Document Record

Creator

Grand Trunk Railway Company

Title

Grand Trunk Railway Company : Chairman's letter books

Identifier

lac_mikan_164895
RG 30 I A 5 a ii
R231-731-6-E
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Transportation
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Document source

Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Language

English

Description

The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and in New England American states. The company was incorporated on November 10, 1852, as the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada to build a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. In 1853, it amalgamated with five other railway companies, and traffic on the line opened in December of 1859. The company continued to grow, supported by financing from Britain, but, by 1860, it was $72 million in debt. Canadian government financing saved it. Continuing to buy competitors and expand, it declared bankruptcy in 1919 and was absorbed by Canadian National Railways.
This collection consists of records created and maintained by the Grand Trunk Railway Company and includes letter books of the chairman from 1910 to 1923.
There are no finding aids at the start of the microfilm reels.

URL

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_164895