Seated at controls of NS&T car, c. 1959

Dublin Core

Title

Seated at controls of NS&T car, c. 1959

Subject

Done Hale; NS&T trolley

Description

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 electric railway operating in Canada.

The captioned text reads: "Seated at controls of car, Don Hale of Rochester has traditional childhood thrill of playing motorman on a real trolley. He was one of the youngest fans on trip."

Creator

Welland Tribune

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

Date

c. 1959

Rights

Welland Tribune

Format

Newspaper clipping

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Storage - City of Welland Binder #5 – Railways – WELD-rail-0029

Coverage

Welland

Files

IMG_20221202_0001 (2).jpg

Collection

Citation

Welland Tribune, “Seated at controls of NS&T car, c. 1959,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9141.