Schreiber, Collingwood
Sir Collingwood Schreiber (December 14, 1831 - March 23, 1918) was an English Canadian engineer, surveyor, and civil servant, most remembered for helping to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway. Born in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, England, Schreiber arrived in Canada with his family in 1852 after being educated in England. He soon found work with the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo Railway as a railroad engineer. In 1856, Schreiber left the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo to work with Sir Sandford Fleming. He spent the next several years working for private railways before receiving his first government job in 1864. By 1873 he had been named chief engineer of all Canadian government railways. Schreiber became the chief engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway in June 1880, replacing Fleming. Less than a month later Schreiber was named general manager of all operating goverment railroads. When the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1887, Schreiber was a founding member. He became Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals in 1892. Schreiber continued to work in government until his death in Ottawa in 1918.
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Map Shewing the Railways of Canada to Accompany Annual Report on Railway Statistics.
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The is the first official map of the Canadian Pacific Railroad issued after the railroad's completion in 1885. This map is of critical importance to the development of the Canadian Confederation, as well as the first complete map of the second North American intercontinental railroad. This enormous map was issued in 1886 by A. M. Edwards and Canadian Government Railways. Depicting the entire country in two sections, the map identifies ninety-three different railways throughout Canada - but the focus is the impressive Canadian Pacific Route, which stretches from Montreal to British Columbia. Maritime routes between North America and Europe and Asia, which connected to the Railroad and were part of the Canadian Pacific's marketing model, are also noted. (more details)