Replica Iron Ore Car
![blue Province of Ontario history plaque tells the story of the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway in front of a full-size replica of an 1867 ore car, not far from where the original was built](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/cobourg-harbour_port-de-cobourg/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/10/Ore-Car-Large.jpg)
Cobourg’s Replica Iron Ore Car
Credit: Richard Looye
This replica ore car includes parts from one built at James Crossen’s foundry in Cobourg in 1867 for the Cobourg, Peterborough & Marmora Railway & Mining C0.
The original car had fallen into the Trent River in 1881 and was not recovered until 1980, 99 years later! In 2014 the Cobourg Museum Foundation obtained a large quantity of metal and wooden parts from Parks Canada. Some are on display at the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre in Cobourg while others, including the four wheels, were included in the replica.
A volunteer team, headed by Ken Willcocks and advised by George Parker, assembled the replica which was unveiled on May 21, 2016.