Canadian National Postcard showing Diesel Engine #9408 and Steam Engine #1165 in Turcot, Montreal, QC, 1958
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Canadian National Postcard showing Diesel Engine #9408 and Steam Engine #1165 in Turcot, Montreal, QC, 1958Entry/Object ID
2021.1666.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, PostcardDescription
Canadian National postcard showing Diesel Engine #9408 and Steam Engine #1165 in Montreal, Quebec, in 1958. The front image shows #9408 to the left, the front and right side are visible, just the engine is shown. #1165 is to the right, the front and right side are visible, the engine and tender are visible. The caption on the reverse side reads: "CNR FA-2 No. 9408 (MLW 1951 - the first Canadian-built model) and F-1-b class 4-6-0 No. 1165 (MLW, 1912) pose at Turcot, Montreal in March 1958, 1165's career began in contractor service during building of the National Transcontinental Ry. It became Can. Gov. Ry. 4529, CNR 1009 and second 1165 (in 1957). Seeing mostly maritime use, 1165 was moved to Montreal for excursion service in late '50s; ten wheeler 1009 now serves New Brunswick's Hillsborough Ry." The postcard is blank. Distinguishing Features: The front image shows #9408 to the left, the front and right side are visible, just the engine is shown. #1165 is to the right, the front and right side are visible, the engine and tender 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 NationalCategory
Canadian National