Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Canadian Railway Museum Trolley "Rocket"


ID # 27,395
Canadian Railway Museum
Delson - St. Constant, Que.

"THE ROCKET," the first electric streetcar to operate in Montreal, was built in St. Louis, Mo. U. S. A. in 1892. The Rocket carried passengers until 1914 when it was retired and is now on permanent display at the Canadian Railway Museum.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

MONTREAL & SOUTHERN COUNTIES RWY.


ID # 2,031
MONTREAL & SOUTHERN COUNTIES RWY.

#9 photographed on May 21st, 1955 at Ranelagh car stop, having just crossed the C.N.R. #9 was built in 1911 as a combine by the Grand Trunk Rwy. In 1934 it was rebuilt into a double end car. The car is now preserved at the Branford Electric Rwy. Museum.

Photo by "Skipper" Clark

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Canadian National Railways Steam Locomotive #6218 in 1965

ID # 18,055


CANADIAN NATIONAL 6218

A plume of smoke shoots skyward to delight the fans 20 miles west of Montreal near Vaudreuil, Que. Excursion ran from Montreal in the Spring of 1965.

Photo by Jim Shaughnessy