Countess of Dufferin Locomotive - Winnipeg MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 49° 53.227 W 097° 07.826
14U E 634295 N 5527755
This replica of the Countess of Dufferin is in the Johnston Terminal Building at The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Waymark Code: WM2KGN
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 11/16/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lee-2
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The original Countess of Dufferin Locomotive was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Canadian Prairies. It arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk" on October 9, 1877.
Where is original located?: Winnipeg Railway Museum, Union Station, Winnipeg

Where is this replica located?: Johnston Terminal Building, The Forks, Winnipeg (about 1000 feet SE of the original)

Who created the original?: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia

Internet Link about Original: http://www.icenter.net/~prs/guest.html

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1872
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