Canadian National: Entire System Pass J. A. Beatty & Wife, 1939
Name/Title
Canadian National: Entire System Pass J. A. Beatty & Wife, 1939Entry/Object ID
2021.1690.01Description
Canadian National branded entire system pass assigned to J. A. Beatty and his wife in 1939. Beatty was working as a brakeman at the time and was awarded the pass for 20 years service. The pass allowed the two to travel on any passenger train on CNR's central and western regions lines between 1939 and 1940. Distinguishing Features: The pass is a photocopy of the original, therefore it is black and whiteContext
Original document belonging to J. A. Beatty. 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