Passenger and Merchant Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways (eBook)
296 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3557-6 (ISBN)
The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, two giants of Canadian rail transportation, each operated maritime shipping ventures during the early twentieth century.
Numerous vessels, including sidewheel, paddlewheel, and propeller steamers, tugboats, and barges, helped to build and serve these railways. Passenger and merchant ships sailed the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River, and served Canadian and European ports, in a time when groundings, shipwrecks, and sinkings often claimed lives.
These same steamship lines played an important role in World War I, when Canadian vessels ferried men and war supplies. Many troopships and freighters were torpedoed, and Canadian Northern’s entire transatlantic fleet was virtually obliterated.
Illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, this book pays tribute to the maritime enterprises of two trailblazing Canadian railway greats.
David R.P. Guay is a lifelong railroadiana collector and the author of Great Western Railway of Canada, Tracks to the Trenches, and Hiram Walker’s Railroad: The Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway. He lives in Windsor, Ontario.
Preface/Acknowledgements
Chapter 1Canadian Maritime Trade in the Edwardian Era (1900–1914)
Chapter 2Grand Trunk Pacific Coast Steamships: Mackenzie Brothers Limited
Chapter 3Prince Ships (and Other Vessels) of Grand Trunk Pacific Coast Steamships
Chapter 4“Working Stiffs”: The Iconic Tow/Tugboat “Lorne” and the Skeena and Upper Fraser Stern-wheelers of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Chapter 5Royal and Duke Ships (and Other Vessels) of the Canadian Northern Railway Passenger Freight Shipping Initiatives on Salt Water
Chapter 6Canadian Northern Railway Passenger/Freight Shipping Initiatives on Fresh Water
Epilogue
Appendix I.House Flags and Funnels of Shipping Lines Mentioned in the Text
Appendix II.Scale-Modelling of GTP/CNoR Vessels/Maritime Infrastructure
Appendix III.Glossary of Nautical Abbreviations and Terms (In Order of Appearance)
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.7.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 220 x 220 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie |
| Schlagworte | Alaska • barges • BC • British Columbia • Canadian Maritimes • Canadian Northern Railway • Canadian Northern Steamships • Grand Trunk Pacific Alaska Steamships • Grand Trunk Pacific Coast Steamships • Grand Trunk Pacific Dock Company • Grand Trunk Pacific Railway • Great Lakes • Mackenzie Brothers Limited • merchant ships • propeller steamers • rail history • Railroads • shipping • sidewheel • sternwheel • St. Lawrence River • train history • tugboats • Washington State |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4597-3557-9 / 1459735579 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4597-3557-6 / 9781459735576 |
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