Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Royal Hudson Steam Engine #2828 at Montreal West in 1958
Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Royal Hudson Steam Engine #2828 at Montreal West in 1958Entry/Object ID
2021.1639.01Description
Canadian Pacific postcard showing Royal Hudson Steam Engine # 2828 at Montreal West in 1958. The front image shows the front and side of the engine, also showing the tender and passenger cars. The train is at a platform in the photograph and a woman can be seen walking next to it. The caption on the reverse side reads: "CPR Royal Hudson No. 2828 (class H1c: MLW Oct, 1937) pauses at Montreal West March 29, 1958 with train 232, the early morning express from Ottawa to Montreal's Windsor Station. 2828 was retired and scrapped six months later." The postcard is blank Distinguishing Features: Front image shows the front and right side of Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson Steam Engine #2828 and the passenger cars it is pulling.Context
The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881. Part of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's dream of Canadian Confederation, the building a transcontinental railway was part of the agreement to get British Columbia to join Confederation. Construction began in 1881 and lasted well into the 1900s to build lines connecting Canada from Vancouver to Montreal.Collection
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Canadian Pacific