A Tribute to Canadian Railways At Round House Park
by Nina Silver
Title
A Tribute to Canadian Railways At Round House Park
Artist
Nina Silver
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph With Creative Digital Enhancements
Description
This train can be found in Round House Park, a historical train museum which was developed to preserve and present Toronto Railway history. The museum is located in downtown Toronto, just south of the CN Tower.
According the to the Toronto Railway Historical Association, "The Cape Race was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1929 as the River Liard. The car was one of a series of 15 River cars fabricated at National Steel Car in Hamilton for $66,300 apiece. The opulent interiors were finished at CP Angus Shops in Montreal and featured individual ladies and gentlemen showers, leather-upholstered smoking rooms, ladies lounge and observation parlour as well as a small buffet to serve snacks and beverages.
Instead of the traditional open observation platform on the rear, the cars featured a high-windowed solarium furnished with eight leather chairs. In an era long before exposure to the sun's ultra-violet rays was considered harmful, CP promoted these solarium-lounge cars with their health-giving VITA GLASS Sun Parlors.
The River cars were unusual in that they contained no revenue-producing space; they were completely for the comfort of passengers occupying space in other sleeping cars. The cars were built primarily for CP's Trans-Canada Limited, an all-sleeping car train between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver that ran in the summers only between 1919 and 1930. In the winter, the cars operated on the Toronto-Vancouver Dominion as well as other CP trains. In 1931, due to the deepening Depression, CP cancelled the Trans-Canada Limited and mothballed most of the River cars since they were too expensive to operate."
This car was generously donated by the Upper Canada Railway Society to the City of Toronto.
This art was chosen as part, of a Special Feature Series in the “Red Maple Gallery”,, accompanying my BATHURST STREET CAR COMING NORTH TO QUEEN STREET, photograph, an award winning artwork, of the GEORGE F. G. STANLEY AWARD and SPECIAL FEATURE.
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July 8th, 2016
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Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing art is part, of a Special Feature Series, therefore re-featured, to accompany: BATHURST STREET CAR COMING NORTH TO QUEEN STREET, photograph, award winner, artwork, of the GEORGE F. G. STANLEY AWARD SPECIAL FEATURE, in the “Red Maple Gallery”, homepage group, of Fine Art America.