Journey through the engineering marvels, stations, and heritage sites of Canada’s western mountains.
Ride the rails through Canada’s western mountains to explore the many vestiges of the region’s spectacular and surprising railway heritage. Here is where grand railway hotels were built to attract tourists to the West’s beautiful scenery and bring profit to the railway lines as well. Rustic stations added to the allure. The challenges of conquering the mountains resulted in som...
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Mountain Barrier
1 The Rails Arrive
2 Conquering the Mountains: The Tunnels and Bridges
3 The Faces of the R...
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Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada’s World Wonders and The Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore. A p...