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H. & J. Ryan (est.1855) was a prominent Canadian railway firm founded in Perth, Ontario, by industrialist Hugh Ryan (1832–1899) and his younger brother John Ryan.[1] The firm operated for over forty years and developed large sections of the Intercolonial Railway; the Canadian Pacific Railway; the Brockville and Ottawa Railway; the Red River Valley Railway; the Pembina St. Boniface line; as well as contracts in Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois.[2][3][4][5]

Building projects

The following list is in chronological order:

Brockville and Ottawa Railway

In 1858 H. & J. Ryan was awarded the contract by the Ontario government for large portions of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway, specifically the section running from Smiths Fall's to Perth; as well as the section running from Arnprior and Bonnechere.[6][7] The firm was also responsible for constructing the state-of-the-art turntable; a feature which allows engines to be turned so that they face the right direction for a new assignment.[8]

The United States of America

Due to shortages of domestic railway contracts operating during the American Civil War, H. & J. Ryan was able to expand in the American market beginning in 1861 and monopolise several lucrative contracts in Illinois, Michigan, Maine, and Kentucky.[7][9]

Kaministiquia Railway

In October 1877, H. & J. Ryan was retained to perform an extensive quality and safety assessment of the Kaministiquia Railway and Prince Arthur's Landing by the Commissioner of Public Works of Ontario.[10] The assessment, penned by Hugh Ryan, was presented to the Canadian Senate and was foundational to the governments eventual decision to acquire both assets.[11]

Bridges & Pembina St. Boniface line

In 1880, Sir Charles Tupper and Manitoba provincial government awarded H. & J. Ryan the contracts for the new Pembina St. Boniface line track, including 100 miles northwest of Winnipeg.[12] The contracts also included bridge development in Manitoba; most notably a bridge across the Red River to connected the west and east portions of the Pembina St. Boniface line.[3]

Bridges & Red River Valley Railway

The firm's largest development contracts were awarded by Manitoba Premier John Norquay in 1887 for the controversial Red River Valley Railway, later known as the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, to connect Manitoba and Minnesota.[13][14][15][16] Valued at $750,000 (the equivalent of $24.3 million in 2024),[17] the tender included the construction of both bridges and railway lines —with the lines requiring in excess of 6,000 tons of steel rails to be completed.[18][19][20] When the Manitoba government became delinquent on payments to H. & J. Ryan, due to a dispute with the federal government, the firm brought legal proceedings against Manitoba for the outstanding remuneration and was ultimately awarded $50,000 (the equivalent of $1.6 million in 2024).[21][14][22]

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References

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  1. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (2016-11-25). "Collection search - Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company documents [textual record]". recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Henry James (1898). "The Canadian men and women of the time: a handbook of Canadian biography". www.canadiana.ca (1st ed.). Toronto : W. Briggs. pp. 898–899.
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 Kavanagh, Martin (1946). The Assiniboine Basin: A Social Study of Discovery, Exploration, and Settlement (PDF). Manitoba Historical Society. p. 99.
  4. ↑ Begg, Alexander (1895). History of the North-West: Volume III (PDF). Toronto, Canada: Hunter, Rose, & Company.
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  6. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (2016-11-25). "Collection search - Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company documents". recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Morgan, Henry James (1898). "The Canadian men and women of the time: a handbook of Canadian biography". www.canadiana.ca (1st ed.). Toronto : W. Briggs. pp. 898–899.
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  9. ↑ Stagg, Ronald J. "RYAN, HUGH – Volume XII (1891-1900) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. The University of Toronto.
  10. ↑ Roaf, Jas. R. (19 March 1878). Written at Vancouver, Canada. Prince Arthur's Landing and the Terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1st ed.). 25 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario: Hunter, Rose & Co. p. 26.
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ The Victoria Daily Times (7 November 1885). "Sir Charles' Visit to Manitoba". The Victoria Daily Times. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. p. 1.
  13. ↑ Friesen, Gerald. "Biography – NORQUAY, JOHN – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca.
  14. ↑ 14,0 14,1 The New York Times (3 October 1887). "Manitoba Defeated: Its Railroad Scheme Abandoned by the Contractor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  15. ↑ Manitoba Weekly Free Press (28 June 1887). "Hugh Ryan Interviewed". Manitoba Weekly Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. 2.
  16. ↑ Begg, Alexander (1895). History of the North-West: Volume III (PDF). Toronto, Canada: Hunter, Rose, & Company.
  17. ↑ Manitoba Weekly Free Press. "23 June 1887". Manitoba Weekly Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. 8.
  18. ↑ Manitoba Free Press (24 September 1887). "Norquay's Mission". Manitoba Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. 4.
  19. ↑ The Montreal Star (16 August 1887). "The Red River Valley Road: Contractor Says Everything is Progressing Favourably". The Montreal Star. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 1.
  20. ↑ Manitoba Weekly Free Press (7 July 1887). "Contract Signed: The Contract for the Construction of the Red River Valley Road Signed by Ryan". Manitoba Weekly Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. 8.
  21. ↑ The Brantford Daily Expositor (16 August 1887). "The R.R.V. Railway". The Brantford Daily Expositor. Brantford, Ontario, Canada. p. 2.
  22. ↑ The New York Times (1 September 1887). "Red River Valley Railway: The Fight Over the Right of Way Through Browing's". The New York Times. p. 4.
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