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      Schreiber Heritage Days in July 1996. Unveiling of Schreiber locomotive with Reeve Bob Krause and Ray Gionet, Schreiber Tourism and Heritage Committee. Photo used in brochure 'You're on the right track' by Heritage Committee. b&w photo

      This engine is now preserved and on permanent display at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum.

      Schreiber, Ontario, office, railways, railroads

      A photograph of an oil burning locomotive; a Frisco Lines 0-60 Switcher. This engine was changed from steam power to oil burning in 1952. It was built at MLW Montreal Locomotive Works in October of 1912. This was a Class N2 B with a wheel arrangement 2-8-0. Engine 3695 was …

      Photograph of CPR engine 2324, a Pacific type CPR class 6 3C. This engine was built by Montreal Locomotive Works in July 1923. It worked both passenger and freight service between North Bay and Fort William. When photographed this engine would have been in freight service on the Nipigon Subdivision. …

      Photograph of CPR engine 5048 waiting to be serviced. It was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in July of 1940. The engine worked in freight service on the Schreiber subdivision from Chapleau to Fort William. When photographed, this engine was just in off the Nipigon subdivision and was waiting …

      A photograph of the interior of St. John's Anglican Church on Winnipeg Street, in Schreiber.

      This engine was built by Lima Locomotive works in 1912. It was a 60-3 Class with a water capacity of 2000 gallons and fuel capacity of 2 cords of wood. The 2617 was scrapped in 1948

      Photograph of crew members, from left to right: Bern Padadis, John Gagnon and Roy Turcotte. They are standing in front of diesel locomotive 4013 FA/Freight road engine,CPR class DFA15A., This locomotive was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in the summer of 1950. It worked the Schreiber divisions from Cartrer …

      Steam locomotive 4013 shown eastbound at the Jackfish Curve in the early to mid-1950's.

      This black and white picture shows a CPR handcar. Among those posing beside it are Don Sparks, and Alex Kannegeiser. The young lad is Eric Halonem.

      A portrait of Sir Callingwood Schreiber. He was born at Bradwell Lodge near Colchester England. Collingwood Schreiber trained as a civil engineer. He came to Canada and became a field surveyor and administrator in the era of railway expansion. In 1873 he became the chief engineer of government railways. He …

      A black and white photograph of the Superintendent's office in the old CPR station at Schreiber.

      A team photograph of the 1937 Ontario finalists, the Schreiber Women's Softball Club. Leona Gerow (standing; far left); Lorraine Murphy (standing; 2nd from left); Ernestine Bond (standing; 3rd from left); Olga Snider (standing; 4th from left); H. Hembruff (standing; middle (coach)); Dolly Begin (standing; 3rd from right); Thedda Crowhurst (standing; …

      A class photo of Schreiber elementary school children, taken Nov. 11, 1922. 4.3'wide x 3.1'high b&w photo

      King George and Queen Elizabeth At Schreiber in 1939.

      Schreiber, Ontario, Japanese internment camp, prisoners of war, internees

      Rear L - R: 1) ? 2) Fred Vogami 3) ? 4) ? 5) ? 6) ? 7) Jack Sadoio Shikitani 8) ? 9) ? 10) ? 11) Willie Kimitoshi Utsunomiya 12) Swede Sawada 13) George Suzuki, Middle L - R: 1) ? 2) Butch Watanabe 3) Sam Hagino 4) …

      Schreiber, Ontario, Japanese Internment Camp, Prisoners of War, buildings, Canada

      Third from left: Sam Hagino. In 1942 'Angler' became an internment camp for over 700 Japanese Canadians. 300 were released to work, leaving 425 at the camp. Today, only foundations and scattered items can be found there.