Excerpt from Canadian Railway and Marine World, Vol. 25: From January to December, 1922 The station staffs attend to the load ing and unloading of the trailers, which handle 40 to 50 loads daily. The two tractors are continually in motion, haul ing these six trailers (one at a time) from one station to another and travel ling from 90 to 100 miles each daily. The whole system is operated on a regular schedule, which is as strictly adhered to as a train schedule. By this system the movement of transfer has been expedited, stations have been kept clear of trans fer matter and economies effected over the relatively slower movement and smaller capacity of wagon transfer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Canadian Railway and Marine World, 1918 Prior to 1908 and as far back as the board's records go, viz. To 1904, the spread between the lake and rail and all rail class rates to points west of Fort Wil liam was as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The passenger steamers of the Canada Steamship Lines were known as the Great White Fleet. No fewer than 51 steamers comprised the passenger fleet at the company's inception, and its network of routes was awesome. Nearly half a century after the last passenger boats sailed, this book will provide a window into a wonderful lost way of life.