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World War, 1939-1945

69 images · 1941–1945

Workers gather on CN locomotive 6128 to hear a victory speech
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Workers gather on CN locomotive 6128 to hear a victory speech
Elmer Davis and two Central Vermont Railway crew exchange the victory sign
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Elmer Davis and two Central Vermont Railway crew exchange the victory sign
CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, left side
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CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, left side
CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, right side
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CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, right side
CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, three-quarter view
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CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, three-quarter view
CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, interior view
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CNR diesel-electric locomotive 9000 in armoured configuration, interior view
CNR employees pack Christmas parcels containing over 22 items for employees in service overseas
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CNR employees pack Christmas parcels containing over 22 items for employees in service overseas
CNR employees address and tie Christmas parcels to be sent to fellow employees serving overseas
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CNR employees address and tie Christmas parcels to be sent to fellow employees serving overseas
Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Vaughan help CNR volunteers pack Christmas parcels for employees serving in Europe
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Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Vaughan help CNR volunteers pack Christmas parcels for employees serving in Europe
Workers at the Turcot Roundhouse form and upside-down
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Workers at the Turcot Roundhouse form and upside-down
Mr. and Mrs. McBride, boilermaker helper and engine cleaner respectively, share a lunch at work
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Mr. and Mrs. McBride, boilermaker helper and engine cleaner respectively, share a lunch at work
R.C. Vaughan, President of CN, talks with a returned man who has just stepped off a hospital train
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R.C. Vaughan, President of CN, talks with a returned man who has just stepped off a hospital train
Injured soldiers rest and read newspapers in their bunks on a hospital train
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Injured soldiers rest and read newspapers in their bunks on a hospital train
A nurse speaks with one of her patients in a hospital train car
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A nurse speaks with one of her patients in a hospital train car
An inspection group examines a new hospital car still in the shop
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An inspection group examines a new hospital car still in the shop
An injured soldier on a stretcher is transported onto a hospital car
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An injured soldier on a stretcher is transported onto a hospital car
Traffic Supervisor Charles Hofford keeps train traffic flowing smoothly through the terminals
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Traffic Supervisor Charles Hofford keeps train traffic flowing smoothly through the terminals
Private B.T. Parton is transported on a stretcher from a hospital train to a waiting ambulance
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Private B.T. Parton is transported on a stretcher from a hospital train to a waiting ambulance
A CN hospital train at the Halifax pier
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A CN hospital train at the Halifax pier
CN munitions plant at Pointe-Saint- Charles, Que.
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CN munitions plant at Pointe-Saint- Charles, Que.
Lighterage facilities
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Lighterage facilities
Lighterage facilities
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Lighterage facilities
Railwaymen conductiog final inspection on a line of finished guns at the CN munitions plant
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Railwaymen conductiog final inspection on a line of finished guns at the CN munitions plant
Survivors of Lady Drake reach Montreal
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Survivors of Lady Drake reach Montreal
Sectionmen, on pump handcar, working on the main line at Turcot yard
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Sectionmen, on pump handcar, working on the main line at Turcot yard
Sectionmen on pump handcar at Turcot Yard
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Sectionmen on pump handcar at Turcot Yard
Sectionmen on pump handcar at Turcot Yard
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Sectionmen on pump handcar at Turcot Yard
Sectionmen welding the main line at Turcot Yard
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Sectionmen welding the main line at Turcot Yard
Sectionmen working on the main line at Turcot yard
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Sectionmen working on the main line at Turcot yard
CN window display for Army week
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CN window display for Army week
Overview of small parts benches
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Overview of small parts benches
Tank waiting for movement to Halifax, as bomber flies over the area
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Tank waiting for movement to Halifax, as bomber flies over the area
Tank cars waiting movement to Halifax
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Tank cars waiting movement to Halifax
Victory loan rally in the rotunda of the Winnipeg station
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Victory loan rally in the rotunda of the Winnipeg station
Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
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Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
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Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
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Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
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Employees at CN locomotive shop buying bonds
Hospital car for armed services
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Hospital car for armed services
Bunk beds in the hospital car
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Bunk beds in the hospital car
Diagram of hospital car
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Diagram of hospital car
Soldiers clearing snow off tracks
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Soldiers clearing snow off tracks
Soldiers clearing snow and ice off the tracks
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Soldiers clearing snow and ice off the tracks
Passenger train enroute for Cherrier Munitions Plant
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Passenger train enroute for Cherrier Munitions Plant
Disenbarkment of workers for Cherrier Munitions Plant
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Disenbarkment of workers for Cherrier Munitions Plant
Workmen's coach converted from MTN observation car
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Workmen's coach converted from MTN observation car
Workmen's caoch 6508 converted from MTN observation car 15103
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Workmen's caoch 6508 converted from MTN observation car 15103
Display in Montreal's Central Station of CN enlistment
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Display in Montreal's Central Station of CN enlistment
Locomotive 6145 leaving Southwark yard with war supplies
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Locomotive 6145 leaving Southwark yard with war supplies
Gun carriages at the National Munitions Plant, Pointe-Saint-Charles
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Gun carriages at the National Munitions Plant, Pointe-Saint-Charles
Parlour car Nipissing converted into a Red Cross medical car for returning troops
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Parlour car Nipissing converted into a Red Cross medical car for returning troops
Parlour car Nipissing converted into a Red Cross medical car for returning troops
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Parlour car Nipissing converted into a Red Cross medical car for returning troops
Army officials inspect CN hospital car
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Army officials inspect CN hospital car
Beds in a new hospital car
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Beds in a new hospital car
Hospital car utility room
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Hospital car utility room
Interior view of a new hospital car
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Interior view of a new hospital car
Interior view of a new hospital car
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Interior view of a new hospital car
Interior view of a new hospital car
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Interior view of a new hospital car
Repatriated women and children having a meal in the dining car
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Repatriated women and children having a meal in the dining car
Red Cross car 15657
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Red Cross car 15657
Servicemen enjoying a meal in the dining car
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Servicemen enjoying a meal in the dining car
Work in the St. Albans shops of the Central Vermont Railway - machining.
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Work in the St. Albans shops of the Central Vermont Railway - machining.
Coach yard filled to capacity with passenger cars for troops returning from overseas
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Coach yard filled to capacity with passenger cars for troops returning from overseas
Coach yard filled to capacity with passenger cars for troops returning from overseas
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Coach yard filled to capacity with passenger cars for troops returning from overseas
Troops returning from overseas board a troop train home
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Troops returning from overseas board a troop train home
Troops returning from overseas board one of the many passenger cars in Halifax freight yard
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Troops returning from overseas board one of the many passenger cars in Halifax freight yard
Troops returning from overseas board one of the many passenger cars in Halifax freight yard
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Troops returning from overseas board one of the many passenger cars in Halifax freight yard
War record - Tank on flat car
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War record - Tank on flat car
Trainload of tanks at an eastern seaport
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Trainload of tanks at an eastern seaport