Attempt to Remove New York Central Train Engine from Welland Canal, c. 1929

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Title

Attempt to Remove New York Central Train Engine from Welland Canal, c. 1929

Subject

Engine 8419 of the New York Central lines

Description

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 out of the canal.

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

Date

c. 1929

Rights

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Relation

A contemporary newspaper account of the incident has also been uploaded here: Finally raise big engine from canal depths

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Still image

Identifier

Storage - City of Welland Binder #5 – Railways – WELD-rail-0020

Coverage

Welland

Files

IMG_20221130_0004 (3).jpg

Citation

“Attempt to Remove New York Central Train Engine from Welland Canal, c. 1929,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 14, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9132.