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Rail Car Ferry Interior

black & white photo of a sparse dining area with shiny wooden floor and carpet runners. Round tables are set with white table cloths, napkins, seven pieces of silverware and plates. Serving tables are in the middle background

Car ferry Cobourg, Ont. to Rochester, N.Y. – interior dining room.

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Ref.# R231-2332-2-E

While the ferries were licensed to carry up to 1,000 deck passengers, Ontario No.1 had berths for only ninety. Only a few of the wealthier passengers would have patronized this formal dining room.

For further details of the ferries and their passengers visit www.rochestersubway.com