Grand Trunk Railway Derailment, 1903
Description
- Creator
- Milton Reesor, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This photo, taken by local amateur photographer Milton Reesor, shows a locomotive derailment on the Grand Trunk Railway on July 28, 1903. It is one photo in a set of two. The accident occurred on the main line of the railway. There were two derailments in one day, only six hours apart. This is an image of the second wreck.
A westbound freight derailed near the St. Marys Junction Station, due to a brake coming loose. Three boxcars jumped the track and overturned. At this time, when a locomotive or freight cars were overturned, a steam powered lift crane known as a "big hook" was used to clean up the wreck. However, the Stratford Auxiliary wrecking crew appeared to have used a different form of lifting device. A lifting jib is located at either end of the device. A heavy cable was used for lifting and threaded through the device.
The boxcar has been righted in this photo and one end raised to allow workers to roll a wheel set under the car. The cable would be attached to the front coupler of a steam engine to provide the pulling power. - Notes
- Condition: Very good - Image is very clear. Little discolouration of photograph. No other damage to photo. Album matte is in good condition, discolouration of glued material.
- Inscriptions
- "Wreck at Junction. July 28, 1903."
- Date of Original
- 28 Jul 1903
- Dimensions
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Width: 11.4 cm
Height: 17.4 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 7.9cm
Image Height: 5.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- reesor059
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Dan O'Toole
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Grand Trunk Railway Derailment, 1903", St. Marys Museum, reesor059.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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