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Locomotives of Western Canada

De bergen van Alberta en Brits-Columbia in West-Canada hebben altijd de vastberadenheid van de spoorwegen op de proef gesteld die zich een weg baanden naar het westen en zo het land ontsloten. Het was een nieuwe grens die al snel mens en locomotief op de proef stelde, toen treinen door een ruig en onherbergzaam gebied trokken.
Ook vandaag de dag wordt deze taak nog steeds uitgevoerd, waarbij ongelooflijke hoeveelheden vracht over zware bergpassen en door spectaculaire rivierkloven worden vervoerd, aangedreven door moderne diesellocomotieven.

Met een prachtige verzameling nooit eerder gepubliceerde foto's toont Mike Danneman deze fantastische machines te midden van de pracht van enkele van de mooiste berglandschappen ter wereld.

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Rails Across Canada : A Pictorial Journey from Coast to Coast

The railways of Canada, like the network in the United States, hold a worldwide fascination for train enthusiasts and travellers alike. The mere mention of a rail trip across Canada conjures up ideas of an epic journey.
The images in this book, of snow-laden firs and wild, open vistas, contrasted with full-length freight trains grinding through Union Station under the watch of the CN Tower, show that travelling by Canadian rail is such stuff as dreams are made on.

There are, however, distinctions between the Canadian network and that of the USA, due to the fact that in Canada it was largely projected and funded from Britain as part of the British Empire.
The two major networks were The Canadian National (privatised 1995) and The Canadian Pacific (now Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.), whose networks stretched out across this vast country. In addition to their rail operation, The Canadian Pacific owned and operated a sizable fleet of cargo and passenger ships which sailed between Europe and Canada.
In addition to these major players, smaller operations such as The Prince Edward Island Railway and The Newfoundland Railway helped to transport passengers and cargo throughout the land.

David Cable has journeyed across Canada for a number of years, extensively photographing the network of both the large and small operators, often recording scenes in the most obscure and yet fascinating locations.

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Canadian Pacific in the Rockies

De Canadian Pacific Railway werd aangelegd om alle Canadese provincies te verbinden met een transcontinentale lijn van de Atlantische Oceaan naar de Stille Oceaan. Tijdens de bouw stuitte men op vele obstakels, waaronder de Rocky Mountains, een imposante bergketen in West-Alberta en Oost-Brits-Columbia.
Oorspronkelijk was het de bedoeling dat de lijn verder naar het noorden zou lopen, maar uiteindelijk stak deze de Continental Divide over bij Kicking Horse Pass. Dit vormt een uitdaging voor de spoorwegexploitatie die, ondanks het gebruik van krachtige diesellocomotieven, tot op de dag van vandaag voortduurt.

Dit boek, geïllustreerd met unieke foto's die over een periode van meerdere jaren zijn genomen, beschrijft de spoorlijn van Exshaw, waar deze voor het eerst de Rocky Mountains bereikt, tot Golden. De verscheidenheid aan verkeer op de lijn wordt getoond tegen de achtergrond van het adembenemende landschap dat men onderweg tegenkomt. Ook de andere spoorlijn van Canadian Pacific in het zuiden van Alberta, die de Crowsnest Pass doorkruist, wordt gedetailleerd beschreven.

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Canadian Pacific: Stand Fast, Craigellachie!

Ontdek de Canadian Pacific Railway in dit baanbrekende eerbetoon, met werk van toonaangevende Noord-Amerikaanse spoorwegfotografen. Het boek omvat het volledige CPR-systeem, van de oostkust tot de westkust, inclusief de Dominion Atlantic-lijnen in Nova Scotia en de stations Esquimalt en Nanaimo op Vancouver Island.
De collectie, met uitzonderlijke fotografie, omvat het beste van stoom- en dieseltreinen, waaronder foto's uit de jaren 50 van elektrische locomotieven met spitse cabines en passagierstreinen van dochterondernemingen van Electric Lines zoals de Grand River Railway en de Lake Erie and Northern.

"Canadian Pacific" dompelt de lezer onder in de ambiance van historische stations met houten frame, waar de tijd werd bijgehouden door Seth Thomas-klokken, de elegantie van roestvrijstalen luxe op The Canadian, de robuuste aantrekkingskracht van SD40's die berghellingen bedwingen, en de eenzaamheid van een goederentrein op de prairie die met lege graanwagons rijdt.

Dit boek vangt de essentie van de Canadian Pacific Railway en viert de diverse landschappen en legendarische momenten door middel van boeiende beelden en inzichtelijke essays.

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General Motors Type 5 - Class 66 Locomotives

Over the past generation the Class 66 has been one of Britain's most successful and reliable diesel locomotives. After being introduced in the late 1990s, the Class has been involved in various new contracts and has taken over from the older generation classes such as the Class 56. Now operated by five rival companies, the Class keeps on growing with more success.
Ross Taylor uses his excellent photographs to illustrate this fascinating Class.

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Great Western Railway of Canada: Southern Ontario's Pioneer Railway

This book chronicles the genesis and all-too-brief existence of one of Canada's greatest early railways, the Great Western Railway of Canada (1853-1882), a major precursor to the Canadian National Rail system.
Today, the Great Western Railway of Canada is a little-known historic line, overlooked even by many railway aficionados. But it was truly a railway ahead of its time.

It was a pioneer in combining land- and water-based transportation, including the introduction of river car-ferries and passenger/freight steamships on the Great Lakes. It made waves of a different kind with its acquisition of the American-owned railway linking Detroit, Grand Haven, and Milwaukee.
And its mammoth workshops were industrial monuments in Hamilton and London, Ontario, where inventive geniuses laboured to supply the booming rail trade of southern Ontario. It was the ancestor of some of the most heavily used rail lines in all of Canada.

This book has been written to do justice to a railway that truly must be considered one of Canada's trailblazing lines. Amply illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and a thorough historical record of the Great Western Railway's locomotives and rolling stock, it offers a ride back in time into the vanishing history of early Ontario railroading.

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Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia's Railways

British Columbia wouldn't exist without the railway; the province was brought into the Canadian Confederation in 1871 in exchange for the promise of a transcontinental line to the West Coast. It was the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1886 that set off economic development in the province, created the city of Vancouver and spurred others to build competing lines.

In Iron Road West, Derek Hayes charts the development of the province through its railway lines, using a wealth of photographs and other visuals to show how rails were laid through the wild terrain that characterized much of British Columbia.

As railways revolutionized the province, they inevitably incited fierce competition and personal hatreds, creating an exciting frontier-like environment that Hayes describes in vivid detail.
The book also covers the emergence of the modern freight railway in British Columbia, including fully automated and computerized trains. An extensive section details our railway legacy, including preserved railways, locomotives and facilities that can still be visited today.
Prolifically illustrated, Iron Road West will fascinate not only railway enthusiasts, but anyone with an interest in the history of the province.

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Rails Across Ontario : Exploring Ontario's Railway Heritage

This book takes the reader back to a time when the railway ruled the economy and the landscape. Read about historic stations, railway museums, heritage train rides, and historic bridges.

Follow old rail lines along Ontario's most popular rail trails. Find out where steam engines still puff across farm fields and where historic train coaches lead deep into the wilds of Ontario's scenic north country.

Discover long forgotten but once vital railway structures, such as roundhouses, coal docks, and water towers. Learn about regular VIA Rail routes that follow some of the province's oldest rail lines and pass some of its most historic stations, including one that has operated continuously since 1857.

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Rails Across the Prairies: The Railway Heritage of Canada's Prairie Provinces

Follow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today's realities.
"Rails Across the Prairies" traces the evolution of Canada's rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. The book looks at the arrival of European settlers before the railway and examines how they coped by using ferry services on the Assiniboine and North Saskatchewan Rivers.
The work then follows the building of the railways, the rivalries of their owners, and the unusual irrigation works of Canadian Pacific Railway. The towns were nearly all the creation of the railways from their layout to their often unusual names.

Eventually, the rail lines declined, though many are experiencing a limited revival. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the Prairies' railway legacy, including existing rail operations and the stories the railways brought with them.
Many landmarks lie vacant, including ghost towns and elevators, while many others survive as museums or interpretative sites.

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Toronto Streetcars Serve The City

This book is a photographic essay documenting Toronto's extensive streetcar system that during 2012 on an average Monday to Friday work day carried an average of 285,000 passengers with its 11 routes, 671 stops, and 247 cars.
From the urban residential area of Kingston Road to the commercial district of Spadina Avenue where between King and Bloor Streets there is a streetcar in peak periods every 2 to 3 minutes, this book provides an insight to an amazing streetcar system.

Kenneth Springirth, with a lifelong interest in rail transportation, has made numerous trips to Toronto to ride, research, walk, and photograph the streetcar lines.

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Toronto's Railway Heritage

Op 16 mei 1853 vertrok de eerste passagierstrein vanuit Toronto, vanaf een houten stationnetje vlakbij de plek waar nu Union Station staat. In de daaropvolgende eeuw hadden de spoorwegen een enorme impact op de geografie en de economie van Toronto en droegen ze bij aan de transformatie van de stad van een provinciale plaats tot het commerciële centrum van Canada.

Tot grote ontsteltenis van velen slokten de spoorwegen ook waardevol vastgoed aan de waterkant van Toronto op en isoleerden ze de inwoners van het Ontariomeer, de mooiste troef van de stad. De strijd tussen voorstanders van ongebreidelde spoorwegontwikkeling en strijders voor openbare toegang tot de waterkant bereikte in de jaren twintig een hoogtepunt met de bouw van het spoorwegviaduct en Union Station. Dit magnifieke treinstation in Beaux-Arts-stijl is het drukste transportknooppunt van Canada en ondergaat momenteel een revitalisering van 1.5 miljard dollar.

Dit boek bevat meer dan 200 zeldzame afbeeldingen die 80 jaar spoorweggeschiedenis van Toronto illustreren.

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