CN Locomotive Operator Handbook
Name/Title
CN Locomotive Operator HandbookEntry/Object ID
2020.067.006Description
Book, manual for Canadian National locomotive engineers for operating locomotives. Includes: general instructions, taking charge of locomotives and self propelled cars, GM locomotives, MLW locomotives, car air brakes, locomotive air brakes, train handling Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, used by locomotive engineers. 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