Engine No. 821 at the west end of Birch Street in Chapleau in 1903. The chap standing on the running board behind the bell with a cloth in his hand is Walter Evans, father of Albert (Gussie) Evans.

This engine No. 821 was a 4-6-0 class with 69 inch drivers built by the C.P.R. as No. 1365. In 1905 it was renumbered No. 870 and was assigned class E5d. In 1912 it was again renumbered to No. 2070. It was scrapped in 1930.

The store to the left is Langis and Jackman's, now (1960s) the Bank of Montreal. On the same side and directly across the street (Young St.) is Austin's store, the forerunner of Smith and Chapple's. Directly behind the engine is the top of the Mechanics Institute which was used as a village or community hall in those days. Behind the Mechanics Institute is the Hublit Hotel, then known as the Commercial Hotel and later the Algoma Hotel.