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End of the line [electronic resource] : the 1857 train wreck at the Desjardins Canal bridge / Don McIver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McIver, Don.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Western Railway Company (Canada)--History.
- Great Western Railway Company (Canada).
- Railroad accidents--Ontario--Hamilton.
- Railroad accidents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, c2013 (Beaconsfield, Quebec :
- Summary:
- In 1857 a Toronto-to-Hamilton train crashed on the Desjardins Canal bridge. 60 people died, making it one of the worst railway disasters in North America. These are the stories of those associated with its construction and those who perished in the accident, capturing the ebullient economic confidence of pre-Confederation Canada.
- Contents:
- Chapter One: Slow Train to Eternity
- Chapter Two: The Next Few Moments
- Chapter Three: The Day Dawned Clear
- Chapter Four: One Bold Operator
- Chapter Five: A Cast of Players
- Chapter Six: Great Western Railway: Financial Fits and Starts
- Chapter Seven: Great Western Railway: Shovel Ready at Last
- Chapter Eight: Bridges and Brydges
- Chapter Nine: The Inquest
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-98936-0
- 1-4597-0224-7
- OCLC:
- 826488641
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