Locomotive from the 1880s

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Title

Locomotive from the 1880s

Subject

Locomotive; inspectors

Description

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 the CNR are shown inspecting a locomotive of the 80's, part of the museum train that will be on display at the CNR freight yards, East Main Street until Wednesday. The workers are John Last, Port Robinson; Bruce Lilley, Port Robinson; John Cooper, Welland; Henry Cowell, Port Robinson. The train is made up of six cars and three locomotives, all of which have been restored in the original appearance, except for the baggage cars which now house display items - Tribune photo."

Creator

Welland Tribune

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

Date

c. 1950

Rights

Welland Tribune

Format

Black and white photographic print

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Storage - City of Welland Binder #5 – Railways – WELD-rail-0024

Coverage

Welland

Files

IMG_20221130_0001 (5).jpg

Collection

Citation

Welland Tribune, “Locomotive from the 1880s,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed November 7, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9135.