Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific in Color
Name/Title
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific in ColorEntry/Object ID
2021.775.01Description
Book detailing the history of the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway. The railway is a subsidiary railroad of the Canadian National operating in Northern Minnesota. Discusses the history of the development of this railway. Contains historical photographs and maps. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
The railway is a subsidiary railroad of the Canadian National operating in Northern Minnesota. Discusses the history of the development of this railway. Contains historical photographs and maps. 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, Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific