Canadian Pacific: Province of Ontario Pass, Issued to J. P. Sawyer, a Canadian National B & B Master, 1959
Name/Title
Canadian Pacific: Province of Ontario Pass, Issued to J. P. Sawyer, a Canadian National B & B Master, 1959Entry/Object ID
2021.1685.01Tags
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Passenger Trains, Railway Pass, Entire System PassScope and Content
Canadian Pacific branded pass for stations within the Province of Ontario belonging to J. P. Sawyer, a Canadian National B & B Master. The pass was assigned in 1959 and was good until 1960, it allowed Sawyer to travel on any passenger train on the Canadian Pacific system leading to stations in Ontario, with specific exceptions for certain trains noted Distinguishing Features: Tan coloured paper with black, green, and brown inkContext
Original document belonging to J. P. Sawyer. It is assumed the CPR allowed this free transportation to a CN employee because bridge and similar structures would have been a common concern for both railways. 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 National, Canadian Pacific HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific