Rails Across The Rockies

Author : Graeme Pole
Publisher : Mountain Vision Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0969724985
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rails Across the Rockies written by Graeme Pole and published by Mountain Vision Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 54 black and white photographs and maps, Rails Across the Rockies tells the stories of the surveying and construction of the Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk Pacific, and Canadian Northern railways in the glory days of Canadian railroading. The construction of the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific, and the Canadian Northern railways rank among the greatest political and financial gambles in Canada’s history. Politicians, engineers, and surveyors bickered and scrapped for years over why, how, and where to locate the rails. Each of the enterprises helped to stitch the country together physically while threatening to tear it apart politically. Great Railways of the Canadian West tells the stories of the scheming and the daring, and the monumental physical toil of laying steel across the mountains in the golden age of railroading in Canada.

Author : David Joseph Mitchell
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9781550541885
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Aboard! written by David Joseph Mitchell and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1995 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exciting story of the epic feat of contracting and operating rail lines through the spectacular Rocky Mountains -- with 60 historic doutone photos of the drama of railroading in days gone by and 42 pages of colour photos that display the scenic grandeur.

Author : Graeme Pole
Publisher : Altitude Publishing (Canada)
ISBN 13 : 9781554396191
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spectacular Light written by Graeme Pole and published by Altitude Publishing (Canada). This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucius Morris Beebe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780911581287
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrow Gauge in the Rockies written by Lucius Morris Beebe and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a nostalgic 100 year Journey through the Rocky Mountains aboard the narrow gauge railways that snaked through them.

Author : Terry Gainer
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781771603010
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Trains Ruled the Rockies written by Terry Gainer and published by Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Trains Ruled the Rockies is a personal history of the Banff train station from 1948 through 1962. Drawn from Terry Gainer's personal memories and experiences from his years living and working at the legendary Banff Railway Station, this entertaining memoir and important historical record beckons the reader into the golden age of railway travel in the mountains of western Canada. Complete with a selection of archival photographs, When Trains Ruled the Rockies documents life at the Banff Railway Station and traces the huge role the station played in the local community. The author's own story of growing up at the station winds a thread through the narrative and brings into clear focus Terry's lifelong passion for passenger trains, at one time the most dominant means of transportation for Canadians but sadly an experience that is now fading into history.

Author : Allan C. Lewis
Publisher : Gremese Editore
ISBN 13 : 9780738548029
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rails Around Denver written by Allan C. Lewis and published by Gremese Editore. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of America's post-Civil War expansion, Colorado Territory was a land of great hope and opportunity. Forged at the confluence of commerce and geography, Colorado became a state in 1876, and Denver, the Queen City of the Plains. To address the growing need for efficient transportation throughout the state, early railroads such as the Kansas Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande were built in the 1870s. Serving all of these routes was the Denver Union Depot with its commodious dual-gauged tracks. These "steel roads" would become the region's economic lifeblood, hauling freight and passengers to the booming mountain mining towns, returning with ores for processing, and serving as the direct link for passengers and freight between the Rocky Mountains and the industrialized East.

Author : Korina Miller
Publisher : Melbourne, Australia : Lonely Planet Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781740595629
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks written by Korina Miller and published by Melbourne, Australia : Lonely Planet Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet expands its national parks series with a new guide to the jewels of the Canadian Rockies, Banff and Jasper National Parks. The book offers advice on the best sights, hikes, campgrounds and more. Packed with outdoor activities and places to stay and eat, the national parks guides help everyone-from road-tripping families to serious outdoor enthusiasts-plan and enjoy an unforgettable vacation.Banff, Glacier & Jasper National Parks explores regions of spectacular beauty with some of the world's best scenery, climbing, hiking and skiing. The parks offer jagged, snowcapped mountains, peaceful valleys, rushing rivers, natural hot springs, alpine forests and pristine lakes. With abundant wildlife, a wealth of activity options and the amenities of resort towns like Banff and Lake Louise, these parks are truly national treasures, and this guide will help travellers make the most of their visit.

Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : London : Blackie
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Heart of the Rockies written by George Alfred Henty and published by London : Blackie. This book was released on 1895 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1860, with both parents dead, sixteen-year-old Tom, anxious to find a way to care for his sisters, begins a two-year adventure of danger and exploration when he leaves his native England to join his Uncle Harry and seek his fortune in the Rocky Mountain wilderness of Colorado.

Author : Andrew Hempstead
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1566918367
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moon Canadian Rockies written by Andrew Hempstead and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada resident and avid outdoorsman Andrew Hempstead knows the best way to experience the Canadian Rockies, from rafting on the Bow River and hiking Lake O'Hara to staying in a remote log cabin. Hempstead includes unique trip ideas such as "A Week Under the Stars" and "Exploring the Canadian Rockies with Children." Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Canadian Rockies has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many regional, area, and city-centered maps. Complete with details on escaping the crowds at Lake Louise, viewing wildlife at Moraine, or dining in Banff, Moon Canadian Rockies gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon guidebooks are the cure for the common trip.

Author : Mike Danneman
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780890243657
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rio Grande Through the Rockies written by Mike Danneman and published by Kalmbach Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large black and white photos and detailed route maps show how this gutsy railroad worked through the Rockies, rather than navigating around them. Shows one of the most scenic stretches of North American railroading ever engineered.