Sunday, December 25, 2011 Lethbridge (a.k.a. Christmas)
6:00 am
The temperature is +6° C, with a high predicted of +9° C. From the Environment Canada website: Wind warning in effect. Today Cloudy. Clearing late this afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 50 gusting to 80 late this afternoon. High 9. Tonight Clear. Blowing dust. Wind southwest 50 km/h gusting to 80 becoming west 70 gusting to 110 this evening. Low minus 2. Normals Max: -1°C Min: -13°
6:30 am Life
Merry Christmas to all! May the season bring everyone much happiness.
9:00 am History
Here is the table from December 12 that provides a timeline for a history of the CNR. I have added sections corresponding to the first four chapters of G. R. Stevens' history of the CNR.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1830 | Stevens ch 1: rivers provided the main transportation links through the dense forests. Halifax, Montreal & Quebec were the main settlements. |
| 1832 | Royal assent to make a railway from Lake Champlain to the River St. Lawrence |
| 1832-1864 | Stevens ch 2: first railways were simply portages around rapids and water falls. Champlain & St. Lawrence RR, Montreal & Lachine RR, Carillon & Grenville RR. |
| 1836 | Official opening of the Champlain and St. Lawrence RR |
| 1828-1852 | Stevens ch 3: idea of a Main Line to connect all of British North America |
| 1852 | Grand Trunk Railway incorporated (GTR) - primarily Quebec and Ontario |
| 1853 | Great Western Railway (GWR) incorporated - an Ontario railway |
| 1853 | Stevens ch 3: plans for a Canadian "Main Line": Grand Trunk Rwy (Quebec to Maritimes), Quebec & Richmond Rwy (Quebec south to Richmond), St Lawrence & Atlantic RR (Richmond to US border, Richmond to Montreal), Atlantic & St Lawrence RR (US border to Portland, Maine), Grand Trunk Rwy (Montreal to Toronto), Hamilton & Toronto Rwy (Toronto to Hamilton), Great Western Rwy (Hamilton to Windsor) |
| 1853-1882 | Stevens ch 4: Great Western Railway (Hamilton to Windsor) |
| 1867 | Confederation |
| 1876 | Intercolonial Railway |
| 1881 | CPR incorporated |
| 1885 | CPR last spike at Craigellachie, BC |
| 1899 | Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) incorporated |
| 1903 | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) incorporated |
| 1915 | CNoR last spike at Basque, BC |
| 1918 | CNR formed by amalgamating CNoR, Intercolonial, |
| 1920 | CNR takes over GTPR |
| 1923 | CNR takes over GTR |
6:00 PM Life
Here are 4 photos taken while getting ready for dinner.
The following is a new feature that I am testing.
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