Binder of Runaway Trains, Ruins, and Inspection Cars
Name/Title
Binder of Runaway Trains, Ruins, and Inspection CarsEntry/Object ID
2021.593.01Description
Three ringed binder containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and emails pertaining to train derailments, ruins, and track inspection cars. The incidents range from 1987 until 2006, and include: Lillooet BC, Nepisiguit Sub, and Depot Harbor ON,. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Showcase historic photographs of train derailments in British Columbia and Ontario. 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