Canadian National Roundhouse at St Henri in Montreal
Name/Title
Canadian National Roundhouse at St Henri in MontrealEntry/Object ID
2021.1242.01Description
Black and white photograph showing the Canadian National roundhouse in St. Henri Quebec, circa 1940. The photograph shows 16 steam locomotives at the round house, one is on the turntable and the rest have been moved to their allotted slots in the roundhouse. There is also a water tower and several buildings in the background. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, original copy of a photograph showing the St. Henri roundhouse in Montreal Quebec, 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
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National