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      A head on collision, where one engineer lost his life. The rest of the passengers/workers came off without a scratch.

      Black and white photo of uniformed investigators of the CNR force in Port Arthur, Ontario. Left to right, Investigator Burleigh of CNR, Chief Carter, R. Maidens, J. Wilson Chief of Police Hornepayne, Wm. McNab OPP from Michipicoten, Foulds CNR Police, Sgt. A Harrison CNR Police Port Arthur.

      Candie at Mackie Siding - Due to poor track conditions caused by high water on the Whitefish River and the weakened bridges at Hymers, the Port Arthur Duluth Railway was issued an order to close. Revenue on the line did not warrant the heavy expenditure necessary to repair the tracks …

      Materials site. (October 16, 1944)

      An engine breaking its way through the deep snow on the railroad during a Northwestern Ontario winter.

      Our mystery photo shows people boating on a river, while two other small boats with masts are tied up a dock. Above the boaters, on the top of the river bank three people are standing in front of a three story building. We have no real idea where or when …

      An unidentified photo of an apparent train derailment or collision in the Thunder Bay District~1900.

      Peter Samchek stands atop pulp logs at the river's edge of an unknown location in Northwestern Ontario. Logs were usually cut during the late fall and winter months, and then hauled over snow roads to the edges of rivers and lakes. In the spring, when the ice was gone, logs …

      Labourers working on the construction of the ore trestle. (October 16, 1944)

      Photograph of the construction and materials site.

      A photograph of the Ontario Bank, which opened at Prince Arthur's Landing (later called Port Arthur) in 1875. The bank served a population of 500. One of the bank tellers was Samuel Wellington Ray, who went on in later years to open his own private bank and become Mayor of …

      'Happy' Crocker with his touring car, which he used to advertise Fort William tourist camps. Edward Crocker travelled throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois handing out leaflets advertising the beauty of the Lakehead area.

      Close up photo showing the intricate construction of the, C.N.R. iron ore dock. Scaffolding and cement shoots can be seen.

      A foresters' picnic along the Port Arthur Duluth Western Railway during the 1890's. The tripod in the photo belongs to J.F.Cooke. The picnic would end up at Stanley Park, near Kakabeka Falls. The train would push the open cars instead of pulling them so the ashes from the locomotive would …

      Aerial view of showing the dredge 'Primrose' at work to the left. On the right, a grain boat is coming in to dock at the Reliance Grain elevator.

      Taken from leads of a pile driver just north of bent one.

      A photograph of a busy supplies yard in the foreground. In the background is the approach to the ore dock and the ore dock itself.

      Photograph showing details of iron ore dock and approach to the dock completion.

      Photograph showing the approach to the ore dock, and the ore dock itself while under construction. By July 16th of that same year, the trestle and ore dock would be complete, and the first trains from Steep Rock would begin dumping ore into the huge storage pockets.

      Clearing away the debris from the May 28, 1908 Current River Disaster.