A Canadian National Engineer Speaking on a Radio in a Steam Engine Cab
Name/Title
A Canadian National Engineer Speaking on a Radio in a Steam Engine CabEntry/Object ID
2021.1236.01Tags
Canadian National, PhotographDescription
Black and white photograph showing a locomotive engineer speaking into a radio while also holding a lever which controls part of the engine. He is wearing coveralls and a striped engineer hat. He is looking forward and seated on the right side of the cab.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Collodion PrintAspect Ratio
1:1Subject
Canadian NationalSubject Person or Organization
Canadian NationalSubject Place
Location
UnknownContext
Original document, photograph of a engineer using a radio in the cab of a Canadian National steam locomotive circa 1940. 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
Kat BezaireCategory
Canadian National