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Locomotives 136 & 1057 Leaving The Roundhouse

Black and white archival photograph of two steam locomotives moving out of a roundhouse. There is steam billowing from their stacks and the stall doors are marked 27 and 28 above them.

Source: John Clarke, photographed by Bob Dickson

Date: May 4, 1974

On May 21, 1971, for the first time in eleven years, a Canadian Pacific steam locomotive was fired up at the John Street Roundhouse. Privately-owned CP No. 1057, built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912, was overhauled for possible excursion service in the U.S. Like with CP 136, John Street was chosen for the work as it had the required facilities as well as the staff who were still familiar with the 4-6-0’s.

After months of work, the order came late on a Friday night to steam the engine up. Steam fans gathered early Saturday morning to watch. After a weekend of tests in the yard area, it was put back in the roundhouse.