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CNR Historical (c1905) Map of Western Canada Index
Canadian National Railways map Cover, Western Canadian Prairie Provinces Map Cover






CANADIAN NATIONAL
SERVES
ALL CANADA

         
  Canadian National Railways, 24,000 miles in length,
is the largest railway system in America. Spanning
the continent and serving every Province of the
Dominion, it connects Canada's agricultural, manu-
facturing, mining and forest areas with seaports on
the Atlantic and Pacific and principal traffic centres
in the United States.  Its scenic  Across Canada"
route, though in sight of Canada's highest peaks,
traverses the Canadian Rockies at the lowest altitude
and easiest gradient of all trans-continental lines.

 Canadian National owns and operates all-year hotels
in principal cities from Coast to Coast, and resort
hotels famed for their service and accommodations.
         
  Canadian National Express Company operates over
all lines of the System, transporting express mer-
chandise, money, valuables, etc., and issues money
orders and travellers' cheques.
         
  Canadian National Telegraph operates 135,000 miles
of wire and with direct connections serves 75,000
points in Canada and United States, and provides
cable service throughout the world.
         
   Canadian National Steamships operate between
Canada, Bermuda and the British West Indies; also
between Vancouver and Alaska.
         
  Trans-Canada Air Lines Canada's National Air
Service, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railways,
flies Coast to Coast, also to Newfoundland and New
York; and in addition provides regular trans-Atlantic
service between Montreal and the United Kingdom.



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