Canadian National: Miscellaneous Freight Bill Form
Name/Title
Canadian National: Miscellaneous Freight Bill FormEntry/Object ID
2021.995.01Description
Document, Canadian National branded miscellaneous freight bill form. The form itself is blank however it features sections to record: station, date, bill number, car initials and number, waybill pro, rate, amount, for, binding space, received payment for the railway, agent per, cashier or collector, date, total. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used by Canadian National for the purpose of billing on the basis of miscellaneous charges for the companies who were using Canadian National to ship goods. 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