Condensed Profile: Canadian National Railways of the Hudson Railway, Thicket Subdivision. Wabdowden
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Condensed Profile: Canadian National Railways of the Hudson Railway, Thicket Subdivision. WabdowdenEntry/Object ID
2021.662.01Description
A condensed profile of the Hudson Bay Railway, the Thicket Subdivision. The railway is located in Manitoba, from Wabdwden, Mile 136.40 to Gillam, Mile 326.14. Diagraming that set of track on that stretch of miles also shows the changes in elevation on that stretch of tracks and shows all of the details along the stretch. Provides a legend of the symbols shown. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
It is a condensed profile of the Canadian National line to Churchill Manitoba. Written out in 1920. 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
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Canadian National