A number of Canadian railways went broke during the Great War (1914 - 1918). Canadian National Railways was born in 1919 when the federal government nationalized these failed ventures, including Canadian Northern Railway whose 1915 station in Fort Langley is managed by the Langley Heritage Society. "CN 100: A Moving Celebration" is currently at the PNE until Sunday and worth a look. More HERE. An historical timeline located inside one the shipping containers used to house displays. Another includes a fly-over of CN's Canadian & U.S. routes -- from Prince Rupert to Halifax and south to the Gulf of Mexico. CN Radio in 1923. This was the forerunner of the CBC -- well dressed listeners listening to music as they rolled down the tracks.