{"product_id":"the-mount-royal-tunnel-canadas-first-subway-paperback","title":"The Mount Royal Tunnel: Canada's First Subway - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Clegg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated history of the electrified railway tunnel and station complex still serving Montreal, this story had its start in the pre-World War I railway building boom, when Canadian Northern Railway set out to provide Canadians with competition to the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railways. Since those competitors had already established entries into Montreal from the east, west, and south, CNoR decided that entering downtown from the north, even though a four-mile tunnel through Mount Royal would be required. The Mount Royal Tunnel describes the building of CNoR s huge complex that became today s Central Station, and the site for downtown Montreal s massive complex: Place Ville Marie, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Place Bonaventure, CN headquarters, and other large office buildings. The clean-running electric locomotives hauled trainloads of commuters to the CNoR s 'Model City' development and other suburbs to Montreal s northwest, with change-overs made to steam locomotives (later diesels) to take inter-city trains to Ottawa, Toronto, and the western provinces. Anthony Clegg s book describes, in detail, how the tunnel was constructed and equipped for electrical powering of trains   what the trains that ran were like, and where they went   how the post-World War I period caused government takeover of CNoR, becoming Canadian National Railways   insights on how the increasing traffic led to new multiple-unit self-propelled commuter trains   the decline in inter-city traffic, and how that led to the line being completely reconstituted as a commuter line   with CNR finally exiting the commuter operations entirely, turning them over to the municipal AMT, who completely reengineered and modernized the line s electrification, infrastructure, and power substation facilities. Over 120 photos illustrate the construction of the tunnel, the line, and the Central Station complex. Locomotives and passenger cars, including various multiple-unit cars and trailers, as well as line cars, are featured. Maps and selected equipment diagrams are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anthony Clegg was born in Toronto and currently resides in St. Hilaire in the Montreal area. He began his career with Canadian National Railways in 1942, as a draftsman and cartographer. He is an associate of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association and was for several years Editor of \u003ci\u003eCanadian Rail\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Anthony Clegg's writing include \u003ci\u003eMount Royal Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e, and -- with Raymond Corley -- \u003ci\u003eCanadian National Steam Power\u003c\/i\u003e. He collaborated with Omer Lavallee to write \u003ci\u003eCatenary Through the Counties\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eCornwall Electric - the Insurance Company's Streetcars\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.3 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770043466016,"sku":"9781897190418","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2799a99b35d4871d282a1e468a53a246.webp?v=1780363105","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mount-royal-tunnel-canadas-first-subway-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}