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	Transport Canada Jobs
		History of rail transport in Canada - The first Canadian railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, was opened in 1836 outside of Montreal.
		The Province of Canada This is an outline of the Confederacy.
		Under Macdonald, Canada bought Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Province of Canada This is an outline of the children of natives and Métis, descendants of the history of Canada This is an outline of the Confederacy.
	we13.muscyberspace.com /transportcanadajobs.html (1317 words)

	History of rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The history of rail transport dates back nearly 500 years, and includes systems with man or horse power and rails of wood or stone.
		Modern rail transport systems had their start in England in the 1820s.
		The steam locomotive was invented in the early stages of the industrial revolution, and railroads became essential to the swift movement of goods and labour that was needed for industrialization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_rail_transport (1091 words)

	Rail transport in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Canada has a large and well developed railway system that today primarily transports freight.
		Canada has 49,422 km total trackage, of which only 129 km is electrified.
		This lead to rapid expansion of railroads in the Canadas, sometimes excessive growth as uneconomic lines were built since the government guaranteed profits.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /r/ra/rail_transport_in_canada.html (637 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of rail transport
		History of rail transport in the United States
		The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.
		This is a timeline of rail transport history.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-rail-transport (2528 words)

	Cassens - Company History
		Then, due to the demands of the growing transport business, the space was converted into the transport company home office, and no more cars were sold out of that building.
		Cassens Transport got the business and was in place and ready to ship the first load of automobiles from the plant.
		In 1979 the transport company had shown revenue of $40 million, but by 1980 the figure had dropped to $31 million.
	www.cassens.com /transport/companyhistory.html (2452 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of rail transport in Australia
		Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad.
		As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used.
		Rail transport in Australia is large, comprising a total of 33,819 km (2,540 km electrified) of track.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-rail-transport-in-Australia (2129 words)

	History of rail transport: Dictionary definition
		Wagonways were developed in Germany in the 1550s and the use of these tracks, consisting of wooden rails for horse-drawn wagons, spread across Europe.
		In the meantime, overland transport not on the railways consisted primarily of horse powered vehicles.
		The line proves the viabillity of rail transport, and large scale railway construction begins in Britain, and then spreads throughout the world.
	www.encyclopedian.com /hi/History-of-rail-transport.html (1094 words)

	Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - About Cambridge History: Electric Rail Transportation
		As the 19th century progressed, the enthusiasm that accompanied the development of steam railroads carried over to a mode of rail transportation made possible by the advent of commercially available electricity -- the urban and interurban electric railway.
		Electric rail transportation in Cambridge can trace its origins to 1890 when Galt and Preston Street Railway (G & P) was organized for the expressed purpose of providing a frequent and low fare passenger and freight service to meet the increasing social and business exchange between the inhabitants of Galt and Preston.
		In addition to the electric rail cars which formed the bulk of its business, the company also built a small amount of steam railway equipment and as early as 1914 became one of the early manufacturers of motor buses by building bus bodies on truck chassis.
	cambridgeweb.net /historical/electricrail.html (1785 words)

	Rail transport in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The exceptions to this are small lines isolated from the main North American rail network used in resource industries such as mining or forestry, some of which are narrow gauge, and the broad-gauge streetcar and subway lines of Toronto.
		These cities and several others are also served by light rail or metro systems.
		This led to rapid expansion of railways in the Canadas, sometimes excessive growth as uneconomic lines were built since the government guaranteed profits.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rail_transport_in_Canada (829 words)

	Transport \| Greenpeace International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Transports could also be targets for terrorist attacks or the theft of fissile materials.
		In 1998, transports had to be stopped in Europe because radiation leaking from the so-called Castor casks turned out to be higher than allowed.
		Transports are carried out without prior notification, let alone the consent, of the communities or countries along the transport routes.
	www.greenpeace.org /international/campaigns/nuclear/transport (248 words)

	History of rail transport in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series
		The Grand Trunk Railway linking Montreal to Sarnia was finished in 1860, but was vastly mired in debt.
		All three railways, along with the Canadian Government Railways (formed by the Intercolonial, National Transcontinental, and several smaller lines) were then merged into the Canadian National Railways in 1923.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Canada (624 words)

	Atlantic Provinces Rail Transport, MTU5.HTM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This note is subsequent to a Transport Caada workshop in Moncton in the spring of 1995.
		The purpose of the workshop was to identify for Transport Canada some of the shipper's concerns and to review a list of questions prepared by the policy branch.
		The major impediments to optimization of the transport system in regions that have or had well developed railway networks is the difficulty of persuading the population to accept the evolution of the rail and other parts of the transport system.
	www.unb.ca /transpo/mynet/mtu5.htm (639 words)

	Transport Canada Centre: Featured in Abbotsford Airport's Wing Span Magazine, BC Scene and Air Highways Traveler
		According to a recent department statement, "Transport Canada continues to evolve to meet the challenges of the next century.
		The role of the new Transport Canada is to oversee the transportation system, developing up-to-date, relevant transportation policies and legislation and maintaining a high level of safety and security.
		The role of Transport Canada is to ensure that Canada's transportation system is one of the safest in the world and able to support trade, tourism and job creation by bolstering Canada competitiveness in domestic and international markets.
	www.airhighways.com /wingspan1.htm (594 words)

	Transport 2000 Canada - Hotline # 596
		This is the Transport 2000 Canada Hotline for 7 April 2001, David Leibold reporting.
		Special transportation for those with disabilities is mostly shut down in a dispute between service subcontractor Laidlaw, and its drivers under the Amalgamated Transit Union.
		Canada 3000 has purchased CanJet of Halifax and now has consolidated its recent purchase of Royal with CanJet, ending cut-throat competition between the two with the likelihood of higher but more compensatory fares between Halifax and Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto.
	www.transport2000.ca /Hotlines/hl010407.htm (1943 words)

	100 HOT TRANSPORT SITES
		Wales RailsRead about the history of rail in Wales, how they benefit the environment, and the routes and schedules they now follow around the country.
		Rail EuropeWell presented, informative site covering all aspects of rail travel in and around the UK and Europe.
		Rail InfoAll sorts of information and answers to questions about the rail system in Britain, including ticket types, operating schedules, and other hints.
	www.angelfire.com /my/uk100/transport.html (3698 words)

	BTS \| Appendix A: Overview of Transportation Statistics in Canada, Mexico and the United States
		The role of the new Transport Canada is focused on the development of relevant transportation policies and legislation and maintenance of a high level of safety and security.
		Transport Canada is the focal point for the national program to promote public safety during the transportation of dangerous goods.
		These statistics are used by Transport Canada to make forecasts, on a contractual basis with the national airports, of future aircraft movement volumes that the airport authorities use to plan their airport's future facility requirements.
	www.bts.gov /publications/north_american_transportation_in_figures/html/appendix_a.html (9038 words)

	LITHUANIA HISTORY Travel Tour Information
		A Gediminaitis, Jogaila (Jagiello), in becoming the King of Poland in 1386, started the 400-year common history of Lithuania and Poland, which was marked by several agreements and unions.
		A misfortune occurred in 1655, as for the first time in history Vilnius was occupied by a foreign army, that of the Russian Czar.
		In the course of 10 years, approximately 130,000 of the population were deported to Siberia and other distant areas of the Soviet Union: the majority of them perished due to the unbearable transport and living conditions.
	www.scantours.com /lithuania_history.htm (3152 words)

	Canada By Rail: News
		As Canada's national passenger rail service, VIA Rail Canada's mandate is to provide efficient and cost- effective passenger transportation services, both in Canada's busiest corridor and in remote and rural regions of the country.
		This is the time when Canada puts on a magical show with its sparkling expanse of whiteness stretching as far as the eye can see— towering white mountains against azure skies, enchanting snow-draped forests, dreamlike landscapes of icy-blue lakes and sculptured snowdrifts, glittering city lights reflected in suspended icicles.
		BC Rail had tried to implement a circle type rail tour several years ago, but according to the Port Authority, it was flawed because the service did not provide passengers a complete circle tour.
	www.canadabyrail.ca /news-2003.html (14324 words)

	A History of Incline Railways - Niagara Parks, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
		A primitive human-powered, wooden- rail device, for 30 years it raised waterborne goods to the top of the Niagara River bank.
		During the "golden age" of the incline at Niagara, from 1845 through the late 19th century, five other funiculars were built to transport sightseers to lookout points along the Niagara Gorge.
		Along the most spectacular stretch, rail ran close to the edge of the Whirlpool Rapids along the American riverbank, passing directly under the Niagara Rapids View Incline (near the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge) before going to the top of the Great Gorge for the return to Niagara Falls, New York.
	www.niagaraparks.com /nfgg/fihistory.php (1391 words)

	Warren Transport, Inc. History
		The huge tractors and trailers emblazened with the Warren Transport name and forward facing arrow have long been a familiar site in all parts of the country.
		Warren operates in all 48 contiguous United States as well as in Canada and Mexico carrying farm machinery, contractors equipment, contruction machinery, iron and steel, building materials and general commodities.
		Warren Transport, Inc. - the new company whose predessesors included the Warren Transfer Company and E.H. Warren Company, began to promote their revolutionary concept which became a reality in 1950 when the company moved to Waterloo, Iowa.
	www.warrentransport.com /history.html (308 words)

	Silk Road Transport, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Silk Road Transport, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 as a motor carrier designed to transport specialized and extraordinary cargo.
		Silk Road Transport has grown its fleet from two tractor-trailers to an operation of over forty power units and over one hundred and thirty specialized trailers.
		The main office and terminal of Silk Road Transport is located in Western New York and a satellite terminal is operated in Vallejo, CA Silk Road Transport has increased its Nationwide Interstate Operating Authority to include Canada and several State Intrastate Authorities.
	www.silkroadtrans.com /history.htm (330 words)

	ipedia.com: Rail transport modelling Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Rail transport Operations Stations Trains Rolling stock History Terminology By country Modelling [ Edit this box] Model railroading or Railway modelling is the hobby in which are models of rail transp...
		Model railroading (US) or Railway modelling (UK) is the hobby in which are models of rail transport systems at a reduced scale, including rail vehicles, tracks and scenery.
		If the railway companies of the past could have implemented a ‘Star Trek’ method of transporting passengers and goods instantly from A to B they would quickly have abandoned the use of trains, which was always an expensive method of transport.
	www.ipedia.com /rail_transport_modelling.html (2321 words)

	Kansas Department of Transportation: History of Kansas Railroads
		A purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to open the country to the transcontinental railways to connect the east with the west.
		This new era of the steam-railway was the threshold of transportation and the greatest era of expansion for the pioneers.
		The bulk of rail was laid and the population of Kansas had increased to almost one million compared to the 100,000 twenty years before.
	www.ksdot.org /burRail/rail/railroads/history.asp (1631 words)

	Canada By Rail: News
		The 84,150 Kilogram steam locomotive was disassembled and sent on five tractor trailer trucks from the BC Rail yards in North Vancouver to the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in March of 2003.
		In 1976, BC Rail received the engine from the City of Port Coquitlam and for the next 26 years, it was used as a back up for the well-known Royal Hudson on the North Vancouver to Squamish route before being retired in April 2001.
		As Canada's national passenger rail service, VIA Rail Canada's mandate is to provide efficient and cost effective passenger transportation services, both in Canada's busiest corridor and in remote and rural regions of the country.
	www.canadabyrail.ca /news.html (7701 words)

	GE Equipment Services - Rail Services
		GE Equipment Services, Rail Services is a leading service provider to the rail industry.
		We offer one of the most diverse fleet of railcars in the business, as well as a full range of intermodal assets, to transport vital commodities where and when they are needed.
		Read about our rich history, our company leaders and our commitment to serving the rail industry.
	www.ge.com /railservices (221 words)

	VIA Rail Canada / Travel Canada on a classic train tour!
		Travel Canada from one great ocean to the other, from the barren icy terrains of the north to the busy urban centres to the south.
		The rails that quickly spread over the territory not only eased long-distance travel, but also made it possible to explore other areas that are still today almost inaccessible by other means.
		Atlantic Canada, specifically New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, is home to some of the most beautiful coastal scenery in the country.
	www.viarail.ca /tourists/en_tour_expl.html (499 words)

	Rail transport modelling Summary
		Even as transportation improvements accelerated through the twentieth century, the railroad still best symbolized the ability of mechanized invention to conquer distance; electric trains continue to epitomize this cultural belief in such technological progress.
		As model accuracy became more important some model systems adopted two rail power where the wheels were isolated from each other and the two rails carried the positive and negative supply or the two sides of the AC supply.
		Although DC power with the positive and negative charges on the two rails is the most common method of power, Märklin and Lionel use AC power on the three rail system.
	www.bookrags.com /Rail_transport_modelling (2796 words)

	Oral History Program
		From 1970 to 1976, he was with Peak Transportation as an owner and vice president of operations and sales, where he was responsible for trucking, distribution, and sales.
		Frank Richter has lived railroad transportation intensively since the end of World War II and has enthusiastically reported the remarkable course of the railroads as they pursued in developing the unique technologies that are intermodal.
		Yeager became involved in intermodal transportation in 1959 and is considered to be a pioneer in the freight transportation industry.
	www.du.edu /transportation/OralHistoryProgram/Fellows.html (4174 words)

	Natural Gas Transport
		The gas transport system is therefore mostly on land, with collection systems, continent crossing pipelines, and local distribution systems.
		Storage, in tanks and underground in old gas wells, is an important part of the transport network.
		Natural Gas Storage Corporation of North America is a significant player in the development of gas storage, power generation, and enhanced oil recovery.
	www.bydesign.com /fossilfuels/links/html/natural_gas/gas_move.html (343 words)

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