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Canadian National Railways Book

May 1927 book detailing the rules and regulations of the railway, as well as practice questions for employee examinations.

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Railway Station and Custom House in Pictou

Photo of the railway station on the right and Custom House in the back, part of the Pictou, Nova Scotia travel book of 1916.

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Canadian National Railway Schedules

Schedules for the railway in 1934, with stops across Nova Scotia

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Map of the Northern Pacific Eastern Routes

Map of routes from the passenger rail, which started in 1900

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Northern Pacific Railroad Information

Information from the passenger service, which started in 1900

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Northern Pacific Railroad

Illustrated guide attracting North Americans to travel on the Pacific coast via rail. Passenger service began in 1900, and the rail itself was completed in the 1870s/1880s.

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Canadian National Railway Boston Special

Special package to see the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox play in June 1935

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Canadian National Railway Routes

Map of the Eastern portion of CN rail's 1934 routes

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Canadian National Railway Fast Schedules

Routes from Ottawa, Toronto, New York, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Quebec, and Washington offered by CN rail in 1934

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1934 Canadian National Railways Schedule

Cover of maps and schedule lists for the Canadian National Railways (CN rail), with connections in the Maritimes

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Letter from the Intercolonial Railway

Letter written in 1870 to John D. McDonald on his appointment as inspector of fences no.11

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Land Compensation from Intercolonial Railway

An offer of $8000 in 1905 for land along the Primrose (Clarence, Howard, and James) Front Street Properties from the Intercolonial Railway, declined by the Primroses.

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Payment Letter sent to Pictou Marine Railway

Letter sent from Burns & Kelleher in 1922 after difficulty to pay off account with railway

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Intercolonial Railway

Invoice for John R. McDonald & Co., Pictou

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Pictou Station

Invoice issued by John R. McDonald & Co.

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Don MacIsaac Collection

Pictou wharf, railway yard and round house

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