An illustrated history of railway stations in Canada.
Ron Brown revisits the times when railways were the country's economic lifelines and the station was the social centre. He explores the landscapes that grew around the station, including station hotels, restaurants, gardens and the once-common railway YMCA, and celebrates the survival of that heritage in stations that have been saved or remain in use.
Features
- Subject: railway stations in Canada
- Author: Ron Brown
- Illustrated history, from grand city stations to wayside shelters
- Published by Dundurn Press
An illustrated history of railway stations in Canada.
Ron Brown revisits the times when railways were the country's economic lifelines and the station was the social centre. He explores the landscapes that grew around the station, including station hotels, restaurants, gardens and the once-common railway YMCA, and celebrates the survival of that heritage in stations that have been saved or remain in use.
Features
- Subject: railway stations in Canada
- Author: Ron Brown
- Illustrated history, from grand city stations to wayside shelters
- Published by Dundurn Press