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Oswald A. Trudeau, assistant general traffic manager of the Canadian National, has been appointed general passenger traffic manager, with headquarters as before at Montréal, succeeding Albert A. Gardiner, who will retire on pension on December 23. Arthur P. Lait and Fay N. McKenzie, general passenger agents, at New York and Winnipeg, respectively, have been promoted to passenger traffic managers at Montréal. Joseph N. Vincent, assistant to general passenger traffic manager, has been named assistant passenger traffic manager at Montréal.

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Oswald A. Trudeau

Mr. Trudeau was born at Waterloo, Que., and attender St. Bernardin College and Waterloo Academy. He entered railroad service in 1906 as a clerk in the office of the auditor of passenger accounts, Grand Trunk (now C.N.), and subsequently served as advertising clerk, excursion clerk, chief clerk of passenger department at Montréal and special representative in charge of large movements. Mr. Trudeau was appointed district passenger agent at Montréal in March, 1935, general passenger agent in October 1942, assistant passenger traffic manager in 1947, and assistant passenger traffic manager in June 1950.

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Albert A. Gardiner

Mr Gardiner was born in Somersetshire, England on December 22, 1886, and entered railroad service in 1907 as a clerk with the Grand Trunk. He later served the C.N. as chief clerk in the passenger department, chief clerk in passenger traffic manager's office and the office of executive assistant to vice-president. Mr. Gardiner was appointed general passenger agent in 1926, assistant general passenger traffic manager in 1930; general passenger traffic manager in 1944.

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Arthur P. Lait

Mr. Lait joined the C.N. at Winnipeg in 1912 and has served in the passenger department in the United States since 1925. He was with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in World War I and during World War II was in charge of the C.N. office at Washington, D.C.

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Fay N. McKenzie

Mr. McKenzie has been with the C.N. passenger department in various positions since 1917.

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