CPR Angus Shops

The CPR Angus Shops in Montreal were a railcar manufacturing, repairing and selling facility of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Production mainly consisted of passenger cars, freight cars and locomotives. Built in 1904 and named for founder, Richard B. Angus, the Angus Shops were decommissioned in 1992. The underlying lands were subsequently redeveloped for commercial, industrial and housing usage.

An Angus Shops building converted into a restaurant with an outdoor terrasse to the left.

The 1,240-acre (5.0 km2) site had 66 buildings. More than 12,000 people worked there over the facility's lifetime.

A Provigo grocery store branch located within the skeleton of the former CPR Angus Locoshop building

Wartime manufactures

During World War II, Angus Shops produced Valentine tanks for the Russian Army under the Lend-Lease program. The first tank was completed on May 22, 1941 and production continued into 1943.[1][2]

Redevelopment

The City of Montreal acquired the site and submitted the major part to private promoters' urban plan. Redevelopment began and consisted of several phases: building demolition, soil decontamination, and redefinition of the urban infrastructure of the Rosemont neighbourhood. Redevelopment took place between 1993 and 2000 at a cost of nearly $500 million.[3]

CPR #1201, the last steam locomotive built at the CPR Angus Shops.

References
CPR caboose built by the CPR angus shops in 1949.[4]
  1. "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2016-12-31. Archived from the original on 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. David J. Gagnon, The Canadian Pacific Railway's Legendary Angus Shops
  3. Case Study (cached)
  4. "Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org". Caboose. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-03.


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