Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Steam Engine #1201at Blue Sea, QC, 1961
Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Steam Engine #1201at Blue Sea, QC, 1961Entry/Object ID
2021.1641.01Description
Canadian Pacific postcard showing steam engine # 1201 at Blue Sea, Quebec in 1951. The photo on the front of the postcard shows the front and right side of the engine, tender, and passenger cars it is pulling. The train is coming around a bend. The caption on the reverse side reads: "CPR 4-6-2 No. 1201 (Atelier CP Angus, 1944) a Blue Sea, Quebec, 4 Oct, 1961." The postcard is blank. Distinguishing Features: The photo on the front of the postcard shows the front and right side of the engine, tender, and passenger cars it is pulling. The train is coming around a bend.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
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian Pacific