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Canadian National Railway (historical)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_National_Railway_(historical)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:founded
1919
gptkbp:headquarters_location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Canadian National Railway (historical)
gptkbp:industry
gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:notable_logo
CN 'worm' logo (introduced 1960)
gptkbp:notableEvent
privatization in 1995
introduction of diesel locomotives
creation by government consolidation of bankrupt railways
gptkbp:notableFor
passenger rail
freight rail
Hotel chain (Canadian National Hotels)
CN Tower (Toronto)
gptkbp:notableLeader
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Thornton
gptkb:Donald_Gordon
Norman J. MacMillan
gptkbp:notableRoute
Transcontinental railway across Canada
gptkbp:owner
gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Canadian_Northern_Railway
gptkb:Grand_Trunk_Railway
gptkb:Intercolonial_Railway_of_Canada
gptkb:National_Transcontinental_Railway
gptkbp:privatized
1995
gptkbp:subsidiary
gptkb:Central_Vermont_Railway
gptkb:Duluth,_Winnipeg_and_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:Grand_Trunk_Western_Railroad
gptkb:Canadian_National_Steamship_Company
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:St._Lawrence_and_Atlantic_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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