Editing Canadian Pacific Railway (section)

==Special trains==

===Silk trains===
Between the 1890s and 1933, the CPR transported [[raw silk]] from Vancouver, where it had been shipped from the [[Orient]], to [[silk mill]]s in New York and [[New Jersey]]. A silk train could carry several million dollars' worth of silk, so they had their own armed guards. To avoid train robberies and so minimize insurance costs, they travelled quickly and stopped only to change locomotives and crews, which was often done in under five minutes. The silk trains had right over all other trains; even passenger trains (including the royal train of 1939) would be put in sidings to make the silk trains' trip faster. At the end of World War II, the invention of [[nylon]] made silk less valuable, so the silk trains died out.<ref>Webber, Bernard. "Silk Trains: the Romance of Canadian Silk Trains or 'the Silks{{'"}}, The Word Works Publications (1993), pp. 103–107 {{ISBN|978-0969618713}}</ref>

===Funeral trains===
[[File:Johnamacdonaldfuneraltrain.jpg|thumb|Funeral train of Prime Minister [[Sir John A. Macdonald]]]]
[[Funeral train]]s would carry the remains of important people, such as prime ministers. As the train would pass, mourners would be at certain spots to show respect. Two of the CPR's funeral trains are particularly well-known. On June 10, 1891, the funeral train of Prime Minister [[Sir John A. Macdonald]] ran from Ottawa to [[Kingston, Ontario]]. The train consisted of five heavily draped passenger cars and was pulled by [[Canadian Pacific 283|4-4-0 No. 283]]. On September 14, 1915, the funeral train of former CPR president [[Sir William Cornelius Van Horne]] ran from Montreal to [[Joliet, Illinois]], pulled by [[4-6-2]] No. 2213.<ref name=Regehr2022>{{cite web|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/van_horne_william_cornelius_14E.html|website=www.biographi.ca|title=Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius|year=1998|author=Regehr, T.D.|publisher=Dictionary of Canadian Biography|access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref>

===Royal trains===
{{Further|Royal and viceroyal transport in Canada}}
[[File:Royaltrain-hopebc.jpg|thumb|left|upright|King [[George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]] at [[Hope, British Columbia]]]]

The CPR ran a number of trains that transported members of the [[Monarchy of Canada#Royal family and house|Canadian royal family]] when they toured the country, taking them through Canada's scenery, forests, and small towns, and enabling people to see and greet them. Their trains were elegantly decorated; some had amenities such as a post office and barber shop. The CPR's most notable royal train was in 1939, when the CPR and the CNR had the honour of carrying King [[George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]] during their coast-to-coast-and-back tour of Canada; one company took the royal couple from [[Quebec City]] to [[Vancouver]] and the other company took them on the return journey to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]. This was the first tour of Canada by its reigning monarch. The steam locomotives used to pull the train included CPR 2850, a Hudson ([[4-6-4]]) built by [[Montreal Locomotive Works]] in 1938, CNR 6400, a U-4-a Northern ([[4-8-4]]) and CNR 6028 a U-1-b Mountain ([[4-8-2]]) type. They were specially painted royal blue, with the exception of CNR 6028 which was not painted, with silver trim as was the entire train. The locomotives ran {{convert|5189|km|mi|abbr=on}} across Canada, through 25 changes of crew, without engine failure. The King, somewhat of a [[railbuff]], rode in the cab when possible. After the tour, King George gave the CPR permission to use the term "[[Royal Hudson]]" for the CPR locomotives and to display Royal Crowns on their running boards. This applied only to the semi-streamlined locomotives (2820–2864), not the "standard" Hudsons (2800–2819).<ref>Shaak, Larry. "Royalty Rides the Rails: A railroading perspective of the 1939 Canada/USA Royal Tour". Larry Shaak (2009), p. 189. {{ISBN?}}</ref>

===Better Farming Train===
CPR provided the rolling stock for the [[Better Farming Train (Saskatchewan)|Better Farming Train]] which toured rural [[Saskatchewan]] between 1914 and 1922 to promote the latest information on agricultural research. It was staffed by the [[University of Saskatchewan]] and operating expenses were covered by the Department of Agriculture.<ref name="Review1917 p6">{{cite book|title=Dominion aid to agricultural instruction in Canada: A review of the work performed by the Provinces with the moneys granted under the Agricultural Instruction Act during the four year period, 1913–1917|page=6|publisher=Department of Agriculture|year=1917}}</ref>

===School cars===
Between 1927 and the early 1950s, the CPR ran a school car to reach children who lived in Northern Ontario, far from schools. A teacher would travel in a specially designed car to remote areas and would stay to teach in one area for two to three days, then leave for another area. Each car had a blackboard and a few sets of chairs and desks. They also contained miniature libraries and accommodation for the teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://histoiredurailhistory.ca/ecole_en.html|title=Travelling schools|last=Exporail|website=histoiredurailhistory.ca|access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref>

===''Silver Streak''===
Major shooting for the 1976 film ''[[Silver Streak (film)|Silver Streak]]'', a fictional comedy tale of a murder-ridden train trip from Los Angeles to Chicago, was done on the CPR, mainly in the [[Alberta]] area with station footage at [[Union Station (Toronto)|Toronto's Union Station]]. The train set was so lightly disguised as the fictional "AMRoad" that the locomotives and cars still carried their original names and numbers, along with the easily identifiable CP Rail red-striped paint scheme. Most of the cars are still in revenue service on Via Rail Canada; the lead locomotive (CP 4070) and the second unit (CP 4067) were sold to Via Rail and CTCUM respectively.<ref>''Canadian Trackside Guide 2012''. Bytown Railway Society (2012) {{page needed|date=February 2022}}{{ISBN?}}</ref>

===Holiday Train===
[[File:Train Noel Canadien Pacifique Montreal 2009.JPG|right|thumb|Holiday Train in Montreal, November 2009]]
Starting in 1999, CP runs a Holiday Train along its main line during the months of November and December. The Holiday Train celebrates the holiday season and collects donations for community [[food bank]]s and hunger issues.<ref>[http://www.thenewsherald.com/news/local-food-drive-to-coincide-with-holiday-train-passing/article_e1e8431f-90b2-5314-9431-a1218f4bbc3a.html "Local food drive to coincide with Holiday Train passing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042431/http://www.thenewsherald.com/news/local-food-drive-to-coincide-with-holiday-train-passing/article_e1e8431f-90b2-5314-9431-a1218f4bbc3a.html |date=5 March 2017 }}. ''The News-Herald'', by Dave Herndon</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/thousands-come-out-to-see-cp-holiday-train-roll-through-saskatoon-1.3353426 "Thousands come out to see CP Holiday Train roll through Saskatoon"]. CBC News 6 December 2015</ref> The Holiday Train also provides publicity for CP and a few of its customers. Each train has a box car stage for entertainers who are travelling along with the train.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpr.ca/en/in-your-community/holiday-train/entertainers/Pages/default.aspx|title=Canadian Pacific - Entertainers|access-date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023021404/http://www.cpr.ca/en/in-your-community/holiday-train/entertainers/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>

The train is a freight train, but also pulls vintage passenger cars which are used as lodging/transportation for the crew and entertainers. Only entertainers and CP employees are allowed to board the train aside from a coach car that takes employees and their families from one stop to the next. All donations collected in a community remain in that community for distribution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpr.ca/en/community/18th-edition-of-the-cp-holiday-train-on-track-to-raise-1-2m-and-250-000-pounds-of-food|title=18th edition of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train on track to raise $1.2M and 250,000 pounds of food|website=cpr.ca}}</ref>

There are two Holiday Trains that cover 150 stops in Canada and the United States Northeast and Midwest.<ref>[http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2015/12/01/cp-holiday-train-on-track-springwater "CP holiday train on track Springwater"]. By Ian McInroy, ''Barrie Examiner'', 1 December 2015</ref> Each train is roughly {{convert|1000|ft}} in length with brightly decorated railway cars, including a modified box car that has been turned into a travelling stage for performers. They are each decorated with hundred of thousands of LED Christmas lights. In 2013 to celebrate the program's 15th year, three signature events were held in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], [[Calgary, Alberta]], and [[Cottage Grove, Minnesota]], to further raise awareness for hunger issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpr.ca/en/community/holiday-train-signature-events|title=A-list musicians to headline CP Holiday Train events in Hamilton, Calgary and Cottage Grove|website=cpr.ca|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref>

[[File:CP Holiday Train.jpg|left|thumb|A crowd watches entertainers perform out of the CP Holiday Train]]
The trains feature different entertainers each year; in 2016, one train featured [[Dallas Smith]] and the [[Odds (band)|Odds]], while the other featured [[Colin James]] and Kelly Prescott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpr.ca/en/community/18th-cp-holiday-train-ready-to-support-communities-and-raise-awareness|title=18th edition of the CP Holiday Train ready to support communities and raise awareness|website=cpr.ca}}</ref> After its 20th anniversary tour in 2018, which hosted [[Terri Clark]], [[Sam Roberts Band]], [[The Trews]] and [[Willy Porter]], the tour reported to have raised more than {{CAD|15.8 million}} and collected more than {{convert|4.5|e6lb|t}} of food since 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.ca/en/media/cp-holiday-train-completes-20th-journey-across-north-america|title=CP Holiday Train completes 20th journey across North America, raises more than $1.3 million and collects 200,000 pounds of food|website=cpr.ca|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>

===Royal Canadian Pacific===
On June 7, 2000, the CPR inaugurated the [[Royal Canadian Pacific]], a luxury excursion service that operates between the months of June and September. It operates along a {{convert|1050|km|mi|abbr=on}} route from Calgary, through the [[Columbia Valley]] in British Columbia, and returning to Calgary via [[Crowsnest Pass]]. The trip takes six days and five nights. The train consists of up to eight luxury passenger cars built between 1916 and 1931 and is powered by first-generation diesel locomotives.

===Steam train===
[[File:Canadian Pacific 2816.jpg|thumb|[[Canadian Pacific 2816]] ''Empress'' at [[Sturtevant, Wisconsin]], September 1, 2007]]
{{Further|Canadian Pacific 2816}}
In 1998, the CPR repatriated one of its former passenger steam locomotives that had been on static display in the United States following its sale in January 1964, long after the close of the steam era. CPR Hudson [[Canadian Pacific 2816|2816]] was re-designated ''Empress 2816'' following a 30-month restoration that cost in excess of $1&nbsp;million. It was subsequently returned to service to promote public relations. It has operated across much of the CPR system, including lines in the U.S. and been used for various charitable purposes; 100% of the money raised goes to the nationwide charity Breakfast for Learning — the CPR bears all of the expenses associated with the operation of the train. 2816 is the subject of ''[[Rocky Mountain Express]]'', a 2011 [[IMAX]] film which follows the locomotive on an eastbound journey beginning in Vancouver, and which tells the story of the building of the CPR. 2816 has been stored indefinitely since 2012 after CEO [[E. Hunter Harrison]] discontinued the steam program.<ref name="Trains">{{Cite news|last=Gunnoe|first=Chase|date=19 November 2015|title=CP or NS: which has a soul for preservation?|url=http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/11/19-cp-ns-preservation|newspaper=[[Trains News Wire]]|access-date=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225131153/http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/11/19-cp-ns-preservation|archive-date=25 February 2018}}</ref>

The locomotive was fired up on November 13, 2020, for a steam test and moved around the Ogden campus yard.  At the time, CP had plans to utilize the locomotive only for a special Holiday Train at Home broadcast,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://railfan.com/canadian-pacific-fires-up-2816-for-first-time-in-eight-years/| title=Update: CP Fires Up Steam Locomotive For First Time in Eight Years| date=14 November 2020| website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine| first=Justin| last=Franz}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/11/canadian-pacific-no-2816-to-steam-again-for-holiday-train-video| title=Canadian Pacific No.&nbsp;2816 to steam again for Holiday Train video (corrected)| date=14 November 2020| newspaper=[[Trains News Wire]]| first=Steve| last=Glischinski| access-date=15 June 2022| archive-date=21 November 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121234911/https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/11/canadian-pacific-no-2816-to-steam-again-for-holiday-train-video| url-status=dead}}</ref> after which it was put in storage. However, in mid-2021, CEO Keith Creel announced intentions to bring 2816 back to full operational status, for a tour from their Calgary headquarters to [[Mexico City]], if the merger with Kansas City Southern Railway was approved by the Surface Transportation Board in the United States.  Work on the needed overhaul began in earnest in late 2021 for a planned date in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-13|title=2022 Railroaders of the Year: Keith Creel and Pat Ottensmeyer, 'Transnational Team'|url=https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/2022-railroaders-of-the-year-keith-creel-and-pat-ottensmeyer-transnational-team/|access-date=2022-01-23|website=Railway Age|language=en-US}}</ref> On April 24, 2024, No.&nbsp;2816 began its ''Final Spike Steam Tour'' for the Canadian Pacific Kansas City, running from Calgary to Mexico City.<ref>{{Cite news|title=CP 2816 begins Final Spike tour|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cp-2816-begins-final-spike-tour/|newspaper=Trains News Wire|publisher=Kalmbach Media|date=26 April 2024|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427220031/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cp-2816-begins-final-spike-tour/|archive-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>

===Spirit Train===
In 2008, Canadian Pacific partnered with the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]] to present a "Spirit Train" tour that featured Olympic-themed events at various stops. [[Colin James]] was a headline entertainer. Several stops were met by protesters who argued that the games were slated to take place on stolen indigenous land.<ref>Rod Mickleburgh, "Protests are fine, but can the obnoxious profanity", ''The Globe and Mail'', 26 September 2003, S3</ref><ref>Denis St. Pierre, "Protest greets Spirit Train", ''Sudbury Star'', 13 October 2008, p. A9</ref><ref>Mark Klichling, "Protests don't derail Olympic Spirit Train", ''North Bay Nugget'', 14 October 2008, A5</ref><ref>Stephanie Levitz, "Winter Olympic supporters and opponents both claim success from Spirit Train", The Canadian Press, 19 October 2008</ref>

=== CP Canada 150 Train ===
In 2017, CP ran the CP Canada 150 Train from Port Moody to Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 150th year since Confederation. The train stopped in 13 cities along its 3-week summer tour, offering a free block party and concert from [[Dean Brody]], Kelly Prescott<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kellyprescottmusic.com/|title=Kelly Prescott|website=Kellyprescottmusic.com|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> and Dallas Arcand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasarcand.ca/|title=Dallas Arcand|website=Dallasarcand.ca|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> The heritage train drew out thousands to sign the special "Spirit of Tomorrow" car, where children were invited to write their wishes for the future of Canada and send them to Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and daughter Ella-Grace Trudeau also visited the train and rode it from Revelstoke to Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpr.ca/en/community/cp-canada-150-train-connects-canada-draws-thousands|title=CP Canada 150 train connects Canada, draws thousands to celebrate CP's history and Canada's sesquicentennial|website=Cpr.ca|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref>