Canadian National: Stations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Prairie Regions Widow of Locomotive Engineer Pass, Mrs. T. H. Brown, 1971
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Canadian National: Stations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Prairie Regions Widow of Locomotive Engineer Pass, Mrs. T. H. Brown, 1971Entry/Object ID
2021.1757.01Tags
Canadian National, Capreol, Ontario, Railway Pass, Stations: Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Prairie Regions Pass, T. H. (Thomas) BrownScope and Content
Canadian National branded stations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Prairie Regions widow of employee pass issued to Mrs. T. H. (Edith) Brown. The pass was issued to her in 1971 and it allowed her to travel on any passenger train traveling between stations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Prairie Regions. Her husband was Thomas (T. H.) Brown, a locomotive engineer.Context
Her husband was Thomas (T. H.) Brown, a locomotive engineer. 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
Canadian NationalCataloged By
Matthew GillCategory
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