Museum / Archive

Elgin County Archives

Part Of

Ken Verrell Collection

Description Level

Item

File Number

R4 S5 Sh3 B4 F2

Accession Number

2016-30

Storage Room

Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location

R4 S5 Sh3 B4 F2 16

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

August 31, 1991

Publication

Posted to Facebook on March 7, 2022 as Mystery Monday feature.

Series

Ken Verrell Collection - Photographs series

Physical Description

2 photographs: col; 20.5 x 30 cm

Scope and Content

Two identical copies of a colour photograph featuring five unidentified crew members posing in front of the Canadian National Railways Locomotive special troop train celebrating the Elgin Regiment's 125th anniversary.

The train is composed of restored Locomotive No. 5700, baggage car No. 70740, Port Stanley Terminal Rail coaches No. 51, 52 and 53, and Canadian National Railways Locomotive No. 4136 pushing the train. The event was held on August 31, 1991 and was organized cooperatively by the Canadian National Railways, Canadian National Railways Brotherhoods, Canadian Pacific Railway, Port Stanley Terminal Rail, The Elgin County Railway Museum, the Elgin Regiment, and the Elgin Regiment's Militia.

Name Access

Railways

Canadian National Railway

Elgin County Railway Museum

Elgin Regiment

Subject Access

Railways

Transportation

Website / Street View Notes

URL directs to a social media post featuring the image, published on March 7, 2022.

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