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Rules & Regulations for the Conduct of the Traffic and for the Guidance of the Officers & Servants in the Employment of the Great Western Railway Co
Rates of wages and hours of labour; street railway conductors and motormen. 1914-1919
Proceedings of the Special Committee appointed to investigate Major Hodgins' charges regarding over-classification of materials in the construction of the national Transcontinental Railway
The Philosophy of Railways: The Transcontinental Railway Idea in British North America by A.A. den Otter, 1997-07-12
Ribbons of Steel: Story of the Northern Alberta Railways by Ena Schneider, 2002-08-15
Close Ties: Railways, Government, and the Board of Railway Commissioners, 1851-1933 by Ken Cruikshank, 1991-12
Making Ontario: Agricultural Colonization and Landscape Re-Creation Before the Railway by J. David Wood, 2000-10
Turmoil and Triumph: The Controversial Railway to Hudson Bay by Ian Bickle, 1995-11-15
Reply to the Statements made Affecting the Northern Railway Company of Canada in the Petition of ... by Boulton G. D'Arcy (George D'Arcy), 2009-07-17
Statutes Special and General, Relating to the Northern Railway Company of Canada: Together with All Agreements Affecting the Company by Trevelyan Ridout, 2010-02-04
By Steam Boat and Steam Train: The Story of the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway and Navigation Companies by Niall MacKay, 1994-10-01
The Falls of Niagara by Anonymous, 2010-04-06
A Century of Deluxe Railway Cars in Canada by Robert J. Wayner, 1984
Index to Railway Legislation of the Dominion of Canada from 1867 to 1897 Inclusive by James Everett Wilson Currier, 2008-10-09

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West Coast Railway Association - Preserving BC's Railway Heritage
Exhibits and preserves historic railway equipment, artifacts and memorabilia. Located in Squamish B.C. canada.
http://www.wcra.org

Extractions: Thomas is Coming!! The West Coast Railway Heritage Park is pleased to announce that Thomas is coming in June, 2004! Thomas Author To Visit Heritage Park Saturday May 22 from 10:30 - 4:30 We Need Volunteers Feature Articles: West Coast Railway Heritage Park Celebrates Ten Years General Meeting Notice June Calendar July Calendar Just a reminder that the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish is open from 10:00AM to 5:00PM Every Day. We're Much More Than Trains! The West Coast Railway Association is a non profit society incorporated in 1961 as a registered charity under the Societies Act of British Columbia. Its goal is the Preservation of Railway Heritage in Canada, particularly British Columbia and the West. It is one of the larger non profit societies in the province, having over 1,500 active members who restore, preserve and maintain vintage railcars as well as administer and volunteer in the Association's activities.
VI Rail Photo
railway and railroad photography from across canada and parts of the USA.
http://virailphoto.photoreflect.com/
Kansas City Southern Home Page - Part Of NAFTA Rail Inc.
KCS and its affiliates form the NAFTA railway, linking midAmerica, Mexico and, through interchange with Canadian National, canada.
http://www.kcsi.com/

Extractions: Nafta Rail SM Information Welcome to Kansas City Southern (KCS) , a holding company comprised of four railroads: Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) Texas Mexican Railway (Tex Mex) Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) and Panama Canal Railway Co. (PCRC) . More and more, we are known as the NAFTA Railway for providing seamless rail service for North American shippers.
The Kids' Site Of Canadian Trains
Exhibition for children aged 9 to 11 on the history of railways in canada. Includes stories about trains, railways, workers, pioneers
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/trains/kids/index-e.html

Extractions: Trains have played a big part in Canada's history. Discover Canada's train stories from the people who were there! The first trains in Canada, how the train helped put down a rebellion, hitching rides on the rails these are just some of the stories found in this section. Rock slides, blasting accidents, scurvy, sunstroke, frostbite, wild animals, swamps, high mountains such dangers were all in a day's work for those who built Canada's railways. Meet some of the important people in Canadian train history who just happen to have the title "Sir" before their name. Imagine visiting your dentist or having your classroom on a train. That's just what some children did. Discover these special trains and other unusual trains in this section. Look in this section for some amazing, surprising, amusing and just plain yucky train stories. And they're all true! Want to know more about trains and Canada? You can read other fascinating stories by choosing from this list of books and links to websites. Attention teachers! Suggested curriculum-based activities, using primary-resource material provided from the website, will help your students learn more about history, math, geography, language, transportation, economics and social studies.
Oost West Thijs Best - Avontuurlijke Reisjournalistiek & Reisfotografie
Impressie van een fietstocht langs de Kettle Valley railway in het zuiden van canada, met foto's.
http://www.oostwestthijsbest.nl/pages/artikelvoorbeeld4.html

Extractions: H onderd jaar geleden reden hier fluitende stoomtreinen. Nu is de Kettle Valley Railway in het zuiden van Canada verlaten. Van de stations resten slechts de fundamenten. De houten watertorens zijn ingestort, de bielzen en stalen rails verwijderd. Maar de meeste bruggen en tunnels zijn bewaard gebleven. Geen wonder dat avontuurlijk ingestelde fietsers deze route al snel ontdekten. Want de kans dat je hier een zwarte beer ontmoet is ongeveer even groot als de kans dat je een andere fietser tegenkomt. E en half uurtje geleden reden we nog met de auto door Castlegar, nu fietsen we in absolute stilte over een prachtig pad. Links steile en beboste hellingen, rechts in de diepte het flonkerende water van het Lower Arrow Lake. Deze eerste klim is maar liefst dertig kilometer lang. Dat heeft te maken met de geschiedenis van de spoorlijn, want de stoomtreinen konden maximaal 2,2 procent klimmen. De beklimmingen en afdalingen zijn daardoor eindeloos lang, maar nooit steil. Met een vaartje van zo'n 15 kilometer per uur gaat het in gestaag tempo omhoog. Het aardige van de spoorlijn is dat er vrijwel overal een doubletrack is achtergebleven, zodat je naast elkaar kunt fietsen. De ondergrond varieert: soms mul zand dat fietst als dikke stroop, soms lekker stevig gravel. Maar er zijn ook rotsachtige stukken en passages waar je hard door kleine losliggende stenen raast. Uitkijken voor snakebites dus. Af en toe moeten we even van de fiets om een aardverschuiving te passeren. Je hebt hier al met al wel
Halton County Radial Railway
An operating electric railway museum. Take a ride on a variety of restored street cars, radial and work cars. Includes operating schedule, admission, special events, photos and directions. Located in Milton, Ontario, canada.
http://www.hcry.org/

Extractions: Member: Association of Railway Museums. Founded in 1953, Halton County Radial Railway is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, operating electric railway museum. Situated at Stop 92 on the former right-of-way of the Toronto Suburban Railway , we offer the opportunity to enjoy a trip down memory lane with rides on a variety of restored street cars, radial and work cars, through 2 kilometers of scenic woodlands. Settle back to the creak of the leather seats and the clang of the gong as your car carries you back to a period around the turn of the century. Included in the museums head-quarters is a snack bar, our well stocked gift shop with souvenirs, videos, books, pictures, postcards, plus much more. Admission tickets may be purchased here which are good for unlimited rides on day of purchase, and an opportunity to get a close-up view of the various pieces of equipment that have been preserved, or are in the process of restoration.
BCRail - Discover British Columbia's Railway...
BC Rail, canada's third largest railway, operates exclusively in British Columbia and has interline connections to all railserved points in North America.
http://www.bcrail.com/
Canadian National Railway Encyclopedia : Maps - Weather - Travel - History - Eco
Canadian National railway. CN redirects here, as it s the most common usage of the abbreviation in canada; for more uses, see China and CN (disambiguation).
http://canada.asinah.net/canadian-encyclopedia/wikipedia/c/ca/canadian_national_

Extractions: logo or herald The Canadian National Railway CN ), once the largest railway in Canada , is currently one of the largest freight railways in North America During World War I , the Canadian Pacific Railway fell into debt when they were forced to transport soldiers and war materials across Canada for the war effort. Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden suggested the creation of a new, government-run railroad. In the government combined 16 smaller government-owned railroads (failed private roads which the government had taken over), creating a temporary corporation known as the Canadian Government Railways. Informally, this was known as the Canadian National Railway, and it was under this name that the railway was formally incorporated in The Grand Trunk Railroad was also absorbed into Canadian National by . The company also owned a chain of hotels and a steamship line, and it introduced the first national radio service to entertain passengers on the railway. This service later evolved into the
Site Entry
canada's historic pancanadian railway.
http://www.cpr.ca
Thomas Brassey
Builder of the Paris and Le Havre railway in France, the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, the Caledonian railway, the Great Northern railway, Tilbury and Southend railway, Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, and Grand Trunk railway in canada. (18051870)
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAbrassey.htm

Extractions: Thomas Brassey was born in Buerton near Chester in 1805. While working as a land surveyor he met George Stephenson . The two became friends and in 1834 Stephenson helped Brassey to obtain a contract to build a railway viaduct at Bromborough. Soon afterwards Joseph Locke suggested that Brassey should tender for one of the contracts to build the Grand Junction Railway . Brassey got the contract and this was the start of a long working relationship with Locke.
Canadian Genealogy And History Links - Searchable
gallery include agriculture, aviation, railways, marine services canada s Schoolnet Bringing educators and students together to Has links to Humanitieshistory.
http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/searchable.html

Extractions: Entries preceded by a indicate it is a new entry or the URL has changed or been updated within the last 14 days. ArchiviaNet: Maps, Plans and Charts access to approximately 40,000 item-level descriptions from the "old map card catalogue." About 4,000 items from the catalogue, now in the public domain, have been digitized and may be consulted online. This number will increase on a regular basis.
Canadian Train Trip, Alberta Train Trips, Www.cprtours.com
Luxury rail tours anywhere the Canadian Pacific railway has rails. From the west coast, through the mountains, across the prairies to Lake Superior, and down to central canada.
http://www.cprtours.com/
GTR Shops
1888.. The Grand Trunk took over the Great Western railway of canada. Its headquarters and shops were located in Hamilton Ontario.
http://mountaincable.net/~rmilburn/

Extractions: .. Construction began on the Grand Trunk Railway Motive Power Shops. It was completed in 1871. Machinery and staff were transferred from Brantford and Toronto Ontario. The main building was 270 feet long, 90 feet wide and 14 feet to the eaves, A smaller building of 150 feet in length and 42 feet wide was also added, Stratford was picked to be the new shops' location because of its position in the center of South Western Ontario.
Canadian Railway History
Records show that five locomotives were completed for the Grand Trunk during 1856 seven for the Grand Trunk and other pioneer Canadian railways in 1857, four
http://www.geocities.com/sharut/rrhist3.html

Extractions: It was six years later - on October 27, 1856 - that the railroad first appeared in Kingston. On this date the Grand Trunk Railway was opened from Montreal to Toronto. And in this same month ... possibly even on the same day ... the firm, having been sold and now operated by Morton and Hinds, delivered its first railway locomotive - Grand Trunk No. 88. Records show that five locomotives were completed for the Grand Trunk during 1856: seven for the Grand Trunk and other pioneer Canadian railways in 1857, four in 1958, and eleven in 1859. During the Fifties several other Canadian firms began the manufacture of locomotives, but, of all these early builders, only the Kingston works was able to remain in the business. Among those who fell by the wayside after producing a few engines during the years between 1853 and 1887 were James Good , Toronto; Kinmond Bros. , Montreal; Dan C. Gunn , Hamilton; , St. John; and Montgomery Iron Works , Halifax. What was the reason for the success of Kingston as compared with all its early Canadian competitors? Clearly it could only have been the superiority of its products - a superiority which is attested to by early motive power records in existence today. Then, as in the years to come, Kingston locomotives were establishing records of outstanding performance. In the years prior to 1887, the annual production of the Kingston plant always outstripped its Canadian competition. From 1887 to 1904, Kingston was alone in Canadian locomotive manufacturing .
Revelstoke Railway Museum
Close to 200,000 railway workers made a major contribution to the war effort. This video documents this important time in Canadian railway history. no. V12.
http://www.railwaymuseum.com/store/video details.htm

Extractions: Tracks of Destruction 46 min, color; Episode #5 of a 13-part documentary which looks at the devastating toll of natural and man-made disasters and also the far reaching implications of each tragedy on our social history. This tape features two disasters. The first, Minaki Train, 1947 and the Rogers Pass Avalanche of 1910. no Snowplow Through Rogers 60 minutes, color, narration; Snowplows in action yes Canadian Pacific Railway Beaver Tracks 15 minutes, color, narration; The Story of CPR's Corporate Identity no Castles of the North
Canadian Pacific Railway
THE NORTH SHORE The building of the CRP railway. One of the greatest epics of Canadian history was the building of the Great Canadian Pacific railway.
http://www.terrace-bay.com/buildingCPR.html

Extractions: The building of the CRP Railway One of the greatest epics of Canadian History was the building of the Great Canadian Pacific Railway. Sir John A. MacDonald was Prime Minister when the concept of creating an all Canadian Railroad was brought to the Government's attention. The concept rose in the early 1870's and was not brought up to Parliament until 1880. It was the longest debate in the history of the Parliament up until then. The debate finally came to an end in February of 1881 and the CPR was granted permission to built. This permission was given even though many members of parliament had concerns that building the railway through the North Shore would be impossible. They lobbied to get the rail put through the American side of Superior. Ultimately, it was decided that the plans of an all-Canadian line would continue. The CPR was owned by six men; they were known as the CPR syndicate. The members were George Stephen, Duncan McIntyre, James J. Hill, Richard Bladworth Angus, Donald A. Smith, and John S. Kennedy. They were all very wealthy, and could afford the best railway men available. William C. Van Horne was the best for he was equipped mentally and physically for the difficult job that was ahead of him; he was chosen to be the General Manager of the treacherous North Shore section of the Railway. He was paid the largest salary ever paid to a railroad man: 15,000 a year. Construction of the CPR railway along the North Shore of Lake Superior has been considered one of the greatest feats done by man. The North Shore was once described as "two hundred miles of engineering impossibilities". Considering that not a single steam shovel, locomotive crane or power drill was used on the job the results were amazing. The construction of the railway was to begin on a major scale. First the surveyors had to lay the line for the navies to follow; second a railroad 66 feet wide would be cut through the forests, rivers, and cliffs. Third, steel rails would be laid, and finally the line would "ballasted" which meant filling the ties with crushed rock. There were also many buildings constructed along the way, such as: railway stations, water towers, sidings, turntables, lights and switches that were needed to make the railway operational.
AllRefer Encyclopedia - Sir John Alexander Macdonald (Canadian History, Biograph
Related Category Canadian history, Biographies. facilitate their development, Macdonald s government decided to construct the Canadian Pacific railway.
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/M/MacdonJA.html

Extractions: By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z M Related Category: Canadian History, Biographies Sir John Alexander Macdonald Cartier of Lower Canada headed the Liberal-Conservatives (a coalition largely of Macdonald's creating), and he became prime minister in 1857. This government fell in 1858, but he continued as a cabinet minister until 1862. He briefly returned (1864) as prime minister before he was joined by George Brown Pacific scandal , which involved the railroad, broke (1873), and the government resigned. Changing industrial conditions made Macdonald the advocate of a protectionist policy (known as the National Policy), and he was returned as prime minister in 1878 and served until his death. The transcontinental railroad was completed (1885), and other public works were accomplished. Macdonald was knighted in 1867. See his correspondence, ed. by J. Pope (1921); biographies by his nephew, J. P. Macpherson (2 vol., 1891) and D. G. Creighton (1952 and 1956); study by D. Swainson (1971).
Books - Canadian Railway Telegraph History
Canadian railway Telegraph history.
http://www.insulators.com/books/crth.htm

Extractions: Montreal Telegraph Co. Dominion Telegraph Co. Great North Western Telegraph Co. Canadian National Telegraph Co. Canadian Pacific Telegraph Co. Telegraph in the Maritimes Telegraphic inventions Tools of the telegraph Telegraph circuits Telegraph signs Telegraph history Canadian telegraph event chronology 250 pages of Canadian railway telegraph history, including over 150 historic photographs, telegrams, illustrations and charts. A must for Canadian railway and telegraph enthusiasts! The companion book to Mark Lauckner's Canadian Railway Communications Insulators Now in its second printing! "This book has now gone in multiple copies to 40 US States, 9 Canadian Provinces, Scotland, England and Australia as well many Universities, Colleges and major Libraries. Two public schools in upper State New York are using it in their course of study. It is still to be printed in England by an independent Publisher. This book has been termed "The definitive book on the railway telegraph in Canada." A detailed description and ordering information can be found at the author's web site
Alberta Railway Museum: A Brief History Of Alberta's Railways
A Canadian railway Bibliography Those who are interested in further information on rail history should have a look at this extensive bibliography compiled by
http://railwaymuseum.ab.ca/history.html

Extractions: The Alberta Railway Museum Home News Our Collection Tour the Grounds ... Contact Us To help place our collection in an historical context, we've provided links to a few resources we've collected. Click on the titles to access them. We'll also be posting links to articles about significant events in the Museum's history as well. Distant or recent past, you'll likely find something of interest here. 9000 Participation in Jasper Station Transfer - On October 27, 2001, locomotive 9000 and a contingent of APRA members were in Jasper to celebrate the transfer of the Jasper Station's ownership from Canadian National to Parks Canada. This article is one member's report on the event. A Canadian Railway Bibliography - Those who are interested in further information on rail history should have a look at this extensive bibliography compiled by Ken Jones. Ken updates this document on a regular basis, so check back from time to time to see what's been added. (Note to those with slower Internet connections - this page is large and may take a while to load.) A Brief History of Alberta's Railways - A thumbnail sketch of the history of rail in Alberta, a very useful introduction to the subject.
Site16 Social History Of Building - CNR Railway Station Fort Langley, British Co
of the railway stations such as the one at Ft. Langley had to reduce or eliminate passenger service. In order to protect this piece of Canadian history the
http://collections.gc.ca/drawings/sites/site16/16social.html

Extractions: A dramatic rise in population and economic growth within the City of Langley gave Canadian Northern the confidence to build a passenger station. The station was built according to C.N.R.'s 'third class' design, which was used in the building of eighty five other stations. (Inventory of Historic Buildings in Langley, A3.) The main floor of a station had an office, reception area, and a living room for the employee. An employee of the railway was expected to live at the station. Bedrooms and the kitchen were located on the second floor. In 1918, under new ownership (Canadian National), "a wing was added to provide roomier living quarters for the station agent and his family." (Ibid.) A railway station would normally be close to other social places like hotels and restaurants. With a central location a railway station was an important meeting place in many towns.

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