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Yes , circa 1960 when CN had all kinds of branch and spur lines and serviced rural communities. Their maps of tracks looked like a tapestry. For those who don't know the history of CN it was formed by the government due to the high number of small RR companies faltering about the turn of the last century and then being taken over by CN so the out of the way places would be serviced. Canadian demagraphics and geography is very diverse and presented many problems and obstacles for the transportation industry. How do you make something profitable when you have to ship by rail, several hundred miles into nowhere where the population maybe a couple of hundred individuals. You Don't, hence Canadian National.
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