Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland …
Oscar D. Skelton
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When the pace of railroad construction slackened in 1914, Canada had achieved a remarkable position in the railway world. Only five other countries—the United States, Russia, Germany, India, and, by a small margin, France—possessed a greater mileage; and, relatively to population, none came anywhere near her. This is the story of how Canada became a country stitched together by rail. - Summary by TriciaG (5 hr 6 min)
Chapters
The Coming of the Railway | 12:22 | Read by Scott Foster |
Early Travel in Canada | 14:32 | Read by Scott Foster |
The Call for the Railway | 9:20 | Read by Scott Foster |
The Canadian Beginnings | 17:30 | Read by Scott Foster |
The Grand Trunk Era, Part 1 | 26:20 | Read by Doug Sheppard |
The Grand Trunk Era, Part 2 | 27:01 | Read by Doug Sheppard |
The Intercolonial | 20:18 | Read by Doug Sheppard |
The Canadian Pacific -- Beginnings | 32:59 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Building the Canadian Pacific, Part 1 | 26:15 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Building the Canadian Pacific, Part 2 | 27:01 | Read by Maria Kasper |
The Era of Amalgamation | 16:00 | Read by Maria Kasper |
The Canadian Northern | 21:10 | Read by Maria Kasper |
The Expansion of the Grand Trunk | 25:33 | Read by Scott Foster |
Sundry Developments | 21:18 | Read by Scott Foster |
Some General Questions | 9:06 | Read by Scott Foster |