One of the most recognizable aspects of historical railways was the many different lanterns, lamps and lighting employed by the railways. Lighting was used for every aspect of railways. One of the most common was lanterns. They were carried by railway employees to communicate with each other and direct trains. Read more…
This First Aid Kit was was used by the freight service divison of the CNR, likely placed at a freight shed. This example is still fully intact with all contents still there. A nice ‘time capsule’ of what first aid kits looked like many years ago. The paper inside the Read more…
One of the most exciting recent additions to our group is this number plate from locomotive 6167. When 6167 was selected to be the excursion locomotive for CN, it was found the number plate was missing off the front of the locomotive, it was stolen. As a result, the shop Read more…