Canadian National: Statement of Traffic Handled over Alderdale Subdivision
Name/Title
Canadian National: Statement of Traffic Handled over Alderdale SubdivisionEntry/Object ID
2021.1067.01Description
Report, statement of traffic handled over the Alderdale subdivision during the month of January in 1944. The report showcases the: date, freight trains, loads, empties, tonnage handled, tonnage rating, passenger trains, cars, and total trains that were handled in the subdivision in 1944. Seven pages total. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, official report/statement of traffic handled over the Alderdale Subdivision. 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