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OBJECT TYPE: INCLINE RAILWAY/CARDSTOCK/PASSENGER/HALF FARE/RETURN
DATE: 1901–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0569.045

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Quebec Railway Light & Power Co.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 45
Total Parts: 90
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardstock

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.7 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Printed sometime after 1901.
Canada: Quebec Railway Light & Power Railway (QRL&P) was a small interurban railway line incorporated in 1881. Between late 1890s- late 1950s, the QRL&P was one of the longer interurban lines in the country. A railway line ran from rue St-Paul in Quebec City to Cap Tourmente, via Ste-Anne de Beaupre. (Ref. 1) In 1901 QRL&P's Montmorency Division began operating an incline railway (funicular) at Montmorency Falls, near Quebec City. [Ref. 2]
Function: USED TO INDICATE THAT THE BEARER IS PERMITTED TO TRAVEL AS A PASSENGER ON THE QUEBEC RAILWAY LIGHT & POWER CO. RAILWAY SYSTEM'S VERTICAL RAIL LINE AT MONTMORENCY FALLS.
Technical: Example of a passenger ticket issued by QRL&P.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "HALF FARE FORM E 4/ Q. R. L. & P. Co.,/ Montmorency Falls/ ELEVATOR/4 ONE WAY" printed in black ink on upper & lower portions of ticket face.
Missing: None.
Finish: Off-white, gold and purple striped cardstock ticket bears black print. Perforated at midpoint.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ticket, circa 1901–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0569.045/

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