Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine #6076 around the curve at Bayview-Hamilton ON, 1958
Name/Title
Canadian National Postcard showing Steam Engine #6076 around the curve at Bayview-Hamilton ON, 1958Entry/Object ID
2021.1671.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, PostcardDescription
Canadian National postcard showing steam engine #6076 around the curve at Bayview-Hamilton, Ontario in 1958. The front image shows the front and right side of the locomotive, the tender, engine, and a passenger car are visible. The caption on the reverse side reads: "Canadian National 6076 Mountain type locomotive drifts eastbound around the curve at Bayview-Hamilton towards Toronto, June 14, 1958" The postcard is blank. Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the front and right side of the locomotive, the tender, engine, and a passenger car 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