Canadian National: Letter of Instruction to all Agents and Operators in Hornepayne, Armstrong, and Foleyet and Operating Schedules
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Canadian National: Letter of Instruction to all Agents and Operators in Hornepayne, Armstrong, and Foleyet and Operating SchedulesEntry/Object ID
2021.1076.01Description
Letter of instruction provided by the office of the superintendent of the Northern Ontario District. The instructions pertain to Hornepayne, Armstrong, and Foleyet areas. The reason for the instructions are to prepare for the upcoming Royal Tour of Canada in 1939. The operating schedules accommodate three trains at all times for the royals: the pilot train, the royal train, and the relief train. The pilot train accommodates the press, reporters, representatives, and other party members. The royal train accommodates their Majesties. The relief train protects the other two in case of engine failure. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document distributed by the office of the superintendent for the Northern Ontario district of Canadian National, providing instructions and operating schedules for the royal visit. 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
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Canadian National