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Royal Hudson, The
The Story of Railroading In British Columbia.
contains b&w and color photos
1 duplicate 14 x 22 cm
book : softcover


1977.031.001 1-1-2-36
More Info Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway, The
duplicate of CBK.1993.026.001
book :


1978.127.001
More Info Romance of the Canadian Railway


book :


1906
1978.128.001

Railways in Southern Alberta
book :


1973
1979.005.001 Archives - Library

Rails in the Motherlode
Discussion of the railroad in connection primarilywith logging in central California.
Dust jacket created by Harlan Hiney.
Maps were drawn by Donald C. De Vere
b&w photos, index and an epilogue by Adolf Hungry Wolf.
duplicate of 2007.034.127
book : hard cover, dustjacket


1978
1979.055.002 Library

Rails in the Canadian Rockies
A book about railroading in one of the most spectacular places in the world. Black & white scenes are spiced by 4 full-color plates, written history, recollections of old-timers who worked and rode on the trains and tracks of the story. Has inscription on title page "This copy donated to the Cranbrook Railway Museum by Adolf Hungry Wolf & Family December 1979"
b&w photographic illustrations
duplicate of CBK.2008.014.012 and
book : hardcover, dustjacket


1979
1979.095.001 Archive Storage Library

Railway, Patron of the Arts in Canada, The
Looks at architecture, interior design, photography and paintings in relation to Railway life.
B&w photos and b&w illustrations
book : softcover


Aug 1976
1980.030.001 1-3-2-38

Railway Stations of Western Canada
Presents a lucid and concise account of perhaps the Canadian West's most important architectural type, the railway station. Signed on title page: "To the Cranbrook Archives Best Wishes J. Edward Martin, Aug. 1980.
b&w photos and b&w redrawn floor plans. Illustrations without specific credit are the authors.
book : hard cover


1980
1980.052.001 Archives - Library

Rail Canada, Diesel Piant Schemes of the CPR, Vol 3.
Contains b & w photos, b & w illustrations and b & w hand drawings of various locomotives, cars of CPR rail and their color schemes.
Several loose pages at beginning of book. Binding on verge of giving away completely.
book : softcover


1979
1980.083.047 Library

'Railroaders, Recollections from the Steam Era in BC'
Sound Heritage Series Number 31. Includes a chronology of major events in BC's railway history, railroaders' stories--first hand accounts of experiences of the men who built, operated and maintained the province's rail transportation system. The collection of interviews highlights the joy, labour, frustration and humour of railroading in the steam era of BC. Maps by Robert D Turner. Design by Derek Reimer and David Mattison. b&w photos from various private sources acknowledged on page 91.
Duplicate of 1981.049.002 and 2008.030.002
book : softcover


1981
1981.049.001 Library HE2809.B7T87

Railway Mileposts, CPR Mainline Route... Vol I
Volume 1: The CPR mainline route from the Rockies to the Pacific including the Okanagan routes and CN's Canyon route. Meant to be a useful field book and a valuable reference source. Contains b & w maps, b &w pictures and elevation profiles along the routes.
book : softcover


May 1981
1982.007.001 Library HE 2809.B7B87

Railway Art
The contemporary woodcuts of the early 16th century may be described as the first examples of railway art. Several pages of colored illustrations and b & w illustrations.
book : softcover


1977
1982.033.001 Library

Railway Museum at Cranbrook
The beginning of the Cranbrook Railway Museum
Technical maps, drawings, floor plans & b & w photos
book : soft cover


August 1979
1982.084.001 Library - Local History

Railways of Canada A Pictorial History
Railways of Canada A Pictorial History.
A story of men who built the Iron Horses which first blazed a trail through virgin forests; of engineers who braved danger and the elements guiding their trains safely through blizzards & darkness, of men who stoked the hungry fires, braked the cars in hazardous circumstances, walked & watched the tracks on duty around the clock & gave their lives riding the rails as the pioneers of progress.
Bibliography, Index.
Photos, maps & charts
book : softcover


1972
1983.043.001 Library

Railways of Canada
photos & maps
book : softcover


1973
1983.060.001 Library

Railroads Old & New, 1803-1905
drawings & diagrams
book : softcover


1905
1984.005.106 1-5-1-9

Railways of the West Kootenay Part 2
Intent of the book is to bring back some of the early railroading action in picture form.
B&w photos(mostly full page plates-with detailed captions) & diagrams
book : softcover


1984
1984.046.001 1-5-1-32

Railway Mileposts, Vol 2
The Southern Routes From the Crowsnest to the Coquihalla, including the Great Northern and Kettle Valley Routes.
photos & maps
book : softcover


1984
1984.052.001 1-7-2-4

The Railroad Spiral
Railroad Spiral, Theory of Combined Transition Curve, The 6th edition
handbook of the theory of the compound transition curve reduced to practial formulae and rules for application in field work with complete Tables of deflections, ordinates, tangents, and long chords for five hundred spirals. Book signed on flyleaf, "W. King, C.P.R. Cranbrook, BC."
Bibliography.

book : softcover


1909
1985.018.004 1-5-2-13

Railroads
The question and answer books. The questions you ask -- answered in pictures and words. Numerous color illustrations done by many illustrators.
Index.
book : hardcover


1980
1986.013.001 Library TK148.H35 1980
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