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PA021

Alan Toohey fonds. - 1946-1954.

Biographical sketch :
E. Alan Toohey was born in Montreal. He became an amateur photographer and a great railway fan. He was a member of the Canadian Railway Historical Association from 1947. He was the first editor of the magazine Canadian Rail from 1949 and 1953.
He died in a motorcycle accident in Africa in 1955.

Custodial history :
Fonds donated by Alan Toohey's sister, Ruth Toohey, in February 1993 and transferred to the Association archives in April 1998.

Scope and content :
The Alan Toohey fonds relates to rail transportation in Canada, the United States, as well as Great Britain between 1946 and 1954. The fonds deals with steam and diesel-electric locomotives, streetcars and trolley-buses. The principal railway companies represented are the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National, the Quebec Railway Light and Power Co., the Niagara St. Catherines & Toronto Railway, the Shawinigan Falls Terminal Railway, the Napierville Junction Railway, as well as the Sydney and Louisbourg Railway. Canadian tramway companies shown are the Montreal and Southern Counties, the Cornwall Street Railway, the Montreal Tramways Company, the Ottawa Electric Railway, and the Cornwall Electric Railway. The fonds also deals with stations, marshalling yards, roundhouses and bridges. The fonds also shows Association excursions between 1947 and 1953.
The fonds comprises negatives, photographs, tickets and transfers, as well as slides.

Physical description : 3987 photographs: negatives. - 300 photographs. - 108 train and tramway tickets.

General note : Title based on the contents of the fonds. The slides are separated from the rest of the fonds. Some photographs have been copied by the Association for consultation purposes.

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Last update : 2006/10/23