Name/Title
Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine #2644 at Coboconk, ON, 1956Entry/Object ID
2021.1668.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, PostcardDescription
Canadian National postcard showing Steam Engine #2644 in Coboconk, Ontario, in 1956. The front image shows the left side of the locomotive, the engine and tender are visible.
The caption on the reverse side reads:
"CNR 2-8-0 No. 2644 (class N-4-a. MLW 1908; originally GTR No. 648) has just come off the turntable at Coboconk, Ontario on Sept. 29, 1956. The Consolidation was the power for a fall-foliage excursion from Toronto. This would be the last revenue passenger movement over the former Toronto and Nipissing Branch."
The postcard is blank.
Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the left side of the locomotive, 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 NationalAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
unknownNotes
Date Acquired: unknown
Method of Acquisition: DonationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLegacy Lexicon
Class
CommemorativeCategory
Primary SourcePublication Details
Author
Robert J. SanduskyPlace Published
Town
Coboconk, OntarioDistrict
District of Kawartha LakesState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1956ISBN
n/aNotes
Materials: card stock, inkInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Back of the postcardTranscription
"CNR 2-8-0 No. 2644 (class N-4-a. MLW 1908; originally GTR No. 648) has just come off the turntable at Coboconk, Ontario on Sept. 29, 1956. The Consolidation was the power for a fall-foliage excursion from Toronto. This would be the last revenue passenger movement over the former Toronto and Nipissing Branch."Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkNotes
noneEthnography
Cultural Region
Town
Coboconk, OntarioDistrict
District of Kawartha LakesState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
33211Parts
Count
23Parts
23 total postcardsLocation
Location
Box
Canadian National Box #1Room
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioCategory
StorageDate
March 10, 2022Condition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Mar 15, 2022Examined By
Kat BezaireMaterials
paper, inkProvenance
Provenance Detail
Canadian NationalOwner/Agent
Canadian NationalRole
Owner/PublisherPlace
City
Montreal, QuebecState/Province
QuebecCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition Method
GiftCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
April 20, 2022