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Canadian Pacific Facilities in Color Volume 1 Kevin J Holland Morning Sun Books
Canadian Pacific Facilities in Color Volume 1 Kevin J Holland
Canadian Pacific Facilities in Color
Volume 1
Hard Cover with dust jacket
128 Pages
Copyright 2006
Contents
Introduction3
CPR Hotels8
Urban Terminals12
Montreal12
Quebec City22
Ottawa24
Toronto26
Hamilton (TH&B)32
Winnipeg34
Calgary34
Vancouver38
Division Points40
Rural Stations54
Standard Designs56
Special Designs:
Wood Frame67
Log77
Masonry82
Postwar Designs94
Marine Facilities100
Right-of-Way110
Spiral Tunnels112
Bridges115
Water Tanks 122
North America's first true transcontinental railway (its tracks directly linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans before the turn of the 20th century), the Canadian Pacific was opened to through traffic in 1885. Built for the dual purpose of linking the westernmost province of British Columbia with what was then the rest of Canada and preventing incursions from U.S. intereststhus honoring a pledge made by Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonaldthe Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) offered far greater promise in the eyes of its builders and financial backers. Surveying and construction of the railway had begun under federal government auspices, guided by the eminent.
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