Canadian National: Employee Dependent Pass, Capreol to Hamilton, assigned to Violet Marie Thompson, daughter of R. W. Thompson, Brakeman, 1973
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Canadian National: Employee Dependent Pass, Capreol to Hamilton, assigned to Violet Marie Thompson, daughter of R. W. Thompson, Brakeman, 1973Entry/Object ID
2021.1698.01Description
Canadian National branded employee dependent pass issued to Violet Marie, daughter of R. W. Thompson, a brakeman. The pass allowed Violet to travel on passenger trains between Capreol and Hamilton. It was assigned to her in 1973 and was valid until 1975. Distinguishing Features: Yellow coloured card with black and red inkContext
Original document, original pass assigned to Violet Marie Thompson, daughter of R. W. Thompson, a Canadian National brakeman. 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