Articles tagged with: canadian_pacific_railroad
The Fall of the Canadian Train System – The Demise Was a Lot Earlier
As much as we would like to believe that the car was responsible for the falling fortunes of the passenger train it happened a lot before that. Passenger trains were doing a booming business for …
The Fall of the Canadian Train System – Cars
“Since we can’t export the scenery, we’ll have to import the tourists.”
- William Cornelius Van Horne: General Manager
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad
After the Second World War the giant manufacturing power of the big car companies …
The Fall of the Canadian Train System – The National Dream
There are few stories in history that rival the building of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It’s not just national pride speaking but the laying down of track from Bonfield, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia’s was …
