INTRODUCTION
This synoptic (summary) history of the CNR was compiled by the Canadian National Railways (Accounting Department) by the late A. B. Hopper and T. Kearney, B. Sc., B. Eng., as of December 31, 1960, and published in 1962.
It is valuable to railway history researchers by providing basic information about all of the constituent and predecessor companies of the CNR, including related industries such as telegraph, ferry, shipping, hotel, real estate and financial companies. It is particularly helpful in providing dates of incorporation and openings, directors, mergers, mileages, abandonments and so forth.
It was provided to me some years ago by railway researcher Art Clowes. Please note that there are formatting irregularities on some pages. 

QUICK PARTIAL INDEX
Ontario Pacific Jct Ry 15
Yorkville & Loop Line Ry 19
Atlantic & St. Lawrence RR 22
Bay of Quinte Ry 28
Brantford, Norfolk & Pt Burwell Ry 38
Buffalo & Lake Huron RR 40
Canada Atlantic Ry 45
CNR operated mileages 108
Canadian Northern Rys 177
Cobourg & Peterborough companies 268
Duluth, Wpg & Pacific Ry 286
Flos Tramway 294
Grand Trunk Georgian Bay & Lake Erie Ry
(Stratford & Huron, Georgian Bay & Wellington, Port Dover & Lake Huron, South Norfolk Rys) 296
Grand Trunk Pacific 320
Grand Trunk Ry 333
Northern Ry of Canada mileages 341
Grand Trunk Western 392
Great Western Ry 413
Hamilton North Western Ry 424
Intercolonial Ry 437
Lake Simcoe Jct. Ry 460
Medonte Tramway 476
Midland Ry of Canada and constituent companies 480
Northern & Pacific Jct. Ry 560
Northern Ry of Canada  563 and 565
North Grey Ry 564
Toronto, Simcoe & Muskoka Jct. Ry 564
North Simcoe Ry 570
Oshawa Ry 576
Toronto Belt Line 644
Toronto Terminals Co. 647
Waterloo Jct Ry 667
Welland Ry 668
Wellington, Grey & Bruce Ry 670

CONTENT
Cover 
Index by Company 
1 to 54  55 to 107 
108 121  122 to 153  154 to 182 
183 to 220  221 to 265  266 to 302 
302 to 354  354 to 391 
392 to 436  437 to 478  480 to 520 
521 to 559  560 to 599 
600 to 643  644 to 675