Author: D. E. Stoltz

Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport, Queen's University

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 516

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The central role played by railways in the economic and political history of Canada is amply reflected in law books. In a century and a half of railway history several thousand companies have been chartered to build railways, and statutes depict the origins, growth, and vicissitudes of virtually all of them. The purpose of this document is to present a practical synopsis of this voluminous body of legislation and certain related documents and to serve as a finding aid that will enhance access to the original sources.