Angus, Frederick Forbes passed away peacefully on August 10, 2007 at the Jewish General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Son of the late Donald Forbes Angus and the late Mary Woodworth White, predeceased by infant brother Donald Forbes Angus. Frederick leaves to mourn his cousins Beatrice Eastcott of Peterborough, Ont., Elspeth Angus of Montreal, Stephen Angus (Pamela) of Erin, Ont., John Angus (Toni) of Beaconsfield, Ian Angus (Daphne) of Port Hope, Ont., and Helen Nightengale of North York, Ont., as well as an extended family. He will be fondly missed by numerous close friends in several countries who shared his passion for railway history..

Frederick was a noted author and historian especially on railway and tramway history, as well as all things Victorian;  He has been a member of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association since 1950 where he held the posts of Secretary and Director from 1967 to 1980. He was Editor of Canadian Rail from 1981 until his passing; he was a founding member of Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum at Delson - Saint Constant, Quebec in 1960. The new Exporail pavilion is to be called the Angus Pavilion in honour of Frederick and his family’s long CPR railway affiliation and generosity to the CRHA.
 

Visitation will be at the Mount Royal Funeral Complex, 1297 Chemin de la Forest on Monday, August 20 from 2 - 5 and 7 - 9 PM. Funeral service will be held at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, 3415 Redpath St., Montreal at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 21, followed by interment in the Angus family plot at Mount Royal Cemetery.

Special thanks to the doctors, nurses, Hope and Cope and everyone associated with the Segal Cancer Centre at the Jewish General Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Montreal observation streetcar restoration fund at Exporail, 110 rue Saint-Pierre, Saint-Constant, QC, J5A 1G7, or to the charity of your choice.

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