http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog Nova Scotia, Tourism, and Travel Issues Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:18:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 © kim.kinrade@ns.sympatico.ca () kim.kinrade@ns.sympatico.ca 1440 Vacation home at White Point Beach in Nova Scotia kim.kinrade@ns.sympatico.ca No no http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog 144 144 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/26/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-sytem-the-demise-was-a-lot-earlier/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/26/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-sytem-the-demise-was-a-lot-earlier/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:51:42 +0000 kim automobile industrycanadian national railroadcanadian northern railwaycanadian pacific railroadgrand trunk pacifichybrid carslight rail transitpassenger trains http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=431 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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As much as we would like to believe that the car was responsible for the falling fortunes of the passenger train it happened a lot before that. Passenger trains were doing a booming business for both the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railroad) and the CNR (Canadian National Railroad) until 1914. The First World War put such [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/26/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-sytem-the-demise-was-a-lot-earlier/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/25/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-system-cars/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/25/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-system-cars/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:30:50 +0000 kim american railroadcanadian pacific railroadcanadian tourismchateau lake louiserocky mountainswilliam cornelius van horne http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=426 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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“Since we can’t export the scenery, we’ll have to import the tourists.” - William Cornelius Van Horne: General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railroad After the Second World War the giant manufacturing power of the big car companies went from making tanks, jeeps and ships back to cars for the families blossoming families. In less [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/25/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-system-cars/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/24/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-system-the-national-dream/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/24/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-system-the-national-dream/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:58:49 +0000 kim canadian pacific railroadchinese workerskicking horse passmountain beautyrailway carsrocky mountainsvancouver british columbia http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=421 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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There are few stories in history that rival the building of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It’s not just national pride speaking but the laying down of track from Bonfield, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia’s was the engineering marvel of the century. The greatest obstacle of the rail line was in Kicking Horse Pass in the [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/24/the-fall-of-the-canadian-train-system-the-national-dream/feed/ 0