Bullet-Nose Betty Draws a Crowd
Name/Title
Bullet-Nose Betty Draws a CrowdEntry/Object ID
2021.1383.01Description
Newspaper clipping discussing the visit of Canadian National Steam Locomotive #6060 to Gravenhurst. The arrival of the locomotive was to celebrate 100 years of rail service in Gravenhurst. It features a large photograph showing a massive crowd of people surrounding the locomotive. Distinguishing Features: Large photograph of crowd of people surrounding 6060.Context
Canadian National Steam Locomotive #6060 was built in 1944 in Montreal. It is a mountain type steam locomotive, built by Montreal Motor Works. It was one of 20 ordered for Canadian National. It is a sister to NORMHC's 6077. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National