Letters: sent to T. A. Wilson, Esquire (CP) from T. Hambley regarding a joint yard and industrial switching at Parry Sound and letter from W. A. Kingsland (CN) to W. T. Moodie and T. C. Hudson (CP), and reply to T. Hambley
2022.320.01
Letter sent to T. A. Wilson, Esquire from T. Hambley Regarding a Joint Yard and Industrial Switching at Parry Sound
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Letters: sent to T. A. Wilson, Esquire (CP) from T. Hambley regarding a joint yard and industrial switching at Parry Sound and letter from W. A. Kingsland (CN) to W. T. Moodie and T. C. Hudson (CP), and reply to T. HambleyEntry/Object ID
2022.320.01-4Tags
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Railway HistoryScope and Content
Set of four total documents, letters written regarding a joint yard and industrial switching at Parry Sound for Canadian National.Context
Canadian National was in need of a joint yard and industrial switching in the Parry Sound Area, the switch however would be shared between both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific as it would be built on Canadian Pacific's line. The four documents show Canadian Pacific's esquires and superintendents discussing the matter. The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881. Part of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's dream of Canadian Confederation, the building a transcontinental railway was part of the agreement to get British Columbia to join Confederation. Construction began in 1881 and lasted well into the 1900s to build lines connecting Canada from Vancouver to Montreal.Collection
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
Primary Source