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The following attempts to provide a brief explanation of website and its organization. Please contact me if you still need help!

General

All windows have the same general format:

• Header: Displays the title;
• Main Window: Displays the information and is, in some cases, divided into a contents and information on the lefthand and righthand sides, respectively; and
• Footer: Provides primary navigation to the different sections of the website.

The bottom of every page should provide the date when it was last updated.

Acronyms

Provides a listing of the various acronyms used in the website, which are grouped as follows:

• General: General acronyms not falling into one of the following categories (e.g., ca. for circa);
• Publications: Acronyms for publications (e.g., C.R.M. for Canadian Railway Modeller);
• Railway Companies: Acronyms referring to the various railway companies (e.g., C.N.Rys. for Canadian National Railways);
• Sources: Acronyms related to information sources (e.g., N.A.C. for National Archives of Canada); and
• Time Table: Acronyms included in time tables (e.g., Y for Wye).

Districts

Provides the highest level organization of the C.N.Rys. in Ontario, which fell under two Regions:

• Western: Encompassing the lines west of Armstrong and Port Arthur (a.k.a. Thunder Bay); and
• Central: Encompassing the lines east of Armstrong and Port Arthur.

From this view, you can "drill down;" to the Divisions, within Ontario, for each District.

Divisions

Provides the intermediate level organization of the C.N.Rys. in Ontario. From this view you can "drill down" to the Subdivisions, within Ontario, for each Division or "drill up" to the parent District.

E-mail

Should open the "Create Mail" or similar program so you can write me an email. The subject line should be automatically filled in with the title of the content you're currently viewing.

Help

Displays this (hopefully) useful information.

Home

Displays the Introduction page and links to the following:

• Introduction: Displays the introduction;
• Notes: Miscellaneous information conventions used in the website;
• Options: Provides some limited control over the way information appears on the website; and
• Revisions: Details (almost) every modification I've made to the website since its creation.

Model Railway

Information on my (modest) railway modelling efforts.

Orders

Orders by the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada.

Newspaper Clippings

Newspaper articles I've transcribed.

Profiles

Tables from Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada (James White) and some profile drawings.

Resources

A bibliography of sorts that lists the many sources of information I've used to pull this website together.

Rules

C.N.Rys. operating rules and special instructions.

Stations

An alphabetical listing of all C.N.Rys. stations in Ontario and with location (e.g., Subdivision and mileage). From this view you can select the Station or its parent Subdivision. Each Station page provides the following information:

• General: Station name, locations (e.g., Subdivision and Mileage), Station Symbols, Train Order, Office Signals, Sidings, Other Tracks from the ETTs;
• Footnotes: Footnote information from the ETTs;
• Chronology: A history of the Station from creation to destruction;
• Photographs: List of photographs I've found of the Station or other buildings, some with thumbnails;
• Drawings: List of drawings I've found of the Station or other buildings; and
• End Notes: Supplemental information or explanations.

Subdivisions

The lowest level organization of the C.N.Rys. in Ontario, from which you can "drill down" to the individual Subdivision and terminals Stations or "drill up" to the parent Division(s). On the lefthand side of the main window is an alphabetical listing of Subdivisions, which selects the appropriate listing on the righthand side of the main window. Each Subdivision provides the following:

• Stations: Listing of all Stations and "Other Tracks" from the ETTs with, in many cases, supplemental information derived from other sources. The station listing can, in some cases, be "filtered" to display only certain features or appear as per the ETT.
• History: A brief history of the subdivision.
• Footnotes: Footnote information from the time tables.
• Chronology: A history of the subdivision from creation to destruction.
• Photographs: List of photographs I've found of the points of interest along the Subdivision, some with thumbnails.
• Drawings: List of drawings I've found of the Subdivision.
• End Notes: Supplemental information or explanations.

From the Subdivision view you can "drill down" to an individual Station or points of interest (e.g., bridge or crossing).

Train Graphs

Generates train graphs and line-ups using database.