Canadian National Railways: Regulations Governing the Operation and Care of Air Brake and Air Signal Equipment on Lines in Canada
Name/Title
Canadian National Railways: Regulations Governing the Operation and Care of Air Brake and Air Signal Equipment on Lines in CanadaEntry/Object ID
2021.861.01Description
Book, operating manual for Canadian National's air brakes and air signal equipment. It covers: general, terminal brake tests on passenger trains, road brake tests on passenger trains, terminal brake tests on freight and mixed trains, road brake tests on freight and mixed trains, passenger train operation, freight and mixed train operation, maintenance of air brake and air signal equipment of locomotives, maintenance of air brake and air signal equipment on cars. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document published by Canadian National on the operation and care of air brakes and air signal equipment on passenger, freight and mixed trains on Canadian lines. 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