"Serving King and Country: Transcona’s Hometown
Heroes" explores the experiences of a small, tightly
knit railway town whose social consciousness was
forever changed by the events of WWI and WWII.
Transcona, Manitoba began as an industrial centre
for the railway, home to one of the largest repair
shops in Western Canada. During both wars, Transcona
railway workers served King and Country through
their work at the "Shops". In jobs that were deemed
essential for the war effort, they helped maintain a | national railway system that was vital to transport
military troops and supplies across Canada. They
also worked on secretive operations that included
manufacturing munitions and building Canada’s only
armour plated train.
No family was untouched by the crisis as over 400
men from Transcona served in uniform (WWI) and over
800 men and women enlisted in the army, navy, air
force, and merchant marine (WWII). Families
supported each other, those in service, and the War
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