Canadian Railway Workers and World War I Military Service

The article discusses the retention of employee records to keep track of railway workers serving the Canadian armed forces during World War I. It discusses the impact of the war on the Canadian economy, citing how it deepened the depression, how it affected the business performance of railways, including the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and how railway employment fell between 1913 and 1915. It mentions the support given by the railway industry to the war effort which is evident in its collaboration with the metal manufacturing sector in producing shells, as well as its assistance to government efforts to boost munitions production. It also explores how companies monitor employees enlisted to serve the military and how this encouraged them to have an accurate record keeping.