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John L. Finlay, Douglas Neil Sprague. Railway Mania In part , the railways were attractive because they reduced trans - shipment costs and could be made to run almost anywhere in any season . Averaging 25 kilome- tres per hour , they ...
John L. Finlay, Douglas Neil Sprague. Railway Mania In part , the railways were attractive because they reduced trans - shipment costs and could be made to run almost anywhere in any season . Averaging 25 kilome- tres per hour , they ...
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... Railway linked Montreal with Portland , Maine , giving Canada access to an ice - free , but American , port . A rival to Canada's first railway was an intercolonial scheme . Rather than con- necting Montreal with the United States , the ...
... Railway linked Montreal with Portland , Maine , giving Canada access to an ice - free , but American , port . A rival to Canada's first railway was an intercolonial scheme . Rather than con- necting Montreal with the United States , the ...
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... railway from wilderness to wilderness . Despite the apparent disagreement on what Mackenzie might have accom- plished with the railway given better financial conditions , historians do seem to share the assumption that the railway had ...
... railway from wilderness to wilderness . Despite the apparent disagreement on what Mackenzie might have accom- plished with the railway given better financial conditions , historians do seem to share the assumption that the railway had ...
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