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CNR Historical Association

CNR Historical Association

The Association, formerly the CN Lines Special Interest Group, is an international self-sustaining operational research and historical society that exclusively focuses on the Canadian National family of railways, and actively promotes the art of modelling them accurately. In addition to it's "CN Lines" magazine and brass locomotive numbers, a books on Ottawa's Chateau Laurier was recently published. Recent "CN Lines" issues, the above book, remaining copies of the second CN locomotive book, number plates and a few remaining paints in-stock are listed in the Store.

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Our prices are discounted approximately 12.5% from the MSRP (except for the magazine).

Delivery Information

The book listed in the Store is still available at the publisher. We don't re-order the magazine once our initial stock is gone.
Other items usually take 3-4 weeks to obtain.

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CNR Historical Association

  • Book "Canadian National Railways Diesel Locomotives, Volume 2"

    Book "Canadian National Railways Diesel Locomotives, Volume 2"

    CNR Historical Association

    $49.95
    Hardcover book. Subtitled: "The Road Switcher: From Steam's Final Decade to Privatization" Equally at home on mainline or branchline freight or passenger trains, and even in yard switching, the versatile "road switcher" became the diesel-electric...
    SKU:
    CNR-2
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $49.95
  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 19, Number 3"

    Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 19, Number 3"

    CNR Historical Association

    $6.50
    Issue 72, featuring:- 1. CN's Century: 1919-2019  Part 1 (1919-1969) 2. Snow Sheds Along the Skeena 3. What Speed Now? - How CN led the industry in diesel wheel-slip detection and control 4. From First-Class Coach to Drover's Car - CNR No. 7131 was...
    SKU:
    CNR-72
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $6.50
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  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 20, Number 1"

    Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 20, Number 1"

    CNR Historical Association

    $6.50
    Issue 74, featuring:- 1. CN's Rebuilt F-unit Fleet - Part 1 2. Sixty Years at Edson 3. H-6-d/g Ten Wheelers - Prototype background for Rapido's proposed HO models 4. CN's Prince Edward Island Operations in 1977 5. A 1950 CNR Excursion to Coboconk and...
    SKU:
    CNR-74
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $6.50
    Quick view
  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 20, Number 3

    Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 20, Number 3

    CNR Historical Association

    $7.50
    Issue 76, featuring:-     CNs Automated Inspection Portals    Grande Portal or Bust: A Bridge to Far    CN's Early SW1200RS fleet    CN's Transcontinental Express Trains...
    SKU:
    CNR-76
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $7.50
  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 20, Number 4

    Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 20, Number 4

    CNR Historical Association

    $7.50
    Issue 77, featuring:- CN System GP 38 Diesels, Part 1: GP38 and GP38AC locomotives of Grand Trunk Western and Central Vermont Grain on CN: How the railway's handling of this important commodity has evolved in recent years Jordan Spreader at Thunder Bay...
    SKU:
    CNR-77
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $7.50
  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 21, Number 1

    Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 21, Number 1

    CNR Historical Association

    $7.50
    Issue 78, featuring:- Mixed to Monk CN System GP38 Diesels - Part 2: Canadian National GP38-2s CNR Special Observation-Buffet-Compartment Car Pacific - Built by CC&F in 1924 for charter service and modernized by Canadian National between 1938 and...
    SKU:
    CNR-78
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $7.50
  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 21, Number 2

    CNR Historical Association

    $7.50
    Issue 79, featuring:- The Lost Car A Passion for CNR Steam - The photography of Ron Wright, Part 1: 1956-1957 The Sarcee Repaints Kingston's Hanley Spur Travelling on CN in '64 Modelling CN Double Deck Automobile Transporters The Inverness &...
    SKU:
    CNR-79
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $7.50
  • Magazine "CN Lines, Volume 21, Number 3

    CNR Historical Association

    $7.50
    Issue 80, featuring:- CN System GP38 Diesels - Part 3: Grand Trunk Western GP38-2s A Passion for CNR Steam - The photography of Ron Wright, Part 2: 1957-1958 A Short History of the Canadian National Public Affairs Department See the "Manufacturer" page...
    SKU:
    CNR-80
    Availability:
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    Scale:
    All Scales
    Roadname:
    CN
    $7.50
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 1)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 1)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G1
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 10)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 10)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G10
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 11)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 11)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G11
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 12)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 12)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G12
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 2)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 2)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G2
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 3)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 3)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G3
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 4)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 4)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G4
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 5)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 5)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G5
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 6)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 6)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G6
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 7)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 7)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G7
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 8)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 8)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G8
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95
  • Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 9)

    Number plate, front, steam locomotive, CN (60 #s - Group 9)

    CNR Historical Association

    $3.95
    60 of 720 etched brass CNR steam locomotive number plates. These sequentially cover all road numbers from #45 (a X-10-a subclass 4-6-4T) through the Newfoundland numbers, the 4-4-0's, the 2-6-0's, the 4-6-0's and many 2-8-0's (to #2494...
    SKU:
    CNR-200-2G9
    Availability:
    Sold out after current stock is depleted.
    Scale:
    HO
    Roadname:
    CN
    $3.95

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