Early railroads in Canada were mainly for shortline and were developed for transportation all year round, so when the canals and rivers were frozen there was still a way to get around. The development in railroads in Canada increased economic activity both in production of products and transportation of natural resources but also in the financial world as money needed to be raised to invest in railways. The cost of railway construction was great for governments who had supported the railroads with money, grants of land, and this caused
Early railroads in Canada were mainly for shortline and were developed for transportation all year round, so when the canals and rivers were frozen there was still a way to get around. The development in railroads in Canada increased economic activity both in production of products and transportation of natural resources but also in the financial world as money needed to be raised to invest in railways. The cost of railway construction was great for governments who had supported the railroads with money, grants of land, and this caused