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  List of defunct Canadian railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The reason for these "paper" railways was the ease of getting a charter, this was often done by a major railway such as Canadian Pacific Railway or Grand Trunk Railway but, the true interests were kept hidden to keep attention away from the efforts of competing major railways to gain access to another’s territory.
In other instances local interests wanted a railway to connect their community with the main line of a major railway that did not enter their town, or to connect to another major railway for competitive reasons, to get lower freight rates, something that remains to this day.
Streetcar and interurban railways were chartered provincially, in the case of Ontario under the Street Railway Act.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_defunct_Canadian_railways   (703 words)

  
 Canadian Street Railways
Each city street railway system, and each interurban electric railway system, is listed with the start and end dates for revenue passenger operation.
This is the canonical list of Canadian interurban electric railways, as determined by John F. Due (see References).
The Edmonton Interurban and Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric were operated by gascar and thus excluded from the Due and Middleton lists.
home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/streetcar-list.html   (828 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of Canadian Presidents of the Privy Council
List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
List of Canadian senators who resigned and were elected to the House of Commons
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-17001   (161 words)

  
 Cordova Bay Station - A list of Canadian Yahoo groups.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
This list is intended for discussion of railways in western Canada from their origins to current operations.
The 1950's and Before Canadiana Modeller/Collector's List is a mailing list devoted to the exchange of information among people wanting to develop a source of accurate Canadian data to reproduce the flavour of transportation, etc. prior to the late 50's era in model form and/or to collect memorabilia from those eras.
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, DAR, and the wide variety of shortlines which exist or have existed are the subject matter of this list.
www.cordovabaystation.ca /yahoo.htm   (2508 words)

  
 Canadians Raise Their Voices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Canadian companies are becoming foreign owned, and Canadian culture is at risk to a larger, more aggressive American culture.
Canadians must fight the economic imperialism of the United States through institutions such as the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund, and take back our culture by better utilizing and properly funding tools like the CRTC and the National Film Board.
Canadians are known as the "peace-keepers of the world." Reputation is not supposed to be important, but it is. The Americans' reputation is not on quite the same level as that of Canadians.
www.canadianactionparty.ca /MainPages/cwsEssays.asp?Language=English   (15473 words)

  
 W&H MAIN YARDS: List of Railway Movies
The list was last modified on December 5, 1995; it was last posted on October 6, 1995, on that occasion to misc.transport.rail.americas and rec.arts.movies.past-films.
The list is restricted to what I like to call Railway Movies of the First Kind: those where the railway aspect can be considered one of the most important elements in the movie.
It is not a list of *realistic* movies about trains; I'm not qualified to evaluate all the technical details, but I can certainly say that many of the films have serious flaws in their depiction of railways.
www.spikesys.com /Trains/rly_movs.html   (3401 words)

  
 List of railway companies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the world's railway operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country.
Note also that in some countries, the railway operating bodies are not companies, but are government departments or authorities.
CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_railway_companies   (1341 words)

  
 Discussion Lists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
While the list is generally aimed at the long gone interurban railways, discussion of industrial electrics or modern day electrics are welcome.
NORTHERN ALBERTA RAILWAYS - This list is intended mainly for the discussion of the Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) between 1929 and 1981.
NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY - This list is open to discussions pertaining to the operations and history of the Newfoundland Railway and all other lines operating on the island of Newfoundland.
www.trainscan.com /fan/list.html   (2993 words)

  
 List of Canadian railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old Time Trains Histories of Canadian Railways, past and present.
CTA List of companies holding a Certificate of Fitness which is the legal authority to operate a Federal railway.
Railway Atlas of Canada PDF route maps of operating railways, by province and city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_railways   (225 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Canada - General Canada Sites
The Canadian Centre was founded to assist the Home Children and their families in locating their real identities, confirming documents (i.e., birth certificate) and to help them reunite with living family members where possible.
This list explores the 'British' character of Canada and is for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in those persons who emigrated to North America during the period of British influence.
Albans Lists are lists of immigrants who crossed the border from Canada into the U.S. between 1895 and 1954.
www.cyndislist.com /gencan.htm   (5028 words)

  
 The Railways of Canada Archives -- Canadian Railway Links
The Canada Southern Railway ran from Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, Ontario, across the north shore of Lake Erie to Windsor, where it rejoined its parent, the New York Central.
The CBandCNS Railway operates the former Canadian National Railway's secondary mainline from Truro, on mainland Nova Scotia, to Sydney, on Cape Breton Island.
The page concentrates on the Canadian National Electric Railways, the Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Co., the Galt and Preston Street Railway, the Grand River/Lake Erie and Northern Railway, the London and Port Stanley Railway, and the Preston and Berlin Street Railway.
www.trainweb.org /canadianrailways/CanadianRailLinks.html   (1465 words)

  
 [IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotives - General Information - II
Western Railway inherited from the BBandCI Railway two broad-gauge battery-powered shunters that were used in a yard that was not electrified (and where the use of steam or diesel locos was thought to be too noisy).
Beginning in the early 1940s, the state began taking over several of the railway companies, and newer locomotives acquired thereafter were allotted numbers based on the ‘IRS’ (and later ‘IGR’) classes; but numbers were duplicated across the different railways well into the 1950s.
Hughes' books have a lists of many locomotives sent to the public sector concerns and approximate serial number ranges or years of manufacturers for those manufactured by DLW or CLW.
www.irfca.org /faq/faq-loco2.html   (5874 words)

  
 List of Canadian Companies operating in Indonesia
Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. is a Canadian-based international oil and gas exploration and development company.
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is the marketing agency for Western Canadian wheat and barley growers.
In September 1997, Gulf Indonesia was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as its parent Gulf Canada Resources sold a 28 percent public interest in Gulf Indonesia.
www.indonesia-ottawa.org /economy/Investment/compan-e.htm   (2386 words)

  
 ww2ft Listing
One list as many of the the railroads are also currently run as tourist lines or museums sites.
ZIG ZAG Railways Worldwide There are several ways of getting round the problem of sharp corners and steep gradients.
Tourist Railways listing is for anything rail related, good starting point if you are planning a holiday, and want to find railroads in the area.
members.shaw.ca /twofooter/ww2ftrr.htm   (1698 words)

  
 Ago - Canadian Pacific Railways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Canadian Pacific Railway recognizes the safety benefits of increasing the visibility of employees under all workplace conditions.
Employees taking advantage of this program should be aware that Canadian Pacific Railway is not responsible for any agreements entered into between the employee and AGO Industries.
As AGO Industries is a Canadian company, pricing is based Canadian funds.
www.cprapparel.com /qa.asp   (2337 words)

  
 The Railways of Canada Archives -- Sections
An assortment of memorabilia acquired from railways across the country.
A chronicle of railways that have operated in Canada, with a brief overview of each.[At present this list contains only the names of the lines and very, very few short descriptions.
This area of the our site is intended to become a repository of stories, datasheets, pictures, and drawings of the equipment and structures employed by the railways on the island of Newfoundland.
www.trainweb.org /canadianrailways/sections.html   (177 words)

  
 Railroad Webring - Rails Canada Canadian Railroad Webring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Photos, roster and a short history of the 3716 Consolidation Steam Locomotive, which is the backup for the Royal Hudson 2860 steam excursion.
Incorporated in 1988 as a registered non-profit charity for the purpose of preserving and restoring the railway heritage of St. Thomas and surrounding area.
Index of railroad (railway) publications, photos, pictures, drawings, articles, corrections with accurate, consistent, in-depth detail.
www.railscanada.com /links/Webring   (402 words)

  
 FRONT OFFICE
Mailing lists, or ListServes, are specialized mailing addresses which, when a message is mailed to it, sends that message to all the addresses subscribed to the list.
This list is limited to members of the Scalefour Society.
This is a list devoted to European Railway.
www.spikesys.com /front.html   (2584 words)

  
 Canadian Railway Travel guide, panoramic photomurals, wall paper borders, photo backdrops, steam railways, museums, ...
Ride with us on the White Pass and Yukon Narrow Gauge Railway, plenty of Wheel slip climbing from Skagway Alaska to Lake Bennett B.C.., Cab Ride on the Kettle Valley Shay, BC Rail engines 2860 Royal Hudson and 3716 Steam Double header.
Canadian Aviation and rail videos, historic Steam Railway videos (view of CNR steam engine 6060 during early days).
Helmut's Railway Videos: Helmut has 4 excellent videos each 2+ hours featuring cab rides over CP tracks, some real classics; #1 The EandN Video footage of most of Vancouver Islands Railways in B.C..; cab ride aboard a Via Budd dayliner car, + views and freights and cab ride on a CP freight to Port Alberni.
www3.telus.net /GKMTCHALL   (918 words)

  
 Americans.net - Immigration Information
Also listed are ten other topics/guides with pages of links and services including inter-disciplinary subject-based resources, international services, virtual libraries, conference announcements, business and personal pages, and WWW/internet tools.
The Canadian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work on all subjects relating to Canada.
Because of these migrations, Canada's population grew, frontiers of settlement were extended and the ethnic composition of the population diversified.
www.americans.net /Immigration.htm   (4704 words)

  
 Nova Scotia History Index
This is a history of all railway companies in Nova Scotia.
Dorothea Lynde Dix was born at Hampden, Maine, in 1802, and was brought up in Boston.  This remarkable true tale of her involvement with Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and a series of shipwrecks, would be rejected as a movie script for being unbelievable.
In the last months of the War of 1812 the English troops held all the land in Maine east of the Penobscot River and administered the civil government from Bangor.
www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/histindx.html   (7759 words)

  
 Alberta, Canada - RockiesGuide.com
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. is excited to debut its newest product, the Canadian Rockies Golf Trail, for the 2003 golf season.
The Canadian Rockies Golf Trail is home to world-renowned golf courses featuring breathtaking views of the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains in both Alberta and British Columbia.
Another source of discontent was the control banks and railways had over the lives of the farmers.
www.rockiesguide.com /guide/rocky_mountains/alberta_canada.html   (1252 words)

  
 Historic Canadian Railways: National Archives of Canada photocd produced by Corel
Historic Canadian Railways: National Archives of Canada photocd produced by Corel
The following is a list of the photos on Corel's "Historic Canadian Railways: National Archives of Canada" Photo CD.
552029 - Canadian Northern, Ruel District, Ont. 1912 - C57025.
www.emsps.com /photocd/corel/552000.htm   (967 words)

  
 OZ.S: Canadian Railways and other large employers in Canada
OZ.S: Canadian Railways and other large employers in Canada
> >"I seek advice about sources for data, relating to the number of workers >employed by specific large Canadian companies (employing over, say, 3,000 >or 4,000 workers) - and especially the railways.
I am interested in firm >specific data rather than information relating to labour in different >economic sectors." > >"Information for dates which correspond to UK Census of Production years - >1907, 1912 and 1924 - would be great; but data for years close to these >years would be greatly appreciated.
www.eh.net /pipermail/oznz.society/1999-August/000399.html   (256 words)

  
 Canadian History Reading List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Hopefully this listing will help you while you study Canadian History.
This is continually a work in progress for me and I add to it as I find appropriate books.
If you would like to suggest a book that should be listed here please e-mail me.
www.nucleus.com /~nicola/canhis.html   (609 words)

  
 Rail Travel in the TravelShop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
This Canadian Agent is one of the leading Northamerican guides to the Eurailpass, Europass, Eurostar, Britrail Pass and 17 individual country railpasses.
This server provides information about the European Railways, for railway fans as well as for travellers who wish to explore Europe by train.
Timetables, a photo gallery and many links concerning railways.
www.travelshop.de /english/railway.htm   (125 words)

  
 CNYNRHS Library Book List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
If any member would like to borrow something from the Library, browse or help out with the Library, please contact Mike Flannery at 492-4139, at bmrr3713@twcny.rr.com, or at a Chapter meeting or event.
The First Railroad in America: A History of the Origin and Development of the Granite Railway at Quincy, Mass.
Ride Down Memory Lane on the Branford Electric Railway In the Suburbs of...
www.rrhistorical-2.com /cnynrhs/cnybooks.html   (3946 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Grand Trunk Corporation: Canadian National Railways in the United States, 1971-1992: Books: Don L. Hofsommer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Explore Canada and the majesty of the Canadian Rockies by train.
Be the first person to review this item.
Product offered violates Amazon.com's policy on items that can be listed for sale.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/087013406X?v=glance   (352 words)

  
 The Last Streetcars
This list attempts to include all electric streetcar systems in the United States and Canada that lasted until after World War II.
You can see clearly the effects of wartime restrictions that artificially extended the lives of many systems; most of these systems were abandoned in the 1945-50 period.
Bill Vandervoort's compendium of U.S. transit systems, and the Canadian data from David Wyatt's
web.presby.edu /~jtbell/transit/last-streetcars.html   (189 words)

  
 RailServe.com Forum: Forum for Canadian Railways
I'm very intressting at canadian railroads, special railroads in Alberta and British Colombia.
Do someone know a canadian railway Forum, special for the west?
Enter your username and password if you have an account.
www.railserve.com /discus/messages/18/1363.html?1089010481   (133 words)

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