Canadian Rail EJ No. 408 JANUARY-FE BRUARY 1989

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PUBU 5 HfD BI·MONTHLY BY TH E CANADIAN RAILROA D HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

EDITOR : Fred F. Angus For your membership in the CAHA which inc ludes 8 CO-EDITOR: Douglas N. W . Smith subscript ion to Ca nadian Ra il write to: PRODUCTION : M . Peter Murphy CAHA. P.O. Box 148 , 51. Constant, Quebec J5A 2G2 CARTOGRAPHER : William A. Germaniuk Rates: in Canada .. $2 7. LAYOUT : Fred F. Angus outSide Canada : $23. in U.S . FUNDS . TYPESETTING: Belvedere Ph oto -Graphique In c. PA INTING : Procel Pri nting r-----------------~TABLEOFCONTENTS ------------------_,

THE GOING GETS BETTER ... ... ... . DOUGLAS N .W. SMITH CAR NAME CON FUSION .. . . .... JACK BE ATTY CENTENN IA L OF THE INTERN ATIONAL OF M AINE FRED ANG US LE S 100 AN S DE LA GARE WINDSOR ... ... . .. . ... . . , ....... . . GUY CHA RTRAND FRE D ANGUS FARE W ELL TO THE WITTS . . ..... ... ...... .. . . .... FRED ANGUS FRO M THE CO LLE CTION (CO RN WA LL 7 AND OTTAWA 423) HOW HAVE THE M IGHTY FA LLEN ......... . .... ... . . FRED ANGUS RAIL CANADA DECISION . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . DOUGLAS N .W. SMITH BOOK REVI EWS .. . ........ . ... .. . ... ... .... ... .. ... . CRHA CO MMUNICATION S

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• NATIONAL DIRECTORS· Fr e derick

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A. C. Ballard Jack A . BeaMy Walter J . BedbfOok A lan C. Bla c k bu rn

Charles De Jean Gerard Frec:hf.lle DaVid W. John:>on J Christopher Kyle Willi am Le Surf

M. Peter Murphy

D av id W. Strong

Roben V. V. N icholls A ndrew W. Pa n ko

Ulurence M . Unwin

Douglas

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N. W. Smith

Deryk Sparks

Viberg

A . St ephen Wal bridge John C. W eir

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