This image is an artist’s rendition of the Queenston to north Niagara Falls section of the Niagara Belt Line/Great Gorge Route. The Niagara River is shown running side-to-side with the United States at the top and Canada at the bottom. The beige route along the river with red-coloured rail cars depicts the route.

Along the left is the escarpment with Brock’s Monument near the top. As your eyes skim across toward the right you see the land where Highway 405 is today, the Niagara Glen, the whirlpool with an aerocar and the Michigan Central Railway Bridge on the right.

Visitors could board the cars in Niagara Falls, head north on the Canadian side along the top of the Niagara Gorge, cross at the Queenston-Lewiston Suspension Bridge, head south along the river shoreline and then cross back into Canada at the Honeymoon Bridge in Niagara Falls.

This image came from a pamphlet that also contains an image of the Niagara Falls section as well as information about the route and other local landmarks. Service ended in 1932 on the Canadian side and in 1935 on the American side. Known as the “most magnificent scenic route in the world,” it carried more than 13 million passengers.