Ontario Northland Railway Postcard Showing the Centennial Train on an excursion service between Cobalt and Haileybury in 1967

Name/Title

Ontario Northland Railway Postcard Showing the Centennial Train on an excursion service between Cobalt and Haileybury in 1967

Entry/Object ID

2021.1631.01

Description

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 train

Context

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 Archive

Category

Temiskaming Northern Ontario, Ontario Northland

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Commemorative

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

JBC Visuals

Place Published

Town

Cochrane, Ontario

District

District of Cochrane

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: card stock, ink Date: unknown

Inscription/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 Number

Other Number

33174

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Parts

Count

4

Parts

4 total postcards

Location

Location

Box

Temiskaming Northern Ontario/Ontario Northland Box #1

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022