For the surveyors and workers who built the railroad through the Canadian Shield, they would deal with blasting through the hardest rock in the world, huge stretches of muskeg that swallowed tracks, loneliness, danger, extreme heat and cold, along with unrelenting mosquitoes.  Support: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/canadaehx" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/canadaehx</a> Donate: <a href="http://www.canadaehx.com" rel="noopener">www.canadaehx.com</a> E-mail: <a href="mailto:craig@canadaehx.com">craig@canadaehx.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/craigbaird" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/craigbaird</a> Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx" rel="noopener">www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx</a>

For the surveyors and workers who built the railroad through the Canadian Shield, they would deal with blasting through the hardest rock in the world, huge stretches of muskeg that swallowed tracks, loneliness, danger, extreme heat and cold, along with unrelenting mosquitoes. Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx

For the surveyors and workers who built the railroad through the Canadian Shield, they would deal with blasting through the hardest rock in the world, huge stretches of muskeg that swallowed tracks, loneliness, danger, extreme heat and cold, along with unrelenting mosquitoes.&nbsp; Support: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/canadaehx" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.patreon.com/canadaehx</a> Donate: <a href="http://www.canadaehx.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.canadaehx.com</a> E-mail: <a href="mailto:craig@canadaehx.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">craig@canadaehx.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/craigbaird" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.twitter.com/craigbaird</a> Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx</a>

Building Through The Shield

In this podcast, I will be looking at the history of the construction of the Trans-Continental Railway in Canada, from the people and places who helped make it happen along the way.  Top to bottom, it will cover everything about the amazing accomplishment by a young country. Don't forget to subscribe to my other podcasts, Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin and Canada's Great War.

History

In this podcast, I will be looking at the history of the construction of the Trans-Continental Railway in Canada, from the people and places who helped make it happen along the way. Top to bottom, it will cover everything about the amazing accomplishment by a young country.Don't forget to subscribe to my other podcasts, Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin and Canada's Great War.

In this podcast, I will be looking at the history of the construction of the Trans-Continental Railway in Canada, from the people and places who helped make it happen along the way.&nbsp; Top to bottom, it will cover everything about the amazing accomplishment by a young country. Don't forget to subscribe to my other podcasts, Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin and Canada's Great War.

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Building Through The Shield

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