A look back on the brief and spectacular history of Canada's Great Western 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. Amply illustrated with previously unpublished photographs, it also offers a thorough historical record of the railway's locomotives and rolling stock.
Features
- Subject: the Great Western Railway Of Canada (1853-1882)
- Author: David R.P. Guay
- Canadian railway history, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs
- Published by Dundurn Press
A look back on the brief and spectacular history of Canada's Great Western 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. Amply illustrated with previously unpublished photographs, it also offers a thorough historical record of the railway's locomotives and rolling stock.
Features
- Subject: the Great Western Railway Of Canada (1853-1882)
- Author: David R.P. Guay
- Canadian railway history, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs
- Published by Dundurn Press