Freight CarsThe following table shows the list of former T.H. & B. freight cars and maintenance of way (MOW) equipment. This list was taken from Keith Sirman's notes of his visit to the CP Rail corporate archives in Montreal during the late 1980's. Note that this information differs in some respects from the abbreviated table in Norman Helm's In the Shadow of Giants 1st edition, page 255. |
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| Road Number | Type | Year Built | Builder | Total | Length | Capacity (Lbs.) |
Service Span (approximate)
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| 100 - 130 | Flatcar | unknown | unknown | unknown | 34' 0" | 60,000 |
unknown |
| 200 - 249 | Flatcar | unknown | unknown | unknown | 34' 6" | 60,000 |
unknown |
| 300 - 350 | Boxcar | unknown | unknown | unknown | 34' 4" | 60,000 |
unknown |
| 351 - 490 | Boxcar | unknown | unknown | unknown | 36' 0" | 60,000 |
unknown |
| 500 | Steam Generator Car | 1958 | Chatham St. Shops | 1 | unknown | n/a |
This unusual piece of equipment was spliced together from the tenders of former NYC Hudsons 501 and 502. Now located at Steamtown painted in NYC livery. Click here to view a photo by Bill Turner, from the Morgan Turney collection. |
| 520 - 529 | Stockcar | 1915 | NSC | 10 | 36' 0" | 60,000 |
Fowler-patent cars built under license by NSC. Used from 1915-1941 (re# to 900 thru 909) |
| 530 - 533 | Stockcar | 1913 | NSC | 4 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
Converted boxcars from first 3000-3999 series? 1934-1941 (re# to 910 thru 913) |
| 550 - 551 | Double-deck Stockcar | 1915 | NSC | 2 | 36' 0" | 60,000 |
Fowler-patent cars built under license by NSC. Converted to double-deck for hog shipments in 1925-1928. |
| x600 - x699 | M.O.W. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| x700 - x754 | M.O.W. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| X755 | 30 ton Crane | 1952 | American Model | 1 | -- | -- |
Now CP Rail 414226 |
| X756-X762 | MOW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| X763 | Converted Baggage Car | 1924 | C.C. & F. | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| X764-X765 | MOW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| X766 (first) | 120 ton Crane | 1913 | Industrial Works, Bay City Michigan | 1 | -- | -- |
Photo in Spring page 31. |
| X766 (second) | 250 ton Crane | 1954 | Industrial Brownhoist | 1 | -- | -- |
The second 250-ton crane in Canada. Now CP Rail 414651 |
| X767-X785 | MOW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| X786 | Snowplow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Photo in Shadow p. 309, or click here to view a Bill Turner photo from the Morgan Turney collection. |
| X787-X799 | MOW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- |
| 801 - 806 | Hart Gondola | 1910 | Hart Otis | 6 | 32' 2" | 80,000 |
1910- ???? (re# to ??) |
| 807 - 856 | Hart Gondola | 1913 | Hart Otis | 50 | 32' 2" | 80,000 |
1913- ???? (re# to ??) |
| 900 - 909 | Stockcar | 1915 | NSC | 10 | 36' 0" | 60,000 |
Fowler-patent cars built under license by NSC. Used 1941-1954 (re# from 520 - 529). John Riddell, in the November 1991 Railroad Model Craftsman stated that eight of these cars were still in service in 1965, and that the two others had been converted to double-deck cars for carrying hogs. |
| 910 - 913 | Stockcar | 1913 | NSC | 4 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1941-1955 (re# from 530 - 533) |
| 913 - 916 | Stockcar | 1913 | NSC | 4 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1949-1955 |
| 917 - 919 | Stockcar | 1913 | NSC | 3 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1950-1955 |
| 920 - 929 | Stockcar | 1913/ 1915 | NSC | 10 | 36' 0" | 96,000 |
1954-1956. Photo of 928 in Shadow p. 304. |
| s900 - s903 | Store car | -- | -- | 3 | 34' 4" | 60,000 |
????-1934 (Converted from earlier cars?) |
| 1000 - 1134 | 2-Bay Hopper | 1914 | NSC | 135 | 30' 0" | 100,000 |
1914-1970 |
| 1135 - 1149 | 2-Bay Hopper | 1914 | NSC | 15 | 30' 0" | 100,000 |
1914-1954 |
| 1200 - 1249 | 3-Bay Hopper | 9/1960 | NSC | 50 | 40' 8" | 170,000 |
1960-Present. Photo of 1249 in Shadow p. 308. or click here to view a photo of hopper 1218 taken by Stephen Bilik. From the Morgan Turney collection. |
| 1500 - 1549 | Cylindrical Hopper | 3/1967 | NSC | 50 | 51' 2" | 200,000 |
1967-Present. Photo of 1506 in Shadow p. 306. or click here to view a photo of cylindrical covered hopper 1536 taken by Morgan Turney. |
| 1700 - 1734 | Flat | 1913 | NSC | 35 | 36' 10" | 80,000 |
1941-1954 |
| 1800 - 1849 (first) | Wooden Gondola | 1901 | -- | 50 | 35' 0" | 80,000 |
????-1941 |
| 1800 - 1816 (second) | Gondola | 1913 | NSC | 17 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1942-1946 (renumbered from 2400 - 2416 in 1942) |
| 1800 - 1899 (third) | Flat | 10/1949 | NSC | 100 | 52' 6" | 120,000 |
1949-Present. Photo in Shadow p. 307. |
| 1901 - 1910 | Gondola | 1918 | -- | 10 | 40' 6" | 88,000 |
1952-1960 |
| 1925 - 1949 | Gondola | 1913 | NSC | 25 | 35' 0" | 80,000 |
1928-1953 |
| 1950 - 1974 | Gondola | 1913 | NSC / CC&F. | 25 | 35' 0" | 80,000 |
1926-1953 |
| 1975 - 1999 | Gondola | 1913 | NSC | 25 | 35' 0" | 80,000 |
1927-1953 |
| 2000 - 2099 | Flat | 1913 | NSC | 100 | 36' 10" | 80,000 |
1913-1941 (renumbered) |
| 2100 - 2109 | Flat | 1913 | CC&F. | 10 | 36' 10" | 80,000 |
1913-1924 (renumbered) |
| 2200 - 2275 | Gondola | 5/1941 | NSC | 75 | 48' 6" | 155,000 |
1941-1973 |
| 2300 - 2399 | Gondola | 6/1953 | NSC | 100 | 52' 6" | 156,000 |
1957-Present. Photo of 2346 in Shadow p. 304. |
| 2400-2416 (first) | Gondola | 1913 | NSC | 17 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1913-1942 (renumbered to 1800-1816?) |
| 2400-2499 (second) | Gondola | 5/1957 | NSC | 100 | 52' 6" | 156,000 |
1957-present |
| 2500-2524 (first) | Coke Gondola | 1913 | NSC | 25 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1931-???? |
| 2500-2549 (second) | Gondola | 9/1957 | NSC | 50 | 52' 6" | 156,000 |
1957-present |
| 2600-2699 | Gondola | 2/1966 | NSC | 100 | 52' 6" | 200,000 |
1966-present. |
| 2800-2819 | Covered Hopper | 1/1956 | NSC | 20 | 36' 0" | 156,000 |
1956-present |
| 2820-2829 | Covered Hopper | 9/1957 | NSC | 10 | 36' 0" | 156,000 |
1957-present |
| 2830-2859 | Covered Hopper | 5/1962 | NSC | 30 | 36' 0" | 156,000 |
1962-present. Click here for a photo of car 2839 taken in St. Thomas, Ontario, on November 3 2000 by Jeff Semper. Click here to view a photo taken by Dan Kirlin of 2841 from the Morgan Turney collection. A photo of 2841 also appears in Shadow on page 308. |
| 2860-2889 | Covered Hopper | 2&3/1964 | NSC | 30 | 36' 0" | 156,000 |
1964-present. Photo 2876 in Shadow p. 308. |
| 3000-3999 (first) | Wooden Boxcar | 1913 | NSC | 1000 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1913-1941 |
| 3000-3132 (second) | Wooden Boxcar | 1913 | NSC | 133 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1941-1947 |
| 3000-3099 (third) | Boxcar | 5&7/1949 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1949-1 at present |
| 3100-3199 (third) | Boxcar | 7/1949 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1949-1986. Photo of 3155 in Shadow p. 302-3. |
| 3200-3299 (second) | Boxcar | 7&8/1949 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1949-2 at present. Photo of 3538 in Shadow p. 302. |
| 3300-3399 (second) | Boxcar | 5/1953 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1953-1 at present |
| 3400-3499 (second) | Boxcar | 5/1953 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1953-1 at present |
| 3500-3599 (second) | Boxcar | 5/1953 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1953-1986 |
| 3600-3699 (second) | Boxcar | 5/1953 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1964-11 at present |
| 3700-3799 (second) | Boxcar | 5/1953 | NSC | 100 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
1965-8 at present |
| 3800-3849 (second) | Boxcar | 5-8/1949 | NSC | 50 | 40' 6" | 100,000 |
Click here to view a photo taken by P. Wegner boxcar number 3848 from the Morgan Turney collection. |
| 4000-4301 (first) | Wooden boxcar | 1913 | NSC | 302 | 36' 0" | 80,000 |
1935-1954 |
| 4000-4014 (second) | Covered Gondola | 9/1957 | NSC | 15 | 52' 6" | 165,000 |
1963-present |
| 4100-4109 (second) | Covered Gondola | 9/1957 | NSC | 10 | 52' 6" | 180,000 |
1965-1967. Photo of 4108 in Shadow p. 305. |
| 4200-4209 | Covered Gondola | 2/1966 | NSC | 10 | 52' 6" | 180,000 |
1967-present |
| 4500-4799 | Wooden Boxcar | 1918 | ACF | 300 | 40' 6" | 91,000 |
1941-1976 |
Source: CPR Corporate Archives, Montreal.