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Canmore Mines Limited 0-6-0 #4 is seen moving coal hoppers around the facility just across the Bow River from the mines' namesake town. Built by CPR's Angus Shops in 1905, the locomotive would be sold to Canmore Mines in 1934, until retirement between 1961 and 1963. The locomotive would then be donated to Calgary's Heritage Park, with it is on display as <a href=http://www.tramsandtrains.de/fotos/kanada/museum/heritage_park/p1410702.jpg>CPR 2018.</a> <br><br><i>James H. Bickerton Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection.</i> <br><br><i>[Geotagged location not exact].</i>
Name: James H. Bickerton
Railway: Industrial
Date: Circa 1950s
Location: Canmore
Province: Alberta
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Posed for display in Montreal from September 30 – October 4, 1949, the <a href=https://www.themetrains.com/gm-train-of-tomorrow-main.htm>General Motors “Train of Tomorrow.” </a> Consisting of E7A, GM 765, and 4 dome cars built by Pullman-Standard, the train toured the USA and Canada from 1947 – 1949, showcasing a new concept of rail travel with the new domes. Post tour, the equipment was later sold to the Union Pacific. CNR 7913, and EMD NW2 built in 1941, can be seen at left.<br><br>During the tour, lasting from May 1947 – October 1949, the train is noted as being in Canada on three occasions. On display at the CNE in Toronto from September 2-6, 1947, with a stop in St. Catharine’s on September 7, passing through on the CASO, from Windsor – Fort Erie on January 17, 1948, and a longer tour through Ontario and Quebec from September 22 – October 28, 1949. Stops included London, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Oshawa, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Stratford, Chatham, and Windsor.<br><br><i>James H. Bickerton Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection.
Name: James H. Bickerton
Railway: Builder/Manufactur…
Date: 09/30 - 10/04/1949
Location: Montreal
Province: Quebec
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