Railway Accident at St. George Viaduct
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This photograph depicts a railway accident on December 27, 1889 at St. George Viaduct. The St. Louise Express, one of the fastest trains of the Grand Trunk Railway was crossing the viaduct at about 50 miles an hour when one of the engine's drive rods broke loose (Brantford Expositor, June 30, 1967, page 8c.).
- Notes
- Inventory No. 2006.0033.23
Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. - Date of Original
- 27 December 1889
- Dimensions
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Width: 22 cm
Height: 17 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 2011PM009
- Collection
- Paris Museum Railway Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.2501 Longitude: -80.24966
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- Recommended Citation
- Photograph "Derailed train at St. George Viaduct", 1889. Paris Museum and Historical Society, No. 2006.0033.23.
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