Early Canada Pacific Railway engine

Files

GA-83f.jpg

Title

Early Canada Pacific Railway engine

Subject

Transportation

Description

Black and white photograph of an early Canada Pacific Railway engine taken in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Canada Pacific Railway was formed in 1881 and was Canada's first transcontinental railway providing service from eastern Canada to British Columbia. Four men can be seen in and around the railway engine which takes center stage in the photograph.

Date

1885

Rights

Public domain

Format

JPG

Type

Still image

Identifier

General Archives - 83f

Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Fort William
Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay

Collection

Files

Citation

“Early Canada Pacific Railway engine,” Archives & Digital Collections at Lakehead University Library, accessed May 18, 2026, https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/items/show/14719.

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