This photo has been identified as : "Arrival of the first group of Russian Mennonite immigrants in Rosthern, Saskatchewan on July 23, 1923." However this has been called into question based on the engine in the photo, suggesting the engine is built by Union Pacific in 1934, known as the M-1000, which toured the Union Pacific System on a promotional tour. The engine was scrapped in the 1940s.

Ben and Erna Falk with their luggage on their way to Neudachino, Siberia. Two young men, Gerhard and Jakob Neufeld, accompanied the Falks to their destination. In front of Erna Falk, is Lenchen, the daughter of Gerhard Neufeld. Ben Falk (with the green jacket).

This photo is of a steam engine pulling a number of cars. The train is goinf around a curve in the trac and the photo is taken from a car furteh rback showing the engine ansd cars going along the curve. The land scape is rolling with tall grass. The bottom right side of the photo is missing. -- Note: for a negative of this photo see 592:58, Neg 11 Also this item is on Mitsui CD disk 4 item 23, digital image in Tiff format.

Cliff Cressman, Fred Cressman, Ed Weber, and Len Witmer sitting in a train car during their voyage to British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Cliff Cressman, Fred, Ed Weber, Len Witmer on way to BC." Caption on back of photo reads: "Cliff Cressman, Fred Cressman, Ed Weber, Len Witmer on the train on the way out."

This is a photo of four men standing in front of a train, J.J. Thiessen and H.H. Redekop at the right; possibly John Boldt on the far left. The mountains are in the background.

This is a photo of a freight train winding past a pile of gravel. There are telephone poles to the right and possibly a lake.

This post card shows the Green Mountain in Batum. There is a train puffing away alongside the mountain and a body of water on the left side. This post card also appears on page 90 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrene Klippenstein and Jacob Dick.

This is a very small photograph of a group of people standing outside of boxcars on a railway. They are presumably on their way out of Russia in 1924. On the boxcar you can see the Russian USSR and hammer and sickle symbol. This photograph is similar to Item 100 and may contain some of the same people. The people are plainly dressed, the women's dresses are long.

This is a photo of the chartered passenger rail car and homesteaders presumably having arrived at Vanderhoof for their new frontier experience. The group consists of men, women, children and dogs. The cluster of women on the left includes Dora Suderman (10 years of age) in the light dress, her older sister Margaret Suderman (16 years old) In dark coat and hat and next to her Annie Suderman (age 12) in a light dress.

This is a photo of J.J. Thiessen (Herbert) and H.H. Redekop and others travelling by train - April 1955 The mountains are visible through the window of the train.

This postcard shows the railroad bridge crossing the Dnieper River at Einlage. There is a train on the bridge.

The "2734" was known to all local residents. This reliable CNR steamer was taken out of commission around 1957. It ran the Prince Albert to Regina line with other steamers dating back to 1892.

This is a photo of refugees, some on the train and some on the platform, leaving for South America.

Len Witmer standing in front of a Canadian National Railway locomotive during his voyage to British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Len Witmer in front of the Iron Horse." Caption on back of photo reads: "Len Witmer in front of CNR engine on way west; 6/42."