Canadian National: Employee Central and Atlantic Regions Pass, Issued to J. Chaput and Wife, 1937
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Canadian National: Employee Central and Atlantic Regions Pass, Issued to J. Chaput and Wife, 1937Entry/Object ID
2021.1680.01Description
Canadian National branded employee Central and Atlantic Regions pass issued to J. Chaput and his wife in 1937. Chaput worked as a bridgeman, and was awarded this pass for having served for 15 years with the company. The pass allowed the two of them to travel on trains over the Central and Atlantic regions between 1937 and 1938. Distinguishing Features: Yellow coloured card with black and red inkContext
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