Gravity, Steam, and Steel: An Illustrated History of Rogers Pass on the Canadian Pacific Railway

by Graeme Pole

Book Overview

BC Historical Federation Writing Awards 2009 Honourable Mention

Canadian Rockies Award shortlist, 2009

Steep grades, extreme climate, avalanche hazard, tunnels, trestles, and bridges-all in a wilderness setting-Rogers Pass packs a great deal of railway interest into 65 miles of track. Using 80 archival photographs, many previously unpublished, Gravity, Steam, and Steel: An Illustrated Railway History of Rogers Pass tells...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897252463
• ISBN13: 9781897252468
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"