Mixed trains on the CNR?

[RobertInOntario]

In the pictures I have seen, the passenger car(s) usually bring up the rear, and there is no van (caboose). When switching is required, the passenger car is spotted at the station first.
The other train you might see that looks similar to a mixed is a short passenger train. This will also have "freight" cars behind the engine - except they are really sealed baggage or express cars being forwarded along the line.
The header picture at Ian's site shows a mixed train with boxcars plus baggage and coach: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://canadianbranchline.com/">http://canadianbranchline.com/</a><!-- m -->
Can't have been a very quick way to travel...
Andrew

Thanks, Andrew! That's helpful. I like that pic on the Cdn Branchlines website too. In the above-mentioned CP book, there's at least 1-2 examples showing a caboose at the end -- a few freight cars, passenger car (often a combine) followed by a van -- but then maybe this simply was more of a CP practice? I guess traveling this way would have been fun for a rail-fan but not if you're in a hurry!

Cheers,