Canadian National: Passenger Ticket Pass Assigned to Patricia Johnson, Daughter of Fred Johnson
Name/Title
Canadian National: Passenger Ticket Pass Assigned to Patricia Johnson, Daughter of Fred JohnsonEntry/Object ID
2021.1499.01Description
Canadian National branded pass assigned to Patricia Johnson, daughter of Fred Johnson. The pass allowed Patricia to travel between Capreol and Toronto between the years 1973-1975. Her father, Fred Johnson was an assistant locomotive engineer. Distinguishing Features: Yellow card with red and black inkContext
Original document, original pass assigned to Barbara Johnson, daughter of Fred Johnson who was an assistant locomotive engineer. 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
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Canadian National