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sandstone were available from the Forks' quarries: a grey with occasional brown spots; a uniform grey stone of particularly high quality; a brownstone which varied from chocolate to deep brown depending on the quarry with occasional deposits of a pinkish brown stone (particularly prized) and a piebald mix of white and brown stone.
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As early as 1874, it received approval to settle certain debts through exchange into shares, and in 1876, it was requesting that the provincial construction subsidy of $ 2000/mile be increased to $ 3500/mile. In 1877, it had to obtain longer terms with respect to the bonds it had issued. Existing
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Ontario but primarily to Toronto and Hamilton. Queen's Park and the old Toronto City Hall are two significant examples of the many important buildings completed in this material. Four varieties of 'dimension'
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The enterprise was conceived in folly and nurtured in scheming. Even were it in running order at this moment, it would starve to death for lack of support. It runs midway between the Grand Trunk and Great
Western lines, and is as necessary to the welfare of Toronto as would be a sidewalk for
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admitted at a meeting that the CPR had been dealing with problems arising from the original construction of the track, declaring, "It takes all our time to try and straighten out the line of the Credit Valley
Railway, laid down and built by Mr. Laidlaw, because it is so crooked."
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was opened to rail traffic, and service between
Ingersoll and Toronto began in January 1880 A test run over the bridge during that month had proved to be successful. By that time, the company had built basic freight and passenger buildings in
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subsequently passed an Act on the matter in 1880 (which attracted considerable controversy during its debate as it concerned a provincially incorporated railway). All remaining disputes were later resolved through
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An Act to amend the Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of Her present
Majesty's reign, and intituled "An Act to Incorporate the Credit Valley Railway Company," and to extend the powers conferred on the said
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provisions allowing municipalities that subsidized the CVR to appoint directors to its board were broadened in 1878, and further provision for exchanging bonds was made in 1880 and 1881.
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Such concerns continued to be expressed after its opening, as existing competition between the GTR and the GWR had already depressed freight rates on that corridor.
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ordered that the line be extended to the
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660:. The CVR was amalgamated with the O&Q in 1883. In the following year, The O&Q was taken over by the CPR on January 4.
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spanning the Credit River near the Credit Forks was completed in
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Application of the Credit Valley Railway for Right of Way and Crossings at the City of Toronto
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An Act respecting aid to certain Railways and the creation of a Railway Land Subsidy Fund
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Statutes Special and General, Relating to the Northern Railway Company of Canada
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An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Ontario and Quebec Railway Company
700:. The Elora branch was closed in 1987, and has since been converted into a
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An Act to amend the several Acts relating the Credit Valley Railway Company
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The Galt line was extended to St. Thomas through a parallel works project:
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156:(CPR) operating company building a network of lines in southern Ontario.
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in 1883; the company built a brick passenger building that still stands.
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An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Credit Valley Railway Company
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An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Credit Valley Railway Company
1238:"The Grand Trunk Railway Company v. The Credit Valley Railway Company"
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1177:"Flash from the Past: Private moment goes public in Galt rail yard"
1125:"Flash from the Past: Private moment goes public in Galt rail yard"
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An Act amending Acts relating to the Credit Valley Railway Company
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Survey work was done in 1873, with grading beginning early in 1874
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in 1870, the Credit Valley Railway was incorporated by Act of the
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An Act respecting aid to certain Railways, and for other Purposes
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1296:"Credit Valley Railway Company Bill (Bill 53), Second Reading"
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1304:. Canada: House of Commons. March 10, 1880. pp. 584–590.
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The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923
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Timetable from 1878 for Ingersoll-Woodstock section of CVR.
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The line from Toronto to Woodstock now forms part of CP's
1855:
Scheinman, André (March 2009). "13: Former CVR Railway".
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1008:"Henry E. Suckling, Treasurer of CPR, Died in 75th Year"
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was in operation in September 1878, connecting with the
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to St. Thomas. Construction occurred in several stages:
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An Act to Incorporate the Credit Valley Railway Company
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Timetable from 1883, showing lines and stations served.
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1216:. Toronto: Hunter Rose & Co. 1880. pp. 7–8.
252:. There was also discussion on extending the line to
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the line passing through Galt was taken over by the
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An Act respecting the Credit Valley Railway Company
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An Act respecting the Credit Valley Railway Company
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An Act respecting the Credit Valley Railway Company
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An Act respecting the Credit Valley Railway Company
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291:Exchange of municipal debentures for railway bonds
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1321:. Toronto: Hunter Rose & Co. pp. 453–458.
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236:. Later Acts authorized further branches from the
187:. The Elora branch was abandoned and converted to
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696:. The Orangeville branch is now operated by the
396:The rail network eventually went from Toronto to
216:in 1871, authorized to build a railway line from
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1712:Maw, W.H.; Dredge, J., eds. (August 20, 1880).
385:in order to enable it to become a rival to the
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925:. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.).
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1693:Maw, W.H.; Dredge, J., eds. (July 30, 1880).
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776:"Credit Valley Railway Station, Streetsville"
558:. In July 1879, the Railway Committee of the
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988:"Sir Herbert Holt, 85, Noted Financier Dies"
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883:"Credit Valley Extension to Port Burwell".
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1757:"Credit Valley Railway: "The third giant""
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486:in December 1879, the CVR bridge over the
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546:The CVR's extension from Parkdale to the
1810:Canadian Railroad Historical Association
1768:Canadian Railroad Historical Association
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179:as a short line railway. The branch to
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1610:. Caledon. 1 March 2011. Archived from
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1145:. Acton. September 25, 1879. p. 2.
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550:was met with stiff opposition from the
449:The line was opened to Orangeville and
373:Originally intended to be an auxiliary
283:contingent on construction of the line
267:CVR public funding by source (to 1880)
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1858:Cultural Heritage Landscapes Inventory
1799:"CPR and TSR Tracks Through Etobicoke"
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1733:Credit Valley Railway: The third giant
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1071:"Landscape Inventory Report page 7-31"
941:"James Ross, Noted Financier, is Dead"
829:. Milton. December 1, 1870. p. 2.
811:. Milton. December 8, 1870. p. 2.
204:Following initial discussions held in
3192:Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiaries
1886:
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1266:. London. January 8, 1880. p. 1.
1139:"Vice-Regal Visit to our County Town"
1643:. Milton. August 2, 1888. p. 2.
1192:"The Credit Valley Railway (letter)"
966:. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 13.
887:. Toronto. July 29, 1878. p. 2.
706:Credit Valley Conservation Authority
381:, by 1873 its design was changed to
1845:
1557:. Toronto. July 8, 1880. p. 3.
1190:George Laidlaw (January 28, 1880).
1046:
597:
483:and Ingersoll began in October 1879
475:Port Dover & Lake Huron Railway
13:
1797:Burnet, Robert G. (Nov–Dec 1995).
1675:
710:Grand River Conservation Authority
400:with branchlines from Cataract to
248:, where it would connect with the
16:Railway located in Ontario, Canada
14:
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3202:Standard gauge railways in Canada
1864:. Town of Caledon. Archived from
1839:
1377:. Acton. June 8, 1876. p. 2.
919:. In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.).
757:List of defunct Canadian railways
1688:. Toronto: Copp, Clark & Co.
1334:Timetable: Credit Valley Railway
996:. September 29, 1941. p. 9.
949:. September 20, 1913. p. 1.
922:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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722:
442:The Milton line was extended to
379:Toronto Grey & Bruce Railway
310:Provincial construction subsidy
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1553:"Strike on the Credit Valley".
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1407:, S.O. 1875–76, c. 22, s. 1(4)
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575:, leading to connection to the
542:Extension to Toronto waterfront
435:in December 1878, and the huge
352:
214:Legislative Assembly of Ontario
1575:. October 13, 1883. p. 9.
1392:, S.O. 1874, 1st Sess., c. 42
1113:. Waterloo Historical Society.
1076:. 1 March 2016. Archived from
915:McIlwraith, Thomas F. (1982).
876:
862:
847:
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617:passengers down the middle of
1:
1371:"The Position of the Country"
1157:"Terrible Railroad Accident!"
762:
333:, and its chief engineer was
183:is currently operated as the
1714:"Credit Valley Railway - II"
1605:"Inventory Report page 13-3"
1590:, S.O. 1882–83, c. 50 , and
1434:, S.O. 1877, c. 14, s. 1(5)
1016:. March 23, 1925. p. 5.
778:. City of Mississauga. 1914.
698:Orangeville Brampton Railway
199:
185:Orangeville Brampton Railway
7:
1695:"Credit Valley Railway - I"
927:University of Toronto Press
715:
648:, and the CPR (through the
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308:
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228:(today part of Cambridge),
224:, with branches to Milton,
10:
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1569:"Credit Valley Railway Co"
1165:. May 12, 1879. p. 3.
650:Ontario and Quebec Railway
556:Northern Railway of Canada
548:waterfront lots in Toronto
496:Governor General of Canada
317:
309:
298:
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279:
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150:Ontario and Quebec Railway
3173:List of Canadian railways
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2008:
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1685:The Credit Valley Railway
1655:"Elora Cataract Trailway"
1315:Trevelyan Ridout (1883).
1109:W. H. Breithaupt (1917).
694:Ontario Southland Railway
584:Michigan Central Railroad
115:
84:
79:
69:
61:
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3197:Defunct Ontario railways
1511:McClelland & Stewart
752:List of Ontario railways
582:By arrangement with the
533:Canadian Pacific Railway
479:freight service between
422:Parkdale railway station
329:The CVR's president was
154:Canadian Pacific Railway
120:3 ft 6 in
74:Canadian Pacific Railway
1848:"Credit Valley Railway"
672:Current status of lines
658:London Junction Railway
560:Privy Council of Canada
250:Canada Southern Railway
1755:H.D. Morrison (1975).
1741:: Boston Mills Press.
1657:. GRCA. Archived from
1573:The Toronto Daily Mail
1248:: 271. September 1879.
1242:The Canada Law Journal
960:Fleming, R.B. (1991).
859:, S.O. 1871–72, c. 47
844:, S.O. 1870–71, c. 38
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524:CVR locomotive (1881).
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2722:Former or fallen flag
2009:Former or fallen flag
1729:Filby, James (1974).
1641:The Canadian Champion
827:The Canadian Champion
809:The Canadian Champion
642:Great Western Railway
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588:through train service
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420:The line opened from
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134:Credit Valley Railway
20:Credit Valley Railway
1682:Laidlaw, G. (1876).
1375:The Acton Free Press
1337:. October 10, 1883.
1264:The Daily Advertiser
1197:The Montreal Gazette
1162:The Montreal Gazette
1143:The Acton Free Press
1013:The Montreal Gazette
590:between Toronto and
568:Parliament of Canada
319:Total public funding
2724:short line railways
2245:short line railways
2242:Current (operating)
1926:Current (operating)
1637:"New C.P.R. Branch"
1490:, S.O. 1881, c. 61
1476:, S.O. 1880, c. 52
1462:, S.O. 1878, c. 44
1448:, S.O. 1877, c. 77
1083:on 27 February 2019
873:, S.O. 1873, c. 80
684:. The section from
682:Windsor Subdivision
646:Grand Trunk Railway
552:Grand Trunk Railway
343:Herbert Samuel Holt
299:Interest earned on
268:
244:, and from Galt to
238:Forks of the Credit
21:
1918:class III railways
1724:. London: 154–156.
1594:, S.C. 1883, c. 58
946:The Ottawa Citizen
823:"Railroad Meeting"
586:, the CVR offered
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465:a section between
446:in September 1879.
431:The track reached
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62:Dates of operation
19:
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3178:
2011:regional railways
1928:regional railways
1179:. 5 January 2018.
1127:. 5 January 2018.
1030:Engineering 1880a
917:"Laidlaw, George"
903:Engineering 1880b
805:"Railway Meeting"
665:William Van Horne
579:later that year.
453:in December 1879.
433:Brampton, Ontario
339:William Mackenzie
327:
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258:
254:Port Burwell
203:
158:
133:
131:
1850:. Trainweb.
1812:: 211–239.
1770:: 255–256.
1718:Engineering
1700:Engineering
1621:26 February
1541:Burnet 1995
1509:. Toronto:
1358:Burnet 1995
1087:26 February
573:arbitration
488:Grand River
398:Orangeville
387:Grand Trunk
222:Orangeville
181:Orangeville
140:located in
86:Track gauge
3186:Categories
3171:See also:
3161:WTV&IR
3146:WE&LSR
3106:TS&MJR
2856:HG&BER
2791:CW&LER
2088:CW&LER
1875:2014-09-15
1831:2014-09-22
1789:2014-09-17
1739:Cheltenham
1665:2014-09-15
1513:. p.
763:References
690:St. Thomas
635:E.B. Osler
514:roundhouse
335:James Ross
313:$ 420,000
305:$ 100,000
246:St. Thomas
189:rail trail
173:St. Thomas
3121:T&YRR
3076:T&SER
3071:T&MER
3061:SW&AR
2976:NN&RW
2966:N&NWR
2931:LB&PR
2916:L&MSR
2911:L&LER
2846:H&NWR
2836:H&BIR
2751:BW&NW
2736:B&HER
2378:FSSR/EKRC
2198:O&QRR
2193:OA&PS
2098:E&NAR
1920:of Canada
1818:0008-4875
1776:0008-4875
1555:The Globe
1260:"Toronto"
885:The Globe
686:Woodstock
663:In 1888,
656:from the
512:Parkdale
471:Woodstock
467:Ingersoll
294:$ 75,000
200:Formation
169:Woodstock
165:Woodstock
80:Technical
70:Successor
3156:WG&B
3081:TG&B
2961:N&NR
2921:L&PS
2881:H&SW
2841:H&DR
2816:G&LS
2776:C&SL
2593:S&HR
2223:T&NR
2178:N&PJ
2168:NS&T
2113:H&SW
2038:C&PR
1914:Class II
1503:(1971).
716:See also
708:and the
554:and the
516:in 1884.
428:in 1877.
234:Waterloo
210:Brampton
105: in
37:Overview
3036:S&L
3001:O&Q
2971:N&S
2896:K&S
2891:K&P
2771:C&K
2128:K&P
2123:ICR/IRC
2033:C&K
1808:(449).
1766:(283).
1047:Kennedy
856:Company
704:by the
612:noted:
592:Chicago
437:trestle
393:lines.
281:Bonuses
275:Amount
261:funding
218:Toronto
195:History
161:Toronto
142:Ontario
138:railway
100:⁄
56:Ontario
1816:
1774:
1745:
1521:
1341:
1220:
970:
654:London
566:. The
498:, the
272:Source
230:Berlin
206:Milton
136:was a
52:Locale
3111:TSt.R
1869:(PDF)
1862:(PDF)
1825:(PDF)
1802:(PDF)
1783:(PDF)
1760:(PDF)
1615:(PDF)
1608:(PDF)
1081:(PDF)
1074:(PDF)
702:trail
491:Galt.
402:Elora
242:Salem
191:use.
3151:WESR
3056:STLH
3046:SCFQ
3006:OCRR
2956:NBEC
2951:MSRT
2946:MKNR
2936:MVRR
2826:GRNR
2821:GFCR
2766:CFMG
2741:BCER
2713:YDHR
2708:WLRC
2703:WHRC
2698:WCRA
2688:WLRS
2683:WABL
2678:VDHR
2673:VAEX
2668:TRRY
2648:STER
2643:STCR
2623:SRCL
2583:RMRS
2573:RLHH
2563:RCRR
2558:QGRY
2553:PSTR
2538:PDCR
2533:PCHR
2508:OBRY
2503:OKAN
2498:NBSR
2488:MNRY
2473:KVSR
2463:KLTR
2448:IRRS
2443:HPHV
2438:HCWR
2433:HCRY
2428:HCRR
2413:GWWD
2388:GHRP
2383:GEXR
2358:ECRM
2353:CWRL
2348:CTRW
2338:CFQG
2313:CEMR
2308:CCGX
2303:CBNS
2298:BLRC
2288:BFDC
2283:BCRY
2268:ARND
2263:APXX
2213:PSCR
2208:PEIR
2103:GTPR
2078:CNoR
2053:CASO
2028:CDAC
2023:BCOL
1980:QNSX
1955:HCRY
1950:HBRY
1935:CSXT
1916:and
1814:ISSN
1772:ISSN
1743:ISBN
1623:2019
1519:ISBN
1339:ISBN
1283:S.C.
1218:ISBN
1089:2019
968:ISBN
680:and
469:and
404:and
389:and
345:and
226:Galt
208:and
152:, a
132:The
3141:WCR
3136:WAR
3126:WJR
3116:TSR
3101:TRC
3096:TNR
3091:THB
3086:TCR
3051:SOO
3041:SAR
3031:QSR
3011:OLO
2996:NYR
2991:NSR
2986:NSR
2981:NGR
2926:LEN
2906:KVR
2901:KLR
2886:IRM
2876:HSR
2871:HRE
2866:HIR
2861:HGR
2851:HER
2831:GVR
2811:EIR
2806:DWP
2801:DVR
2786:CVR
2781:CVR
2761:CBC
2731:ANY
2693:WCR
2663:TRR
2658:THR
2653:SVI
2638:SSS
2633:SSR
2628:SRY
2618:SOR
2613:SOP
2608:SLQ
2603:SFG
2598:SCR
2578:RLK
2568:RES
2548:POM
2543:PLC
2528:PAR
2523:OVO
2518:OVR
2513:OSR
2493:MDW
2483:LWR
2478:LMR
2468:KPR
2458:KHR
2453:KFR
2423:HPA
2418:GWR
2408:GSR
2403:GJD
2398:GFR
2393:GJR
2373:FLR
2368:ETR
2363:ENR
2343:CRM
2333:CFO
2328:CFS
2323:CFL
2318:CFC
2293:BGS
2278:BRR
2273:ARM
2258:APR
2253:ANR
2218:SLQ
2188:NSR
2183:NRC
2173:NAR
2163:NYC
2158:NTR
2148:MMA
2133:MEC
2118:HBR
2108:GTR
2093:DAR
2073:CMQ
2068:CGR
2063:CER
2058:CCR
2043:CAR
2000:WPY
1995:WCE
1990:TSH
1985:RMV
1975:ONT
1965:KRC
1960:KLR
1945:GOT
1940:EXO
1722:XXX
1705:XXX
1515:127
712:.
688:to
481:Ayr
424:to
240:to
220:to
177:OSR
171:to
163:to
47:CVR
3188::
3131:WI
3066:TI
3026:QC
2796:DH
2756:BR
2746:BQ
2588:RS
2233:VR
2228:TT
2203:PC
2153:NR
2143:MR
2138:MC
2083:CV
2018:AC
1970:NS
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