Skip to content
Opens in a new window
Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways

Public domain audiobook

Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways

by Oscar D. Skelton

English· 05:06:45· 15 chapters
When the pace of railroad construction slackened in 1914, Canada had achieved a remarkable position in the railway world. Only five other countries—the United States, Russia, Germany, India, and, by a small margin, France—possessed a greater mileage; and, relatively to population, none came anywhere near her. This is the story of how Canada became a country stitched together by rail. - Summary by TriciaG

LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    The Coming of the Railway

    12:22
  2. Chapter 2

    Early Travel in Canada

    14:32
  3. Chapter 3

    The Call for the Railway

    09:20
  4. Chapter 4

    The Canadian Beginnings

    17:30
  5. Chapter 5

    The Grand Trunk Era, Part 1

    26:20
  6. Chapter 6

    The Grand Trunk Era, Part 2

    27:01
  7. Chapter 7

    The Intercolonial

    20:18
  8. Chapter 8

    The Canadian Pacific -- Beginnings

    32:59
  9. Chapter 9

    Building the Canadian Pacific, Part 1

    26:15
  10. Chapter 10

    Building the Canadian Pacific, Part 2

    27:01
  11. Chapter 11

    The Era of Amalgamation

    16:00
  12. Chapter 12

    The Canadian Northern

    21:10
  13. Chapter 13

    The Expansion of the Grand Trunk

    25:33
  14. Chapter 14

    Sundry Developments

    21:18
  15. Chapter 15

    Some General Questions

    09:06