Canadian Rail_no525_2008 - Le musée ferroviaire canadien

JULY - AUGUST 2008 143 CANADIAN RAIL· 525
'Heave Ho' as volunteers align track leading into Building One. Fram
left to right are Fred Angus, Dennis Peters, James Sandilands, Ron
Blyant, C. Stephen Cheasley and Omer Lavallee at right. CRHA
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Scandant l'expression populaire des cantonniers "Heave Ho", les
benevoles alignent la voie fen·ee menant a l'Edifice No 1. De gauche a
draite, on reconnaftra Fred Angus, Dennis Peters, James Sandilands,
Ron B,yant et C. Stephen Cheasley; Omer Lavallee est a draite.
(Archives de 1'A CHF)
By November 18, 1962, volunteers had built the necessalY track, we
were now ready for the challenge of moving the 1112 into Building One
without any type of motive power. CRHAArchives.
Au 18 novembre 1962, les benevoles avaient constnlit la voie fen·ee
necessaire et on etait pret a relever Ie defi de deplacer la locomotive a
vapeur 1112 de la QNS&L vers I'Edifice No 1. II est a noter qu'a
l'epoque, l'ACHF ne disposait pas de machinerie pouvant deplacerles
vehicules felTOviaires et autres ...
on devait compter sur la force
musculaire des benevoles! (Archives de 1'A CHF)
Quebec North Shore & Labrador 4-6-0 Number
1112 became the first piece of equipment delivered to the
museum site on August 21, 1962. It sat on the lead for
three months while volunteers laid track to Building One.
On a cold and snowy November 24th, the volunteers L.A.
Hebert's bulldozer pull the 1112 forward and then back
into the building. The track had been shoo-flied into
Building One to save building a switch. It became the first
piece of equipment to be placed under cover.
Le 21 aout 1962, Ie Musee accueillit son premier
vehicule, la locomotive a vapeur de type 4-6-0, la No 1112,
de la Quebec North Shore & Labrador. Elle attendit sur
la voie pendant trois mois, Ie temps que des benevoles
installent les rails vers Ie hangar numero 1. Un certain 24
novembre, froid et neigeux, Ie belier mecanique du
benevole L. A. Hebert tira, puis poussa la 1112 vers Ie
batiment. La voie avait ete derivee vers Ie hangar de
fa~on a eviter I'installation d'un aiguillage. Ce fut Ie
premiervehicule so us abri.
Car movers and muscle power was all we
had to move the first alTivals including
Old Sydney Collieries number 25 and
QRL&P 401 and 105. Here the late
Kenneth Chivers obselves the clearance
(or lack of) as the 401 is manhandled into
building 1. By now it was December 29,
1962 but the push was still on to get
exhibits under cover and reduce the risk of
vandalism. Ken Chivers drove from
Ottawa almost every weekend to volunteer
foryears at the museum. CRHAArchives.
Nos moyens a l'epoque pour deplacer les premieres pieces a1Tivant au Musee se resumaient a un outil IUdimentaire qu'on
appelait amilierement un "car mover" et ... la force musculaire de nos benevoles! Parmi les premieres pieces livrees au musee, il
y avait la locomotive a vapeur no 25 du "Old Sydney Collieries ainsi que les voitures 401 et 105 de la QRL&P Il etait imperatif
d'entreposer ces pieces a l'interieur afin de reduire les risques de vandalisme. Nous voyons ici Ie regrette Kenneth Chivers qui
surveille l'espace limite (ou insuffisant) lors de l'entree du 401 dans l'Edifice No 1, Ie 29 decembre 1962. Pendant plusieurs
annees, Ken est venu d'Ottawa ON presque tous les weekends pour travailler au musee. (Archives de 1'A CHF)