Steam through London: A CNR mainline division point in the 1950s
Name/Title
Steam through London: A CNR mainline division point in the 1950sEntry/Object ID
2021.784.01Description
Book detailing the history of Canadian National's steam line through London in the 1950s. At the time, London was a massive coaling trestle. Includes: London, Bayview, Dundas, Brantford, Paris, Woodstock, Chatham, Fergus, Exeter, Niagara Excarpment, Detroit, Windsor, and Sarnia. Contains historic photographs and maps. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Contains historic photographs, maps, and context to describe the history of Canadian National's steam line through London Ontario. 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