Canadian National: Entire System Pass, T. H. Brown and Wife, 1958
Front of Pass
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Canadian National: Entire System Pass, T. H. Brown and Wife, 1958Entry/Object ID
2021.1754.01Tags
Canadian National, T. H. (Thomas) Brown, Railway Pass, Entire System PassScope and Content
Canadian National branded Entire System Pass assigned to T. H. Brown and his wife. The pass was assigned in 1958, and it allowed Brown and his wife to travel on board any passenger train on the entire Canadian National system. Brown was working as a locomotive engineer at the time. The reverse side features conditions and limitations of the pass.Context
Thomas (T. H.) Brown was working as a locomotive engineer at the time. 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
Matthew GillCategory
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