Harbourfront-CityPlace in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Canadian Pacific Railway, Fowler Boxcar No. 188625

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 14, 2025

1. Canadian Pacific Railway, Fowler Boxcar No. 188625 Marker

Inscription. The boxcar was the most common type of freight car ever used on the railways. This Fowler-design 36-foot wooden boxcar with steel framing was built in 1917. It was one of 33,000 owned by the CPR and used to transport packaged cargo as well as grain and other bulk commodities. The photograph shows a train of similar Canadian National wooden boxcars near the Exhibition in the mid-1930s. (Image courtesy of Al Paterson)

Erected by Toronto Railway Heritage Centre.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 43° 38.462′ N, 79° 23.141′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Harbourfront-CityPlace. It can be reached from Bremner Boulevard. The marker is in Roundhouse Park, approx. 100 metres from the park entrance on Bremner Boulevard across from Ripley’s Aquarium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 255 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto ON M5V 3M9, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Plymouth Cordage (Welland, ON) Compressed Air Locomotive (within shouting distance of this marker); Turntable (within shouting distance of this marker); Roundhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Canadian National Railways No. 6213

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Workers of John Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Canadian Pacific Railway “Cape Race” (within shouting distance of this marker); Pyke Crane (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 14, 2025

2. Canadian Pacific Railway, Fowler Boxcar No. 188625 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.