While doing
research about Canadian Northern and other CNR predecessors, I stumbled upon
Mr. Harold Aaskup website dedicated to old Canadian steam locomotives. While
discussing with him, he indicated me a good deal of information was available
online on Library and Archives Canada website.
The search
engine is simple and user friendly, making the searches quite easy.
Also, the
documents have been scanned in good quality and thus a lot of details can be
seen. Sure, you won’t find everything but that’s a good starting point.
I
particularly recommend you to active the Architectural and Technical Drawings
checkbox because engineering drawings of railway structures are available. In
that respect, take a look at “Intercolonial Railway” archives. A lot of
drawings and pictures document the construction. It is particularly useful to
anybody modelling a 19th or early 20th century North
American railway. Now, you will understand why Sir Sandford Fleming was
considered a perfectionist!
Here are
some bulk results:
Canadian Government Railway (this is a wide search not closely related to the federal entity)
And my
favourite: Quebec Montreal Ottawa and Occidental Railway… What a fantastic
paint scheme that would be a great challenge to bring back to life. And if you
wonder, yes, I’ve once thought about reproducing the original QMO&O station
in Downtown Quebec City which was a nice brick covered station.
Even typing
very generic words such as “boxcar” can yield impressive information about
Canadian and American prototypes. This is a highly recommended website and
definitely now in my top list.
A big
thanks to Harold for the useful tip!
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