riding the rails and “hobo jungles”
DESCRIPTION
A look into Canada’s railway through out the 1920s and 30s. Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”. The three major rail lines in the 1920 were the Canadian Pacific, the Trans-Canada, and the Grand truck railway. In the early 1920’s Trans-Canada absorbed Grand truck railway. Major Rail lines. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Riding the Railsand
“Hobo Jungles”
A look into Canada’s railway through out the 1920s and 30s
![Page 2: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Major Rail lines
The three major rail lines in the 1920 were the Canadian Pacific, the Trans-Canada, and the Grand truck railway.
In the early 1920’s Trans-Canada absorbed Grand truck railway
![Page 3: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Trans-Canada
Ran from Montréal to Vancouver.
Started in 1907, but didn’t take off until after world war 1 in 1919
The fastest all sleeper car train in North America
The longest route in the World
![Page 4: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Trans-Canada and
Canadian Pacific These two
companies were seen as sister rails, and cooperated on most issues
The Canadian Pacific became international in 1923, Chicago to Vancouver
![Page 5: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Trans-Canada and
Canadian Pacific Before the
depression 12 new sets of trains were put out
During depression these train were forced to run by the government, despite their financial problems
![Page 6: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Effect on Canada
Locals viewed have a rail way in their town as a sign of economical growth
They also attracted wealthy American, who brought business to hotels and other tourist attractions.
![Page 7: Riding the Rails and “Hobo Jungles”](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062321/56813426550346895d9b12f2/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Hobo Jungles A Hobo Jungle
was a place where a group of hobo live, a community
Over 2 million men and 8000 women became hobos in the 1930s