Canadian National: Central and Western Regions Pass, A. J. Beatty and Wife, 1938
Name/Title
Canadian National: Central and Western Regions Pass, A. J. Beatty and Wife, 1938Entry/Object ID
2021.1689.01Description
Canadian National branded central and western regions pass assigned to A. J. Beatty and his wife in 1938. Beatty was working as a brakeman at the time and was awarded the pass for having 15 years service with the company. The pass allowed the two to travel on any passenger trains on the CNR's central and western regions lines. Distinguishing Features: The card was photocopied and laminated therefore it is black and white.Context
Original document belonging to A. J. Beatty. 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