Essex in Essex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Essex Terminal Railway Caboose

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 15, 2026

1. Essex Terminal Railway Caboose Marker

Inscription. This unique car was one of two cars built circa 1909 at the Essex Terminal Railway yard. It sits on arch bar trucks from steam locomotive tenders. These trucks were banned in the 1920's and the car was limited to use on Essex Terminal Railway tracks. Caboose #53 was purchased by Heritage Essex from the Town of Lasalle in 1996 with financial assistance from the Optimist Club of Essex. Restoration was completed in 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 42° 10.579′ N, 82° 49.254′ W. Marker is in Essex, Ontario, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Station Street North and Cameron Street, on the right when traveling east on Station Street North. The marker is on the property of the Essex Train Station, east of the station building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 87 Sta Street N, Essex ON N8M 2L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Essex Railway Station (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church, Puce / Première Église Baptiste de Puce (approx. 11 kilometers away); Puce River Black Community (approx. 11.8 kilometers away); Historic McGregor (approx. 12.7 kilometers away); The Banwell Road Area Black Settlement (approx. 13.7 kilometers away); The Founding of Belle River / La Fondation de Belle-Rivière (approx. 15.6 kilometers away); Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda / L’Église Universaliste Unitarienne d’Olinda (approx. 15.8 kilometers away); Pelee Passage Lighthouse (approx. 20.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essex.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 15, 2026

2. Essex Terminal Railway Caboose Marker

Essex Railway Station, 2026 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 15, 2026

3. Essex Railway Station, 2026

The caboose is visible at the far left

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.