Trains played a role in the early days of Timmins

by alain.quevillon on August 20, 2018, 08:08am. EST

John Duff Allan, Station Master, poses with his handsome automobile circa 1918. Even though cars like this one were becoming more and more common in the 20th Century, the railway was still the preferred method of travel for most. Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre
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The first passenger train in Golden City, the “Muskeg Special”, was little more than a glorified timber hay wagon on rails in the early 20th Century, but the system was becoming ever more sophisticated and interconnected by the town’s incorporation, New Year’s Day 1912.

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Trains played a role in the early days of Timmins

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