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Download or read book Great Western Railway of Canada written by David R.P. Guay and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-12-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was one of the great railways that opened up Canada, and played a huge role in the development of Hamilton, the site of its head offices. Yet the rise and fall of the Great Western Railway has been almost lost to memory. David R.P. Guay provides the authoritative book of a great Canadian railway that history forgot.

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