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Category: The 1940s

HMCS Cobourg

HMCS Cobourg

HMCS Cobourg at sea en route to the Atlantic in 1944 as part of Canada’s contribution to the Allied effort to defeat Nazi Germany. The “corvette” designation was […]
Key from Ontario #2

Key from Ontario #2

This key was donated to the Cobourg Museum Foundation and was on display as part of the 2013 Transportation exhibit.
Both Ferries In Harbour

Both Ferries In Harbour

Seeing both ferries in the harbour at once raises the question of accidents.  However, the Ontario Car Ferry Company had an outstanding safety record, but there were several […]
Rail Car Ferry Route Across Lake Ontario

Rail Car Ferry Route Across Lake Ontario

The site of present day Charlotte, just north of Rochester, New York, was first settled in 1792, just six years before the first settler arrived in Cobourg.  Charlotte […]
Rail Car Ferry Interior

Rail Car Ferry Interior

While the ferries were licensed to carry up to 1,000 deck passengers, Ontario No.1 had berths for only ninety.  Only a few of the wealthier passengers would have patronized […]
Ore Car Ferry Ontario No.1

Ore Car Ferry Ontario No.1

On January 6, 1924, Ontario No. 1 sailed from Port Charlotte and soon encountered a heavy gale with 20 foot swells and 75 knots of wind. After making […]