North Portal - Brockville Railway Tunnel

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ca. 1946

This interesting photograph of the north end of the Brockville Railway Tunnel was taken by local historian Col. F.C. “Ted” Curry sometime in the 1940s. It shows the condition of the northern approach of the CPR line to the tunnel.

We are proud to claim this tunnel as the first and oldest of its kind in Canada. It was built for the Brockville & Ottawa Railway Co. over a number of years, starting in 1854 and ending with its opening for traffic in 1860.

The last diesel train is believed to have passed through in 1966. The tracks were removed in 1977.

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Sources: This photograph of the north entrance of the Railway Tunnel comes from the collection of the Brockville Museum. It came there as a small snapshot earlier owned by Lt.-Col. Frederick C. Curry (1891-1965), a well-known druggist and military historian in Brockville.
Following the death of his widow Helen in 1974 a large collection of his documents and photographs were donated to the Brockville & District Historical Society by her nieces, Helen DeNike and Betty Harding.

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