Canadian Passenger Association

Canadian Passenger Association (French: Conseil canadien des services voyageurs[1]) was an association of railway companies serving Canada that authorized and administered discount rail fares for travel to conventions or special events [2][3][4] or to certain categories of travellers, such as commercial travellers, clergy, or charitable workers.[5] The association's functions "relate[d] mainly to tariffs and ticket regulations."[6][7]

Similar associations operated in the United States prior to the creation of Amtrak.

References

  1. ^ "Vocabulaire du service voyageurs : anglais-français = Passenger service vocabulary : English-French. Montréal : Chemins de fer nationaux du Canada, Service de linguistique". Termium Plus. Canadian National Railways, Linguistic Services. 1973.
  2. ^ "The Dallas Session: Railroad Rates to Dallas". Journal of the American Medical Association. 86 (8): 558. February 20, 1926. doi:10.1001/jama.1926.02670340036017. The Canadian Passenger Association has also authorized these reduced rates from points in Canada east of and including Armstrong, Fort William and Sault Ste. Marie.
  3. ^ Noël, Françoise (2009). Family and Community Life in Northeastern Ontario: The Interwar Years. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0773576148. A special Railroad Transportation Committee negotiated reduced fares on the basis of a "Certificate Plan" with the Canadian Passenger Association.
  4. ^ "Reduced Rates Granted: Fixtures of the Eastern Canadian Passenger Association". The Gazette. Montreal. April 8, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Section 5: Reduced Fare Tickets and Exceptional Arrangements". General Instructions to Train Conductiors No. 2. Canadian National Railways. June 1, 1951.
  6. ^ "Organization In Industry, Commerce And The Professions In Canada: Annual Publication Of Department Of Labour, Ottawa (review(". Labour Gazette: 763–764. September 1924. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Canadian Passenger Association fonds - Héritage". heritage.canadiana.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-23.


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