[Inductee]: Donald Smith
[Category]: Railway Workers & Builders
[Significance]: National
[Notes]: Donald Smith helped found the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR.) When the railroad was completed in 1885, Smith was given the honour of driving the last spike at a ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
(2006)[Inductee]: Caboose
[Category]: Rolling Stock
[Significance]: North America
[Notes]: The Caboose is a multi-purpose car always positioned last on trains, and was, in many cases, replaced with sensor boxes called "end-of-train devices" or EOT's.
(2006)[Inductee]: Southern Loan & Savings
[Category]: Community, Business, Government & Groups
[Significance]: Local
[Notes]: Originally incorporated as the Southern Counties Permanent Building, The Southern Loan & Savings Co. in St. Thomas, Ontario was initiated by local businessmen. Their building was designed by noted Canadianl architect Neil Darrach (b. St. Thomas.)
(2012)[Inductee]: Connaught Tunnel
[Category]: Facilities & Structures
[Significance]: National
[Notes]: When built (between 1913 and 1916,) at 5.02 miles long, the Connaught Tunnel was the longest tunnel in Canada.
(2001)[Inductee]: Thomas Currah
[Category]: Railway Workers & Builders
[Significance]: Local
[Notes]: A veteran of World War One, Thomas Currah was a railway worker with the Michigan Central Railroad and the New York Central Railroad in St. Thomas, Ontario, as well as a local politician, most notably as Mayor.
(2010)[Inductee]: "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
[Category]: Railway Art Forms & Events
[Significance]: North America
[Notes]: "I've Been Working on the Railroad", known to adults and children alike, was derived from the "Levee Song," and has become an iconic piece of railway musical culture.
(2006)
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