SS Keewatin
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The funnel displays the flag of the Canadian Pacific Railroad and Canadian Pacific Steamships. Although she is obviously a steamship, not a railroad, her primary passenger service involved picking up railway passengers and moving them to Port Arthur/Fort William where they re-boarded trains to continue their journey west. This was less expensive than traveling by rail over the Great Lakes. So effectively, she was an extension of the trans-Canada rail service and an arm of the railroad.
The Keewatin is now tied up at her original berth in Port McNicoll, Ontario, her home port from 1912 until she was retired from service in 1965. She is operated as a charitable foundation by the Friends of the Keewatin.
SS Keewatin
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The funnel displays the flag of the Canadian Pacific Railroad and Canadian Pacific Steamships. Although she is obviously a steamship, not a railroad, her primary passenger service involved picking up railway passengers and moving them to Port Arthur/Fort William where they re-boarded trains to continue their journey west. This was less expensive than traveling by rail over the Great Lakes. So effectively, she was an extension of the trans-Canada rail service and an arm of the railroad.
The Keewatin is now tied up at her original berth in Port McNicoll, Ontario, her home port from 1912 until she was retired from service in 1965. She is operated as a charitable foundation by the Friends of the Keewatin.