 | In 1955 the Grey Cup was held in Vancouver BC. CNR ran several Grey Cup Specials in addition to its regular trains to bring fans to and from the big game. Harry Home has loaned me a couple of train registers from that year for Red Pass Jct and they show the action beginning on November 24th, 1955. What is particularly interesting is the first appearance this far west of U-1-f Mountain “Bullet Nose Betty” locomotives including the 6060, 6067, 6073 and 6075. The U-1 6013, 6044 and 6046 were assigned or regulars at Jasper and probably took over from U-1-f locomotives for the trip west, but 6060 and 6073 ran through probably as far as Kamloops on 7/1 and 2/3 on November 25th and returned east on 3/4 and 4/4 on November 27th. The 6500s (FP9A) and 6700s (FPA2) were the regular power on 1-2 Super Continental and 3-4 Continental operating through to Vancouver from Montreal and Toronto Below is the action at Red Pass Junction |
| Train | Locomotive | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday November 24th | ||
| 1 Super Continental | 6710 | left westbound 1.27 late |
| 2 Super Continental | 6507 | left eastbound 5.50 |
| 4 Continental | 6708 | left eastbound 13.18 |
| 3 Continental | 6709 | left westbound 14.53 late |
| first1 Super Continental | 6508 | left westbound 22.08 |
| secnd 1 Super Continental | 9040 | left 22.30 |
| third 1 Super Continental | 6509 | left 22.50 |
| Friday November 25th | ||
| fourth 1 Super Continental | 6013U-1-a | left 1.37 |
| fifth 1 Super continental | 6044 U-1-d | left 3.20 |
| sixth 1 Super Contiental | 6046 U-1-d | ) left 4.50 |
| Seventh 1 Super Continental | 6060 U-1-f | left 5.10 |
| 2 Super Continental | 6508 | left east 8.34 late |
| first 3 Continental | 6707 | left 14.15 late |
| second 3 Continental | 6073 U-1-f | left 17.10 |
| 4 Continental | 6710 | 6710 left 18.00 late |
| 1 Super Continental | 6707 | left 22.02 |
| 195 | 6075 U-1-f | 195 to Prince George left 24.10 with U-1-f 6075 which was probably on a Grey Cup Special and taken off at Jasper. |
| Saturday November 26th Grey Cup Day | just regular trains but U-1-f 6067 was on a freight extra west that left at 22.35 for Blue River | |
| Sunday November 27th | ||
| 3.45 am: No. 196 came back from Prince George with U-1-f 6075 – likely to go on a Special at Jasper. | ||
| 2 Super Continental | 6707 FPa-2 | Left 6.20 |
| first 4 Continental | 6501FP-9a | left 12.48 |
| second 4 Continental | 6500 FP-9-a | left 15.07 |
| 3 Continental | 6506 FP-9-a | left 16.36 late |
| third 4 Continental | 6060 U-1-f | left 19.10 |
| fourth 4 Continental | 6073 U-1-f | left 19.20 |
| fifth4 Continental | 6044 U-1-d | left 20.27 |
| Monday November 28th | ||
| first 2 Super Continental | 6510 FP-9a | left 4:50 |
| second 2 Super Continental | 6500 FP-9a | left 07:00 |
| first 4 Continental | 6505 FP-9a | left 12:50 |
| second 4 Continental | left 13:55 possibly was U-1-f 6067 since train stopped for five minutes (water?) | |
| first 1 Super Continental | 6504 FP-9a | left 22.40 (Note no No. 3 that day) |
| second 1 Super Continental | 6513 FP-9a | left 23:50 |