He also allowed him to take part in the surveying of Scottish railway routes, which were being developed at the time. At a very young age, Sandford Fleming found that his life was already intertwined with the growth of the railway industry. ###>Il lui permet de plus de participer à l’arpentage des voies du chemin de fer écossais, en plein développement. C’est donc tout jeune que Sandford Fleming voit son destin mêlé à l’expansion de l’industrie ferroviaire.