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John Street Roundhouse Workers On Canadian Pacific 2332

Black and white archival photograph of approximately 75 people posed in front of and on top of a large steam locomotive on railway tracks. The locomotive number “2332” is visible in the centre of the locomotive. There is another set of empty railway tracks in foreground and a short rectangular building in the background.

Source: Unknown

Date: c. 1940

Steam locomotives were far more labour-intensive than today’s modern diesel engines. Hundreds of workers were employed at John Street and worked 24 hours a day during the steam era.