by CPRTim
Perhaps the moderator will allow this topic to continue here as it relates to VIA.:
VIA continued to use Windsor Station for several years after they assumed operations from CP Rail.
The Canadian was the first intercity train to be transferred to Central Station in October 1978.
Next was the Atlantic Limited when it was extended to Halifax and rerouted on CN between Montreal Central Station and Lennoxville, Que (Sherbrooke) in October 1979.
The weekend trains to Labelle and Mont Laurier were never transferred but stayed at Windsor until they were discontinued in October 1981.
The Montreal to Quebec City RDCs via Trois Riviere stayed at Windsor Station until April 1984 when they too were moved to Central and rerouted through the Mount Royal Tunnel to Jacque Cartier Jct (in north Montreal) where they accessed CP’s line to Quebec City. (ancient CN boxcab electrics hauled the RDCs out through the tunnel to Eastern Jct)
The last intercity train to use Windsor Station was actually Amtrak’s Adirondack until January 1986 when it was also transferred to Central Station. Amtrak started using Windsor in August 1984 when the Adirondack was inaugurated. It originally used Delaware & Hudson equipment including the famous ALCO PAs (and also CP Skyline Domes) Amtrak equipment eventually took over including the Turboliners.
Concerning the relocation of Windsor’s tracks:
In 1971 new platforms and tracks were built just to the west of original train shed on a slight angle to allow for the Ville-Marie Expressway construction. Passengers continued to walk out from the original concourse, under the old covered platforms to access the new track alignment. In the early 1990s, the tracks were further cut back to their current location for the construction of the Molson/Bell Centre.
VIA continued to use Windsor Station for several years after they assumed operations from CP Rail.
The Canadian was the first intercity train to be transferred to Central Station in October 1978.
Next was the Atlantic Limited when it was extended to Halifax and rerouted on CN between Montreal Central Station and Lennoxville, Que (Sherbrooke) in October 1979.
The weekend trains to Labelle and Mont Laurier were never transferred but stayed at Windsor until they were discontinued in October 1981.
The Montreal to Quebec City RDCs via Trois Riviere stayed at Windsor Station until April 1984 when they too were moved to Central and rerouted through the Mount Royal Tunnel to Jacque Cartier Jct (in north Montreal) where they accessed CP’s line to Quebec City. (ancient CN boxcab electrics hauled the RDCs out through the tunnel to Eastern Jct)
The last intercity train to use Windsor Station was actually Amtrak’s Adirondack until January 1986 when it was also transferred to Central Station. Amtrak started using Windsor in August 1984 when the Adirondack was inaugurated. It originally used Delaware & Hudson equipment including the famous ALCO PAs (and also CP Skyline Domes) Amtrak equipment eventually took over including the Turboliners.
Concerning the relocation of Windsor’s tracks:
In 1971 new platforms and tracks were built just to the west of original train shed on a slight angle to allow for the Ville-Marie Expressway construction. Passengers continued to walk out from the original concourse, under the old covered platforms to access the new track alignment. In the early 1990s, the tracks were further cut back to their current location for the construction of the Molson/Bell Centre.
