Canadian National Train Order Book from Capreol Office
Name/Title
Canadian National Train Order Book from Capreol OfficeEntry/Object ID
2021.663.01Description
A train order book from the Canadian National office in Capreol. These orders were valid from August 16th, 1985 until August 22nd, 1985. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Real orders followed by the Capreol office from August 16th until August 22nd, 1985. Part of a collection of 12 books from the Capreol office. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National