Coniston Wreck
Name/Title
Coniston WreckEntry/Object ID
2021.885.01Description
Booklet, article discussing Canadian National's Coniston wreck in 1977. Specifically, the article discusses the efforts made by Canadian National in regards to the clean-up of the wreck. The article goes through the steps taken by Canadian National and their attempt to remove the coach truck: moving the coach, "B" unit, fuel, "A" unit, the CNR police presence. In the author's opinion this was all done quite unprofessionally. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Article discussing the clean-up process of the Coniston wreck in 1977. 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