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Canadian National subsidiary companies [textual record]

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Date:

1898-1962

Reference:

R231-1014-5-E, RG30-V-B

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Item ID number:

191209

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

Canadian National subsidiary companies
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Series includes:

17 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1898-1962

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

35.5 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of records created and/or maintained by subsidiary companies of Canadian National Railways. From its inception the Canadian National Railway Company had many subsidiaries while others were later created or acquired. Many were inherited from corporate predecessors and, if the names were unaltered, are to be found in the relevant portions of this fonds.

Canadian National Electric Railways (RG30-V-B-1) was a former Canadian Northern Property as were Canadian National Transfer Company (RG30-V-B-12) and Canadian National Express Company, (RG30-V-B-2) although the latter was expanded under its new name. Canadian National Transportation Limited (RG30-V-B-3) marked the entry of the system into the field of road transportation.

Canadian National was in the shipping business from the start. It inherited the large Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited (RG30-V-B-4) and created its own Canadian National Steamship Company Limited (RG30-V-B-5) for its Pacific coast services. Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, Limited (RG30-V-B-6) was responsible for much trade between Canada and the Caribbean.

While Canadian National Telegraph Company (RG30-V-B-8) was formed by renaming a Canadian Northern Company, much was added to it under its new name.

A new company, Canadian National Rolling Stock Limited (RG30-V-B-9) was established to provide equipment for the railway while Canadian National Realties Limited (RG30-V-B-10) was incorporated to take over the physical property of other companies that had outlived their usefulness. An example is Market Gardens Limited (RG30-V-B-11) which was to obtain land in Winnipeg for an abortive yard expansion.

Two warehousing subsidiaries were National Terminals of Canada Limited (RG30-V-B-13) and Montreal Fruit and Produce Terminal Company (RG30-V-B-14). Property of a different sort is represented by the system's hotels (RG30-V-B-15). An unusual hotel property is that of Canadian National Railways (France) (RG30-V-B-16).

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(Electronic) The finding aid is a file list for volumes 11636-11717. It is available as a PDF attached to this record. 30-74 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-74_volumes_11636-11717_134467_191209_134455_190752_open.pdf

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RG30-V-B
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