Rails Over the Mountains: Exploring the Railway Heritage of Canada's Western Mountains - Paperback
by Ron Brown
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dundurn PressISBN-13:9781459733596ISBN-10:1459733592UPC:9781459733596Book Category:Transportation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Railroads, CanadaBook Topic:History, Pictorial, Post-Confederation (1867-)Size:8.00 x 8.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.6Product ID:SCHZ36E92R
Journey through the engineering marvels, stations, and heritage sites of Canada's western mountains.
Ride the rails through Canada's western mountains to explore the many vestiges of the region's spectacular and surprising railway heritage. Here is where grand railway hotels were built to attract tourists to the West's beautiful scenery and bring profit to the railway lines as well. Rustic stations added to the allure. The challenges of conquering the mountains resulted in some of Canada's most ingenious feats of engineering, such as spiral tunnels and soaring trestles (one of which was featured in The Amazing Race Canada).
Relive the days of rail on a steam train, the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer, or one of VIA Rail's mountain journeys. Outdoor enthusiasts can follow the abandoned roadbeds of Canada's more spectacular rail trails, like the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. Also included are some of Canada's most extensive railway museums, which have helped to bring this vanished era back to life.
Ride the rails through Canada's western mountains to explore the many vestiges of the region's spectacular and surprising railway heritage. Here is where grand railway hotels were built to attract tourists to the West's beautiful scenery and bring profit to the railway lines as well. Rustic stations added to the allure. The challenges of conquering the mountains resulted in some of Canada's most ingenious feats of engineering, such as spiral tunnels and soaring trestles (one of which was featured in The Amazing Race Canada).
Relive the days of rail on a steam train, the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer, or one of VIA Rail's mountain journeys. Outdoor enthusiasts can follow the abandoned roadbeds of Canada's more spectacular rail trails, like the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. Also included are some of Canada's most extensive railway museums, which have helped to bring this vanished era back to life.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dundurn PressISBN-13:9781459733596ISBN-10:1459733592UPC:9781459733596Book Category:Transportation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Railroads, CanadaBook Topic:History, Pictorial, Post-Confederation (1867-)Size:8.00 x 8.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.6Product ID:SCHZ36E92R
Ron Brown is a geographer and travel author of more than twenty books, including Rails to the Atlantic, The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, and Back Roads of Ontario. He is past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and leads tours of Ontario's unusual sights. He lives in Toronto.
Publisher: Dundurn Press
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