Canadian National: Form 19
Name/Title
Canadian National: Form 19Entry/Object ID
2021.1088.01Description
Form 19 used and published by Canadian National for the purpose of recording train orders. The form itself is blank, however it has the areas to record: train order number, date, to, at, signature of operator, time, train order, repeated at, made, time, operator. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used and published by Canadian National. 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