Canadian National Railways Train Orders at Capreol

Name/Title

Canadian National Railways Train Orders at Capreol

Entry/Object ID

2021.1811.01

Tags

Canadian National, Capreol, Ontario, Train Orders

Scope and Content

An 8 page document pertaining to train orders by Canadian National. Specifically, this document focuses on weather conditions and under which circumstances trains had to restrict their speeds.

Context

Document is from 2011, showcases a history of system orders and shows change over time. 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, Capreol History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Form, Order

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Form

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other 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 Railways Train Orders at Capreol

Description

An 8 page document pertaining to train orders by Canadian National. Specifically, this document focuses on weather conditions and under which circumstances trains had to restrict their speeds.

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

2011

Subjects

Railways, Trains, Safety

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32575

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 16, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staple

Provenance

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

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 7, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 16, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 16, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 1, 2022