A National Passenger Chronicle Series Premiere
Name/Title
A National Passenger Chronicle Series PremiereEntry/Object ID
2021.790.01Description
Book detailing the history of Canadian National Railways' passenger services. It discusses prior to, after, and the development of VIA rail as a sub line of Canadian National's passenger services. Premiere of a new series. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Contains historical photographs, maps, and context to discuss the history of Canadian National's passenger service. It also discusses the history of the other railway corporations which were later incorporated into Canadian National 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
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National