- Paperback
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 1978. (1978)
- ASIN: B000J0F33A
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Uniting far-flung territory,
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This review is from: Railways of Canada (Paperback)
It may seem trite to say that the railways united Canada's far-flung territory but in the 19th century that is exactly what they did. This fascinating account of the development of the railways, before and after the creation of the Dominion, contains all sorts of interesting anecdotes and insights: about the engineering marvels accomplished; about the elderly lady who disliked the smoky machines so much that she greased the rails so that the trains would fail to go up an incline; about the citizens of an Ontario who dreamed of their own transcontinental railway, but managed only a few miles of track locally, which eventually closed anyway; about the rude things printed by the 'Globe' about railway passengers in the 1860s.An engaging insight particularly into the flavours of life surrounding the early railways Canada.
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