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CPR Angus Shops in Montreal was a repair facility for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was for railcar manufacturing and a war time manufacturing plant. Built in 1904, it was decommissioned in 1992 and slated for redevelopment for commercial, industrial and housing. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (in unity, prosperity) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...


During World War II, Angus Shops produced tanks for the war effort. The first was completed on May 22, 1941.[1] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...


The 1,240 acre site had 66 buildings and employed over 12,000 people over the lifetime of the facility. An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ...


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  1. ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2007-02-09). Retrieved on 2007-05-22.


 
 

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