Railpictures.ca - John Freyseng Photo: The Parliament Buildings loom over the early morning scene at Ottawa Union Station, as the first section of the “Dominion” pauses before departing for Montreal. Shortly before this scene, the train was photographed having just crossed the Alexandra bridge. Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The Parliament Buildings loom over the early morning scene at Ottawa Union Station, as the first section of the "Dominion" pauses before departing for Montreal. Shortly before this scene, the train was photographed having just crossed the Alexandra bridge.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Caption: The Parliament Buildings loom over the early morning scene at Ottawa Union Station, as the first section of the "Dominion" pauses before departing for Montreal. Shortly before this scene, the train was photographed having just crossed the Alexandra bridge.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.

Photographer:	John Freyseng [272] (more) (contact)
Date:	07/19/1964 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CPR 1405 (search)
Train Symbol:	8 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Ottawa Terminals Sub (search)
City/Town:	Ottawa (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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3 Comments

terry.oshell

September 24, 2025 at 7:28 am

Great image.
jknott86

September 24, 2025 at 12:02 pm

Remarkable
Dave_k

September 24, 2025 at 2:16 pm

Ah, back when Ottawa’s station was in a logical place, downtown.

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