Private Railway Coach 'Eatonia II'
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| Title: | Private Railway Coach 'Eatonia II' |
|---|---|
| Internal ID: | 0422.0007 |
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Collection: | 0422 |
| Source: | Cranbrook History Centre Archives |
| Source External ID: | 1987.074.007 Original copy held in the History Centre Archives |
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Eatonia II, a wooden Private Coach built in 1916 for Timothy Eaton, founder of the T. Eaton Company, replaced the Eatonia I built in 1905. It was sold to the Canadian National Railway in 1930 and used as a Business Car and later as a Canadian Government car for ruling officials & visiting dignitaries. T. Eaton bought the car back in 1972 to save it from scrap and restored it. Photo by Bow Valley Photographic Services Ltd.
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Explore this collection:
0422.0001
Sheppard Station, Heritage Park
0422.0002
Heritage Park - Crows Nest Pass ore train
0422.0003
Heritage Park at Calgary
0422.0004
The 'Colonist Car' at Heritage Park
0422.0005
Canadian Government Mountain Observation Car
0422.0006
Private Railway Car 76
0422.0008
Locomotive #6269 at Heritage Park
0422.0009
