Forgotten Monorails of Canada
The definitive history of monorails in Canada from 1896 to 2020. From Vancouver BC to Cavendish PEI, Canada has had 6 monorails that have been in operation in the past. Two monorails are still in operation. What makes this book unique is it also reviews all the monorail proposals that have been pitched in over the years and there has been a lot of them. Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Montreal are some of the cities that had studies done looking at monorail as a possible transit system. Montreal alone has had over 15 studies that included monorails as a possible option. Did you know that demonstration lines were built in Fort Saskatchewan and Niagara Falls? Low-speed and High-speed monorails ideas have been pitched. You won't find this topic covered on Wikipedia or in a Google search. Over 200 newspaper articles referenced.
131 pages
English edition · First published 2020 by Paul Langan · ISBN 9780968586761
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