Name/Title
Ontario Northland Railway Postcard Showing the Centennial Train on an excursion service between Cobalt and Haileybury in 1967Entry/Object ID
2021.1631.01Description
Ontario Northland Railway postcard showing the Centennial Train on an excursion between Cobalt ON and Haileybury ON. The engine is pulling passenger cars and traveling between the two towns.
The postcard is blank.
Distinguishing Features: Front image on the postcard features the Ontario Northland's centennial trainContext
In 1902 a board of commisioners was tasked to build a railway line from North Bay to Lake Temiskaming, to be known as the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. The line was completed by December 31st, 1904. The reason for the creation of this line was the recognition of the area's rich lumber, vast land, and possible mineral deposits. In 1946 the name was changed to Ontario Northland because there was another company in Texas by the name of Texas and New Orleans with the same initials and it was causing confusion. The railway line runs from North Bay, northward through Cobalt, New Liskeard, Cochrane, and on to its northern terminus at Moosonee on the Moose River, about 12 miles (19 km) south of the shore of James Bay. There is one major branchline running eastward from Swastika through Kirkland Lake and over the Quebec border to end at Rouyn-Noranda. The railway's branch from Swastika to Rouyn-Noranda, including 40 kilometres of track in Quebec, is operated by a subsidiary, the Nipissing Central Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Temiskaming Northern Ontario, Ontario Northland
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
unknownNotes
Date Acquired: unknown
Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLegacy Lexicon
Class
CommemorativeCategory
Primary SourcePublication Details
Author
JBC VisualsPlace Published
Town
Cochrane, OntarioDistrict
District of CochraneState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaISBN
n/aNotes
Materials: card stock, ink
Date: unknownInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
"Ontario Northland Railway Centennial Train. With refurbished 2-8-0 No. 137 (ex-CNR No. 2164 CLC, 1913) on the head end and a consist of four heavy-weight coaches train is shown in excursion service between Cobalt and Haileybury in August, 1967. Locomotive is preserved at the Cochrane Railway and Pioneer Museum"
"JBC Visuals Box 5736, Station 'A', Toronto, Ont."
"postcard"
"dexter dexter colour Canada"
"JBC-17"
"58843-D"Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
33174Parts
Count
4Parts
4 total postcardsLocation
Location
Box
Temiskaming Northern Ontario/Ontario Northland Box #1Room
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioDate
March 10, 2022Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
April 20, 2022