Canadian National Early-Era Diesel-Electric Locomotive Roster 1929-1964

Name/Title

Canadian National Early-Era Diesel-Electric Locomotive Roster 1929-1964

Entry/Object ID

2021.1812.01

Tags

Canadian National

Scope and Content

A roster of Diesel-Electric locomotives for Canadian National from 1929-1964.

Context

The roster was compiled by Dale Wilson. The roster categorizes each type of diesel locomotive, the early locomotives, and the years of operation between 1929 and 1964. Structured similarly to a spread sheet. 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 National

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Roster

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

List

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Dale Wilson

Date(s) of Creation

circa 2000

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Canadian National Early-Era Diesel-Electric Locomotive Roster 1929-1964

Description

A roster of Diesel-Electric locomotives for Canadian National from 1929-1964.

Creator

Dale Wilson

Date(s) of Creation

2020

Container

In a green binder

Subjects

Rosters, Trains, Locomotives, Diesel, Locomotives, Diesel electric locomotives

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32576

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

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

Category

Storage

Date

February 16, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Notes

The item was loose leaf, it is being held in a green plastic binder

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian National

Owner/Agent

Canadian National

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Dale Wilson

Owner/Agent

Dale Wilson

Role

Donor/owner/creator

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 7, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 16, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 16, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 1, 2022