(Canadian Pacific Ry.
Notes)
CANADIAN
PACIFIC RAILWAY
WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM
THROUGH CAR SERVICE
Coaches on all trains unless otherwise
noted.
Regularly assigned cars on all trains are Air-Conditioned
unless indicated N A C (Non Air-Conditioned).
No. 41—THE
ATLANTIC LIMITED.
Sleepers...Saint John to Montreal—Lounge
Parlor, 3 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments.
Including Parlor Car Seats...Sherbrooke to
Montreal.
Saint
John to Montreal—8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms,
4-Sections (last car May 20 [1957]); 10 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms
(first car May 21 [1957]).
Saint
John to Montreal—4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4
Sections (last car June 1 [1957]); 8-Sections, Drawing-room, 2
Compartments (first car June 2 [1957]).
Saint
John to Montreal—12-Sections, Drawing-room.
McAdam-Montreal—8-Sections,
4 Double Bedroom (except Sundays to June 14 [1957], inclusive and after
Sept. 3). (Open 8:30 p.m.)
St.
Andrews to Montreal—8-Sections, Drawing-room, 2 Compartments (except
Sundays, June 15 to Sept. 3, inclusive).
Dining Car...St. John to Montreal.
No. 42—THE
ATLANTIC LIMITED.
Sleepers...Montreal to Saint John—Lounge
Parlor, 3 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments.
Including Parlor Car Seats...Montreal to
Sherbrooke.
Montreal
to Saint John—8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms,
4-Sections (last car May 19 [1957}); 10 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms
(first car May 20 [1957]).
Montreal
to Saint John—4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections
(last car May 31 [1957]); 8-Sections, Drawing-room, 2 Compartments
(first car June 1 [1957]).
Montreal
to Saint John—12-Sections, Drawing-room.
Montreal-McAdam—8-Sections,
4 Double Bedroom (except Saturdays to June 13 [1957], inclusive and
after Sept. 2). (Occupancy at McAdam until 8:30 a.m., A.T.)
Montreal
to St. Andrews—8-Sections, Drawing-room, 2 Compartments (except
Sundays, June 14 to Sept. 2, inclusive).
Dining Car...Montreal to Saint John.
(Dominion Atlantic Ry.
Notes)
DOMINION
ATLANTIC RAILWAY—"Land of Evangeline" Route.
(Canadian Pacific Railway Lines)
Trains 95 and 98 are "Dayliner" Rail Diesel Cars. No checked baggage.
Trains 95 and 98 arrive and depart from ship's side at Digby, N.S.
Trains and steamers run on
Atlantic Standard Time.
Canadian National's Montreal-Halifax line was (and is) all-rail and all-Canadian, but took a roundabout route far to the north. Canadian Pacific's line to the Atlantic was more direct as it cut across Maine, but it terminated in the much less important port of St. John, New Brunswick. Seeking a competitive entrance to Halifax, CPR leased the Dominion Atlantic Railway in 1911 but allowed it to maintain its corporate structure and a fair amount of independence. This gave Canadian Pacific the direct competitive route it desired, albeit broken by a ferry connection between St. John and Digby, Nova Scotia.
At the time of this timetable the Dominion Atlantic's old-fashioned steam-hauled passenger trains had recently (August 1956) been replaced by new, streamlined, air-conditioned Rail Diesel Cars from Budd. It appears, however, that the Atlantic Limited half of the route was being served by a mix of conventional and streamlined equipment.