Comments on: Montreal – Havelock – Toronto pool train 21 pauses at Leaside before heading down the Belleville Sub Don Branch to Union Station. Less than a year remained at this time for the pool train agreement which would come to an end at midnight on October 30, 1965. CPR overnight pool trains 33 & 34 became CPR daytime RDC runs Toronto – Peterborough – Havelock – Smiths Falls – Bedell Jct. – Ottawa. The CPR overnight pool trains 21 & 22 became luxury late afternoon trains Toronto – Belleville – Smiths Falls – Montreal using equipment from CPR’s Canadian, including dining car and dome-observation lounge Park cars in a vain attempt to compete with CN’s afternoon Rapido’s to/from Montreal. By January 1966, it had become obvious that CP couldn’t effectively compete with the Rapido’s, so CP applied and was granted permission to terminate trains 21 & 22. Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:07:22 +0000

CPR Leaside station building is gone. Metrolinx now owns the property and the ex Belleville Sub Don Branch.

terry.oshell — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:55:45 +0000

Very nicely captured.