Canadian Pacific: Stand Fast, Craigellachie! - Hardcover

McDonnell, Greg

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9781550464023: Canadian Pacific: Stand Fast, Craigellachie!

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550464027 ISBN 13: 9781550464023

Publisher: Boston Mills Press, 2003

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A tribute to one of North America's oldest still running railway companies.

This landmark tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway features the work of many of North America's top rail photographers. Remarkable photography and essays cover the entire CPR system, from the east coast to the west coast including Nova Scotia's Dominion Atlantic lines and Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo. Some of the best steam and diesel photographs ever published appear here along with 1950s-vintage photos of steeple-cab electrics and passenger trains on the Electric Lines subsidiaries: the Grand River Railway and the Lake Erie & Northern.

Canadian Pacific Railway captures the pleasure of lingering in wood-frame stations where time was marked to the beat of a Seth Thomas clock, the stainless-steel glamor of the Canadian, the gritty drama of SD40s grinding up mountain grades, and the loneliness of the prairie.

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About the Author:

Greg McDonnell has spent a lifetime observing and documenting all aspects of railroading. His writing and photography appear in North America's leading rail publications. His first book, The History of Canadian Railroads, was published in 1985. His six books with Boston Mills Press include Signatures in Steel, Passing Trains and Wheat Kings. He is also the series editor for the Boston Mills' Masters of Railroad Photography series.

Review:

Jammed full of technical and historical details... many enjoyable and interesting photographs. (Don Denton Victoria Times-Colonist 2003-12-21)

There are enough details and facts to satisfy any true railroad historian, while the pictures show the beauty of those trains. (Lynn Crothers Winnipeg Free Press 2003-12-07)

This book is for train buffs and covers the entire CP rail system across Canada. (Guelph Mercury 2006-12-09)

A gorgeous book, with photos of old and new trains and some wonderful Canadian landscape. (Bill Robertson Saskatoon Star Phoenix 2003-12-13)

Insightful text and splendid illustrations. (David J. Mrozek Michigan Railfan)

A magnificent collection of photography covering the entire CP rail system... the book captures the magic that is the Canadian Pacific Railway. (PhotoLife)

Recommended reading... This beautiful work is a tribute in words and photographs from Greg McDonnell, who writes with knowledge and affection... But the photos... are the stars here. (Robert S. McGonigal Trains)

A train aficionado's dream collection of archival and current photos. (Macleans 2003-12-08)

The subject has a grand and glorious history... It is as if McDonnell asked his best friends to supply their favorites [photographs] for publication in this special tribute volume. (Bryce Lee RailPace Magazine)

The attention to detail is superb... MacDonnell has given life to the photos. (Canadian Camera)

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