Re: [cpsig] Re: Fw: silk trains

  • From: "Rob Kirkham" <rdkirkham@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:44:58 -0800

Thanks Doug - I appreciate it!

Rob Kirkham

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From: "dhately" <d.hately@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:26 PM
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [cpsig] Re: Fw: silk trains

From the book "Silk Trains" by Bernard Webber, these times are mentioned-
Vancouver to New York City 83 hours 56 min.was the fastest(1926)
Average for silk trains for the same trip was 90 hours 49 min.
I couldn't see a time for Vancouver to Fort William. An average speed of 35 mph. was mentioned.
Doug Hately




--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Rob Kirkham" <rdkirkham@...> wrote:

Do any of you have an answer to the question I received off line?
I'm not
able to put my hands on it as my books are in a pile while I
continue
setting up my new dungeo, err, office in the basement.....

Rob Kirkham


From: Roger Cote
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:52 PM
To: rdkirkham@...
Subject: re: silk trains


February 11/09
Hi: Tried to access the web but it didn't work, so after seeing
your name
decided to contact you. Don't have anything to contribute but do
have a
question about the silk trains. Stuart McLean has broadcast twice
on his
radio program info about the silk trains and how quickly the steam
engines
moved from Vancouver to Fort William side lining anything in their
path.
What I would like to know is how many hours it took to get from
Vancouver to
Fort William?
Your help is appreciated,
C. Cote





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