How Long to Read The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada

How Long Does it Take to Read The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 55 minutes to read The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada by Terry Gainer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Soo Line's Famous Trains To Canada is a brief history of a small and unique Class 1 railway and its famous Canada-USA tourist trains. Initially chartered in 1883 to serve the needs of local millers in Minneapolis, the Soo would eventually come to join the Canadian Pacific line at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, with service to Montreal. In 1888, Canadian Pacific assumed controlling interest in the Soo Line, providing entry into the lucrative US market and levelling the playing field for the CPR to face the onslaught of ferocious competition from James J. Hill, the infamous American railway baron. The "little railway that could" grew to attain giant-killer status, launching famous passenger trains from Minneapolis and St. Paul, meeting head-on the western expansion of the Great Northern Railway and viable, competitive routes to the Atlantic seaboard. Over the years, the Soo Line introduced thousands of Americans to Montreal and Quebec City, the famous Canadian Rockies resorts, and the city of Vancouver, the home port for CP's Pacific steamship services. The Soo also successfully competed on the Spokane and Portland routes from Minneapolis to the Pacific Northwest. In 1923 the "Soo Mountaineer" was launched, becoming the most famous and longest "two-nation" train journey in North America.

How long is The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada?

The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada by Terry Gainer is 114 pages long, and a total of 28,956 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 35% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 38 minutes to read The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada aloud.

What Reading Level is The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada?

The Soo Line's Famous Trains to Canada is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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