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Locomotives, trains and the operating life of the line. 1,124 images in 18 sub-files.

Locomotives and Equipment 143Locomotives and Equipment 136Railway Operations 132Passenger Services 131Locomotives and Equipment 111Moving Goods 106Famous Trains 70World War, 1939-1945 69Railway Operations 56Moving Goods 41Passenger Services 35Railway Operations 33Moving Goods 17Passenger Trains 16Famous Trains 12Moving People 11Passenger Services 4Moving People 1
Garden at Victoria Beach Station
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Garden at Victoria Beach Station
Centralized train control tower at Mimico
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Centralized train control tower at Mimico
Digging out caboose No. 55341 after a snowstorm
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Digging out caboose No. 55341 after a snowstorm
Handling mail at Moncton Station
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Handling mail at Moncton Station
Train crew member giving a go-ahead hand signal from the steps of a caboose
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Train crew member giving a go-ahead hand signal from the steps of a caboose
Freight conductor picks up a train-order hoop from a dispatcher
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Freight conductor picks up a train-order hoop from a dispatcher
Installing an automatic mast signal
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Installing an automatic mast signal
Washing passenger coaches
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Washing passenger coaches
A steam-powered rotary snowplough at work
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A steam-powered rotary snowplough at work
Diesel-electric switcher No. 7944
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Diesel-electric switcher No. 7944
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Transporting tanks to Europe during the Second World War
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Transporting tanks to Europe during the Second World War
Loading Christmas trees for transportation to Chicago
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Loading Christmas trees for transportation to Chicago
A freight train of stock cars pulled by locomotive No. 3374
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A freight train of stock cars pulled by locomotive No. 3374
Freight train pulled by engine No. 4254 in Algonquin Park
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Freight train pulled by engine No. 4254 in Algonquin Park
Elephants standing by circus train
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Elephants standing by circus train
Freight train near Mount Robson
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Freight train near Mount Robson
Unloading a bi-level automobile transporter
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Unloading a bi-level automobile transporter
Tank cars at polymer plant
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Tank cars at polymer plant
Eight-hatch overhead refrigerator car No. 210067
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Eight-hatch overhead refrigerator car No. 210067
Interior view of boxcar No. 480221, showing load limits for various grains or cereals
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Interior view of boxcar No. 480221, showing load limits for various grains or cereals
Unit coal train in service
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Unit coal train in service
Unloading coils of aluminum from coil car
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Unloading coils of aluminum from coil car
Unloading pulp wood from freight cars to conveyor at paper mill
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Unloading pulp wood from freight cars to conveyor at paper mill
Unit coal train in service
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Unit coal train in service
Unloading packaged lumber from a boxcar
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Unloading packaged lumber from a boxcar
Wheat being dumped from boxcar inside grain elevator
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Wheat being dumped from boxcar inside grain elevator
Freight train transporting potash in yard
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Freight train transporting potash in yard
Eastbound container train heads to Halifax
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Eastbound container train heads to Halifax
Locomotive 5341 in service
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Locomotive 5341 in service
Four locomotives on display, on the left the Flying Scotsman from England
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Four locomotives on display, on the left the Flying Scotsman from England
Diesel-electric locomotive 2501, the first CN Comfort Cab
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Diesel-electric locomotive 2501, the first CN Comfort Cab
Engineer`s controls in the cab of locomotive 2501
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Engineer`s controls in the cab of locomotive 2501
Interior view of observation level, sceneramic car
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Interior view of observation level, sceneramic car
Exterior view of a sceneramic car
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Exterior view of a sceneramic car
Passenger locomotive 6510 at the front of the West bound Super Continental
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Passenger locomotive 6510 at the front of the West bound Super Continental
View of a 3800 series locomotive showing the new CN paint scheme
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View of a 3800 series locomotive showing the new CN paint scheme
View of a 3800 series locomotive showing the old CN paint scheme
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View of a 3800 series locomotive showing the old CN paint scheme
A standard CN steel box car
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A standard CN steel box car
Grand Trunk freight locomotive 5927
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Grand Trunk freight locomotive 5927
Aerial view of the Turbo Train in service
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Aerial view of the Turbo Train in service
Passengers boarding Ocean Limited at station
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Passengers boarding Ocean Limited at station
The Newfie Bullet pulled by locomotives 907 and 939
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The Newfie Bullet pulled by locomotives 907 and 939
Aerial view of a westbound train near Kamloops
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Aerial view of a westbound train near Kamloops
A rail diesel car at station
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A rail diesel car at station
The Rapido en Route to Montreal from Toronto
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The Rapido en Route to Montreal from Toronto
Passenger train leaving Ottawa Union Station beside Rideau Canal
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Passenger train leaving Ottawa Union Station beside Rideau Canal
Aerial view of the Supercontinental
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Aerial view of the Supercontinental