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Passenger and merchant ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways / David R.P. Guay.
A look at the maritime shipping ventures operated by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Canadian Northern Railway in the early twentieth century, including the various vessels they used to serve the railways.
Record details
- ISBN: 1459735552 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781459735552 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 294 pages : illustrations, maps
- Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Subject: | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company. Canadian Northern Railway Company. Ship-railroads > Canada > History. Ships > Canada > History. Railroads > Canada > History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 385.09715 Gua | 31681020011037 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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The first detailed account of the rise and fall of the maritime branches of two of Canadaâs great transcontinental railways of the early twentieth century: the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern. - Ingram Publishing Services
The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, two giants of Canadian rail transportation, each operated maritime shipping ventures during the early twentieth century.
Numerous vessels, including sidewheel, paddlewheel, and propeller steamers, tugboats, and barges, helped to build and serve these railways. Passenger and merchant ships sailed the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River, and served Canadian and European ports, in a time when groundings, shipwrecks, and sinkings often claimed lives.
These same steamship lines played an important role in World War I, when Canadian vessels ferried men and war supplies. Many troopships and freighters were torpedoed, and Canadian Northernâs entire transatlantic fleet was virtually obliterated.
Illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, this book pays tribute to the maritime enterprises of two trailblazing Canadian railway greats. - Univ of Toronto Pr
The first detailed account of the rise and fall of the maritime branches of two of Canada’s great transcontinental railways of the early twentieth century: the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern. - Univ of Toronto Pr
The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, two giants of Canadian rail transportation, each operated maritime shipping ventures during the early twentieth century.
Numerous vessels, including sidewheel, paddlewheel, and propeller steamers, tugboats, and barges, helped to build and serve these railways. Passenger and merchant ships sailed the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River, and served Canadian and European ports, in a time when groundings, shipwrecks, and sinkings often claimed lives.
These same steamship lines played an important role in World War I, when Canadian vessels ferried men and war supplies. Many troopships and freighters were torpedoed, and Canadian Northern’s entire transatlantic fleet was virtually obliterated.
Illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, this book pays tribute to the maritime enterprises of two trailblazing Canadian railway greats.
