Railroads
Dundurn Railroad 5-Book Bundle
By Ron Brown
Ron Brown is Canada’s leading literary authority on the history of Canada’s railways, particularly those now-lost branches from the golden age of steam that once ran like veins and arteries throughout the country. This special five-book bundle collects several of his titles, ... Read more
Fleming's Army
By Jay Underwood
The book's history context is the period of the mid-1800s, when railway technology projects were viewed as making (or breaking) a community -- 'making' if the railway came to 'our' town, or hamlet, or even passed near our field -- 'breaking' if it did not, for our community ... Read more
Ghost Tracks
By Jay Underwood
Readers will discover why railway men fear the number nine! . .. why a white horse is considered an ill omen . .. and why, in a profession where safety was a priority, often the supernatural was the only way to explain why accidents happened. Some of these episodes, which have ... Read more
Ghost Tracks:
By Jay Underwood
Nova Scotia's Celtic heritage makes the province fertile ground for stories of 'ghoulies and ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night,' but until Ghost Tracks, very few of these stories involved the railways that once criss-crossed the land. ... Read more
Niagara St. Catharines & Toronto Railway
By John Mills
From its inception as a horsecar line in 1874, the Niagara, St. Catharines, & Toronto Railway is one of the foremost examples in Canada of an intensively developed and closely integrated transportation system. It operated local street railways, interurban lines, carload and ... Read more
Quebec Central Railway:
By Derek Booth
The Quebec Central Railway served the Eastern Townships of southern Quebec for over 130 years, providing through passenger service included links with Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, and points in USA, such as Portland and Boston. Always an innovator in both its freight and ... Read more
Railways of Southern Quebec:
By Derek Booth
Railways of Southern Quebec, Volume II, continues the study, begun in Volume I, of various railway companies that operated in Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River. The featured railways illustrate the many diverse elements of 19th century railway construction. Also covered ... Read more
Self-Propelled Cars of the CNR
By Anthony Clegg
In the 19th century, steam-hauled trains had a virtual monopoly on transportation of passengers. After the 1914-1918 Great War, competition from highway vehicles, which had previously not troubled North American railroads to any considerable extent, began to provoke renewed ... Read more
Transit Progress Derailed:
By David Spencer
In the early 1900s, electricity was THE booming technology, and with it, electric railways. Almost all electric power was privately-generated, and the continent's street railways delivered significant profits to their private shareholders. Although he was a prosperous London, ... Read more
