Canadian Government Railways: Rolling Stock Blueprints for a Business Car
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Canadian Government Railways: Rolling Stock Blueprints for a Business CarEntry/Object ID
2021.1618.01Description
Canadian Government Railways branded rolling stock blueprints for a business car The drawing was done by the rolling stock department in Moncton New Brunswick. The blueprint is for a business car and it is as follows: 1. 50'-0" Business Car, PV-55-A, One Car: 37 The blueprint includes: name, measurements, type of car, number of cars, capacity, names of the cars Distinguishing Features: Grey coloured paperContext
Copy of the original document, copy of the original blueprints for the Canadian Government Railway's business car. The Canadian Government Railway operated between 1915 and 1918 and it was the official name given to all federally owned railways. It originally was made up of the: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and other companies in New Brunswick. In 1918 the Canadian Northern Railway was given the responsibility to take over the Canadian Government Railway Lines, and by December 1918 the Canadian National Railways company was created, to assume responsibility over all of the previous lines.Collection
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Canadian Government Railways