General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC, METAL & WOOD COMPONENT PARTS. MODEL IS HOUSED WITHIN PLEXIGLASS DISPLAY CASE, WITH MIRRORED BACK PANEL AND WOODEN BASE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

83.5 cm

Width

24.5 cm

Height

23.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

MODEL OF MACHINE DESIGN USED C. 1883- 1885.

Canada

MODEL OF TRACK LAYING MACHINE EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CPR LINE C. 1883-1885 ON THE ALGOMA AND SUDBURY DIVISIONS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO. POSSIBLY ALSO USED IN PRAIRIE DIVISIONS. SIMILAR MACHINES USED TO BUILD SUBSEQUENT TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAYS LATER IN THE CENTURY, NAMELY GTR & CNR. (REF. 2)

Function

MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF LARGE RAILWAY TRACK LAYING MACHINE, AT WORK.

Technical

BASED ON AMERICAN BUILT "HOLMAN" PATENT, THIS TRACK LAYING MACHINE WAS ACTUALLY A GANTRY AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH PERMITTED THE RAPID CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY LINES BY DELIVERING TIES & RAIL WITH MINIMUM EFFORT TO THE RAIL HEAD. THIS MODEL IS EXTREMELY ACCURATE, EMPLOYING APPROPRIATE COUPLING DEVICES FOR PERIOD. (REF.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CPR 145" printed on both sides of tender; "145" appears on back panel of tender cab. "CP WD 234" & "CP WD 345" printed on both sides of track laying machine's flatbeds (2).

Missing

MODEL IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.

Finish

FLAT BLACK LOCOMOTIVE TENDER; BEIGE FLATBEDS SUPPORT MINIATURE FIGURES, BROWN RAILWAY TIES, BLACK TRACK, ETC. MOLDED PLEXI CASE HAS MIRRORED BACK; BLOND WOOD BASE.

Decoration

N/A