A front-row seat to 1960s railway telegraphy.
"OS Don" tells the story of author John F. Mellow's early years working for the Canadian Pacific Railway in southern Ontario, as the Canadian railway industry transitioned from Morse-code telegraphy and train-orders to computer-assisted operations. Mellow's career as a train-order operator began at Toronto's Don station in 1963. Before recalling his experiences, he presents the history of Don station and its role in steam- and diesel-era CPR and CNR operations through Toronto's scenic Don Valley. A hardcover book, 8-1/2" x 11", 128 pages, with more than 160 color and black-and-white photographs, plus maps, steam locomotive assignments and a glossary. A publication of The Bytown Railway Society. In English.
Features
- Memoir of a CPR telegrapher and train-order operator
- Author: John F. Mellow · Toronto's Don station, 1960s
- Hardcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 128 pages
- 160+ color and B&W photos, maps and glossary
- Published by The Bytown Railway Society
- In English
A front-row seat to 1960s railway telegraphy.
"OS Don" tells the story of author John F. Mellow's early years working for the Canadian Pacific Railway in southern Ontario, as the Canadian railway industry transitioned from Morse-code telegraphy and train-orders to computer-assisted operations. Mellow's career as a train-order operator began at Toronto's Don station in 1963. Before recalling his experiences, he presents the history of Don station and its role in steam- and diesel-era CPR and CNR operations through Toronto's scenic Don Valley. A hardcover book, 8-1/2" x 11", 128 pages, with more than 160 color and black-and-white photographs, plus maps, steam locomotive assignments and a glossary. A publication of The Bytown Railway Society. In English.
Features
- Memoir of a CPR telegrapher and train-order operator
- Author: John F. Mellow · Toronto's Don station, 1960s
- Hardcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 128 pages
- 160+ color and B&W photos, maps and glossary
- Published by The Bytown Railway Society
- In English