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emigrant train Hist. 
1 a train of wagons taking emigrants to the West in the early days of settlement.
- 1963 That this was the right entrance to the pass was later confirmed by Blakiston, who reported that he had seen on the banks of the Kananaskis the remains of the carts that Sinclair's second emigrant train had abandoned. . . .
2 a railway train carrying immigrants at low rates to their new places of settlement.
See also: immigrant train
- 1864 A serious accident happened this morning about half-past one A.m. to the emigrant train from Quebec.
- 1889 A special emigrant train from Quebec on the C.P.R. arrived at the Union Depot last night about 8.30.
- 1963 That this was the right entrance to the pass was later confirmed by Blakiston, who reported that he had seen on the banks of the Kananaskis the remains of the carts that Sinclair's second emigrant train had abandoned. . . .