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eBook
Other

The Story of the Canadian Pacific Railway (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has an excellent 24-page children's booklet on the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: History of Railroads and Maps: Railroad Maps 1828 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
This history of the American railroad from the Library of Congress also provides an understanding of how maps and mapmaking were so closely related to the growth of our railway system.
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Website
University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Lacombe and North Western Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief history of a railway started by a group of businessmen and farmers that was to serve the agricultural area from Lancome to Rimbey. Included are maps and primary source documents.