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Explore western Canada's rich railway history, travelling from the grand railway hotels and rustic stations to the creative engineering that created spiral bridges and soaring trestles. Relive this time through a trip on one of the many steam trains, visit a railway museum, or walk the trails where trains used to rumble.
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ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction: The Mountain Barrier
1 The Rails Arrive
2 Conquering the Mountains: The Tunnels and Bridges
3 The Faces of the Railways: The Heritage Railway Stations
4 Life Along the Line: The Railway Towns
5 The Dream Castles: Western Canada's Railway Hotels
6 Railway Structures: A Forgotten Heritage
7 Celebrating the Heritage: The Railway Museums
8 The Rail Trails
9 All Aboard
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
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Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including
Canada’s World Wonders and
The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto.
Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada's World Wonders and The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto.
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Explore western Canada’s rich railway history, travelling from the grand railway hotels and rustic stations to the creative engineering that created spiral bridges and soaring trestles. Relive this time through a trip on one of the many steam trains, visit a railway museum, or walk the trails where trains used to rumble.
