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* Baskerville, Peter. "Hickson, Sir Joseph," [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40281  ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' ] 
* Baskerville, Peter. "Americans in Britain’s backyard: the railway era in Upper Canada, 1850–1880," ''Business History Review'' 55 (1981): 314–36
* Carlos, Ann M. and Lewis, Frank D. "The Creative Financing of an Unprofitable Enterprise: the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 1853-1881." ''Explorations in Economic History'' 1995 32(3): 273-301. Issn: 0014-4983
* Currie, A. W.  ''The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.'' University of Toronto Press, 1957. 556 pp, the standard history
* Hofsommer, Don L. ''Grand Trunk Corporation: Canadian National Railways in the United States, 1971-1992.'' 1995. 227 pp.
* Leonard, Frank. ''A Thousand Blunders: The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Northern British Columbia'' (1996) 344 pages [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=85206835 online edition]
* Regehr, Theodore D.  "Hays, Charles M." [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41552  ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' ]


===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. Special Committee on the Condition, Management and Prospects of the Grand Trunk. ''Report'' 1857, 263 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=Szu6r3q-i4AC&pg=PA1&dq=intitle:grand+intitle:trunk&num=30&as_brr=1 online]
* Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. Special Committee on the Condition, Management and Prospects of the Grand Trunk. ''Report'' 1857, 263 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=Szu6r3q-i4AC&pg=PA1&dq=intitle:grand+intitle:trunk&num=30&as_brr=1 online]
==Secondary Sources==
* Baskerville, Peter. "Americans in Britain’s Backyard: The Railway Era in Upper Canada, 1850–1880," ''Business History Review'' 55 (1981): 314–36
* Carlos, Ann M. and Frank D. Lewis.  "The Creative Financing of an Unprofitable Enterprise: The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 1853-1881." ''Explorations in Economic History'' 1995 32(3): 273-301.
* Currie, A. W.  ''The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
:::A great starting place for an overall history of the GTR.
* Hofsommer, Don L. ''Grand Trunk Corporation: Canadian National Railways in the United States, 1971-1992.'' [PUBLISHER?] 1995.
:::A good book for GTR operations in the United States.
* Leonard, Frank. ''A Thousand Blunders: The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Northern British Columbia'' [PUBLISHER?] 1996.
* MacKay, Donald.  ''The People's Railway: A History of Canadian National''.  Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 1992.
:::Covers the Canadian National years.
==Tertiary Sources==
* Baskerville, Peter. "Hickson, Sir Joseph," [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40281  ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' ] 
* Regehr, Theodore D.  "Hays, Charles M." [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41552  ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' ]

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Primary sources

  • Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. Special Committee on the Condition, Management and Prospects of the Grand Trunk. Report 1857, 263 pages online

Secondary Sources

  • Baskerville, Peter. "Americans in Britain’s Backyard: The Railway Era in Upper Canada, 1850–1880," Business History Review 55 (1981): 314–36
  • Carlos, Ann M. and Frank D. Lewis. "The Creative Financing of an Unprofitable Enterprise: The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 1853-1881." Explorations in Economic History 1995 32(3): 273-301.
  • Currie, A. W. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
A great starting place for an overall history of the GTR.
  • Hofsommer, Don L. Grand Trunk Corporation: Canadian National Railways in the United States, 1971-1992. [PUBLISHER?] 1995.
A good book for GTR operations in the United States.
  • Leonard, Frank. A Thousand Blunders: The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Northern British Columbia [PUBLISHER?] 1996.
  • MacKay, Donald. The People's Railway: A History of Canadian National. Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 1992.
Covers the Canadian National years.

Tertiary Sources