A Derailed Grand Trunk Pacific Train Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
- 97.592.15
- Item
- ca.1910
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A derailed Grand Trunk Pacific train with people walking around it
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A Derailed Grand Trunk Pacific Train Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A derailed Grand Trunk Pacific train with people walking around it
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A moving train with a grain elevator in the background
Better Farming Train - Exterior
Exterior of Mechanical Exhibits Car and the Dairy, Building and Farm Machinery Exhibits Car of the Better Farming Train. Tilled field and fence in foreground.
Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.
Canadian National Engine #2089 Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A side view of The Canadian National Train #2089 with a several loads of railway ties in front of it on the tracks
Canadian National Engine #2089 Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A side view of the Canadian National Train Engine #2089
Canadian National Engine #6047 in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A view of Canadian National Train Engine #6047 in the Canadian National rail yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Canadian National Steam Engine #3544 in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Four people in front of Canadian National steam engine #3544 in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Canadian National Train Engine #6047 in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A large group pf people standing next to a train engine with "Canadian National" and "6047" printed on the side
Canadian National train Engine in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A train engine and a train car with "Canadian National" printed on the side
Canadian National train Engine in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Four people in front of and two people standing on a burned train engine
Part of Howard Jackson Collection
The Canadian Pacific Railway yards as they appeared in 1910. Great development had taken place in the preceding twenty years, since the first train left Yorkton in 1891. In the picture above, left center, it will be noted that in 1910 the fair grounds were on the present site of Jubilee park, the live stock building and large tents are seen. On the right is Livingstone Street.
CNR Diesel Locomotive in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Canadian National Diesel Engine 9056 in Biggar, Saskatchewan
CNR Diesel Locomotive in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Canadian National Diesel Engine 9056 in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two trains in the CN rail yard in Biggar, SK
CNR Railway cars, with men unloading railroad ties
Canadian National Railway (CNR) freight cars, with men unloading railroad ties using teams of horses and wagons.