As many can imagine, going to school in Northern Canada was a lot more challenging in the early 1900s. Some people lived many miles from the nearest school but not quite as far from the nearest railway. So a few train cars were outfitted with all the essentials that students would need. The school train would stay in one location for a few days before travelling to another remote community. This provided education to children who would not have had the chance otherwise.

I built this train car to have removable roof and wall to play inside. This train car will work on a standard track. I included plenty of snow, a pine tree, and a bluejay. The outfits and winter gear are typical of the time period they are from. I also made the train car red with white snow to represent Canada.

Some people like to give their figs names and backstory. So I will name the teacher Fredric and the student Walter in honour of two of the founders of the program in 1926. The school trains continued to gain popularity throughout the years but the eventually stopped travelling in 1967.

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