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Railway Canada History:     more books (100)

The Kids Book of Canada's Railway: and How the CPR Was Built (Kids Books of ...) by Deborah Hodge, 2000-08-01 Narrow Gauge Railways of Canada by Omer Lavallee, 2005-08-01 Four whistles to wood-up: Stories of the Northern Railway of Canada : issued on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the running of the first ... (Upper Canada Railway Society. Bulletin) by Frank N Walker, 1953 The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881 by Pierre Berton, 2001-08-14 The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923 by Robert B. Fleming, 1994-01 The Railways (The Discovering Canada Series) by Robert Livesey, 1997-10-01 Wreck! - Canada's Worst Railway Accidents by Hugh Halliday, 1997-09 Built for War: Canada's Intercolonial Railway by Jay Underwood, 2005-09 The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Development of Western Canada, 1896-1914 by John A. Eagle, 1989-04 Canada and the Grand Trunk, 1829-1924 (The Railroads) by Henry Almon Lovett, 1981-02 Illustrated History of Canadian Railways by Nick Mika, 1986-09 A Century of Deluxe Railway Cars in Canada by Robert J. Wayner, 1984 The CANADIAN NORTH-WEST:Its History and Its Troubles, From the Early Days of the Fur-Trade to the Era of the Railway and the Settler;with Incidents of Travel in the Region, and the Narrative of Three Insurrections. by G. Mercer. [Canada].Adam, 1885 The Canadian Northwest: Its History And Its Troubles From The Early Days Of The Fur Trade To The Era Of The Railway And The Settler by G. Mercer Adam, 2007-07-25

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21. Rails Canada - Canadian Rail History
    will find a detailed history of all railways constructed within the Province of Ontario,canada in addition to a complete listing of remaining railway stations  
    http://www.railscanada.com/railhistory.shtml
    
    Extractions: GENERAL Classifieds Contact Us Forum Webring HISTORY CDN Rail History Historical Railroads Railroad Museums MODEL RAILROAD Live Steam - Mini Rail Model Railroad Books Model Railroad Clubs Model RR Layouts ... Model RR Retail PRODUCTS Railroad Magazines RAILFAN Railroad Newsgroups Regional Railfanning Photo Galleries Visitors' Photos RAILROADS Canadian Railroads Historic Railroads Passenger Information Rail Industry ... Urban Transit SHOPPING HO Scale Kits Model RR Software Model RR Videos Mouse Pads ... Canadian Railway Telegraph History - A site dedicated to Canada's railway telegraph, agents, operators, and railways. Ontario Railway History Page - You will find a detailed history of all railways constructed within the Province of Ontario, Canada in addition to a complete listing of remaining railway stations. C. Robert Craig Memorial Library - Reference Materials for the Railway Enthusiast, including books, magazines, photos, drawings. Old Time Trains - Canadian railway history and stories, written by railroaders.

22. Rails Canada - Historical Canadian Railroads
    Pacific railway for the profitable traffic that was developing in western canada.Grand Trunk railway Shops (Stratford) General and personal history of the  
    http://www.railscanada.com/history.shtml
    
    Extractions: GENERAL Classifieds Contact Us Forum Webring HISTORY CDN Rail History Historical Railroads Railroad Museums MODEL RAILROAD Live Steam - Mini Rail Model Railroad Books Model Railroad Clubs Model RR Layouts ... Model RR Retail PRODUCTS Railroad Magazines RAILFAN Railroad Newsgroups Regional Railfanning Photo Galleries Visitors' Photos RAILROADS Canadian Railroads Historic Railroads Passenger Information Rail Industry ... Urban Transit SHOPPING HO Scale Kits Model RR Software Model RR Videos Mouse Pads ... Canadian National Railways - Like many modern corporations, Canadian National Railways was the result of the merging of a large number of smaller and older companies whose operations were combined over the years to form a more complex transportation system. Canadian Northern Railway - The Canadian Northern Railway was incorporated in1899 following the amalgamation of two small Manitoba grain-transporting branch lines. Electric Lines in Southern Ontario - Covering interurban and street railways in Southern Ontario.

23. The History Of Canada And Canadians - New Dominion Is Launched
    easily have won a place in Canadian history as the in 1874; the Supreme Court ofCanada held its first sitting in 1876; and the Intercolonial railway ran its  
    http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/newdominion.html
    
    Extractions: THE HISTORY OF CANADA New Dominion Is Launched The first Parliament of the new Dominion met on Nov. 6, 1867, with Macdonald as prime minister. By the Deed of Surrender of 1869, Canada purchased the vast Northwest Territories from the Hudson's Bay Company. The company was permitted to retain trading rights in the area and a small percentage of the prairie lands. The only western settlement of importance east of the Rockies was the Red River colony in Manitoba, which had attained a population of some 12,000 since Selkirk's time. The metis were the most numerous of these settlers. Their leader, Louis Riel, defied the new governor sent out to take over possession of the territory from the Hudson's Bay Company. Riel seized Fort Garry, set up his own provisional government, and forwarded demands to Ottawa that the civil rights and the land rights of the people be protected. At this point Riel might easily have won a place in Canadian history as the father of Manitoba, but he committed the grave error of imprisoning some of the Ontario settlers who opposed him and of having one of them, Thomas Scott, executed. Calmer judgments prevailed when Donald Smith (later Lord Strathcona) and Bishop Alexandre Tache, the religious leader of the Red River Settlement, went to Ottawa and obtained passage of the Manitoba Act of 1870. By this act Manitoba was constituted a province, with its seat of government at Fort Garry (later Winnipeg). But it was a much smaller province, amounting to little more than the Red River Settlement. The right of the French-speaking inhabitants to their own religion and schools was recognized. Soldiers under Col. (later Sir) Garnet Wolseley were sent to Fort Garry to bring law and order on authority from Ottawa. Riel allowed his provisional government to collapse and fled from the new province. The Red River Rebellion was ended but not the career of Riel.

24. The History Of Canada And Canadians Macdonald's National Policy
    THE history OF canada. its previously announced protective tariff (1879), appointedcanada's first high and completed the overdue transcontinental railway (1885  
    http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/macdonald.html
    
    Extractions: THE HISTORY OF CANADA Macdonald's National Policy Macdonald sought to strengthen the new Dominion both at home and abroad. He could foresee the ultimate evolution of something akin to the modern British Commonwealth, in which Canada would be an equal partner with the mother country. During the seven years following his return to office, his government adopted its previously announced protective tariff (1879), appointed Canada's first high commissioner to London (1880), annexed the Arctic Archipelago (1880), and completed the overdue transcontinental railway (1885). In 1885 word of a new crisis was flashed from the Northwest Territories. Louis Riel was leading the metis of the valley of the South Saskatchewan in a new uprising against the federal government, and this time he had aroused numbers of the Indians to fight beside him. A militia force was hastily dispatched under Gen. Frederick Middleton over the completed portion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Within a few weeks the Northwest Rebellion was put down and Riel was arrested. His trial for treason and his execution aroused wide controversy across Canada and to a considerable extent cost the Conservative party the support of French-speaking Canadians for many decades. Macdonald's National Policy was by now the chief target of the Liberals, who were calling for "unrestricted reciprocity" in trade with the United States. Macdonald won the 1891 election. His health was failing, however, and later that year he died.

25. Musquodoboit Railway
    The railways of canada Archives recounts the history of this local railway which proceeded from Dartmouth to Dean's Settlement under trials and tribulations amusingly typical of government operations.  
    http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/MusquodoboitRailway.html
    
    Extractions: Musquodoboit Railway by David Othen The first effort towards bringing railway service to the area east of Halifax was in 1884. In that year a first railway bridge was completed by the Intercolonial Railway from Halifax to Dartmouth, across the Narrows of Halifax Harbour. Near the Dartmouth shore a stone pier was constructed in about 35 feet of water and this pier provided a support for the swing section of the bridge. The wooden trestle-work of the bridge rested on, and was secured to, stone filled cribs spaced every ten feet on the harbour bottom. The bridge was 1500 feet long and was curved with its convex side facing towards the Bedford Basin. In the summer of 1891 the government was made aware of the extremely weak condition of the bridge. On 7 September 1891, before improvements could be made, a mighty storm ripped two-thirds of the bridge from its footings. The government rejected suggestions that a land route around the Bedford Basin was preferable. and so a second bridge was completed in 1892. This bridge, like the first was poorly constructed and not braced. It lasted just over a year. About 2 am on 23 July 1893 almost two-thirds of the bridge slipped into the water and floated up into the Bedford Basin. 34 freight cars were left stranded on the Dartmouth side of the harbour. No further railway bridges were built across the harbour. Instead, in 1896, the Intercolonial branch line from Windsor Junction to Dartmouth was opened, a distance of 12.5 miles. In the same year the Halifax and Guysborough Railway Company Inc. was formed to build a railway from Halifax to Guysborough via the Musquodoboit Valley but no work was done.

26. Canada Atlantic Railway Corporate History
    canada Atlantic railway Corporate history.  
    http://www.proto87.org/ca/history/history.html

27. The Canada Atlantic Railway Research Site
    CNRHist. history of The canada Atlantic railway Co. THE railway ROLLING STOCK INDUSTRYIN canada A history of 110 Years of Canadian railway Car Building..  
    http://www.proto87.org/ca/references.html

28. Creston BC Canada - History - 3
    tramway. In 1898, the Canadian Pacific railway built an extension,the Crows Nest Pass railway, through the Creston Valley. Within  
    http://www.crestonvalley.com/historypg3.html
    
    Extractions: 20, 1891, also chose the name Creston in 1899, after a small town in Iowa he had once visited. Several other families also arrived in the early 1890's, though Creston was still a long ways from being an established town. The Huscroft family, which came in covered wagon from Utah in 1891, originally settled near the Kootenay River. The flood of 1894 forced them to move to higher ground, into the area east of Creston that today is known as Huscroft. The settler era saw a renewal of interest in mining in the Creston area. The most prominent mine in the area was the Alice mine, located on Goat Mountain and staked in 1890. Several other mines were also discovered before the turn of the century. However, development of these claims could not occur until railways were built to make shipment of ore and supplies possible, and, even then, the mines of the Creston Valley would be short-lived. The Alice mine, however, was lucrative enough that a concentrator was built near the CPR tracks at what became known as Alice Siding, just north of Creston itself. The ore was shipped from the mine to the concentrator on an aerial tramway. In 1898, the Canadian Pacific Railway built an extension, the Crows Nest Pass Railway, through the Creston Valley. Within two years, the great Northern had also opened a line through the valley, from Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, to Kuskanook, on the east shore of Kootenay Lake. These railways were built to access the rich mining districts near Nelson and Kaslo. Although Creston experienced a bit of a boom due to railway construction, for a few more years at least, it was considered only a minor siding along the way.

29. Old Time Trains
    The railways of canada Archives http//www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways. Uniquesite with a variety of railway history across canada. Surrey's history.  
    http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/links.html
    
    Extractions: LINKS News and discussion of railways and the railway industry in Canada - past, present and future. Welcome topics include those that affect or are related to the Canadian railway scene, be it the industries they serve, preservation, other modes of transport, unique train spottings, as well as the discussion of locomotives and rolling stock in Canada. C.N.R. Ontario Research Nova Scotia Railways History Canadian Freights Cars and ... Stratford Shops History and photos of GTR/CNR shops in Stratford, Ontario. http://www.vanc.igs.net/~roughley/gn_fv.html History of the Great Northern in B.C. by Neil Roughley. The C.P.R.'s fear of invasions by US railroads into Canada in the 19th Century to syphon off traffic was very real and is clearly shown on the map. The Railways of Canada Archives http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways Unique site with a variety of railway history across Canada. Surrey's History http://members.shaw.ca/j.a.brown/RREra.html

30. The Railways Of Canada Archives Canadian Railway Links
    information. Canadian railway Telegraph history A site dedicayed to canada'srailway telegraph, agents, operators, and railways. Canadian  
    http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/CanadianRailLinks.html
    
    Extractions: This is the home page of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Canada. The site publicizes general information and history of the organization. Content includes a list of Canadian Officers, latest press releases and newsletters. The newsletter section of the site reports on events and current trends in prototype railroading. Canada Southern Railway The Canada Southern Railway ran from Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, Ontario, across the north shore of Lake Erie to Windsor, where it rejoined its parent, the New York Central. The CASO provided a valuable shortcut for through trains between New York and Chicago, shaving several hours off routings on the Water Level Route via Cleveland, Ohio. The CASO also operated branches to Courtright, Leamington, Amherstburg, and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Canada Southern Railway

31. South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corp.
    world with a constitution linking its formation to the building of a railway. thePacific and trains have played a crucial part in canada's history ever since.  
    http://www.ssrhc.com/history.htm

32. Parks Canada Redirect
    1885, canada's first transcontinental railway is completed. day Banff set aside ascanada's first National 6,000 hectares) in the park's history sweeps through  
    http://www.worldweb.com/parkscanada-kootenay/historic_milestones_e.html
    
    Extractions: The Parks Canada Web site has been completely redesigned. As a result, some of the files and bookmarks may no longer be available. You will automatically be brought to the new Parks Canada home page . Please update your bookmarks and do not hesitate to contact us should you continue having difficulty finding the information you seek. Le site Web du Canada de parcs a été complètement remodelé. En conséquence, certains des dossiers et des signets peuvent plus être disponibles. Vous serez automatiquement apportés au nouveau Home Page du Canada de parcs . Veuillez mettre à jour vos signets et ne hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous continuez à avoir la difficulté trouver l'information que vous cherchez. Banff Jasper Kootenay Yoho ... Yoho Tourism Information For travel information about the Canadian Rockies, please visit WorldWeb Travel Guide. www.CANADIANROCKIES.com www.CANADIANROCKIES.com

33. Stanley Park Vancouver Bc Canada History Heritage
    history. Dedication of Stanley Park by Lord Stanley, Governor General of canada.June 28, 1890, The Vancouver Electric railway and Lighting Company officially  
    http://www.seestanleypark.com/page2history.htm
    
    Extractions: Stanley Park Vancouver - British Columbia - CANADA History The purpose of this page is to provide a chronological context to the physical, cultural, social and political environments that shaped and influenced Stanley Park's creation and evolution. This list is intended as a guide only and is not to be viewed as definitive or comprehensive. The content is a mix of details that I hope will inform and entertain the viewer. Details of interest or relevance will be added regularly. This chronology highlights the relatively short span of time in which the Vancouver area evolved to its present status, some 150 years. Exploration and expansion Admiral Quadra sails from Mexico to Alaska and claims the Pacific Coast for Spain Captain Cook sails up the west coast and becomes the first European to set foot on what is now the western shore of Canada July 5, 1791 Spanish explorer Narvaez anchors off Isla de Langara now called Point Grey June 12, 1792 Captain George Vancouver arrives, charts and names Point Grey, the Strait of Georgia, Point Atkinson, English Bay and Burrard Channel. June 14, 1792

34. Regina's History
    Important Events in Regina's history. 12th Ave. first street paving concretesidewalks; Canadian Northern railway, canada's second transcontinental;  
    http://www.reginacityarchives.com/Regina_s_History/regina_s_history.html

35. Brockville & Ottawa Railway
    history of early railway in canada, now part of the Canadian Pacific railway (CPR).  
    http://www.globalserve.net/~robkath/railbor.htm
    
    Extractions: Location: History: Construction began in 1854, commencing at the Grand Trunk line in Brockville. With the exception of several river crossings, it was anticipated that building the line would be straight forward as the terrain was generally flat. Progress was slow, however, given the lack of funds available, a problem that would plague the line for most of its corporate history. As a result, the line from Brockville to Smiths Falls was not completed and opened for traffic until February 1859. Shortly thereafter, the branch into Perth was finished, the location of a future connection west with the . By August, the mainline was open to Almonte. Once again, the company fell into financial problems and it wasn't until 1867 that the road was extended north to Sand Point on the Ottawa River, just east of Renfrew. The railway was short of its goal of reaching Pembroke by 48 miles, an area where most of the anticipated lumber traffic would be generated from. As well, the company struggled in making a connection with the Brockville waterfront to gain access to Ogdensburg, New York ferry boats. This occurred primarily because the end of the line and Brockville waterfront were separated by a substantial bluff. Canada Central Railway Approximate Milage: The mainline from Brockville to Sand Point was 86 miles while the branch line from Smiths Falls to Perth was 12 miles.

36. Untitled Document
    its cobblestone streets and quaint cafes, and the Canadian railway Museum. challengesof laying rail, the future of rail in canada, and the history of the  
    http://www.odysseylearningadventures.ca/programs/individualsdetail.cfm?ID=1

37. Loading L4U IPAC
    COMPTINES TRADITIONNELLES DU canada FRANCAIS (FR0001). Summary, The video exploresthe history and impact of conflict VICTORIA AND SIDNEY railway 18921919 (0356  
    http://drc.sd62.bc.ca/DT000133.HTM

38. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Canada | History
    history. By 1885 the completion of the Canadian Pacific railway one of canada'sgreat historical sagas - joined the country's east and west coasts.  
    http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_america/canada/history.htm
    
    Extractions: Canada Well before Columbus 'discovered' America in 1492, prehistoric tribes from Asia had come across the Bering Strait; and around AD 1000, the Vikings, the first European vistors, had tried to settle in northern Newfoundland. By the time subsequent Europeans arrived, Canada's Indian tribes had already developed a multitude of languages, customs, religious beliefs, trading patterns, arts and crafts, laws and governments. Although a number of European countries were interested in establishing settlements in the Americas, it was French explorer Jacques Cartier who made the first claim on the area surrounding the St Lawrence River in 1534. Another French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded Quebec City in the early 1600s. In 1663 Canada, now home to about 3000 French settlers, became a province of France. Just as the French started to thrive on the fur trade, the British entered the scene, founding the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 to add a bit of 'friendly' competition. For a while, the two European cultures coexisted peacefully. Then, in 1745, British troops captured a French fort in Nova Scotia - the struggle for control of the new land was on. The turning point in what became known as the Seven Years' War arrived when the British defeated the French at Quebec City in 1759. At the Treaty of Paris in 1763, France handed Canada over to Britain. By the end of the American Revolution (1775-83), a migration of about 50,000 British 'Loyalists' from the USA created a more even balance between the French and British populations. After the War of 1812 - the last war between Canada and the USA, in which Canada was victorious - Britain, fearful of losing Canada as it had the American Colonies, proclaimed the British North America Act (BNA Act) in 1867. The Act established the Dominion of Canada and became Canada's equivalent of a constitution. By 1885 the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway - one of Canada's great historical sagas - joined the country's east and west coasts. By 1912 all provinces had become part of the central government except Newfoundland, which finally joined in 1949.

39. Guelph Civic Museum
    Online museum of Black history in Guelph and Wellington County. Provides details of slavery in Upper canada, The Underground railway, settlements and religion.  
    http://www.museum.guelph.on.ca/bhintro.htm
    
    Extractions: and Wellington County Please note that this exhibit exists online only! The history of Blacks and Black communities in Guelph and Wellington County dates back to the earliest years of settlement by non First Nations peoples. It is a history of courage against great odds - of escapes to freedom from slavery in the United States, of attempts at both segregated and integrated communities, of achievements in education, agriculture, the arts, military, politics, and sports. This exhibition follows that history from the establishment of two settlements in Wellington County - Pierpoint and Queen's Bush - to the starting of a Black community in Guelph geographically centred on the British Methodist Episcopal Church. The exhibition has been organized cooperatively between the Wellington County Museum and Archives, and Guelph Museums. Funding support was received from the Canadian Image Project of the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canadian Museums Association. This exhibition is one of eleven such projects across Canada. The Guelph and Wellington project was guided by a community advisory committee consisting of participants from the Guelph and District Multicultural Centre, the Wellington County Board of Education, the University of Guelph History Department, the Wellington County Historical Society and volunteers of Guelph Museums.

40. Civilization.ca - Online Resources For Canadian Heritage - Canadian History
    Chronology of Important Dates in Canadian railway history http//globalgazette.net/List001/list23.htm.canada's history in Space Timeline http//www.space.ca  
    http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www04b_e.html
    
    Extractions: History ... MAIN MENU History - Canada (page 1) page 1: General history Chronology Historical geography page 2: Biography, demography and genealogy page 3: Emblems, symbols and flags Constitutional history Politics and government page 4: Discovery and exploration page 5: Migration and settlement page 6: The British colonial period Canada, the nation page 7: Economic history Exploitation of natural resources, Industries and trades, Labor, Commerce, Finance page 8: Transportation history Water transportation, Railways, Air transportation, Space flight Communications history page 9: Religious history Social history Women's history Canadian History (The Short Version)

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