Canadian National Facilities In Color Vol. 1

Volume 1 covers stations and service facilities built by Canadian National and predecessors:

* Urban Terminals (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Winnipeg, Vancouver)
* Division Points and Outposts (assorted from Maritime Provinces to Pacific Coast)
* Rural Stations (from Maritime Provinces to B.C.)
* Passenger-engine servicing terminals in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg
* Also sidebars on CNR Hotels and Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Contents: Introduction, CNR Hotels, CNR in the skies, pp. 3-11; Urban Terminals, pp. 12-49; Division Points and Outposts, pp. 50-73; Along the Line (Ontario, Prairies) pp. 74-109; Behind the Scenes (Turcot, Spadina, Fort Rouge) pp. 110-128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. 
Price: 45.95 USD

This new book presents a broad spectrum of Canadian Pacific Railroad stations and lineside structures, from the urban grandeur of Montreal’s Windsor Station and other important terminals to isolated rural outposts across Canada. Also includes CPR bridges, tunnels, snowsheds, water tanks, hotels and marine facilities.

Contents: Introduction, pp. 1-7; CPR Hotels, pp. 8-11; Urban Terminals, (Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver) pp. 12-38; Division Points, pp. 40-53; Rural Stations, pp. 54-99; Marine Facilities, 100-109; Right-of-Way (Spiral Tunnels, Bridges, Water Tanks), pp. 110-128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. 
Price: 45.95 USD

Canadian Trolleys In Color Vol. 2: Western Canada.

Visit the trolley systems of Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Nelson, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria and Winnipeg in more than 250 rare color photographs. Author Halperin gives detailed accounts of these long forgotten systems.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. 
Price: 45.95 USD

This winner of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association book award is considered a must have by logging railroad enthusiasts, and for good reason. From the 1880s to the beginning of diesel, this book truly tells (and shows!) it all.

Contents: 1. The First Logging Lines in British Columbia; 2. Steam in the Woods; 3. Rolling Stock, Camps, Trestles and Skidders; 4. Depression, Heyday and Decline; 5. Steams Finale; 6. The Diesel Years; Epilogue; Appendix: Preserved British Columbia Logging Locomotives; Bibliography and Index.

Sono Nis Press, soft cover, 326 pp., 500 photographs, mostly b&w with 16 pp. of color. 
Price: 33.95 USD

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America: Western Canada

Covers the provinces of western Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Yukon.

This atlas is designed to provide a single source of reference to the North American rail network, past and present in greater detail than has readily available until now. Each sheet is drawn to a constant scale of 8 miles to 1 inch for easy distance comparisons with 2 miles to 1 inch enlargements of complex areas.

All extant rail lines are shown together with stations, junctions, yards, principal bridges and tunnels. Former lines, now abandoned, are also shown. Ownership, current and past, and trackage rights are shown. An index of stations is included.

Steam Powered Video, soft cover, 96 pages, 8.25 x 11.75 x .25 in., printed on heavy enameled paper. 
Price: 23.95 USD

Steel Rails and Silver Dreams: A History of the Dolly Varden Mines and the Narrow Gauge Dolly Varden Mines Railway

This is the story of the Dolly Varden Mine and the Dolly Varden Mines Railway, 18 miles of improbable narrow gauge iron reaching north from the little community of Alice Arm to this rich silver property, now a legend in the annals of mining in British Columbia. In the years between 1916 and 1922, the Dolly Varden Mine was both the brightest hope and the greatest disappointment of the mining industry of Northwest Canada.

Benchmark Publications, hard cover with jacket, 184 pp., 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., b&w photographs and illustrations. 
Price: 42.95 USD

A history of the why an where of the location and construction of the Alaska Highway (American and Canadian National Defense).

Contents: Early Highway Proposals, pp. 9-10; American and Canadian Defenses, pg. 11; Northwest Staging Route, pg. 12; Proposed Routes, pp. 13-14; Initial Construction, pp. 15-42; Keeping the Supplies Coming, pp. 43-50; White Pass & Yukon Railway, pp. 51-56; Bridges, pp. 57-66; Camp Life, pp. 67-75; Towns Along the Way, pp. 76-89; Reconstruction, pp. 90-101; Post Construction, pp. 102-112.

Pictorial Histories Publishing, soft cover, 112 pages, 7 x 10 x .25 in., b&w photographs and illustrations. 
Price: 6.95 USD

Trackside in the West 1946-1959 with Vincent A. Purn and John A. Knauff.

Two intrepid travelers traveled American (and Canadian) lines in the 15 year period immediately following World War II. They photographed everything from vanishing steam and brand new diesels to hobos riding atop moving box cars.

Includes Canadian Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Rio Grande (standard gauge and narrow gauge), Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and much more!

Contents: Canada (CN & CP passenger, freight, ferries, steam and early diesels), pp. 6--21; Rockies, Westward from Denver (Rio Grande standard gauge steam and passenger), pp. 22-53; Narrow Gauge (Rio Grande and Rio Grande Southern), pp. 54-77; Westward (Santa Fe and Union Pacific streamliners, steam and early diesels), pp. 78-95; Golden State, The Bay Area and Beyond (Southern Pacific steam and early diesels plus streamliners and ferries; Western Pacific California Zephyr; San Francisco ferries and cable cars), pp. 96-121; Northwest, Eclectic and Electric (Milwaukee Road electrics and passenger; Seattle scenes), pp. 122-128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. 
Price: 45.95 USD

West of the Great Divide: The Canadian Pacific Railway’s First Century in British Columbia.

Winner of a Canadian Railroad Historical Association’s Book Award. Updated edition.

A complete and detailed history of the Canadian Pacific Railroad in British Columbia, from the glorious days of steam locomotives and elegant dining, to the luxurious Canadian and modern diesels hauling coal and containers.

Included are the stories of the men who built this railway, and the enormous construction problems, hazards, tragedies and engineering triumphs. Detailed accounts of day-to-day operations, endless battles with winter snows and mountain grades. The Steam Era of the 1920s to 1950s receives particular attention. Over 400 dramatic photographs capture the CPR’s first century.

Contents: Ch. 1: Building a Mountain Railway, pp. 1-64; Ch. 2: Expansion on the Coast; Reconstruction in the Mountains, pp. 65-100; Ch. 3: Canadian Pacific and Great Northern: Across the Southern Boundary, pp. 101-158; Ch. 4: The Modern Steam Era on the CPR: 1920-1950, pp. 159-244; Ch. 5: Dieselization and the Transformation of the Railway, pp. 245-314; Reference, Bibliography, Index, pp. 315-336.

Sono Nis Press, soft cover, 352 pp., 11 x 8.5 in., many maps and reproductions. 
Price: 21.95 USD