Canadian National: Entire System Pass, M. C. Sawyer & Wife, 1977
Name/Title
Canadian National: Entire System Pass, M. C. Sawyer & Wife, 1977Entry/Object ID
2021.1692.01Description
Canadian National branded entire system pass assigned to M. C. Sawyer and his wife in 1977. Sawyer was working as a conductor at the time, and the pass allowed him and his wife to travel on any passenger train over the CNR system in Canada. The pass was valid from 1977 until 1979. Distinguishing Features: Yellow coloured card with black, blue, and red inkContext
Original document belonging to M. C. Sawyer. 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
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Canadian National