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Black and white photographic postcard of the new Michigan Central Railway Station on King Street, with the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo train approaching, c. 1915.

The text on the back reads: "King St. railway station circa 1915, jointly operated by…

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Postcard of Welland's trolley system named the Niagara, Welland and Lake Erie Railway, c. 1925.

The text on the back reads: "The trolley car. Welland's early transit system, circa 1925. One of three cars that operated on the Downtown Trolley Line…

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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.

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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…

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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.

The captioned text reads: "Four employees of…

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Newspaper clipping from the Welland Tribune, c. 1959, showing passengers on the NS&T (Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto) Railway going home for the day. The last run for the NS&T was March 28, 1959, and it was the last interurban electric railway…

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Newspaper clipping from the Welland Tribune, c. 1959, showing young Done Hale of Rochester operating the controls on the NS&T (Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto) Railway. The last run for the NS&T was March 28, 1959, and it was the last interurban…

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Newspaper clipping from the Welland Tribune, c. 1959, two motormen of the NS&T (Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto) Railway Ron Wingrove and Gordon Morris. The last run for the NS&T was March 28, 1959, and it was the last interurban electric railway…

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Newspaper clipping from the Welland Tribune, c. 1959, showing the NS&T (Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto) train waiting to cross tracks. The last run for the NS&T was March 28, 1959, and it was the last interurban electric railway operating in…

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Newspaper clipping from the Welland Tribune, c. 1959, showing the NS&T (Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto) train crossing the swing bridge in Thorold. The last run for the NS&T was March 28, 1959, and it was the last interurban electric railway…
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