Canadian National: Entire System Pass, HB Deavy and Wife, 1941
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Canadian National: Entire System Pass, HB Deavy and Wife, 1941Entry/Object ID
2008.032.006Description
Canadian National branded entire system pass assigned to H. B. Deavy and his wife in 1941. Deavy was working as a locomotive engineer at the time and was given the pass for having worked for the company for 20 years. The pass allowed him and his wife to travel on any passenger train on the CNR lines. It was valid from 1941 until 1942. Distinguishing Features: Pink coloured paper with black and red ink.Context
Original document belonging to H. B. Deavy. 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