CN Mountain Regions Directory
Name/Title
CN Mountain Regions DirectoryEntry/Object ID
2021.591.01Description
A directory book for Canadian National's Mountain Region. Published in September, 1989. Focuses on mostly British Columbia. The directory provides names, numbers, and addresses of anything in relation to Canadian National. The back cover features a map of the regions and its' districts Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Showcases the complexity of systems of Canadian National in the Mountain Region. 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