Canadian National Employee Trip Pass, Capreol ON to St. Cloud ON, A. Normand and Two Men, 1954
Name/Title
Canadian National Employee Trip Pass, Capreol ON to St. Cloud ON, A. Normand and Two Men, 1954Entry/Object ID
2021.1748.01Description
Canadian National branded employee trip pass, second class assigned to A. Normand and two other men on August 29th, 1954. The pass was issued to Norman, a conductor and the the two brakemen in Capreol. It was good for a trip from Capreol ON to St. Cloud ON and had to be used by September 15th, 1954. Distinguishing Features: Pink coloured paper with black and red inkContext
Original document belonging to A. Normand, who was working as a Conductor at the time. 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