Canadian National: Locomotive Air Brake Trainee Guide

Name/Title

Canadian National: Locomotive Air Brake Trainee Guide

Entry/Object ID

2022.315.01

Tags

Canadian National, Locomotives, Operating Manual

Scope and Content

Canadian National branded trainee guide to locomotive air brakes.

Context

The guide features both training modules and practice tests for training level 1. The modules are as follows: 1. Air Brake Basics 2. Air Supply System 3. Automatic Brake System 4. Independent Brake System 5. Penalty and Emergency Brake Application 6. Other Air Brake Features 7. Brake Tests and MU Hook-ups 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

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Manual, Training

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

1919

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Canadian National: Locomotive Air Brake Trainee Guide

Description

Canadian National branded trainee guide to locomotive air brakes.

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

1996

Subjects

Railways, Locomotives, Diesel, Locomotives

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

33236

Dimensions

Width

9 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

March 14, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Stains, Creasing

Date Examined

Mar 14, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Cleanliness

The cover is covered in stains

Surface

The cover is full of crease lines

Materials

paper, ink, plastic

Structure

The spine and pages are growing brittle

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Ken Reis

Owner/Agent

Ken Reis

Role

Owner/Donor

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Notes

Donated on January 15, 2022 by Ken Reis

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 14, 2022