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Nicholas Morant’s Canadian Pacific

Chip Savoye — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:16:21 +0000

Dramatic photographs taken by company photographer Nicholas Morant. Views of the Canadian Rockies that are Magnificent. Taken from 1929 to 1981 steam and early diesel. Great condition

W15A

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Canadian Railway Atlas by Railway Association of Canada (W 32)

Gene Harmon — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:01:35 +0000

This 72-page indexed railway atlas was published in 1996. The front cover has a top-to-bottom crease. All pages are present and unmarked.

Locator box W 32

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Switchpoints by Judy Johnson, PhD,; Les Dakens; Peter Edwards and Ned Morse (W 27)

Gene Harmon — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 20:24:23 +0000

This is the history of how the Canadian National went from good to great becoming North America’s top-performing railroad. Included is a brief history of the CN. The focus in on how Hunter Harrison led the makeover of the CN. Published in 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, this 254 page indexed hardbound book is in very good used condition with a few photos, many tables and graphs and lots of text.

Locator box 27

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When Any Time Was Train Time by Elizebeth Willmot (W 25)

Gene Harmon — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:52:50 +0000

The author describes with text and photos multiple depots in Southern Ontario Canada with 96 B&W pages of text and images. Published in 1992 by Boston Mills Press, this book is in fine used condition with a paper jacket.

Locator box 25

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Pacific Slope Railroads by George Abdill (W3)

Gene Harmon — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:22:31 +0000

This 182 page B&W volume describes steam railroading in Mexico, Canada and America in the 19th century. Originally published in 1959 by Superior, this was reprinted by Bonanza Books. It is in good used condition with a plastic sleeve protecting the original dust jacket.

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