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. SNP101 
Price: 33.95 USD

The Pacific Empresses. An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railways Empress Liners on the Pacific Ocean.

This classic history of the CPRs trans-Pacific ocean liners is back in print in a newly updated edition. For over 50 years these beautiful ships provided a fast link with the Orient, broke speed records, and served in two world wars. With its companion, The Pacific Princesses, this volume is an essential addition to any history or ship-lovers library.

Contents: Ch. 1: The Beginning of the Trans-Pacific Service, pp. 1-72; Ch. 2: A Second Generation of Empresses and World War I, pp. 73-110; Ch. 3: The Fleet at Its Zenith: The 1920s and 1930s, pp. 111-204; Ch. 4: The Empresses at War, pp. 205-244; Ch. 5: Empress Epilogue, pp. 245-256; Notes, Bibliography, Appendices, Index, pp. 257-290.

Sono Nis Press, hard cover with jacket, 200 pp., 11 x 8.5 in., 375+ b&w and color photographs, illustrations, maps and timetables. SNP107 
Price: 42.95 USD

The Sicamous & the Naramata, Steamboat Days in the Okanagan.

In 1914, the Sicamous was the epitome of elegant, efficient travel in the Okanagan, and one of the finest vessels ever to operate on British Columbia's inland waters, carrying passengers, mail, express, and prized fruit. The Naramata served the Okanagan for fifty three years and now is the last of the surviving steam tugs to remain in the interior of British Columbia. Both ships were operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Sono Nis Press, soft cover, 72 pp., 9 x 8 in., 70+ b&w and color photographs, illustrations. SNP109 
Price: 11.95 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. SNP113 
Price: 21.95 USD