Canadian National Card Belonging to CM Edwards
Name/Title
Canadian National Card Belonging to CM EdwardsEntry/Object ID
2021.1474.01Description
Plastic credit card type card used by CM Edwards. The card was issued to him to be used in place of train tickets, as he likely was an employee and was able to present the card and use it to travel for both business and personal reasons. It is a red card with white lettering. Distinguishing Features: Red card with white lettering featuring the CN logoContext
Original item, the card was issued and used by CM Edwards who is assumed to be a Canadian National employee. 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 ArchiveCategory
Canadian National