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Dates In Canadian Railway History
Colin Churcher provides a chronology of the development of the CNR and other Canadian railways. Find dates of evolution including the development of train technology. SIGNIFICANT DATES IN CANADIAN railway history. There is a great deal of information available on Canadian railways was changed to Northern railway of canada on August 16, 1858 and
http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm

Extractions: SIGNIFICANT DATES IN CANADIAN RAILWAY HISTORY There is a great deal of information available on Canadian railways in the C. Robert Craig Memorial Library Click here to go to the home page of this library The Railways of Canada Archives contain detailed information about the railways particularly of Nova Scotia including a very detailed time line. In addition, a detailed chronology of the history of the railways of the Ottawa area is to be found in the companion pages: The entries in this listing are shown in chronological order. You may either scroll through or click on the dates below. 1720 - A short tramway is believed to have been built in connection with the construction of the fortress at Louisburg , Nova Scotia. 1762 - The Niagara Incline Plane is constructed. This was a rudimentary tramway or inclined plane over which freight was hauled in wooden sleds (i.e. the vehicles had no wheels). 1818 - A tramway was reputed to have been constructed to haul coal at Pictou , Nova Scotia using horses as motive power. A regular rail track was laid in 1829 using rails made at the Albion Mines. These rails were the
The Carillon & Grenville Railway
A history of the Carillon Grenville railway,canada's last broad gauge railway.
http://www.jimsand.com/c-g/index.html
Grade 12 (Canadian) History Internet Resources For High School Teachers In Saska
StanleyBlackwell). A history of Vote in canada (Elections canada) Intercolonial railway (National Library of canada). Canadian Pacific railway (National Library of canada)
http://duke.usask.ca/~debrou/grade12.htm
Canada Southern Railway Web Site
Welcome to the canada Southern railway Web Site The canada Southern railway was a part of the New York Central operating between Detroit/Windsor and Buffalo/Fort Erie. railway sites on the web, both with the same goal To preserve the history and memories of the canada Southern railway.
http://www.canadasouthern.com/

Extractions: Welcome to the Canada Southern Railway Web Site There are in actual fact, TWO separate Canada Southern Railway sites on the web, both with the same goal: To preserve the history and memories of the Canada Southern Railway. My site, the Canada Southern Photo Page was originally planned to be just a photo site as the name implies. However, I have b een adding some information on various pieces of equipment as informati on becomes available, though it is still primarily a photo site. Adrian's Telizyn's Canada Southern Railway Site was around before I started my site. He has tried to cover a wide range of topics covering the CASO in mo re detail. Some of his information of his site actually originated from myself, since I thought it would compliment his work better than having it on my site, resulting in fragmentation of the information and some duplication as well. NOTICE: Adrian's site has been down for 18 months and he is just starting to bring it back up.
Canada Atlantic Railway
canada, by Train Uncover some interesting stories about the history of the Canadian railway and how it shaped canada. Read travelers accounts and view some of the brochures and posters that were created to advertise the various railway lines. The
http://www.globalserve.net/~robkath/railcan.htm

Extractions: The Canada Atlantic Railway The Canada Atlantic Railway was formed out of a combination of railway lines constructed between the Vermont and Quebec border, west to the shores of Georgian Bay at Depot Harbour. The entire project was implemented by a prominent lumber baron from the Ottawa Valley named John R. Booth, a wealthy man who owned saw mills in the capital city and thousands of square miles of timber limits beyond. The following is a breakdown of all rail lines that were either constructed or controlled by the Canada Atlantic Railway. Location: The Canada Atlantic Railway is located in Eastern Ontario, originally stretching within Ontario between Ottawa and Glen Robertson. Beyond the Provincial borders, the line connects through Quebec with the Central Vermont Railway at Alburg Junction in Vermont. History: Approximate Millage: From Ottawa to Vermont, the line totalled 138 miles. The CAR at its maximum was 397 miles (Depot Harbour to the American border). Within only Ontario, the CAR extended 329 miles. Current Status: The Canada Atlantic between Ottawa and the Quebec border has become, under Canadian National ownership, the Alexandria Subdivision. It remains in active service.
Lines Of Country By Christopher Andreae
Historical railway and canal atlas of canada showing location and dates of construction and abandonment; includes maps, text, photographs Lines of Country An Atlas of railway and Waterway history in canada shows canada's vast and diverse rail and water
http://home.golden.net/~history

Extractions: ISBN 1-55046-133-8 Lines of Country: An Atlas of Railway and Waterway History in Canada shows Canada's vast and diverse rail and water history. This atlas of railway tracks and navigable waterways is a reference work - packed with dates, names, and technical information. It is also a beautiful photographic history with showing how railways and waterways have changed the landscape of Canada over the last two centuries. Rail and water traffic are still exceedingly important to Canada's well-being and Lines of Country brings this fascinating story into the 1990s. Christopher Andreae was a historical researcher with the Canadian National Railways in Montreal from 1973 and 1975. He began researching this atlas at that time and today he is president of Historica Research Limited, a heritage consulting firm.
TrainsCan: The Main Line
The authoritative site serving the railway industry in canada with news, data, jobs, company listings, history and information.
http://www.trainscan.com

Extractions: What's new? Look here! The Main Line Privacy Axle count TrainsCan is the online information resource for the Canadian railway community. It provides information on railways and rail-related subjects in Canada. This information is from the perspectives of the railway industry, news, history, and rail enthusiasts.
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
The Thurso and Nation Valley railway was the last logging railway ineastern canada. Significant Dates in Canadian railway history.
http://www.railways.incanada.net/

Extractions: Welcome to my home page. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I have been interested in railways for many years and have been fortunate to pursue a career in railways. In these pages I will be setting out various aspects of my interest. Railway Questions and Mysteries - on this page are shown some questions with which you may be able to help.
A Directory History Of Railway Stations Of Ontario Canada
regions of canada today, each with its own history, its own identity and its ownarchitectural significance. In our publication Directory of railway Stations
http://www.eagle.ca/crsn/

Extractions: Home Books News E- Mail R ailway stations dot the landscape throughout the many regions of Canada today, each with its own history, its own identity and its own architectural significance. In our publication "Directory of Railway Stations of Ontario" which is in the Books section of this site; provides specific information on how to locate stations throughout Ontario, so both young and old can rekindle fond railway memories. T here is always news unfolding about the different railway stations that are across Canada that have been retired, shut down, or sold therefore there is always updates on these stations. The updates consist of how the station is being changed, whether the station is being moved, or just that it is being transformed into something that the community that it resides in needs. The updates are listed in the News section of the site. Please feel free to tour the site, and enjoy. Canadian Railway Station News website is undergoing updates and changes. Please send us your suggestions - To avoid disappointment order your copy of Volume II today! Send Us Your Comments C A N A D I A N R A I L W A Y S T A T I O N N E W S
History - National Library Of Canada
canada, by Train website canada, by Train Uncover some interesting storiesabout the history of the Canadian railway and how it shaped canada.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/history/index-e.html

Extractions: B eyond the Funnies: The History of Comics in English Canada and Quebec ... usanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill C onfederation for Kids F irst Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics - Children's site ... ead Up On It : Yesterday's Stories A nti-slavery Issues in Canada, 1830-1870: A Selective Bibliography A rctic Exploration and the Search for the Northwest Passage ... elected Almanacs in the National Library of Canada's Collection
Cultivating Canadian Gardens: A History Of Gardening In Canada
Rhetoric and Roses A history of Canadian Gardening, 19001930. Toronto Fitzhenryand Whiteside, 1984. Because western railway stations were often the hub of
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/garden/h11-2025-e.html

Extractions: Comments Influenced by the social reform ideas of the period, public institutions began to take responsibility for improving the property within their management. For the Canadian Pacific Railway this coincided with the desire to promote the fertility of the prairies, in order to encourage immigration. They started with a simple program in 1908 to provide seeds as an encouragement to station agents to cultivate small gardens on station property. The idea was enthusiastically adopted across the country. A forestry department was established to formalize the program. Greenhouses were built to give plants an early start before they were distributed to the individual stations. Teams of experts crossed the country inspecting the gardens. Other railway lines, not to be outdone, started their own programs. As the station agents gained expertise, it was often they who helped to create local horticultural societies and garden clubs.
Canadian Pacific Railway Archives: Canadian Pacific Railroad
Image gallery of Canadian Pacific railway photos and graphic art covering the history of canada and the railroad.
http://www.cprheritage.com
Alberta Railway Museum: Links
history many fascinating stories, well worth a look. Kamloops Heritage railway;Alberta Prairie railway Excursions - operates out of Stettler, Alberta. canada
http://railwaymuseum.ab.ca/links.html

Extractions: The Alberta Railway Museum Home News Our Collection Tour the Grounds ... Contact Us Here's a list of some of our favourite rail sites. It's in no particular order - the most recent additions are at the top of the list. If you have a site you'd like to see listed here, let us know The Saskatchewan Railway Museum - Run by the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association. From the site: "The association was founded to collect, preserve, restore, exhibit, study, and interpret Canadian Railway artifacts and Canadian Street Railway artifacts and equipment, especially that of a type which has been used in Saskatchewan." All In a Day's Work - an article about the friendly track-laying competition between the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads. LIRR Track Laying Cars - how track gets laid in some parts of the world today. Railroad Track - an interesting resource for understanding track layout and construction. - A fun little article about laying track the old-fashioned way.
Canadian Railway Telegraph History
Site dedicated to canada's railway telegraph, agents, operators, and railway.
http://www.trainweb.org/railwayop/
Visit Charlottetown, PEI, Canada | History Lesson
history of Charlottetown 1765 Samuel Holland surveyed St. huge debt the Island hadincurred building the railway helped convince them to join canada.
http://www.visitcharlottetown.com/about/lesson.cfm

Extractions: Samuel Holland surveyed St. John's Island. He recommended that Charlotte Town be the capital because "as this side of the Island cannot have a fishery it may probably be thought expedient to indulge it with some particular privileges." Named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England, the town comprised 270 acres of building lots and 565 acres of common pasture area. The original 500 building lots were situated between the waterfront and Euston Street. Province House National Historic Site of Canada was erected by architect Isaac Smith. The cornerstone was laid in May 1843 and the first session of the Prince Edward Island legislature in January 1847 marked the official opening of the Colonial Building. In 1864, the Fathers of Confederation met in this building to discuss the union of the colonies.
Canadian National Railway
can trace their history through more than 200 separate companies and as far backas 1836 with the opening of the first public railway in canada, the Champlain
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/cnphoto/english/cnr3_ang.html

Extractions: Following the success of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada's first railway connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific coast, two new transcontinental lines were built before World War I. These were the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway. However, as a result of the outbreak of the war in 1914 and high construction costs, these railways quickly encountered serious financial difficulties. On the recommendation of a Royal commission, in 1917 the federal Government decided to combine the operations of the government-owned Canadian Government Railways and the privately owned, but financially troubled, Canadian Northern Railways System. The new railway was called the Canadian National Railways in 1918. A year later, Canadian National took over the operations of another western line, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. In 1923, following the difficult negotiations, CN assumed control of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the oldest and largest railway company operating in eastern Canada. With the nationalization of these lines, Canadian National became the largest railway in Canada. It operated over 35,000 kilometres of railway lines linking the country from coast to coast as well as lines in the United States. Over the years, other railway lines, such as the Newfoundland Railway, were also absorbed into C.N.
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - About Cambridge History: The First Railway
promoters the railroad was the means by which the economy of Upper canada would be thelate 1840's it appeared that the mainline of the Great Western railway Co
http://cambridgeweb.net/historical/railway.html

Extractions: Click Here to Visit our Advertiser [an error occurred while processing this directive] E ver since man became involved in the production of goods, he has sought the most convenient and inexpensive method to get those goods to the market place. In Upper Canada as elsewhere, canoes on rivers, packhorses on trails, wagons on roadways and barges on canals where all used to transport various types of commodities. By the 19th century a new form of locomotion made possible by improvements to the steam engine became available. This was the steam locomotive and it promised a means of smooth, fast and efficient transportation of goods. The railroad's major advantage was its capability to transport large volumes of goods over long distances. Unlike canals which performed the same task, the railroad could easily and relatively inexpensively reach into all areas of the province. For its early promoters the railroad was the means by which the economy of Upper Canada would be pulled into the forefront. All that was needed was men of vision, courage and capital to bring the railroads where they were needed. The railroads thus early on became equated with progress and economical development. It was generally held that a town of any size or ambition had to be served by at least one of the competing railroads if it expected to proper. The choice appeared to be either attract a rail line or suffer a certain economic decline.
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - About Cambridge History: The Community Of Preston
BRIEF history OF THE COMMUNITY OF PRESTON. Part of the reason for this turnaroundcan be traced to the coming of the electric railway systems that began to
http://cambridgeweb.net/historical/preston.html

Extractions: Click Here to Visit Our Advertiser [an error occurred while processing this directive] I n the early 1800's a group of German speaking Mennonites arrived from Pennsylvania. As with the other major communities which make up Cambridge, the land upon which they settled was acquired from the Six Nations Indians through a land speculator named Richard Beasley. Among the first settlers to arrive in what was later to become Preston was John Erb who acquired 7,500 acres including land at the confluence of the Grand and Speed Rivers. Mr. Erb and his wife settled on his Speed River lands in 1805 and built a sawmill on the banks of the river in 1806. A grist mill followed in 1807. The sawmill has long since disappeared but the grist mill was the beginning of a flour milling business which has operated continuously on that spot to the present day. The site is recognized as the oldest continuously operating industrial site in the region. It was around Mr. Erb's mills, known locally as Cambridge Mills, that the settlement that grew into Preston began. It was not Mr. Erb's intent to create a town. He consistently refused to sell land for commercial development and it was not until after his death in 1832 that his lands to the south of the Speed River were surveyed and divided into lots.
CanadaInfo: History & People: History Timeline
driven into the Canadian Pacific railway in British 1984, The Pope visits canada;Marc Garneau becomes government wins the largest majority in Canadian history.
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/craig/canada/history&people/history_timeline.html

Extractions: c. B.C. Aboriginals arrive on North American by travelling across a land bridge of the Bering Strait. c. A.D. Leif Ericsson and other Vikings visit Newfoundland and Labrador. John Cabot claims Cape Breton Island for Henry VII of England. Cabot makes his second voyage to North America. French explorer, Jacques Cartier, gave Canada its name when he mistook the Indian word Kannata, meaning a collection of huts, for the name of the country. Martin Frobisher of England makes the first of three attempts to find the northwest passage, sailing as far as Hudson Strait. Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City. Quebec becomes a royal province. Canada's first census counts 3215 non-native inhabitants in 668 families. The Hudson's Bay Company is formed and granted trade rights over all territory draining into Hudson Bay. The beginning of the collapse of New France. March 23 issue of the Halifax Gazette, first newspaper in what would become Canada.
Swiss Guides Centennial 1899~1999 - Golden, British Columbia, Canada - History
Swiss Guides Centennial 1899~1999 history. Canadian Pacific railway knew a negativeimage of mountaineering would interfere with their arrived in canada.
http://www.rockies.net/~goldfest/history.htm

Extractions: A t the turn of the century, the beauty of the vast western mountain landscapes lured many to experience the challenges of the Canadian Rockies. M ountaineering had become very popular in Europe after the first ascent of the Matterhorn in the summer of 1865. Although this first ascent ended with the tragic death of four of Edward Whymper's companions and started talk of banning mountaineering. The threat of a ban however, simply made more young people want to try it. B y the time the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885, Europe had run out of unclimbed peaks and climbers had to go abroad to find new challenges. So "the railway created the ultimate object of romantic desire - an untrammeled, remote and exclusive wilderness destination amidst some of the grandest mountain scenery on earth where ambitious urbanites simply got off the train and walked toward the summits of unclimbed, unnamed peaks and named them for their friends." R.W. Sandford, author of "At the Top." W ithout guides and with little training, accidents were bound to happen. The tragedy that took the life of Philip S. Abbot, an experienced climber from the Appalachian Mountain Club of Boston, in 1896 on Mt. Lefroy signaled the need for experienced guides. Again, this accident caused worldwide discussions about the dangers of mountaineering. Canadian Pacific Railway knew a negative image of mountaineering would interfere with their attempts to promote the Canadian Rockies as a new tourism destination. So in 1898 it was decided to hire Swiss Guides for their reputation as highly trained, competent and reliable certified mountain guides.

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