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Grand River Railway 848 Departs from Brantford

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Media Type

Image

Item Types

Photographs

Postcards

Description

This is photographic postcard depicting Grand River Ry. 848 departs from Brantford station.
The original postcard was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

Notes

Inventory No. 1999.2665.01
Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

Inscriptions

Grand River Ry. 848 departs from Brantford station for points on the Lake Erie & Northern Ry. No. 848 was from a group of nine cars built by Preston in 1921 for the 1500 volt GRR and LEBN which comprised Canadian Pacific’s small traction empire in southern Ontario. Car was retired with the cessation of passenger service – Apr 23/55.
Credit J. Wm. Hood for this July, 1948 view.

Date of Original

[ca. 1948]

Dimensions

Width: 14 cm
Height: 9 cm

Subject(s)

Railroad locomotives
Railroads
Railway Companies

Local identifier

2011PM007

Collection

Paris Museum Railway Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Brantford

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.1668 Longitude: -80.29967

Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

Grand River Railway 848 departs from Brantford, photographic postcard, ca. 1948. Paris Museum and Historical Society, 1999.2665.01.

Terms of Use

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