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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Marine engineering
ISBN : UIUC:30112085278601
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015080020806
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126562219
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Marine engineering
ISBN : UIUC:30112085278593
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126562235
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UIUC:30112085278569
Author : Derek Boles
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738565709
On May 16, 1853, the first passenger train steamed out of Toronto from a wooden depot that was located near the site of todayas Union Station. Over the next century, the railways had a profound impact on the geography and economic fortunes of Toronto and helped transform it from a provincial town into the commercial centre of Canada. To the dismay of many, the railways also swallowed up prime real estate on Torontoas waterfront and isolated its citizens from Lake Ontario, the cityas most scenic asset. The struggle between the promoters of unfettered railway development and crusaders for public access to the waterfront culminated during the 1920s with the building of the waterfront railway viaduct and Union Station. This magnificent Beaux-Arts railway terminal is the busiest transportation hub in Canada and is undergoing a $1.5 billion revitalization. Inside this book are over 200 rare images illustrating 80 years of Torontoas railway history.
Author : Mark Casson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191570414
The British railway network was a monument to Victorian private enterprise. Its masterpieces of civil engineering were emulated around the world. But its performance was controversial: praised for promoting a high density of lines, it was also criticised for wasteful duplication of routes. This is the first history of the British railway system written from a modern economic perspective. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternaive network to represent the most efficient alternative rail network that could have been constructed given what was known at the time - the first time this has been done. It reveals how weaknesses in regulation and defects in government policy resulted in enormous inefficiency in the Victorian system that Britain lives with today. British railway companies developed into powerful regional monopolies, which then contested each other's territories. When denied access to existing lines in rival territories, they built duplicate lines instead. Plans for an integrated national system, sponsored by William Gladstone, were blocked by Members of Parliament because of a perceived conflict with the local interests they represented. Each town wanted more railways than its neighbours, and so too many lines were built. The costs of these surplus lines led ultimately to higher fares and freight charges, which impaired the performance of the economy. The book will be the definitive source of reference for those interested in the economic history of the British railway system. It makes use of a major new historical source, deposited railway plans, integrates transport and local history through its regional analysis of the railway system, and provides a comprehensive, classified bibliography.
Author : David R.P. Guay
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-02
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459735576
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.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English newspapers
ISBN : NYPL:33433066604046
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU03316815
Author : John F. Due
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1966-12-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781442638440
The intercity electric railway industry in Canada, which began in 1887, ended in 1959. It was never a major industry but its role in the transition of Canadian land transportation from almost sole reliance on the steam railroad to dominance of the motor vehicle should not be overlooked. Professor Due's study, divided into two parts, presents first a general review of the development, characteristics, financial situation, and decline of the industry and then a brief history of each of the twenty-five companies which operated in the industry. (Canadian Studies in Economics, No. 18)
Author : David Laurence Jones
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781772033502
A riveting, visually engaging collection of vignettes highlighting the rich heritage of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Since its founding in 1881, Canadian Pacific has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians. Most commonly associated with its iconic railway, at its height CP also ran hotels, steamships, and an airline, and had myriad involvements in immigration, irrigation, resource development, war contributions, and international trade. It has been said that no other single corporation has shaped Canadian national identity as much as CP. Railway Nation: Tales of the World’s Greatest Travel System is a compilation of more than fifty thrilling and historically significant stories based on colourful anecdotes and archival sources dating back to the company's golden era. From the construction of the ground-breaking Spiral Tunnels on what was previously the most dangerous and accident-prone stretch of railway track in the Rockies, to the CPR-manufactured Valentine tanks that helped the Soviet Union fight off the Nazis in World War II, to the long and frustrating struggle of CP stewardesses fighting against sexist employment policies, this lively and nuanced portrait of an iconic company is illustrated with fascinating archival photography and will be an essential addition to any Canadian history buff's library.
Author : Matthew D. Esposito
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351211789
This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, this first volume covers the United Kingdom.
Author : Jim Harter
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Engraving
ISBN : 9780801880896
With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading.Peter Skinner, Foreword