Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen: 10 Year Membership Emblem, Joseph C. Gaudaur, 1963
Name/Title
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen: 10 Year Membership Emblem, Joseph C. Gaudaur, 1963Entry/Object ID
2021.1745.01Description
10 year membership emblem given on behalf of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen to Joseph C. Gaudaur, in 1963. Gaudaur had been a member since February 1953. The emblem also has the areas to record: brother name, lodge number, number of years, year joined, signature of president, signature of general secretary and treasurer Distinguishing Features: Tan coloured card with black, red, and blue inkContext
Original document belonging to J. C. Gaudaur. Gaudaur worked for Canadian National initially as a trainman, later becoming a brakeman then a conductor. 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, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen