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      See p.84-85 of Split Rail Country Vol. II for more information

      See p. 84-85 of Split Rail Country Vol. II for more information

      See Split Rail Country Vol. II, p.84-85 for information on McGinnis Logging & Sawmill, p.87-90 for information about the railroad in Artemesia Township

      Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

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      Waterloo Lutheran Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada affiliated with the nondenominational Wilfrid Laurier University, located in Waterloo, Ontario. It was established in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, and changed to its current name in 1960.

      Photoraph of Canadian Pacific Railway Engine 3426. This was a Consolidation type, CPR class M40. It was built by Schenectady Locomotive works in Schenetady New York in October 1904. The Engine worked for the Quebec Central Railway as number 53 from August 1912 to September 1918. In the early years …

      Photo of the massive trestle with two people standing on the ground to the left. The base of the trestle at the right is composed of fir timbers from British Columbia. On the left, the trestle displays a steel viaduct of towers and plate girder deck spans.

      Black and white photo showing the first girder of the second 78' span in place.

      Placing second 78' span - six down, two to go. (February 27, 1945)

      A Hamilton Bridge crane placing a steel girder for the approach to the Canadian National Iron Ore dock.

      Black and white photo of C.N.R. staff members. From left to right: the chief - D.B. McKillop ,W.B. Moore, B&B foreman, steel bridge foreman - E.Naslin and inspector - Syd Harper.

      Photo of a Hamilton Bridge Derrick placing the first girder of the second 78 foot span.

      Two men, Mike Arnoth and Mr. Baeder are shown standing in front of one of the first ore cars to arrive from the iron ore mines at Steep Rock.The CN trestle and ore dock were newly completed. At 9 a.m. the previous morning, the first of the ore cars opened …

      Looking west - Hamilton Bridge Derrick Car erecting posts, for first span. (February 20, 1945)

      Black and white photo illustrating the massive nature of the trestle construction site. The trestle would run from the harbour all the way to Memorial Avenue (over two miles in length, not including the ore docks themselves).

      Hamilton Bridge derrick car using a gib boom to erect posts. This traveling crane was also known as a double boom derrick.

      This photograph shows a Hamilton Bridge traveling crane placing a 32 ton steel girder into place on the trestle. Newspaper reports indicated the trestle itself would be a mile long, followed by a mile and a half approach to the iron ore dock.

      Black and white photo showing the timber frame construction of the ore dock.

      This photograph shows the trestle near completion. The wooden trestle would stretch two thirds of a mile in length. It was composed of fir from British Columbia and structural steel contracted through the Hamilton Bridge Company.