A postcard depicting the roundhouse with vents for the steam locomotives... imagine the smog if they weren't venting those coal burners to outside of the building!
This was Stratford Ontario's first public transportation vehicle. Operated by John Stevenson it is photographed in front of his home at 330 Ontario Street. Known as "The Rapid Transfer Company Limited".
Ever heard you parents or grand parents talk about how they had to push their bikes uphill, both ways, in the frozen mud, and so on? That old joke snapped into my mind when I saw this
in the peak of snowmachine manufacturing, about 200 different companies were making them, now only about 4 of those are still in business. Arctic Cat, Yamaha, Polaris and Skidoo