Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine #1009, in Hillsborough MA, 1987
Name/Title
Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine #1009, in Hillsborough MA, 1987Entry/Object ID
2021.1657.01Tags
Canadian National, Postcard, LocomotivesDescription
Canadian National postcard showing Steam Engine #1009 in Hillsborough, MA, in 1987. The front image shows the front and left side of the locomotive, the engine, tender, and three passenger cars are visible, it is next to a platform. The caption on the reverse side reads: "Salem & Hillsborough Railroad 4-6-0 No. 1009 (MLW 1912; formerly CNR class F-1-b, No, 1009) arrives in Hillsborough on a sunny Sunday in May 1987." The postcard is blank. Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the front and left side of the locomotive, the engine, tender, and three passenger cars are visible, it is next to a platform.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, Salem & Hillsborough