Steam engine
There was a railway in Algonquin from 1896 to 1995. During the First World War, it was the busiest railway in Canada, with trains leaving every 20 minutes.
This "Saddleback" engine was built in Montreal in 1911. It first burned wood and then was converted to coal.
More in the Logging Trail booklet.
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Steam engine
There was a railway in Algonquin from 1896 to 1995. During the First World War, it was the busiest railway in Canada, with trains leaving every 20 minutes.
This "Saddleback" engine was built in Montreal in 1911. It first burned wood and then was converted to coal.
More in the Logging Trail booklet.
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views
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Uploaded on October 22, 2010
Taken on October 8, 2010