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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Locomotive Wrecks - 1950's to 1970's
1955-10-07  Osprey Lake,BC
Unit 4077 leading train #93 with units 4077,4471,4457,4052 rear-ended train #67 at Osprey Lake,BC on October 7, 1955.  As a result, 4077 became the first diesel unit scrapped by CP.
1957-08-08  Attean,ME
Unit 4016:1 was involved in a head-on collision with 8460 at Attean,ME on August 8, 1957.  Parts of 4016 were used by MLW to build RS-10s 8824 and was outshopped in  November 1957.  8460 was repaired and returned to service in December 1957.  Units 4001 and 4007 were also involved and were both repaired.
1959-10-24  Parkland,AB
RDC 9101 was the trailing unit on a two car RDC train at Parkaland,AB on October 24, 1959 when it was struck broadside by a gasoline truck.  9101 derailed and caught fire and was subsequently the first RDC scrapped by CPR.
1962-01-07  St.Eugene,ON
Units 8474,1902,1910 on train No.8 the "Dominion" derailed at St.Eugene,ON on January 7, 1962 and were all retired.   1902,1910 were traded in to GMD on GP30's 8200,8201.  8474 was traded in to MLW on C424 8300.
1965-02-05  Cherrywood,ON
Unit 4098 suffered extensive fire damage at Cherrywood,ON February 5, 1965 and was retired.
1965-04-23  Mountain Subdivision*
Unit 4028 operating on train #950 suffered fire damage on the Mountain Sub. April 23, 1965 and was traded in to GMD on GP35 5019.
1965-04-17  Terrace Bay,ON
Units 1401,1906 hauling the "Canadian" hit a washout at Terrace Bay,ON April 17, 1965.  Both units were traded in to GMD on GP35's 5024,5025.
1965-05-03  Boundary,QC
Train 951 with units 8469,8598,8739,8742 rear-ended train 907 at Boundary,QC on April 3, 1965, resulting in the retirement of 8469.
1966-01-28  Thamesville,ON
Unit 8557 suffered extensive fire damage on January 28, 1966 at MP46 of the Windsor Sub. near Thamesville,ON.  Some components were combined with the frame of 4014 to create 4016:2 which was outshopped March 14, 1966.
1967-01-16  MP94 Nelson Sub.,BC
Train #92 with units 4054,8676 hit a rockslide at MP94 of the Nelson Sub. on January 16, 1967 which resluted in the retirement of 4054.  CP purchased CN CFA16-4 9344 which was to be rebuilt using parts from 4054, but this never happened and both were scrapped.
1968-04-21  Toronto,ON
Units 8151,8148 hauling a train at MP196.6 Belleville Sub. had unit 8148 catch fire resulting in its retirement.
1968-08-08  Donald,BC
Units 8550,8686 on a work train at MP51.5 Mountain Sub. August 8, 1968, had unit 8550 catch fire resulting in its retirement.
1968-11-28  St.Luc,QC
Units 7088 and 1415 collided on the shop track Novemeber 28, 1968 at St.Luc,QC, resulting in the retirement of 1415.
1968-12-28  Lachevrotiere,QC
Train #154 with unit 1801:1 collided with 8787,8027 on a westbound at MP117.6 Quebec Sub. on December 28, 1968.  Unit 1801 was retired.
1969-01-15  Angliers,QC
Unit 8729 was damaged in an enginehouse fire at Angliers,QC on January 15, 1969 and was retired.
1969-07-14  MP64 Thompson Subdivision,BC
Extra 4064 East with units 4064,8816 had unit 4064 catch fire at MP64 of the Thompson Sub. on July 14, 1969 resulting in 4064 being retired.
1969-08-20  Fort Steele,BC
Units 4076,8713,4424,4426 were damaged in a wreck caused by a mudslide at MP4.5 Windermere Sub. just North of Fort Steele,BC on August 20, 1969.  All except 4426 were retired.
1969-10     MP9.2 Red Deer Subdivision,AB
RDC 9198 was struck broadside by a gravel truck at MP9.2 Red Deer Sub. in October 1969 and was scrapped as the result of having the frame bent.  One end of 9198 was used to repair RDC 9196 which struck at tractor-trailer at MP13.78 Crowsnest Sub.,BC on October 16, 1969.
1969-11-04  Emery,ON
Train 902 with units 8800,8433,8406,8580 had unit 8406 catch fire at MP9.2 Mactier Sub. on Novemeber 4, 1969 resulting in its retirement.
1970-04-21  Winnipeg,MB
Train 921 with units 4020,8472 collided head-on with Extra 8701 East units 8701,8120 at MP2.4 Keewatin Sub. on April 21, 1970.   this resulted in the retirement of 4020 which had just received the new "action-red" paint.
1970-08-09  Dinorwic,ON
Extra 8483 East with units 8483,8455,4441 had unit 8455 catch fire at MP42.5 Ignace Subdivision east of Dinorwic,ON on August 9, 1970 resulting in its retirement.
1971-01-19  Crowsnest,BC
Extra 8722 West with units 8722,8719 collided head-on with train #1-78 with units 4052,4432,4440,4065 at MP3.1 Cranbrook Sub. on January 19 1971.  Units 8719,8722,4052 were retired as a result.
1971-04-20  Bowden,AB
Northbound train #987 with units 4039,8419,8514 overran a meet at Bowden,AB on April 20, 1971 colliding head-on with train #988 with units 8654,4031.  8419 was retired.  4039 was also retired donating its nose to repair 4031.
1971-05-12  Edmonton,AB
Train #77 with unit 8524 hit a truck at 51st Ave. in Edmonton on May 12, 1971 resulting in the retirement of 8524.
1971-07-28  Stephen,BC
Extra 8610 East with units 8610,4439,4435,8833 had lead unit 8610 catch fire at MP122.2 Laggan Sub. on July 28, 1971 resulting in its retirement.
1971-09-08  Vancouver,BC
Units 1417,4434,1416 operating on the shop track at Drake St. in Vancouver on September 8, 1971 inadvertantly put 1417 into the turntable pit.  The unit caught fire and was retired as a result.
1971-10-09  Eholt,BC
Extra 4033 West with units 4033,8614,8754 derailed all three units at MP110.5 Boundary Sub. on October 9, 1971.  Units 4033 and 8754 were retired.
1971-11-10  Flat Creek,BC
Extra 4029 West with units 4029,8827,8817,8828 rear-ended train #KCN-9 (5507,8656,8825,4443) at MP93.1 Mountain Sub. on November 10, 1971.  As a result, unit 4029 was retired.
1972-01-11  Warfield,BC
Two yard movments with units 8900 and 8552 met head-on at MP20.7 Rossland Sub. on January 11, 1972 which resulted in unit 8552 being retired.
1972-06-17  MP116.25 Havelock Subdivision,ON
Train #381 with RDCs 9052,9067 was hit by a loaded cement truck at MP116.25 Havelock Sub on June 17, 1972.  RDC 9052 broke in half and was retired.
1972-10-02  MP17.8 Heron Bay Subdivision,ON
Train #949 with units 4716,4721,4405,4049 had trailing unit 4049 catch fire at MP17.8 Heron Bay Sub. resulting in its retirement.
1972-09-21  Trenton,ON
Train #906 with units 8752,8584,4083 had trailing unit 4083 catch fire at MP102.5 Belleville Sub. resulting in its retirement.
1972-11-03  ??
Train #984 with units 8812,8609,8551,8605 had unit 8551 catch fire at (location?) on November 11, 1972 resulting in its retirement.
1973-01-23  Cranbrook Subdivision,BC
Unit 8548 was retired after a fire on the Cranbrook Sub. on January 23, 1973.
1973-02-19  Port Alberni,BC
Unit 8012 suffered fire damage at Port Alberni,BC on February 19, 1973 and was retired.
1973-03-28  MP9.5 Belleville Subdivision,ON
Extra 8746 East with unit 8746,4208,4047 had trailing unit 4047 catch fire at MP9.5 Belleville Sub. on March 28, 1973 resulting in its retirement.
1973-06-12  Whitemouth,MB
Train #949 with units 5018,5545 collided head-on with train #946 with units 4241,4228,4208 at MP72.0 Keewatin Sub. on June 12, 1973.  Unit 5018 became the first second-generation unit retired by CP as a result of this wreck.
1973-06-12  Cassidy,BC
Extra 8011 South with units 8011,8007 collided head-on with train #51 with units 8008,8006 at MP68.15 Victoria Sub. north of Cassidy,BC on June 12, 1973.  All units were subsequently retired.
1973-09-22  Coquitlam,BC
Unit 7071 was retired as the result of sideswipe damage in a yard accident at Coquitlam,BC on Septemeber 22, 1973.
1974-01-18  Bedell,ON
Extra 8776 East with units 8776,8453 ran into the derailment of train #903 (4245,4706) which had just taken place on the other track at Bedell,ON on January 18, 1973.  As a result unit 8453 was retired.
1974-02-20  Cassidy,BC
Train #52 with units 8531,8613,8005 derailed at MP66.8 Victoria Sub. north of Cassidy,BC on February 20, 1974.  Unit 8005 was retired donating its prime mover to ailing 8003.
1974-03-17  Spences Bridge,BC
Train #822-14 with units 4552,5602 up front and remote units 5565,5642,Robot-11 hit a rock slide at MP74.9 Thompson Sub. on March 17, 1974.  The two head-end units plunged down an embankment onto the Trans-Canada highway with 5602 landing on top of 4552.  Unit 4552 was subsequently retired.
[Wrecks of the 1980's and 1990's]

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