Colour photograph of a Conrail train at the Townline Tunnel in Welland, c. 1983. The photo was taken by well known artist Ross Beard as inspiration for his paintings.
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.
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.
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 photographic print showing volunteers for the fight against Fenian raiders posing in front of the locomotive Milwaukee from the Welland Railway Company. The locomotive transported volunteers from St. Catharines to Port Colborne. The…
Black and white photographic print of a Welland Tribune article, c. 1950, showing men inspecting a locomotive from the 1880s and promoting a museum train display that was at East Main Street that week.