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A Steam Locomotive1958
Northern British Columbia, Canada
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The Nechako Coach1913
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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The Nechako coach was built in 1913 by the Pullman Company as a tourist sleeper car for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP). It is one of only a few pieces of GTP rolling stock on display for the public at the Museum.4
Princess Margaret boarding the Nechako in 19581958
Ontario
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When Princess Margaret visited Canada in 1958 members of the public preserved the memory by taking pictures of the Princess and other dignitaries aboard a luxury rail car.6
Woman standing beside the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trestle, circa 19121912
Northern British Columbia, Canada
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Average travelers took advantage of the opportunity to create a memory of their rail travel by posing for pictures during their journey. This photograph shows a woman standing beside the first Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trestle at Mile 28, circa 1912.8
Museum staff.2000
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Memories are still being recorded in this same fashion, as indicated by this recent photograph of Museum staff during an annual festival.10
Yalenka Bunkhouse1940
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Originally a Canadian National Railway (CNR) bunkhouse, this building has been restored by the Yalenka Ukrainian Cultural Society in order to preserve the experience of the railway workers who lived in such buildings around Prince George.12
Railway worker in his bunk1915
Northern British Columbia, Canada
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Men who lived in these small bunkhouses had only a small space to themselves with little or no privacy. Here one can see a railway worker taking a much deserved break in his section of the bunkhouse.14
Bunkhouse restored by the Yalenka Ukrainian Cultural Society.1928
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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