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The photograph is a print of a sketch of the locomotive that was involved in a fatal accident in Wainfleet in 1876, drawn by Robert Minor possibly in 1983. The second image is a copy of the newspaper report of 1876 which describes, in full detail,…

Black and white photographic print showing an attempt to remove the New York Central train engine from the Welland Canal, c. 1929. It's unclear if this is from an earlier unsuccessful attempt or the attempt on August 14, 1929 which lifted the engine…

Black and white photograph of a baggage car at the Welland Canal Bridge 15 swing bridge, c. 1929. Engine 8419 of the New York Central lines broke away from the cars and went into the canal leaving this car hanging several feet over the edge.

Ship on fire after collision with Allanburg bridge

Colour slide showing damage to the Steelton freighter after it collided with Welland Canal Bridge 12 on August 25, 1974.

An article from the August 15, 1929 edition of the Welland Tribune about a crashed train engine finally being removed from the Welland Canal the day before on August 14. The crash had happened on June 28, and it took multiple attempts to remove it.

Two black and white photographic prints of Engine 8419 of the New York Central lines freshly removed from the Welland Canal, c. August 1929.

Tugs and a barge manoeuver the listing Windoc a short distance along the Welland Canal Monday to a tieup ... Lock 7 in Thorold.

Port Robinson Bridge, 1974/08/25

Port Robinson Bridge Disaster, Port Robinson, ON