Name/Title
Canadian National Railways Volume 2Entry/Object ID
2021.818.01Description
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: noneContext
Provides historical content and context to describe the development Canadian National from 1896 until 1922.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 ArchiveAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
unknownNotes
Date Acquired: unknown
Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Class
Reference MaterialCategory
Secondary SourcePublication Details
Author
G.R. Stevens, O.B.E.Place Published
City
Toronto, OntarioState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1960ISBN
n/aNotes
Materials: paper, ink, bindingInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
26400Dimensions
Height
9-1/2 inWidth
6-1/2 inLocation
Location
Wall
Canadian National SectionRoom
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioDate
March 10, 2022Created By
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April 21, 2022