Canadian National Early-Era Diesel-Electric Locomotive Roster 1929-1964
Name/Title
Canadian National Early-Era Diesel-Electric Locomotive Roster 1929-1964Entry/Object ID
2021.585.01Description
A roster of Diesel-Electric locomotives for Canadian National from 1929-1964. The roster was compiled by Dale Wilson. The roster categorizes each type of diesel locomotive, the early locomotives, and the years of operation between 1929 and 1964. Structured similarly to a spread sheet.Context
Discusses the history of diesel-electric locomotives and their presence in Canadian National from 1929-1964. 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