Photograph of an Unknown Canadian National Employee standing next to a Steam Engine
Name/Title
Photograph of an Unknown Canadian National Employee standing next to a Steam EngineEntry/Object ID
2022.331.01Tags
Canadian National, LocomotivesDescription
Black and white photograph showing a Canadian National employee standing next to a steam engine. The employee is wearing coveralls and a cap and is holding an oil can. He is assumed to be a yard worker or a maintenance man, and is standing in the snow.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Collodion PrintAspect Ratio
1:1Subject
Canadian NationalSubject Person or Organization
Canadian NationalSubject Place
Location
UnknownContext
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 NationalCataloged By
Matthew GillCategory
Primary Source