Significant company in the history of Turcot. It started out as the Canada Car Company in 1905 and its plant at Turcot, Montreal was completed in August 1905 and had a capacity of 7,500 freight cars and 150 passenger cars per year. Full story here.
In 1909 this plant joined in the merger with Dominion Car & Foundry Co., Montreal, and Rhodes, Curry & Co., Amherst, N.S. under the name Canadian Car & Foundry Co.
Various buildings belonging to CC&F were located along the north side of the Lachine Canal or just along the south side of Highway 20.
Some offices were here
And this was a pattern shop
Here is a detail of the large main plant located on Place Turcot (street)
Today the main plant is covered in the aluminum siding of the Krueger papermill company.
And here is a view from above showing the ol CC&F plant (Krueger)and in the upper left a much busier Turcot Yard and the Interchange.
For more Industrial Photographs from McGill University please go here.
Hello there: My father worked at the Canadian Car and Foundry, in Amherst, as Mechanical Superintendent, helping to assemble small aircraft. My family lived there during that time, and I can remember walking to school and seeing the parts of crashed airplanes, pieces of wings and tails, from these yellow trainers. My father still has his copy of the shop manual that was issued to him on his first day of work. All of the production line was laid off immediately after the War, his separation slip, and receipt from War Housing are here also.
I spelt my first name incorrectly, I should have it right by now. David
Very interesting! Sounds like you have some unique souvenirs, David.
My father, grandfather and great-grandfather all worked at Canadian Car at this location. This company provided employment to many soliders returning from WW1 as was the case of my great-grandfather. Great to see a post about it! Had only a vague idea of where the company was located. Your article helped situate the place for me.