Photograph of a passenger train going through Rose Point
Name/Title
Photograph of a passenger train going through Rose PointEntry/Object ID
2021.938.01Description
Black and white photograph showing a passenger train passing through Rose Point. It is a Grand Trunk branded passenger train, and the first car reads number "523". Only two passenger cars are visible in the photograph. The track the train is traveling on is next to Lake Martin, several islands are visible. 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