Matt Russell
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Pedagogical Consultant for the Western Quebec School Board. History Education, Citizenship, Historical Thinking, Historical Consciousness, Assessment
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In 1890, Expresses left Halifax at 1.30pm and arrived at Lévis at 10.40am the following day - about 20hrs of travel time. But how often was it on time? LAC has govt railway logs for the period, so I suppose average performance could be (maybe has been) calculated.
archive.org/details/inte...
archive.org/details/inte...
Intercolonial Railway of Canada : pocket time table, September 15th, 1890 : Intercolonial Railway (Canada) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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October 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In 1890, Expresses left Halifax at 1.30pm and arrived at Lévis at 10.40am the following day - about 20hrs of travel time. But how often was it on time? LAC has govt railway logs for the period, so I suppose average performance could be (maybe has been) calculated.
archive.org/details/inte...
archive.org/details/inte...