Trains of the Sudbury Division in the 1970s
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| Symbol | Origin | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Montreal, QC | Vancouver, BC | “The Canadian” |
| 2 | Vancouver, BC | Montreal, QC | “The Canadian” |
| 11 | Toronto, ON | Sudbury, ON | “The Canadian” – Toronto Section |
| 12 | Sudbury, ON | Toronto, ON | “The Canadian” – Toronto Section |
| 417 | Sudbury, ON | White River, ON | White River Budd RDC run |
| 418 | White River, ON | Sudbury, ON | White River Budd RDC run |
| 427 | Sudbury, ON | Sault Ste Marie, ON | S.S.Marie Budd RDC run |
| 428 | Sault Ste Marie, ON | Sudbury, ON | S.S.Marie Budd RDC run |
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Inter-Division Freights |
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| Symbol | Origin | Destination | Notes |
| 901 | Toronto, ON (Parkdale) | Vancouver, BC (Coquitlam) | Intermodal, express & Autorack train |
| 902 | Vancouver, BC (Coquitlam) | Toronto, ON (Parkdale) | Intermodal, express & Autorack train |
| 911 | Montreal, QC (St Luc) | Sault Ste Marie, ON | Manifest – Connects with SOO #911 to Schiller Park,IL (Chicago) |
| 912 | Sault Ste Marie, ON | North Bay, ON | Manifest – Traffic east of North Bay lifted by # 952 |
| 921 | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Winnipeg, MB | Pool (l.c.l.), Intermodal & Manifest traffic |
| 925 | Montreal, QC (St Luc) | Thunder Bay, ON | Manifest. Replaced 951 in 1975. |
| 946 | Winnipeg, MB | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Stock (in season) & Manifest (paper loads and eastern empties). Replaced in 1975 by 956. |
| 949 | St.John, NB (Bayshore) | Calgary, AB (Alyth) | Intermodal/Pool/Perishables – via Chalk River line from Montreal |
| 951 | Montreal, QC (St Luc) | Vancouver, BC (Coquitlam) | Pool/Intermodal/Manifest – lifts west of Winnipeg traffic off 921 & 953. Replaced by 925 in 1975. |
| 952 | Calgary, AB (Alyth) | St.John, NB (Lancaster) | Intermodal/Perishables/Autorack train – via Chalk River line to Montreal |
| 953 | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Winnipeg, MB | Pool (l.c.l.), Autorack & Manifest. Runs as required with overflow from 921 and 965. Extended to Calgary in 1975. |
| 954 | Calgary, AB (Alyth) | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Pool (l.c.l.), Stock & Manifest. Handles overflow from 902 and 952; sets off Montreal/East and Sudbury traffic at Cartier for #974 |
| 955 | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Sudbury, ON | Manifest (local cars for Sudbury & North Bay area) |
| 956 | Winnipeg, MB | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Pool (l.c.l.) & Manifest. Replaced 946 in 1975. |
| 965 | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Vancouver, BC (Coquitlam) | Intermodal, Autorack & Pool (l.c.l.) traffic |
| 967 / P.A.T. | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Vancouver, BC (Coquitlam) | “Pacific Auto Train” semi-daily unit autorack train |
| 974 | Cartier, ON | Montreal, QC (St.Luc) | Manifest (Montreal set-off from # 954) |
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Local Freights & Turn Jobs |
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| Symbol | Origin | Destination | Notes |
| 50 | Sudbury, ON | Toronto, ON (Agincourt) | Counterpart to # 955, mainly hauled empties, listed within CP freight procedures book as ’50’ but was operated under any timetable schedule |
| 73 | Sudbury, ON | Little Current, ON | Recovered INCO iron ore in coal hoppers to Turner docks |
| 74 | Little Current, ON | Sudbury, ON | Coal from Turner docks, trains 73/74 were also called the ‘Little Current Turn’ or ‘The Coal Train’ by crews |
| 96 | Webbwood, ON | Sudbury, ON | Extension of Thessalon Sub locals # 88/89 – a SOO/Sudbury swing job serving local industries |
| Espanola Turn | Sudbury, ON | Espanola, ON (E.B.Eddy) | Turn job exclusively for E.B.Eddy paper mill in Espanola |
| North Bay Turn | Sudbury, ON | North Bay, ON | A Cartier Sub east-end turn job, traffic was mainly for Abitibi-Price paper mill in Sturgeon Falls and ONR interchange at North Bay |
| Phelans Turn | Sudbury, ON | Phelans, ON | As required turn job for aggregate pit at Phelans, crews also called it ‘The Stone Train’ |
| INCO Job#1 | Sudbury, ON | Creighton Mine (INCO) | INCO Clarabelle-Creighton nickel/copper ore shuttle |
| INCO Job#2 | Sudbury, ON | Crean Hill Mine (INCO) | INCO Clarabelle-Crean Hill nickel/copper ore shuttle |
| INCO Job#3 | Sudbury, ON | Levack Mine (INCO) | INCO Levack-Sprecher nickel/copper ore shuttle |
| The “Falcon” | Sudbury, ON | Falconbridge, ON | Turn job exclusively for Falconbridge Ltd, mainly handled matte hoppers and dolomite (a flux used in the smelter) |
| Strathcona Turn | Sudbury, ON | Strathcona Mine – Falconbridge | Falconbridge nickel concentrate hoppers, crews and railfans often called it ‘The Slurry Train’ |
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Unit Trains * |
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| Train | Origin | Destination | Notes |
| Pulp Train | Cartier (Ramsey), ON | Nairn, ON (E.B.Eddy) | Turn job – tree length pulpwood for Eddy plant at Nairn Centre |
| Kidd Creek Acid | North Bay, ON | Various | Unit sulphuric acid off ONR to various destinations |
| Copper Cliff Acid | Sudbury, ON | Various | Unit sulphuric acid from INCO to various destinations |
| Grain Extras | Thunder Bay, ON | Quebec,QC (or) St.John, NB | Winter Only – during St.Lawrence Seaway shutdown |
| Potash Extras | Various (Western Canada) | Various (Southern Ontario) | Seasonal movements from various mines to farm co-ops in Ontario |
* Note: Symbols were given to these trains, but they were often unused by crews or dispatchers
