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Table of Contents

Title Page
Preface
Introduction
1 A place called Hamilton.
2 Public Works and Private Enterprise
3 Port Hamilton
4 1837-1839
5 Ericsson Wheels
6 1844-1847
7 Good Times in Port
8 Boom Town Days
9 Depression Years
10 Better Times Ahead
11 1867-1870
12 Prosperity for the Shipbuilders
13 The Second Railway Building Era
14 1884-1888
15 The Electric Era
16 The Iron Age
Table of Illustrations
Index
Grand Trunk Railway
1   connecting with the G. W. R. R. and the Grand Trunk. Also on this route were the CANADA and the
2   Gunn has delivered 3 passenger engines to the Grand Trunk and 2 freight engines to the Great Western. Eight
3   letters, he expressed his displeasure with the Grand Trunk Railway for building their line from Toronto through
4   place on the 4 June at Point Edward, when the Grand Trunk Railway car-ferry HURON slid down the ways. The Globe of
5   CITY OF MONTREAL, running in connection with the Grand Trunk Ry., was crossing from Cleveland to Port Stanley, her
6   & North Western. He then became manager of the Grand Trunk Railway's office in Hamilton. Having an interest in
7   & N. W. Wharf. She completed her loading at the G. T. R. a few days later. This vessel had been built in
8   The LAKE MICHIGAN loaded old rails at the Grand Trunk and then moved over to MacKay's Wharf to finish
9   BAVARIA and PRUSSIA. They too proceeded to the G. T. R. wharf to load timber for their owners, the
10   when the old car shops at the west end of the Grand Trunk yard were destroyed. The shops were well insured
11   same day, the Grand Trunk Ry. crew in charge of the swing bridge over the
12   of timber would be carried out at both the G. T. R. and the N. & N. W. Wharves. The schooners ST.
13   frontiers, in competition with the existing Grand Trunk System.
14   which it came was situated very close to the Grand Trunk yards, where the sewer from the railway station
15   building wreckers were busily dismantling the Grand Trunk grain elevator which had outlived its usefulness.
16   carrying capacity loads to the Canal and the Grand Trunk Ry. ran special trains from the City to their
17   The Coroner's verdict went against the Grand Trunk Ry., by a vote of ten to six, cast by his
18   deck, amid the tangle of rigging and spars. The Grand Trunk Ry. suggested that a damage claim might be submitted
19   from Goldie & McCullough's engine works to the Grand Trunk freight depot. Several teams of horses were
20   St. line would be extended down the hill to the Grand Trunk station. This hill was too steep for horse-cars
21   J. Morehouse was having his troubles with the Grand Trunk Ry. over the laying of a spur into the blast furnace
22   Grand Trunk Ry. and J. J. Morehouse finally resolved their
23   a builder. The plan covered the area from the Grand Trunk property, all the way to the foot of Wentworth
24   was burned down on the 17 July along with the Grand Trunk platform and telegraph office. The Burlington
25   Toledo, would build two wooden car-ferries. The Grand Trunk Ry. would spend $50,000 on terminal facilities at
26   Shenango & Lake Erie R. R. at Conneaut with the Grand Trunk Ry. at Port
27   It was in fact, taxing the energy of the local Grand Trunk crews. Nearly 150 men were employed on
28   3,520 tons, 2,550 tons of which writ, for the Grand Trunk Ry., 78 cars of iron ore and manufactured iron, 1,480
29   Canal. On this memorable day, a train left the Grand Trunk station at King and Ferguson Streets at 2:00 p.m.
30   Trenton Jct. where they were switched onto the Grand Trunk Ry. Some of the mines had stock piles of ore left
31   Wharf. He had no sooner tied up, than a G. T. R.. officer pounced on him, charged him with theft
32   and that the old wharf had been abandoned by the Grand Trunk Ry. He concluded that Hind was not really guilty of
33   far south of the Brant House and a spur from the Grand Trunk was laid, across the roadway and the electric
34   son of Jos. Hobson, Chief Engineer of the Grand Trunk Ry., was appointed secretary-treasurer of the Hamilton
35   Hamilton waterfront. The writer said that the Grand Trunk Ry. and the Magee Walton Ice Co. kept their
36   & Foundry Co. just south of Stuart St. near the Grand Trunk Station.
37   dismantled in 1905 after Booth sold out to the Grand Trunk Ry. Co. To round out this system, the Canada Atlantic
38   slightly damaged. The building was owned by the Grand Trunk Ry. and was under lease to the Ontario Rolling Mills
39   were many farewells at the Grand Trunk Station in those days, as parties left to seek

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