Canadian National Adapts C.TC. to Traffic of 12 Trains Dails, article
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Canadian National Adapts C.TC. to Traffic of 12 Trains Dails, articleEntry/Object ID
2021.367.01Description
Printed article in red folder. Article discusses Canadian National adapting C.T.C. to traffic. C.T.C.s (central traffic control) are a form of signaling to disrupt traffic so that a train may pass through safely. This would result in less collisions. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Discusses the implementation of centralized traffic control in Canadian National. 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
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Canadian National