Transportation

The Lost Ships series commemorates Canada’s well-known maritime tragedies, from the vessels that were lost to the stories that emerged from those fateful events. The third and final coin of the series revisits the tragic sinking of S.S. Edmund...

A century ago, the transcontinental railway enabled the settlement of western Canada. The Royal Canadian Mint commemorates the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway—a massive early twentieth-century engineering feat...

Workhorse of Canada’s freight serviceFor almost sixty years, freight service across Canada relied heavily on Canadian Pacific’s powerful D-10 4-6-0* locomotive. A total 502 of these steam-powered workhorses were built between 1905 and 1913 to...

  In 1929, the Montreal Locomotive Works built a new series of large 2-10-4 engines for Canadian Pacific Railway to handle the heavy grades between Calgary (Alberta) and Revelstoke (British Columbia). Named for the Selkirk Mountains that they...

Fifty years after Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) completed its transcontinental railway, a new generation of sleek, efficient-looking locomotives was fuelling renewed interest in trains throughout North America. The Jubilee, aptly named for the...

For hundreds of years, sailing ships ruled the seas. They were the driving instrument of global exploration, settlement and trade. By the early eighteenth century, however, a new technology emerged that would roughly a century later, supplant the sail...

The Hudson Type 4-6-4* locomotive was introduced by Canadian Pacific in 1929 and its distinctive semistreamline design was developed during its first decade of service. Hudsons were capable of hauling freight as well...

    The first MLW (Montreal Locomotive Works) diesel-electric locomotive of streamlined design built in Canada was in service with the CNR in 1950 until 1968. CNR purchased the FA1 9400 for operation in freight service...

1991 de Havilland Beaver The Beaver was designed and manufactured by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada after extensive market research to determine the needs of bush pilots and operators. It first flew in 1947. Its rugged, simple, all-metal construction...

Prepare to be swept away by the most majestic sight at sea - Tall Ships! Ever since the World's first explorers began riding the wind to explore unknown horizons, tall ships have inspired us with dreams of adventure, wealth and fame. This coin is...

The North America we know today owes its very existence to sailing ships. Indeed, without the ability to ride the wind, the world's first explorers would never have ventured across unknown seas. The brigantine was a popular sight at sea during the...

2012: Bicentennial of the War of 1812The War of 1812 was a fundamental turning point in Canada's history, a struggle from which some of Canada's earliest unifying moments emerged. These stories-including that of the Leda-class frigate, HMS Shannon-have...