Train On Tracks

Scope and Content: Dayliner No. 9022 at the Lethbridge railway station. The Canadian Pacific Railway Dayliner, known as the “widow maker” for its speed and accidents, was a self-propelled, air-conditioned one- car passenger unit which began operation in 1955 between Calgary and Lethbridge both via Vulcan and Fort Mac…

History Biographical: William Hasulak was a resident of Lethbridge all his life. He worked for Eaton's and retired in 1987. His passion was the outdoors and animals. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. He did much travelling throughout his life taking pictures of the places he'd visited in Canada, and the United States. His hobbies included photography, collecting musical records and stamps. He passed away in 1990.

Scope and Content: Dayliner No. 9022 at the Lethbridge railway station. The Canadian Pacific Railway Dayliner, known as the “widow maker” for its speed and accidents, was a self-propelled, air-conditioned one- car passenger unit which began operation in 1955 between Calgary and Lethbridge both via Vulcan and Fort Macleod. Mail and Express service was transferred from rail to the rapidly improving highways, eliminating the length stops at intermediate stations which this traffic necessitated. On July 17, 1971, the last regular passenger train operated south of the CPR Main Line ceased operation. Service between Calgary and Edmonton was continued until September 1985. (For more information, see Railways In Southern Alberta by R.F.P. Bowman, Occasional Paper No. 4, Whoop-up Country Chapter, Historical Society of Alberta, Lethbridge, 1973)