Canadian National Steam! Volume 7
Name/Title
Canadian National Steam! Volume 7Entry/Object ID
2014.17.01Description
Book discussing the technological history of Canadian National Railways steam locomotives prior to 1960, specifically U Class. Includes: locomotive specifications, classes, and types for each steam locomotive. Volume 7 of the series. Focuses on the Central Vermont Railway. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Contains historical photographs,maps, and context to tell the history of Canadian National branded steam locomotives up until 1960. 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