Letter from the Superintendent to the Conductor of Train No. 52, Allowing J. B. McKinnon to Ride
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Letter from the Superintendent to the Conductor of Train No. 52, Allowing J. B. McKinnon to RideEntry/Object ID
2021.1550.01Description
Letter addressed to the Conductor of Train No. 52, at the Capreol Division. The letter was written by Superintendent W. H. Murray instructing the conductor to allow J. B. McKinnon, John Bergen McKinnon to ride on the train, assuming the proper transportation was presented. The letter also had the expire date of July 6th, 1959. Distinguishing Features: Tan coloured paper with black and blue inkContext
Original document signed by W. H. Murray permitting J. B. McKinnon to ride on train 52 in 1959. 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