1955 Grey Cup Specials

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
TrainLocomotiveNotes
Thursday November 24th
1 Super Continental6710left westbound 1.27 late
2 Super Continental6507left eastbound 5.50
4 Continental6708left eastbound 13.18
3 Continental6709left westbound 14.53 late
first1 Super Continental6508left westbound 22.08
secnd 1 Super Continental9040left 22.30
third 1 Super Continental6509left 22.50
Friday November 25th
fourth 1 Super Continental6013U-1-a left 1.37
fifth 1 Super continental6044 U-1-d left 3.20
sixth 1 Super Contiental6046 U-1-d) left 4.50
Seventh 1 Super Continental6060 U-1-fleft 5.10
2 Super Continental6508left east 8.34 late
first 3 Continental6707left 14.15 late
second 3 Continental6073 U-1-fleft 17.10
4 Continental67106710 left 18.00 late
1 Super Continental6707left 22.02
1956075 U-1-f195 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 Dayjust 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 Continental6707 FPa-2Left 6.20
first 4 Continental6501FP-9aleft 12.48
second 4 Continental6500 FP-9-aleft 15.07
3 Continental6506 FP-9-aleft 16.36 late
third 4 Continental6060 U-1-fleft 19.10
fourth 4 Continental6073 U-1-fleft 19.20
fifth4 Continental6044 U-1-dleft 20.27
Monday November 28th
first 2 Super Continental6510 FP-9aleft 4:50
second 2 Super Continental6500 FP-9aleft 07:00
first 4 Continental6505 FP-9aleft 12:50
second 4 Continental left 13:55 possibly was U-1-f 6067 since train stopped for five minutes (water?)
first 1 Super Continental6504 FP-9aleft 22.40 (Note no No. 3 that day)
second 1 Super Continental6513 FP-9aleft 23:50