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Pages: 145
Authors: Graeme Pole
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-01-18 - Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing

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When the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) built through the Rockies in 1884 it laid track straight down the west slope of Kicking Horse Pass. Dropping 1,140 feet
Rails Across the Rockies
Language: en
Pages: 154
Authors: Graeme Pole
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-06-15 - Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing

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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
Gravity, Steam, and Steel
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: Graeme Pole
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-12-19 - Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing

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In 1882, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company committed to building Canada’s first trans-continental railway across unknown ground in the Selkirk Mountains of
The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill
Language: en
Pages: 80
Authors: Graeme Pole
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-01-01 - Publisher: Altitude Publishing (Canada)

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Railway history comes alive in this fascinating book about one of Canada's most incredible railway stories. The Spiral Tunnels and The Big Hill describes the co
Lambert's Railway Miscellany
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Anthony Lambert
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-14 - Publisher: Random House

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The world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. In this engaging book railway expert Anthony Lambert presents some of the best stories. From the earl