Transportation
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Bell and BaldwinFrom: Fastest in the World |
1870-1909. Examines the partnership of Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin and what led to the creadtion of the HD-4, a record-breaking hydrofoil. | John Boileau | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! A Coming CapitalismThe Nineteenth-Century Transportation Revolution From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter examines the transportation revolution in Canada in the nineteenth century. | Bryan D. Palmer | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From  A Crew of One |
Analyzes the safety practices of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the railway which ran through Lac-Mégantic: How the company pushed for single member crews and regularly ignored … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From  A New Battleground, 1907–11From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the creation of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and its role in the disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company over expansion of transit services. | C. Ian Kyer | 18 | 2015 | $1.80 Add |
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From A War of Attrition, 1915–20From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the City’s attempt to weaken the Toronto Railway Company and the Toronto Electric Light Company so that their ownership would be motivated to sell cheaply. | C. Ian Kyer | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add |
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From Abbreviations and GlossaryFrom: Fastest in the World |
Abbreviations and Glossary | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From  NEW! After Start Checklist |
Chapter 3 examines the matter of company procedures. The chapter explores topics including the captain’s duty, the airplanes mechanics, structures, and inner workings. | Doug Morris | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  After the DisasterFrom: Titanic Remembered |
Looks at the ships involved in the aftermath of the disaster and the effort to find survivors: Mackay-Bennett, Minia, Montmagny and Algerine | Alan Ruffman | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From Aftermath |
Anaylzes the response to the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster by Transport Canada; Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, and the rail industry. Documents an accountability diversion to the last … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From  All AboardOur Enduring Love Affair with Trains From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Six examines trains and transportation by rail. The chapter explores the invention of trains, trains as connectors of the masses across the big countries of Canada and America, the … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 25 | 2007 | $2.50 Add |
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From Apocalypse |
Describes the Lac-Mégantic disaster in detail: from the runaway train’s final moments before derailment to the inferno that killed forty-seven people, spilled six million litres of … | Bruce Campbell | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From At SeaFrom: Titanic Remembered |
Looks at the Journey of the Titanic on the Sea, looks at specific experiences by passengers, the dangerous of icebergs, analyzes the disaster of the sinking, the responses from the white star … | Alan Ruffman | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Before Start Checklist |
Chapter 2 focuses on defining the roles and responsibilities of the Captain or PIC (Pilot in Command), the First Officer (F/O) or Co-Pilot, Cruise Pilot or Relief Pilot, Augment Pilot, Cadet … | Doug Morris | 33 | 2022 | $3.30 Add |
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From NEW! Before Takeoff Checklist |
Chapter 4 explores the questions Morris often finds himself being asked about landing. The chapter discusses topics including concerns of mechanical issues, the “what ifs”, … | Doug Morris | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From IntroductionAir Water, and Nova Scotia From: Fastest in the World |
A brief overview of the evolution of high speed transportation throughout the 20th century and an introduction to Nova Scotia’s role in the development of two record breaking watercraft: … | John Boileau | 4 | 2004 | $0.40 Add |
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From The New Bras d’OrFrom: Fastest in the World |
1966-1968. Outlines the challenges that were faced during the construction of the new Bras d’Or (Also known as FHE-400). | John Boileau | 12 | 2004 | $1.20 Add |
