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VIA 8702 - 8718 Park Cars
SLEEPER BUFFET-LOUNGE DOME OBSERVATION CARS
Canadian Pacific acquired 18 stainless steel sleeper buffet-lounge dome observation cars for THE CANADIAN (and THE DOMINION) from Budd.
Built between July and October of 1954 and numbered CPR 15401-15418.
BANFF PARK was the first stainless steel dome car delivered by Budd on July 12th.
At the front end of the car are 3 double bedrooms and one drawing room (identical to the ‘Chateau’ sleepers), a 13 seat rear panoramic observation lounge, a 12 seat mural lounge and 24 seat dome section.
The cars are named after Canadian parks.
14 of the 18 original cars remain in VIA’s fleet.
 
8701 Algonquin Park 

Not in fleet

Never Used - ex: VIA 15501, sold late 2003/early 2004 to Bill Harman   8702 Assiniboine Park     8703 Banff Park  
VIA 8701_as CP 15401 Algonquin Park
Vancouver BC
4/10/1980
 
 
VIA 8702_as CP 15402 Assiniboine Park
Vancouver BC
8/14/1977
 
     
8704 Evangeline Park     8705 Fundy Park 

Not in fleet

Never Used - ex: CP 15405 "Fundy Park" wrecked prior to formation of VIA)  
VIA 8706
8706 Glacier Park
Washago, ON
6/25/2019
VIA 8707 "Konanee Park"
 
3/4/2024
 
 
VIA 8708
Jasper, AB
9/20/2019
 
VIA 8708
8708 Kootenay Park
Jasper, AB
9/20/2019
  8709 Laurentide Park "Laurentide" on one side and "Laurentides" on the other side
VIA 8707_as CP 15407 Kokanee Park
Vancouver BC
9/24/1978
 
 
VIA 8708_as CP 15408 Kootenay Park
Sudbury ON
10/31/2002
 
 
VIA 8709_as CP 15409 Laurentide Park
WaptaLake BC
8/12/1978
 
VIA 8710
8710 Prince Albert Park
Winnipeg, MB
4/27/2016
Derailed - Train No. 2, Mile 7.5, CN Wainright Sub., near Biggar, SK,  9/3/1997
  8711 Revelstoke Park     8712 Riding Mountain Park 

Not in fleet

Never Used - stored unrebuilt - sold late 2003 / early 2004 to Harry Purnell
VIA 8710_as CP 15410 Prince Albert Park
Vancouver BC
6/18/1978
 
       
VIA 8712_as CP 15412 Riding Mountain Park
Vancouver BC
4/2/1979
 
8713 Sibley Park 

Not in fleet

Never Used - sold 2004 to Canadian Rail Museum Delson Quebec   8714 Strathcona Park     8715 Tremblant Park  
VIA 8713_as CP 15413 Sibley Park
Vancouver BC
2/4/1980
 
       
VIA 8715_as CP 15415 Tremblant Park
Vancouver BC
11/11/1978
 
8716 Tweedsmuir Park     8717 Waterton Park     8718 Yoho Park  
VIA 8716_as CP 15416 Tweedsmuir Park
Vancouver BC
2/4/1980
 
 
VIA 8717_as CP 15417 Waterton Park
Vancouver BC
9/24/1978
 
 
VIA 8718_as CP 15418 Yoho Park
Jasper AB
8/15/1967
 
     
VIA Unknown Park
Jasper, AB
7/28/2022
Photo by Erin Gardiner
     
               

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