The National Transcontinental Railway

Name/Title

The National Transcontinental Railway

Entry/Object ID

2021.1813.01

Tags

Canadian National

Scope and Content

Bulletin 79-9 published by the Upper Canada Railway Society in 1979 about the National Transcontinental Railway.

Context

Features historic photographs and captions detailing the creation and operation of the railway. There is also a section on "mishaps" discussing derailments and other incidents. 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

Matthew Gill

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Upper Canada Railway Society

Date(s) of Creation

1932

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The National Transcontinental Railway

Description

Bulletin 79-9 published by the Upper Canada Railway Society in 1979 about the National Transcontinental Railway.

Creator

Ron W. Layton

Date(s) of Creation

1979

Subjects

History, Railways, Trains

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

24940

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #1

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

Notes

In the "Advertisement/Promotional" folder

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Upper Canada Railway Society

Owner/Agent

Upper Canada Railway Society

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 7, 2021 by Kat Bezarie, 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