A History of the Canadian National
Name/Title
A History of the Canadian NationalEntry/Object ID
1999.053.002Description
Book describing the history of Canadian National and the impact it has made on Canada. It features historic photographs as well as maps to tell the story. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Discusses the history of Canadian National, features historic photographs and maps. 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