Canadian National Railways Employee Trip Pass, Capreol to Foleyet, J. B. McKinnon and one employee, 1956

Name/Title

Canadian National Railways Employee Trip Pass, Capreol to Foleyet, J. B. McKinnon and one employee, 1956

Entry/Object ID

2021.1517.01

Tags

Canadian National, Passenger Trains, Railway Pass

Scope and Content

Canadian National branded employee trip pass issued to J. B. McKinnon, John Bergen McKinnon was a locomotive engineer, originally starting as a fireman. The ticket was a one way trip from Capreol to Foleyet, dated August 15th, 1956. It was good for McKinnon as well as one other employee.

Context

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

Canadian National

Cataloged By

Matthew Gill

Category

Canadian National

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Eileen Thompson (?)

Notes

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

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ticket, Transportation

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ticket

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Railroad Pass

Class

Documentary

Category

Primary Source

Archive Details

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

1919

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Canadian National Railways Employee Trip Pass, Capreol to Foleyet, J. B. McKinnon and one employee, 1956

Description

Canadian National branded employee trip pass issued to J. B. McKinnon,

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

1956

Subjects

Railways, Passenger cars, Tickets

Notes

Inscriptions/Markings: "367805" "Capreol, Ont. Aug 10th, 1956" "(2) Mr. B McKinnon & 1 Employee" "Loco Engineer" "CNR 10 est" "Capreol Ont" "Foleyet Ont" "Aug 15th, 1956" Signatures of W. R. Chalmers, D. Gordon and J. B. McKinnon Materials: paper, ink

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

24773

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Parts

Count

52

Parts

52 total documents belonging to J. B. McKinnon

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

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Creasing, Fold

Date Examined

Mar 15, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Surface

There are crease lines all over the document and large fold lines

Materials

paper, ink

Structure

The document is growing brittle due to age

Relationships

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Eileen Thompson

Owner/Agent

Eileen Thompson

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Canadian National

Owner/Agent

Canadian National

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 4, 2015 by Matthew Gill, re-cataloged on March 15, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 20, 2022