Name/Title
Upper Canada Railway Society Bulletin 52: Pool Trains a Pictorial Study of the Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa Pooled Passenger Train ServicesEntry/Object ID
2022.318.01Tags
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Passenger Trains, Pool Trains, The Great Depression, Upper Canada Railway SocietyScope and Content
Bulletin number 52 published by the Upper Canada Railway Society discussing the history of the pool trains.Context
During the Great Depression, both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific noticed a very large decline in passenger service. Their solution was to create the pooling agreement covering passenger service between Toronto and Montreal as well as Toronto and Ottawa.
Between 1928 and 1929, both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific had similar timetables for running their routes between Toronto and Montreal and Toronto and Ottawa, both taking approximately the same amount of time, and with one run stopping at all stations. No train was scheduled to travel faster than 7.75 hours. Both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific began shortening this to approximately 6 hours by 1930. This shortening however did not compensate for the lack of passengers.
By April of 1933, the pooling agreement was created between Canadian National and Canadian Pacific to begin "pooling of competitive passenger services wherever practicable", the companies immediately pooled their passenger services between Montreal and Toronto. Pooled trains continued to operate well into the 1950s.Collection
Canadian National, Canadian Northern Railway Collection, Railway History, GeneralCataloged By
Kat BezaireLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
BulletinNomenclature Primary Object Term
SerialNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
Upper Canada Railway SocietyDate(s) of Creation
1932Primary Language
EnglishArchive Items Details
Title
Upper Canada Railway Society Bulletin 52: Pool Trains a Pictorial Study of the Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa Pooled Passenger Train ServicesDescription
Bulletin number 52 published by the Upper Canada Railway Society discussing the history of the pool trains.Creator
Upper Canada Railway SocietySubjects
History, Passenger cars, Trains, Travel, DepressionsNotes
Date of publication is unknownEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Toronto, OntarioState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Photo NumberOther Number
P0067Location
Location
Box
Canadian Pacific Box #1Room
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioCategory
StorageDate
March 14, 2022Condition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Mar 14, 2022Examined By
Kat BezaireMaterials
paper, ink, stapleProvenance
Provenance Detail
Dale WilsonOwner/Agent
Dale WilsonRole
Donor/owner/creatorPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioAcquisition Method
GiftProvenance Detail
Canadian PacificOwner/Agent
Canadian PacificRole
Owner/Subject/DonorPlace
City
Calgary, AlbertaState/Province
AlbertaCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition Method
GiftProvenance Detail
Canadian NationalOwner/Agent
Canadian NationalRole
Owner/PublisherPlace
City
Montreal, QuebecState/Province
QuebecCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition Method
GiftProvenance Detail
Upper Canada Railway SocietyOwner/Agent
Upper Canada Railway SocietyRole
Owner/PublisherPlace
City
Toronto, OntarioState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition Method
GiftNotes
Donated on February 16, 2022 by Dale WilsonCreated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
March 14, 2022
