Canadian National Postcard showing Mikado Steam Engine #3458 at Orillia, ON, 1956
Name/Title
Canadian National Postcard showing Mikado Steam Engine #3458 at Orillia, ON, 1956Entry/Object ID
2021.1661.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, PostcardDescription
Canadian National postcard showing Mikado Steam Engine #3458 at Orillia, Ontario in 1956. The front image shows the front and left side of the locomotive, meaning the tender, and engine are visible. The caption on the reverse side reads: "Canadian National Railways Mikado No. 3458 is one of 50 2-8-2's built originally for the Grand Trunk Ry. in 1913 and inherited by the CNR in 1920 as class S-1-f (series 3455-3504). No. 3458 was retired in March, 1960. Photographed Sept 29, 1956 at Orillia, Ontario by Robert J. Sandusky." The postcard is blank. Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the front and left side of the locomotive, meaning the tender, and engine are visible.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