Canadian National: Employee Trip Pass, Sudbury to Capreol, W. Brown, 1925
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Canadian National: Employee Trip Pass, Sudbury to Capreol, W. Brown, 1925Entry/Object ID
2021.1558.01Description
Canadian National branded employee trip pass, issued to W. (William) Brown, a locomotive engineer in 1925. The trip was from Sudbury to Capreol and it was a second class ticket. It was issued on March 8th, 1925 and had to be used by March 31st, 1925. The reverse side features the conditions of the ticket. Distinguishing Features: Pink card featuring red, black, and blue inkContext
Original document issued to W. Brown in 1925. 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