Canadian National Railways Volume 2

Name/Title

Canadian National Railways Volume 2

Entry/Object ID

2021.818.01

Description

Book detailing the history of Canadian National Railway's development. It covers the years 1896 until 1922 and discusses all the events that occurred during those years. Includes a discussion on: Mackenzie and Mann, the development of the transcontinental, the end of the Grand Trunk, the end of the Intercolonial, discussion of the short lines in the Maritimes Quebec and Ontario, the Central Vermont Railway, as well as the politics of the railway. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

Provides historical content and context to describe the development Canadian National from 1896 until 1922. 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 Archive

Category

Canadian National

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Reference Material

Category

Secondary Source

Publication Details

Author

G.R. Stevens, O.B.E.

Place Published

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1960

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink, binding

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

none

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

26400

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Wall

Canadian National Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 21, 2022