The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada

John Due

Published by University of Toronto Press 1966

The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada

John Due

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442653986

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About this book

Professor Due's study presents first a general review of the development, characteristics, financial situation, and decline of the railway industry and then a brief history of each of the twenty-five companies which operated in the industry.

Author / Editor information

Due John :

John F. Due (1915-2009) was a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Illinois, Urbana.

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General Interest

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Part I. The Industry
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
Chapter One. Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter Two. Physical Plant and Operation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
Chapter Three. Economic Significance of the Lines Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Chapter Four. Government Regulation and Assistance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Chapter Five. The Projected Hydro Radial System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter Six. The Statistics of the Industry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter Seven. The Decline Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter Eight. Canadian and United States Experience Contrasted Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
Part II. The Individual Companies
Chapter Nine. Ontario Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter Ten. Quebec Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Chapter Eleven. The Maritime Provinces Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter Twelve. Western Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Chapter Thirteen. Other Intercity Operations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Major Reference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1966
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 132
Illustrations
- Other: 8 b&w illustrations
Keywords: DISCOUNT-B

eBook

Published: December 15, 1966
ISBN: 9781442653986