John Swatsley (American, B. 1937) "CPR D-10 Locomotive with the Engineer & Conductor" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Canadian block of four Locomotive stamps issued October 25, 1984. Beginning in the early nineteenth century, the railway in Canada was an invaluable form of transportation. For the automobile had not even been invented and the only other way to traverse the vast expanses of Canada was by horse or foot. The first railway of the nation -- the Champlain and St. Lawrence -- linked the St. Lawrence River with the Lake Champlain River system. The Canadian Northern Railway began in Manitoba and soon stretched far into the Prairie Provinces. By the turn of the century, Canada had thousands upon thousands of miles of railway. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20.5 x 18 in. Unframed. (B08991)