William McNab (1855 – 23 February 1923)
was a pioneering railway engineer. He came to Canada as a youth and was educated at the
McGill Model School and the
Montreal Collegiate School
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. Upon graduating in 1870, he served in the Engineering Department of the
Grand Trunk Railway as an indentured pupil. During this time, he was occupied with the construction of the International Bridge (Fort Erie to Buffalo), the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad (Maine), Union Station (Toronto), and the ferry docks at Point Edward, Ontario. From 1875 to 1885, he was exclusively engaged in the G.T.R. surveys, including those between Scarborough and Toronto; the York Yard; lines in
Michigan
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, Ontario, and Quebec; Terminal Station, Montreal; and the Victoria iron tubular bridge across the St. Lawrence River at Montreal.
In 1887, he became chief draughtsman, and nine years later he became assistant engineer. In 1907, he was appointed principal assistant engineer; in 1916, valuation engineer; and in 1918, he became chairman of the valuation committee.
He was a member of the ASCE, the American Railway Association, and the
Canadian Railway Club. He was admitted to the EIC in 1887, and became a member of the
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in 1900 and 1907; librarian from 1891 to 1899; and was active in its yearly proceedings. He was also a member of the St. Andrew's Society, the Caledonia Society and the Montreal Amateur Athletic Society.
Engineering projects
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Ferry Docks at Point Edward, Ontario
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Grand Trunk Railway
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International Bridge (Fort Erie to Buffalo)
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Lewiston and Auburn Railroad
The Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Company is a railroad holding company located in Androscoggin County, Maine. It is jointly owned by the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. It was founded in 1872 to link these two cities with the nearby Grand Trun ...
(Maine)
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Terminal Station
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(Montreal)
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Union Station (Toronto)
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Victoria iron tubular bridge (Montreal)
References
*Engineering Institute of Canada. Charter, By-Laws, List of Members, and the Professional Engineering Acts. 1925. p. 44.
*Engineering Institute of Canada. Charter, By-Laws, List of Members, and the Professional Engineering Acts. 1925. p. 45.
*Engineering Institute of Canada. Charter, By-Laws, List of Members, and the Professional Engineering Acts. 1925. p. 297.
*CSCE Transactions. 1891. p. 10.
*CSCE Transactions. Vol. vi, part 1: Jan 1892. p. 16.
*The Canadian Engineer. Vol. 16, March 19, 1909.
*The Canadian Engineer. Vol. 44, No. 10: March 6, 1923.
*The Engineering Journal. Vol. 6, April, 1923.
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1855 births
1923 deaths
Canadian engineers
Scottish emigrants to Canada