Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine # 5607 at the Station in Elora, ON, 1958
Name/Title
Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine # 5607 at the Station in Elora, ON, 1958Entry/Object ID
2021.1650.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, PostcardDescription
Canadian National postcard showing Steam Engine #5607 at the station in Elora, Ontario, in 1958. The front image shows the front and partial left side of the locomotive and train, therefore the engine and some passenger cars are visible. The locomotive is on the left side of the image and the station building is on the right. The caption on the reverse side reads: "CNR 4-6-2 No. 5607, in charge of the afternoon local to Guelph, pauses to unload express at Elora, Ontario, June 18, 1958. Diesels would replace steam the following year on this branch line." The postcard is blank Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the front and partial left side of the locomotive and train, therefore the engine and some passenger cars are visible. The locomotive is on the left side of the image and the station building is on the right.Context
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