Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2017.165 |
Title |
Rails to Goderich: A History of the CNR and CPR Lines from Stratford / Guelph Junction to Goderich, book, 2017. |
Date |
2017 |
Description |
Rails to Goderich: A History of the CNR and CPR Lines from Stratford / Guelph Junction to Goderich, book, 2017. History book about the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway lines in southwestern Ontario that ran between Stratford,Guelph Junction, and Goderich, written by Dave Hooton, Stephen Thorning (1949-2015), John Mull, and Ralph Beaumont. Published in Canada by John Mull. Hardcover, 328 pages, heavily illustrated with maps and black and white and colour images. Index is on pages 321-323. Includes the following chapters and appendices: 1 It all started in Buffalo: The Buffalo, Brantford & Goderich Railway. 2 On to the lake: The Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway. 3 The end of independence: The Grand Trunk takeover. 4 Life as a Grand Trunk Branch Line. 5 Guelph looks to the lake: Canadian Pacific and the Guelph Junction Railway. 6 A great awakening: Industrious Goderich. 7 Canadian Pacific eyes Goderich: The Guelph & Goderich Railway. 8 Pushing on to Goderich: CPR Construction heads to Grand Trunk territory. 9 Completion at last: Official opening of the new CPR Line. 10 Head to head: Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific. 11 Great Expectations: The Ontario West Shore proposal. 12 World War 1 through the 1920s. 13 Business as usual: the 1930s and 1940s. 14 From steam to diesel: The times they are a-changing. 15 Beginning of the end for the CPR: Shrinking Service and the Night Train. 16 Canadian National makes changes. 17 Final years of the Canadian Pacific. 18 From Canadian National to the Goderich-Exeter Railway. Appendix I: Fun in the snow. Appendix II: Joseph Heckman visits the CPR's new Goderich branch. Appendix III: Off the beaten track: Clinton's school on wheels. Appendix IV: Celebrations in 1977: A sesquicentennial year for Guelph and Goderich. Acknowledgements and bibliography |
Creator \ Maker |
Beaumont, Ralph |
Creator \ Maker |
Hooton, Dave Mull, John Thorning, Stephen E. (Dr.) |
Item Name |
Book |
Person \ Organization |
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Goderich-Exeter Railway Grand Trunk Railway Guelph and Goderich Railway Guelph Junction Railway Heckman, Joseph |
Place |
Brant County Brantford Buffalo Canada Clinton Goderich Guelph Guelph Junction Guelph Twp. Huron County Lake Huron Lake Ontario New York Ontario Perth County Stratford United States Wellington County |
Subject |
Aerial View Architecture Bridge Commercial Education History-Canadian History-local Interiors Railroad Transportation Weather |
Year Range from |
2017 |
Year Range to |
2017 |
Accession # |
A2017.165 |
Containers |
STACKS |