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Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Calendar of Events
Westmount Historical Association: Westmount Station and the Canadian Pacific Railway
March 18, 2010
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7
PM
Westmount Public Library
Westmount Station and the
Canadian Pacific Railway
For three-quarters of a century, the foot of Victoria Avenue was a gateway to all of North America . Although the Canadian Pacific Railway's Westmount Station was just a suburban stop on the way out from Windsor Station downtown, trains stopped there whether they were local commuter trains or transcontinental expresses. The adjacent Glen Yard allowed servicing and storing of CP's passenger equipment. Justin Bur will discuss the development of the CP network around Montreal, the different Westmount station buildings, and the changes that led to the station's relocation to Vendôme.
Speaker: Justin Bur, M.Urb. (Urban planning)
Series prepared by Doreen Lindsay and Caroline Breslaw.
Admission free for Westmount Historical Association members, non-members $5 at the door.
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