacturing.

[[Jumbo]] (the elephant) died here on September 15, 1885, when a locomotive crashed into him. There is a life-sized commemorative statue that was erected in 1985, on the centennial of Jumbo's demise.

The city was named after [[Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada)|Thomas Talbot]]<ref>Rayburn, Alan (1997), ''Place Names of Ontario'', University of Toronto Press, Pg. 304 ISBN 0802072070</ref> who helped promote the development of this region during the early 19th century . The founder of the settlement that became St. Thomas was Capt. Daniel Rapelje, descendant of a [[Walloon]] [[Sarah Rapelje|family]] settled in [[New Amsterdam]], now [[New York City]], at its inception in the seventeenth century.<ref>[http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_DEF/Plaque_Elgin12.html Capt. Daniel Rapelje, 1774–1828, OntarioPlaques.com]</ref> In 1820, Rapelje, the town's first settler, divided his land into town lots suitable for a village. Owner of the New England Mill, Rapelje subsequently donated two acres of land for the building of [[Old St. Thomas Church]].<ref>[http://www.elgin.ca/tweedsmuir/Wallacetown%20Vol%204/page%200148%20-%200153.pdf History of St. Thomas Church Begins with Rapelje]</ref>

In 1824, [[Charles Duncombe]] and [[John Rolph]] established the first medical school in Upper Canada, in St. Thomas, under the patronage of Colonel Thomas Talbot <ref>http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_7016_1.html</ref>.

Between 1881 and 1988 the city had a private woman's school operating called [[Alma College (St. Thomas)]] which was destroyed by fire in 2008.

St. Thomas has a rich history of late 19th- early 20th centurary architecture. Notably these include the Elgin County Court House, Wellington Street public school, and its City hall, all designated heritage properties and all designed by former resident [[Neil R. Darrach]].

[[Image:Railway Station St Thomas Ontario 2008.JPG|thumb|right|400px|St. Thomas railway station, built between 1871 and 1873. Currently it is under restoration.]]

==Government==
Cliff Barwick is the current mayor of St. Thomas. The City Council consists of the mayor and seven Aldermen, all elected at large.

[[St. Thomas Transit]], which includes both conventional bus service and paratransit, is owned by the city and staffed and operated by [[Aboutown Transportation]].

==Demographics==
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St. Thomas had a population of 36,110 people in 2006, which was an increase of 8.4% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for St. Thomas was $54,876, which is below the Ontario provincial average of $60,455.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3534021&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=St.%20Thomas&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|title=St. Thomas, Ontario - Detailed City Profile|accessdate=2009-09-09}}</ref>

According to the 2006 census, 95.5% of the population is [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]], 1.2% [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]], and 3.3% [[Visible minority|Visible minorities]].

Religious affiliation is 52.1% [[Protestantism|Protestant]], 21% [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], 22.1% No affiliation, and 4.8% Other.

==Education==
[[Fanshawe College]] has a campus in St. Thomas. [[Catholic school|Catholic]] schools are controlled by the [[London District Catholic School Board]] and [[Public education|public]] schools are controlled by the [[Thames Valley District School Board]]. There are two independent Christian schools, St. Thomas Community Christian School and Faith Christian Academy.

==Economy==
The local economy has been dominated by automotive manufacturing, with two plants operated by [[Magna]], the [[Ford Motor Company of Canada|Ford]] [[St. Thomas Assembly]] in nearby Talbotville, and the [[Sterling Trucks]] plant. However, the recent global recession that impacted the auto sector ultimately trickled down to the city; the Sterling plant closed in March 2009, and the Ford plant is set to close in 2011. This had a domino effect on the other part manufacturers in town, such as [[Lear Corporation|Lear Seating]]. One automotive materials supplier, [[A. Schulman]], had previously closed its local manufacturing plant in 2008, one of the first actions of a new CEO installed in January.<ref name="Minter2010">{{cite web
|url=http://www.industryweek.com/articles/on_the_rise_--_a-_schulman_inc-_molding_a_global_strategy_21294.aspx
|title=On the Rise -- A. Schulman Inc.: Molding a Global Strategy |author=Steve Minter |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=6 August 2010
|work=Industry Week (IW) |publisher=[[Penton Media]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php |archivedate=6 August 2010}}</ref>

==Media==
St. Thomas has several media outlets based in the city. The ''[[St. Thomas Times-Journal]]'' is the city's newspaper, owned by [[Bowes Publishers]]. [[Rogers Cable]] operates a local [[community channel (Canada)|community channel]] consisting mostly of local and dedicated volunteers.

A low-power [[FM radio]] station — [[VF8016]], 90.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]] — broadcasts religious activities from Faith Baptist Church of St. Thomas. [[CFHK-FM]], branded as ''103.1 Fresh FM'', is also licensed to St. Thomas, although its programming largely targets the larger [[London, Ontario|London]] market.

==Sports==
There is a dragway called [[St. Thomas Raceway Park]]. The dragway is located a reasonable distance away from the town and minutes east of [[Sparta, Ontario|the historical community of Sparta]].
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==Parks==
[[Image:St Thomas Ontario region SPOT GeoBase 2006.png|thumb|Satellite image of St. Thomas]]
There are two major parks in the city: Pinafore Park in the south, beside Pinafore Pond; and Waterworks Park in the north, which is straddled by [[Kettle Creek (Ontario)|Kettle Creek]] and the Waterworks Reservoir nearby.

The [[Trans Canada Trail]] goes through St. Thomas, with a [[pavilion (structure)|pavilion]] located in Jonas Street Park.

The [[Elgin Military Museum]] is located in the west end of St. Thomas.

The [[Elgin County Railway Museum]] is located in central St. Thomas.

==Notable residents==

* [[Jack Graney]], professional [[baseball]] player and broadcaster, namesake of the [[Jack Graney Award]]
* [[Paul Hackman]] (1953-1992), guitarist and songwriter from the [[rock band]] [[Helix (band)|Helix]]
* [[Dell Henderson]], Hollywood actor of 304 films, director of 208 films and writer of 35.
* [[Dave Hudson]], former professional [[ice hockey]] player ([[New York Islanders]], [[Kansas City Scouts]], [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]])
* [[DJ Kennington]], [[NASCAR Nationwide Series]] driver
* [[Rachel McAdams]], [[actor|actress]] (''[[The Hot Chick]], [[Mean Girls]], [[The Notebook]], [[Wedding Crashers]], [[Red Eye (film)|Red Eye]], [[The Family Stone]], [[Married Life (film)|Married Life]]'')
* [[Stephen Ouimette]], [[actor]], [[theatre direction|director]] widely known for his work at the Stratford Festival of Canada
* [[Steve Peters (politician)|Stephen J. Peters]], [[politician]], [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPP]] for [[Elgin—Middlesex—London]], former [[Minister of Labour (Ontario)]] and [[Minister of Agriculture and Food (Ontario)]]
* [[Philip Francis Pocock]], former Catholic archbishop of Toronto
* [[Janet Podleski|Janet]] and [[Greta Podleski]], bestselling cookbook authors (Looneyspoons, Crazy Plates, Eat, Shrink & Be Merry!), Food Network hosts and Reader's Digest columnists
* Capt. [[Old St. Thomas Church|Daniel Rapelje]], (1774–1828), born in [[New York State]], founder of St. Thomas, Ontario
* [[Helen Shaver]], [[actor|actress]], [[film director|director]], [[Film producer|producer]] (''[[The Amityville Horror (1979 film)|The Amityville Horror]], [[The Color of Money]], [[Judging Amy]]'')
* [[David Shaw (ice hockey)|David Shaw]], former professional [[ice hockey]] player ([[Stratford Cullitons]], [[Kitchener Rangers]], [[Quebec Nordiques|Québec Nordiques]], [[New York Rangers]], [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Minnesota North Stars]], [[Boston Bruins]], [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], [[Detroit Vipers]])
* [[Joe Thornton]], professional [[ice hockey]] player ([[San Jose Sharks]], [[Boston Bruins]], [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]], [[St. Thomas Stars]])
* [[Aaron Walpole]], the third-place finisher in the third season of Canadian Idol
* [[Kari-Lynn Winters]], children's book author, dramatist, literacy educator

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.city.st-thomas.on.ca/ City of St. Thomas official website]
* [http://www.downtownstthomas.com/web/ St. Thomas Downtown Development Board]
* [http://www.railwaycapital.ca/ St. Thomas, Ontario, the Railway Capital of Canada]
* [http://www.ecrm5700.org/ Elgin County Railway Museum]
* [http://www.elgintheatreguild.ca/ Elgin Theatre Guild]
* [http://weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/on-98_metric_e.html St. Thomas Weather]
* [http://specials.bowesonline.com/5/history-0/ History of St. Thomas]


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|Northwest = [[Strathroy, Ontario|Strathroy]] ''via [[Highway 4 (Ontario)|Highway 4]] and [[Highway 402]]''
|North = [[London, Ontario|London]] ''via Highbury Avenue and Wellington Road''
|Northeast = [[Belmont, Ontario|Belmont]] ''via [[Highway 3 (Ontario)|Highway 3]]''
|West = [[Sarnia, Ontario|Sarnia]] ''via [[Highway 4 (Ontario)|Highway 4]] and [[Highway 402]]''
|Centre = St. Thomas
|East = [[Aylmer, Ontario|Aylmer]] ''via [[Highway 3 (Ontario)|Highway 3]]''
|Southwest = [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]] ''via [[Highway 4 (Ontario)|Highway 4]] and [[Highway 401]]''
|South = [[Port Stanley, Ontario|Port Stanley]] ''via [[Highway 4 (Ontario)|Highway 4]]''
|Southeast = [[Port Bruce, Ontario|Port Bruce]] ''via [[Highway 3 (Ontario)|Highway 3]] and Elgin County Road 73''
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Roundhouse Park

2010-08-23T17:09:54Z

SoftwareSimian: /* Collection */ added link to CN 6213 article

[[Image:John St Roundhouse.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Inside the unfinished portion of the Roundhouse in May 2008]]
'''John Street Roundhouse''' is a preserved locomotive [[roundhouse]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. Built for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] in 1929 by Anglin-Norcross to replace the earlier John Street roundhouse built in 1897, the building was last used for its original purpose in 1986. It is the only remaining roundhouse in downtown Toronto (the [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]] was demolished to make way for construction of the SkyDome). One third of the original structure was dismantled, to allow construction of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre below, then reconstructed (1995) and is now home to The [[Toronto Railway Heritage Centre]], [[Leon's Furniture]] and [[Steam Whistle Brewing]]. Renovations to the brewery portion were done by William Hurst Architects.

==Collection==

* [[Canadian National Railway]] [[CN 6213|No. 6213]] U-2-G [[4-8-4]] [[Montreal Locomotive Works|MLW]] 1942
* [[CP Rail]] 7020 (Class DS10-B, [[Alco]] S-2 1944
* [[Canadian National Railway]] No. 4803 [[EMD GP7|GMD GP7]] 1953
* 50 Ton Whitcomb Centre Cab Switcher 1950
* [[Canadian Pacific]] "Jackman" sleeper 1931
* [[Canadian Pacific]] "Cape Race" Buffet-compartment-solarium-observation-sleeper, 1929
* [[Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway]] Caboose #70 steel sheathed, 1921
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] 188625 - "Fowler" steel frame boxcar, built 1917
* [[Reinhart Vinegars]] RVLX 101 - wooden vinegar tank car, built 1938
* [[Union Station (Toronto)|Toronto Terminal Railway]] (TTR) - Pyke Self-Propelled Crane

[[File:John Street Roundhouse.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Roundhouse viewed from the CN Tower in July 2009]]

==See also==
* [http://www.trha.ca Toronto Railway Historical Association]
* [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]]
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[Lambton Roundhouse]] St.Clair Ave. W. and Runnymede Rd. in 1912-1913; demolished 1960
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[CPR West Toronto Yard|West Toronto Roundhouse]] 1891 - demolished 2001
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] Parkdale Roundhouse (King and Queen at Dufferin Street) 1891 by [[Credit Valley Railway]]; last used 1907

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.trha.ca Toronto Railway Historical Association (restoration of roundhouse)]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/JOHN_ST_LOCOMOTIVE.htm John Street Roundhouse at Old Time Trains]

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[[ru:Локомотивное депо John Street]]

Roundhouse Park

2010-08-23T16:53:46Z

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[[Image:John St Roundhouse.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Inside the unfinished portion of the Roundhouse in May 2008]]
'''John Street Roundhouse''' is a preserved locomotive [[roundhouse]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. Built for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] in 1929 by Anglin-Norcross to replace the earlier John Street roundhouse built in 1897, the building was last used for its original purpose in 1986. It is the only remaining roundhouse in downtown Toronto (the [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]] was demolished to make way for construction of the SkyDome). One third of the original structure was dismantled, to allow construction of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre below, then reconstructed (1995) and is now home to The [[Toronto Railway Heritage Centre]], [[Leon's Furniture]] and [[Steam Whistle Brewing]]. Renovations to the brewery portion were done by William Hurst Architects.

==Collection==

* [[Canadian National Railway]] No. 6213 U-2-G 4-8-4 [[Montreal Locomotive Works|MLW]] 1942
* [[CP Rail]] 7020 (Class DS10-B, [[Alco]] S-2 1944
* [[Canadian National Railway]] No. 4803 [[EMD GP7|GMD GP7]] 1953
* 50 Ton Whitcomb Centre Cab Switcher 1950
* [[Canadian Pacific]] "Jackman" sleeper 1931
* [[Canadian Pacific]] "Cape Race" Buffet-compartment-solarium-observation-sleeper, 1929
* [[Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway]] Caboose #70 steel sheathed, 1921
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] 188625 - "Fowler" steel frame boxcar, built 1917
* [[Reinhart Vinegars]] RVLX 101 - wooden vinegar tank car, built 1938
* [[Union Station (Toronto)|Toronto Terminal Railway]] (TTR) - Pyke Self-Propelled Crane

[[File:John Street Roundhouse.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Roundhouse viewed from the CN Tower in July 2009]]

==See also==
* [http://www.trha.ca Toronto Railway Historical Association]
* [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]]
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[Lambton Roundhouse]] St.Clair Ave. W. and Runnymede Rd. in 1912-1913; demolished 1960
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[CPR West Toronto Yard|West Toronto Roundhouse]] 1891 - demolished 2001
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] Parkdale Roundhouse (King and Queen at Dufferin Street) 1891 by [[Credit Valley Railway]]; last used 1907

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.trha.ca Toronto Railway Historical Association (restoration of roundhouse)]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/JOHN_ST_LOCOMOTIVE.htm John Street Roundhouse at Old Time Trains]

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The term '''Royal Hudson''' refers to a group of semi-[[Streamliner|streamlined]] [[4-6-4]] Hudson [[steam locomotive]]s owned by the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] (CPR) and built by [[Montreal Locomotive Works]] (MLW). In 1939, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] allowed the CPR to use the term after Royal Hudson number 2850 transported the royal train across [[Canada]] with no need of replacement. These locomotives were in service between 1937 and 1960. Four of them have been preserved, and one is used for [[excursion]] service in [[British Columbia]]{{Fact|date=April 2009}}
[[Image:Royal Hudson 2860 in Squamish BC.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Royal Hudson #2860 in [[Squamish]] [[British Columbia]].]]

==Royal visit==
In 1939, King George VI and [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth]] visited Canada, arriving at [[Wolfe's Cove, Quebec|Wolfe's Cove]], [[Quebec]], on 17 May 1939. This was the first time that a reigning Monarch had visited Canada. The King and Queen took a tour of the country by rail. The CPR and the Canadian National Railways (CNR) shared the honours of transporting the royal train across the country, with the CPR undertaking the westbound journey, from [[Quebec City]] to [[Vancouver]]. The steam locomotive that the CPR used to pull the train was numbered 2850, a 4-6-4 built by Montreal Locomotive works. Specially painted in silver and blue, the locomotive ran 3,224 miles across Canada, through 25 changes of crew, without engine failure. The King, somewhat of a [[railfan|railbuff]], rode in the cab when possible. The King was very impressed with the performance of 2850 and her class, that after the tour, the King gave the CPR permission to use the term "Royal Hudson" for the semi-streamlined locomotives of the class (numbered 2820-2859, 2860-2864 were built one year later as Royal Hudsons) and to display Royal Crowns on the running boards. This was the first, and last time a locomotive outside of the United Kingdom was given royal status by the reigning monarch.<ref name="Churcher - Canada">{{cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| year=2006-03-17| accessdate=2006-05-17}}</ref>

==Regular service==
The CPR owned a total of 65 class H1 Hudsons built by MLW. Classes H1a and H1b, numbered 2800-2819, were not semi-streamlined and were not "Royal" Hudsons. The Canadian Pacific Railway owned 30 class H1c Royal Hudsons, numbered 2820-2849, built in 1937, 10 class H1d Royal Hudsons, numbered 2850-2859, built in 1938, and five class H1e Royal Hudsons, numbered 2860-2864, built in 1940. The class H1c and class H1d Royal Hudsons were primarily used in passenger service in the East and in the Central Provinces, but also saw some use in freight service as well. The class H1e (Nos. 2860 through 2864) Royal Hudsons were all built as oil-burners and were built for service between Vancouver and Revelstoke where they worked until they were displaced by diesels (and then re-assigned) in the 1950s. By 1960, all of the 20 Hudsons and 45 Royal Hudsons had been retired due to having been completely replaced by [[diesel locomotive]]s.

==Excursions==
One Royal Hudson, No. 2860, was later used in excursion service. A class H1e Royal Hudson, it was built for the CPR by MLW in June 1940. It was the first locomotive of five to be built new as Royal Hudson and delivered with painted cast brass crowns affixed to their skirts. Between 1940 and 1956 it hauled transcontinental passenger trains between [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] and Vancouver. It was damaged in a derailment outside of Vancouver in 1956, but by 1957 it had been refurbished and was transferred to [[Winnipeg]] for prairie service. It was withdrawn from service in May 1959 and sat on the scrap line for five years. It was sold to the Vancouver Railway Museum Association in 1964. However, the association was unable to find a place to display the locomotive and it remained in storage at Drake St shops in Vancouver. Once again the locomotive faced the risk of being scrapped, but she was sold to Joe W. Hussey in 1970.

In 1973 Hussey sold No. 2860 to the [[British Columbia]] government. The locomotive was restored by Robert E. Swanson's Railway Appliance Research Ltd. team and the staff of the CPR Drake street roundhouse shops beginning on 25 November 1973 and then operated by the British Columbia Department of Travel Industry with the cooperation of the [[British Columbia Railway]]. The BCR commenced a Royal Hudson excursion service between [[North Vancouver, British Columbia (City)]] and [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]] on 20 June 1974. By the end of the 1974 tourist season, 47,295 passengers had been carried and the excursion was deemed successful. It was the only regularly scheduled steam excursion over mainline trackage in North America. The excursion operated between May and October, from Wednesday through Saturday. Also traveled North America in the late 70's as a promotion for BC tourism. It quickly became one of British Columbia's main tourist attractions and an icon of Canadian steam power.
[[Image:Vancouver Hudson No.2860 09.06.96R.jpg|thumb|right|Royal Hudson 4-6-4 No. 2860 at North Vancouver station before departure to Squamish BC in 1996]]
While the engine was being prepared for Christmas trains at the end of the 1999 tourist season, No. 2860 was found to have serious leaks from the superheater elements. The superheaters and the arch tubes were known to be life expired and some other fairly major boiler work was required. A variety of factors prevented BC Rail from carrying out the repairs immediately, including the fact that CPR hudson #2816 was in the BCR shop being rebuilt under contract, and that all BC Rail passenger services were under threat in the lead up to the eventual privatization of BC Rail. After the election of the BC Liberal Government in 2001 all passenger services were gradually phased out starting with the Royal Hudson excursion. The Royal Hudson excursion used other locomotives during the 2000 and 2001 seasons such as back up locomotive 3716 (an ex-Canadian Pacific 2-8-0 which is also Provincially owned and currently operates on the [[Kettle Valley Steam Railway]] in Summerland BC)

Currently No. 2860 is still owned by the British Columbia government, but is on permanent loan to the [[West Coast Railway Association]] (WCRA) and is housed at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish, but has been seen on the CNR line from Squamish to North Vancouver in late April 2009.

==2860's Return to steam==

On 28 September 2006, the Royal Hudson steamed into the WCRA Squamish station under her own power for the first time since October 1999. The restoration took just over one year with a cost of over $250,000. Money for the restoration was provided wholly by donations. The WCRA also had difficulty locating missing parts. Some of the major components, such as the trailing truck, were borrowed from sister engine 2850. The borrowed parts had to be returned when 2850 was put on public display. WCRA replaced the borrowed tailing truck with one that was being used at a mine, which had salvaged the truck from a Royal Hudson due for scrap. The truck turned out to have been taken off of 2860 when she was sitting on the scrap line in the 1960s. The association plans to operate 2860 on excursion runs and at special events. Due to the strict "no steam" policy that CP and CN have, the excursions are restricted to special occasions only. 2860 is steamed up regularly for publicity and to salute passing passenger trains.

==Southern 2839==

Royal Hudson 2839, once destined for a museum in eastern Canada, wound up being sold to a group of owners in Pennsylvania. After a restoration to full working order to full CPR livery (with Southern lettering), the engine was leased to the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] for their steam excursion program in 1979–1980, but was found that the locomotive was not powerful enough for their excursions. During her brief career with the Southern, 2839 earned the nickname "beer can" due to the Royal Hudson's Cylindrical streamlined design. After being returned from the Southern, the engine was stored on [[Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad]] before being stored near Allentown, PA. The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad attempted to restore and run her on excursions, but ultimately 2839 was sold. After a series of owners, the engine was shipped on a flat car from Pennsylvania to the [[Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, California]], where it has been cosmetically restored and put on display outside the museum with a Pullman car.

==Preservation==
Four Royal Hudsons have been preserved (Hudson #2816 is not streamlined and thus is not "Royal" but is often mistakenly referred as a Royal Hudson, some call her "Royal" due to her name, "Empress"). 
*2839 Operated in the 1970s,1980s. Now at the Nethercutt Collection and Museum, [[Sylmar, California]]. Good cosmetic shape, displayed outside.
*2850 The locomotive that hauled the Royal Train and known as "The" Royal Hudson, served a long career until 1960 when she was retired and is now preserved at the [[Canadian Railway Museum]] at [[Delson, Quebec|Delson]]/[[Saint-Constant, Quebec]]. Very good cosmetic and mechanical shape, displayed indoors.
*2858 Preserved at the National Museum of Science and Technology at Ottawa. Good cosmetic shape, displayed inside.
*2860 Squamish, BC. First CPR Hudson built as a Royal Hudson, one of the last five built. Operable.

==See also==
* [[Royal tours of Canada#Transportation|Royal tours of Canada: Transportation]]
* [[Canadian Pacific Railway#Royal trains|Canadian Pacific Railway: Royal trains]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.rrsites.com/royalhudson/ Unofficial Royal Hudson website]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/steamtown/shs3g.htm History of the Royal Hudsons]
* {{cite book
| author = James Groundwater
| title = The Pictorial History of Railroading in British Columbia
| year = 1981
| publisher = Whitecap Books, Vancouver, British Columbia
| isbn = 2006010014
| unused_data = |National Archives of Canada|Duration: (120:00)|Status: REF|Format: videotape|Vault code: VIDREF
}}
* {{cite book
| author = Horton, Timothy J.
| title = The British Columbia Railway (Volume One)
| publisher = B.R.M.N.A., Calgary, Alberta
| year = 1988
| isbn = 0-919487-28-9
}}
* {{cite book
| author = Garrett, Colin and Max Wade
| title = Locomotives: A complete history of the world's great locomotives and fabulous train journeys
| location= London | publisher=Arness Publishing Limited
| year = 2003
| isbn = 1843092646
| pages = 260–263
}}

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