Interior of a Canadian National Steam Engine Cab
Name/Title
Interior of a Canadian National Steam Engine CabEntry/Object ID
2021.1235.01Description
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a Canadian National steam engine cab. The photograph was taken from the back of the cab and shows the front or the engine of the cab which was controlled by the engineer and brakeman. All of the controls, gauges, and switches are visible as well as four small windows. The engine was built by the Franklin Railway Supply Company of New York, and it features a "butterfly fire door". The type of steam engine and number are unknown Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, original photograph showing the inside of a steam engine cab taken March 25th, 1945. The engine was built by the Franklin Railway Supply Company of New York and was used 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
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National