Canadian National Railways: Employee Trip Pass Brantford to Toronto and back, A. Haritakis, 1991

Name/Title

Canadian National Railways: Employee Trip Pass Brantford to Toronto and back, A. Haritakis, 1991

Entry/Object ID

2021.1561.01

Description

Canadian National branded employee trip pass assigned to A. (Andreas) Haritakis, a sales representative, on December 17th, 1991. The pass was valid until the end of January in 1992. The trip was a round trip between Toronto and Brandford, leaving from Toronto originally then returning to Toronto. The reverse side of the ticket features conditions of the ticket. Distinguishing Features: Yellow card with black, red, and blue ink

Context

Original document issued to A. (Andreas) Haritakis in 1991. 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

Library Archive

Category

Canadian National

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Eileen Thompson (?)

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Railway Pass

Class

Documentary

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Canadian National

Place Published

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1991

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"G. B. 752847-1" "(1) A. Haritakis ****" "Sales Representative." "Toronto, Ontario." "Brantford, Ontario." "December 17, 1991." "January 1992." "Toronto, Ontario." "F 376476" Signatures of D. G. Ganase and President

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

24844

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

2-1/8 in

Depth

4 in

Dimension Notes

5" x 2.1/4"

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #1

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

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Update Date

April 21, 2022