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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0573.001

MANUFACTURER: CNR
MODEL: CN Eastern Lines. Condensed Profile. Saguenay Division Line. Chambord to Chicoutimi.
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: Condensed profile
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 25.3 cm
Width: 11.7 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Presumably used after August, 1917.
Canada: Condensed profile for CNR's Saguenay Division line, from Chambord, PQ to Chicoutimi., PQ.
Function: To provide detailed information on grades, structures and signals on specific section of rail line.
Technical: Example of document commonly produced and regularly used by railways. Maps of this type were used extensively on railway systems by the engineering departments to assist in the operation and maintenance of the lines. Information is provided in both plan and elevation form, as is typical of condensed profiles. (Ref. 1) Scale: 1 inch= 2500 feet.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Front cover marked "CANADIAN/ NORTHERN/ EASTERN LINES/ CONDENSED/ PROFILE/ SAGUENAY DIV. LINE/ FROM CHAMBORD/ TO CHICOUTIMI/ [illegible]". "J.J. HIGGINS" stamped in blue ink in upper right corner of front cover. "60- 102" printed on label applied to upper right corner of front cover. "CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY./ QUEBEC DIVISION./ CHICOUTIMI SUB-DIVISION./ CONDENSED PROFILE./ CHAMBORD TO CHICOUTIMI./ Scale 1 inch = 2500 feet/ Montreal August 18th 1917" printed on front inside pages.
Missing: None.
Finish: Heavy paper board covers for book have blue background, and off-white text & graphics; selected text handwritten in blue ink. "Blueline" produced pages have dark blue ink markings on pale blue paper.
Decoration: N/A

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