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Photograph of adult and baby elephants standing in front of a circus train in Montréal, 1955

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Circus train, Montréal, 1955

Colour poster advertising the Cole Brothers' Circus, showing many cars of a circus train, with performers and exotic animals

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Poster advertising the Cole Bros. Circus

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Special Trains

Odd Trains

Over the years, trains have carried cargo of all kinds and served many different purposes, including bringing essential services to remote communities and amusement to big cities.

Photograph of a child getting his teeth examined by a dentist, assisted by a nurse

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Visiting the dental car, Hornepayne, Ontario, 1951

Photograph of skiers leaving the ski train, around 1939

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Skiers leave the ski train, Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, around 1939

Field Trip

A dental car can be seen at the Smiths Falls Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario.

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Date Created: 2003-02-10
Date Modified: 2003-02-10

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