T. H. B. Rwy Spur Line - 1896
“Great is steam; and great also the steam shovel; particularly the one in use on the spur line construction. But for that steam shovel and a few other things, among them dynamite and detonators, work on the cuts and fills along the line would be terribly slow. The mighty steam shovel takes the place of a big bunch of navies, and the dynamite gets a move on that is unapproachable by a battalion of them.” “With the Railroad Makers : What Was Seen in a Trip Along the Spur Line” Hamilton Spectator. September 4, 1896 . During the late summer of 1896, the Canadian Pacific Railway began construction of a project to connect the Grand Trunk Railway with the Toronto , Hamilton ...