CNR Operator's Manual, Canadian Locomotive Company
Name/Title
CNR Operator's Manual, Canadian Locomotive CompanyEntry/Object ID
1999.0006.0044Description
Booklet, provides concise information on the operation of the Westinghouse equipped CR-16-a class of diesel-electric all-purpose locomotives, built for the Canadian National Railways by the Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited. Includes: locomotive checks, diesel engine operations, locomotive operations, trouble shooting, general information. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used by Canadian National 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
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National