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A look into Canada’s railway through out the 1920s and 30s. Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”. The three major rail lines in the 1920 were the Canadian Pacific, the Trans-Canada, and the Grand truck railway. In the early 1920’s Trans-Canada absorbed Grand truck railway. Major Rail lines. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Riding the Railsand
“Hobo Jungles”
A look into Canada’s railway through out the 1920s and 30s
Major Rail lines
The three major rail lines in the 1920 were the Canadian Pacific, the Trans-Canada, and the Grand truck railway.
In the early 1920’s Trans-Canada absorbed Grand truck railway
Trans-Canada
Ran from Montréal to Vancouver.
Started in 1907, but didn’t take off until after world war 1 in 1919
The fastest all sleeper car train in North America
The longest route in the World
Trans-Canada and
Canadian Pacific These two
companies were seen as sister rails, and cooperated on most issues
The Canadian Pacific became international in 1923, Chicago to Vancouver
Trans-Canada and
Canadian Pacific Before the
depression 12 new sets of trains were put out
During depression these train were forced to run by the government, despite their financial problems
Effect on Canada
Locals viewed have a rail way in their town as a sign of economical growth
They also attracted wealthy American, who brought business to hotels and other tourist attractions.
Hobo Jungles A Hobo Jungle
was a place where a group of hobo live, a community
Over 2 million men and 8000 women became hobos in the 1930s