Photograph of a Passenger Train going through Rose Point
Name/Title
Photograph of a Passenger Train going through Rose PointEntry/Object ID
2021.937.01Description
Black and white photograph of a passenger train going through Rose Point. It is a steam locomotive, assumed to be Grand Trunk branded. It appears to only be pulling three passenger cars. The train is pictured coming around a bend, Martin Lake in Rose Point is visible to the right. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Rose Point was made prosperous by the Grand Trunk Railway. The Grand Trunk Railway was founded in 1852 with the goal of building a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. The railway operated in Canada and the US in the provinces/states of: Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It also included three subsidiary lines: Grand Trunk Western, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk Pacific. The company was later purchased by Canadian National in 1923Collection
Library Archive, Canadian NationalCategory
Canadian National, Grand Trunk