Grand Trunk Railway System: Local Excess Baggage Check Ticket

Publication

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Grand Trunk Railway System: Local Excess Baggage Check Ticket

Entry/Object ID

2021.943.01

Description

Grand Trunk Railway system ticket for local excess baggage check. It was issued October 29th, 1907(?) and the baggage was traveling from Drumbo ON to Sundridge ON, the amount collected is listed as "90". The excess baggage was a dog. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

The Grand Trunk Railway was founded in 1852 with the goal of building a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. The railway operated in Canada and the US in the provinces/states of: Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It also included three subsidiary lines: Grand Trunk Western, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk Pacific. The company was later purchased by Canadian National in 1923.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Canadian National, Grand Trunk

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Baggage Check Ticket

Class

Documentary

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Grand Trunk Railway

Place Published

Town

Drumbo, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink Date: 1907 (?)

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Oct 29 1907" "Sundridge" "Toynloy" "Dog" "90"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32737

Dimensions

Height

2-5/16 in

Width

4 in

Depth

2 in

Dimension Notes

2.3/4" x 2"

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #1

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

June 9, 2022