Item number (ISN):
251383
Fonds/collection:
CANADIAN NATIONAL / CHEMINS DE FER NATIONAUX DU CANADA
General access conditions for collection
Reproduction access:
- with written permission of copyright owner : with written permission of Canadian National Railways
Accession number:
1995-0071
Series title:
[Canadian National Railways]
Sponsor:
- Canadian National Railways
Country of production:
cn
Production Credit:
- director, Arnold Hague; producer/scenario, Brant E. Ducey; photography/editing, Albert Kish; music, Freddy Powers and the Powerhouse
Description:
- The first sequence of this film is a montage of black and white stills depicting the history of settling Canada, and the laying of the first railway line. Featured are photos of the first settlers and the builders of the railway.
- Next is a sequence surveying post-World War railway development.
- The viewer is brought then to modern day railway development, evidencing how Canadian National Railways changes with the times.
- A farmer speaks of the virtues of the CN rail system, and one of the last scenes shows CN acting as the summer supply line to Arctic communities.
Notes:
- 1. A company name identified in film is Franklin Pipe and Supply Ltd.
Source:
DSINTRNL - 251383
