The History of Canadians Railroads

by Greg McDonnell

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• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0906286638
• ISBN13: 9780906286630
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: New Burlington Books, London
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

More for the railfan than the rail tourist

More for the railfan than the rail tourist, the well-documented HISTORY OF CANADIAN RAILROADS (1985, hardcover, 160 pp.) manages to pack in a wealth of detail in its relatively short length. The book does worst on pretty pictures -- don't expect to see Morant's Curve, Craigellachie or publicity stills of grinning travellers in CN or CP trains (there is a midbook color section, though). What it does best is B&W photos of steam locomotives, some in action, some merely "posing" horizontally; and descriptions of the various, now mostly defunct, smaller Canadian rail companies. Provided the reader is willing to forego a good deal of atmosphere, he or she will be rewarded with intelligent prose, understandable history, and a genuine feel for the love of railroading. If this book were a little newer I'd have given it five stars, flat. Good show, Mr. McDonnell!