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The fonds contains information on trains and railways primarily in the Eastern Townships from around 1945 to 2018. It consists of photographs and a scrapbook, and in addition to the Townships, includes photographs of trains in other areas of Quebec, Ontario, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The fonds is comprise of the following series: Quebec Central Railway line (1998-2006), Canadian Pacific Railway line (1957-2017), Canadian National Railway line (1987-2018), Via Rail (1987-1992), Scrapbook ([1945?]-1959, Vermont and New Hampshire (1967, 1993-1998), and Personal life (1997-2003).

The series contains information on trains in Vermont and New Hampshire from 1967 to 1998. It consists of photographs of locomotives, rail cars, and passenger cars in Bellows Falls, East Brighton, Island Pond, Newport, Norton, Rutland, Wenlock (Vermont) and Berlin, Groveton, North Stratford (New Hampshire).

The series contains information from George Matheson's personal life from 1997 to 2003. It consists of photographs of Mr. Matheson's flower gardens at his home, and one of Mr. Matheson with two unidentified individuals.

The series contains information on Via Rail trains in Quebec and Ontario from 1987 to 1992. It consists of photographs of Via Rail locomotives and passenger cars in the following locations: Brockville, Havelock, Carleton Place, Bell Junction, Ottawa, Sand Point, Petawawa, Haleys, Arnprior, St-Luc, Rigaud, Dorion, Thunder Bay, Pleasant Park, Wyman, and Homepayne.

The series contains information on the locomotives, rail cars, stations, and railway routes of the Canadian National Railway (CNR/CN) primarily in the Eastern Townships from 1987 to 2018. It consists of photographs, which include images of a train accident in Sherbrooke in 2001, derailments in Richmond in 2002 and in 2003, a derailment in Coaticook in 2002, a derailment in Lennoxville in 2003, a derailment at Hillhurst in 2003. Included among the locations are: Acton Vale, Bromptonville, Coaticook, Compton, Earlstown, Hillhurst Crossing, Lennoxville, Richmond, Sherbrooke, South Durham, Warner's Crossing, Waterville, Windsor (Quebec) and Brockville, Hawkesbury (Ontario). In addition to the CNR, included among the rail and leasing companies are: St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (St-Laurent & Atlantique Québec), St. Laurence & Hudson Railway (St.L&H), Amtrak, Via Rail, Canadian American Railroad, HATX (Helm Leasing Corp.), GATX/LLPX, Morrison Knudsen, and Loram.

The series contains information on the locomotives, rail cars, stations, and railway routes of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR/CP) primarily in the Eastern Townships from 1957 to 2017. It consists of photographs, which include images of a derailment in Bury in 1992. Included among the locations are: Ascot Corner, Birchton, Bromont, Bury, Cookshire, Eastman, Farnham, Gould, Huntingville, Johnville, Jordan Hill, Lachute, Lennoxville, St-Luc, Sherbrooke, Magog, Megantic, and Racey (Quebec) and Smith Falls, Chalk River, Kathmae, Welsh, and Snake River (Ontario). In addition to the CPR, included among the rail and leasing companies: Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, Amtrax, Quebec Southern Railway, Canadian American Railroad, Northern Vermont Railroad, Chemin de fer Quebec Sud, St. Laurence & Hudson Railway (St.L&H), Acadian, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Orford Express, Central Maine & Quebec Railway, Morrison Knudsen (MK), HATX/HLCX (Helm Financial Corp.), and LLPX/GATX