Canadian National Steam Locomotive #5703
Name/Title
Canadian National Steam Locomotive #5703Entry/Object ID
2021.1238.01Description
Black and white photograph showing Canadian National steam locomotive #5703 on a set of tracks. The angle the photograph was taken at shows the front and left side of the locomotive. There are no cars attached to it however the coal bin is visible. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, original copy of the photograph showing steam locomotive #5703, circa 1940s. 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