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1977856c6164Canada: Railfare 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 128 pages. Bibliography. "Concise interesting and informative text is accompanied by over 130 photos. But these are not simply poor snapshots of boarded-up stations you sometimes see in other books on old railroad stations. Almost all of the photos chosen are superb action shots showing the stations in use occupied earning revenue or with today's train passing through." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Railfare Hardcover
1995306273Ottawa: Bytown Railway Society 1995. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 4to. pp.353.heavy book additional postage will apply Bytown Railway Society hardcover
1960809528<p>Canadian National Railways: Sixty years of trial and error; Vol 1; Stevens G.R Clarke Irwin and Company; 1960; 1st ed.; bw illustrations and maps; front end paper written signatures <br />Canadian National Railways: Towards the inevitable; Vol. 2; Stevens G.R Clarke Irwin and Company; 1962; 1st ed.; bw illustrations; vg/vg/mylar slight chip to top of dj spine.</p><p>Heavy so postage may be higher.</p> Clarke, Irwin and Company hardcover
1983533H5152Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and the S.S. Canora car ferry accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1983533G3608Calgary AB Canada: The Calgary Group of the British Railway Modellers of North America B.R.M.N.A. 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Canadian National Railways Lines in Maritime Provinces Atlantic Region and eastern Quebec. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. The Calgary Group of the British Railway Modellers of North America (B.R.M.N.A.) Paperback
1948842c7015Montreal Quebec: Canadian National Railways CNR 1948. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of the CNS "Lady Rodney" at anchor at Montserrat; Builders of the Nation - Ambassadors of Trade - The Canadian National Steamships' West Indies service; Famous International Bridge now 75 years old - The International Bridge from the Canadian side of the Niagara River to Squaw Island; Half Century Hunters - businessmen from around Cannington Sunderland and Blackwater still take the same railway trip they have taken for 62 years to hunt near what is now Algonquin Park; The Stationary Department of the company; Split Second Swaps - Ross Mac MacDonald is "Radio Attendant" for the Canadian National Telegraphs in Toronto; Prize-Winning Essay on Business Aggressiveness by J.C. Brophy C.N.R. store keeper Winnipeg; The Utopia of Railwaymen - The Thousand Islands Railway is the shortest railway in Canada - with photos; G.T.W. Diesel Takes to the Highways; Rail Fans; System News; Conductor W.T. Washburn; Lots of company news and photos; Engines and Crew save village from destruction - Ridgeway Ontario Fire; Pensioner News; Young Railroader's Club. Average wear. Minor moisture markings near spine of covers. Address label on back cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Canadian National Railways [CNR] Paperback
1948842c7016Montreal Quebec: Canadian National Railways 1948. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of view from Jasper Park Lodge; The New Prince George starts service this month; Jasper Park Lodge - a Quarter of a Century with many photos; Canadian National Cameos - the meaning of train signals; Longmoor - a memorial window for the Canadian railway troops who did their overseas training on the Longmoor Military Railway was unveiled April 25 at the Garrison Church at Longmoor Hants; Posters display our services - great pictorial display; The Reminiscing Run - a gabfest ensues when engineers get together; T.C.A. enters Bermuda - new direct air service inaugurated from Montreal and Toronto - with photos; G.T.W. Grand Trunk Western Railway holds annual meeting; List and photos of staff working in Moncton's New Atlantic Building; System News; Chickens Without Wings - Dominica specializes in eating Crapaud Frogs which the natives refer to as "Mountain chicken"; Young Railroaders' Club; and more. Address label on back cover. Small piece missing from back cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Canadian National Railways Paperback
1946842c7017Montreal Quebec: Canadian National Railways CNR. Good. 1946. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 50 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of Joan Fontaine who starred with Bing Crosby in "The Emperor Waltz" filmed in Jasper; Unity of Purpose - delegates from all parts of the C.N.R. system in Canada and the U.S. met in Montreal on June 11th; Jasper goes Hollywood - filming of The Emperor Waltz - with photos; T.C.A. links Canada with Chicago - soon service to Cleveland will begin; A Century of Progress - The Great Western Railway from Hamilton to London; Vancouver's Diamond Jubilee; Waterway for Salmon - Hell's Gate fishways on the C.N.R. and C.P.R. sides of Fraser River Canyon; He Knows his Race Tracks - Jim Quinn operator Canadian National Telegraphs Toronto; Meet Mr. Saskatchewan - E.G. Wickerson; System News; Dozens of photos of new names on pension roll; Departmental Doings; Photo of one of the largest single-unit freight shipments ever handled by rail - a 100-ton crude oil fractioning tower for McColl Frontenac Oil Company at Montreal; Lots of company news; Young Railroaders' Club; Coke ad on back cover; and more. Address label on back cover. Unmarked. Three inch opening to top edge of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian National Magazine July 1946 Volume 32 Number 7 Joan Fontaine who starred with Bing Crosby in "The Emperor Waltz" filmed in Jasper; Unity of Purpose - delegates from all parts of the C.N.R. system in Canada and the U.S. met in Montreal on Jun . Canadian National Railways [CNR] unknown
1949842c7013Montreal Quebec: Canadian National Railways 1949. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features/Articles: Ben Hur's chariot set the wheel base gauge for today's railroads; Canadian National Exhibits and Displays; Alberta's Hot Spot - The New Oil Fields near Edmonton Leduc Woodbend and Redwater; Canadian Nationial Telegraphs Blaze New Northern Trail - modern service makes the whole world neighbors of Red and Pickle Lake areas; The Cornerstone of a Community - The C.N.R. in Cornwall; An Approach to the Problem of Industrial Plant Location; Knowledge Pays Traffic Dividends; A.J. Lomas Named Vice-President Central Region; G.T.W. "Crop" Train set for mercy trip; New Railway Quarters in Victoria; Staff Changes; Around the Departments; Traffic; Young Railroaders' Club; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. A sound copy. Canadian National Railways Paperback
1949842c7014Montreal Quebec: Canadian National Railways 1949. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features/Articles: Science rides the rails - work conducted in the Motive Power and Car Shops in Point St. Charles - with photos; Top Notch First-Aiders; Ira Kennedy and his passion for locomotives; The Sons of Martha; Passports to Adventure - the Ticket Bureau handles daily thousands of items from hat checks to mouse traps; The Greatest Show on Earth - each day within the walls of any large railway station; The Human Side of Railroading; New Station opened at Grand Rapids; Training Our Future Mechanics; When the Train Whistle Blows; Riding into 1949; System news; Around the Departments; William Carr collects historical guns; Nailfinders ad on back cover; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. Cover holding by one staple. A worthy reference copy. Canadian National Railways Paperback
1935145a9746Montreal: Canadian National Railways 1935. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Paperback. 34 pages. Stories: Commuters by the Million - in London; The Snake Indian went Wild - operating trains up and down the centre of a rapidly-flowing river bed near Devona;Letters of a Sea Cadet - the second of a series of letters written by a cadet in the Canadian National Steamship service to his chum a railroad man in Canada; The Railways and Development in Canada; Telegraphy - Past and Present; Through Canada's Provinces; Out of the Night a story; 'Rotten Bologna Sausage' - recollections of a veteran of the Northwest Rebellion; Grand Trunk Agents in Session; the '84-mile Bridges - Car ferries on Lake Michigan; With the staff across Canada; Woman's Section; and much more. Please note that 3"x 4" clipping has been removed from page 34. Great 'Ford V8' ad inside back cover. Above-average wear but still intact. A great keepsake from the glory days of rail transportation in Canada. Canadian National Railways Paperback
1965397311Ottawa : Naval Historical Section Canadian Forces Headquarters 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good gilt-blocked cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn with some loss and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; vi 167 pages illustrations color maps portraits 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references pages vi 147-152 and index. Subjects; Canada. Royal Canadian Navy History. Canada. Royal Canadian Navy History Korean War 1950-1953. 1950-1953. Korean War 1950-1953 Naval operations Canadian. Korean War 1950-1953 Canada. Korean War 1950-1953 Naval operations. Ottawa : Naval Historical Section, Canadian Forces Headquarters hardcover
1987416j2727Canada: BRMNA. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1987. First Edition. Paperback. 091948722X . Includes 10 CPR photos and 15 CNR thus the imbalance of the first volume has been somewhat redressed! Also includes corrections to volume 1. The photos are supplemented with informative text. 26 glossy stapled pages loaded with magnificent black and white photos. Tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example. ; 8vo . BRMNA paperback
195726815Toronto: Rolph Clark Stone Ltd. 1957. Maps. Very good condition. large fold out color illustrated map of North America and Canada containing the railway Steamship& Airline routs with hotels marked. The verso has color illustrations and descriptions of the ammenities and types of coaches. 31 x 40" one small closed tear. Rolph Clark Stone Ltd. unknown
1912262681912. Good overall. Time table of the CPR corrected June 8th 1912 with a map of the Transcontinental route. <br /> <br /> Timetables and detailed commentary on sights along the route with times of arrival and departures. Routes described include: the transcontinental route the Crows nest pass route the Kootenay and Soo-Spokane route the transcontinental lake route the Muskoka route and the Short Line. Further information provided on CPR Royal Mail and Steamship lines railway lands and telegraph lines. Includes a full page advertisement entitled "If You Want a Farm" for land available in "sunny southern Alberta" p96.<br /> <br /> 8vo 101 pp. Memoranda 3 pp. Stiff paper wrappers printed in blue and green with Art Deco style decorative borders staple bound. Some light creasing of wrappers back wrapper cracks repaired with archival tape. unknown
1985533H5151Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 50 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and bridges on almost every page accompanied by very informative text. Several photos of contemporary construction projects. "Intended to give a general view of all the major features of this section of the CPR." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1981726j2024Don Mills Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889025894 . "A thoroughly documented and interesting story of Canadian Pacific's at-first cautious but then complete entry into that 'new' method of locomotion the diesel. Built around a comprehensive roster of CP's diesel motive power this book is much more. It is a deeply-researched text chronicling the company's history of dieselization with a very extensive collection of almost 200 photographs." - dust jacket. 200 pages. Index. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Colour photo endpapeers. Book very clean bright tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality example. ; Cover Photo; Folio . Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited hardcover
1987761H1497Canada: Kishorn 1987. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 126 pages. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Reproductions of historic maps and timetables. Oblong 11" x 8.5". "Details the history and aircraft of CP Air."- from Introduction. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative reference. Kishorn Paperback
1911652j1196Canada: Mail. Good. 1911. First Edition. Pamphlet. A lavishly produced promotional brochure in brown card covers illustrated with an elegant colour illustration of the Château Frontenac hotel and gilt lettering. Several high-resolution black and white photos. Includes content about fishing and camping on Ontario's French River Calgary - The Pearl of the Prairies Customs and Baggage Commercial Travellers C.P.R. Train Service The Columbia Valley and more. Marconigram on page 6 suggests a 1911 printing date. 12 glossy pages. Single staple binding has disintegrated but covers and all contents present. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality example of this early piece of Canadian transportation ephemera. 23 cm x 15.5 cm. ; 8vo . Mail unknown
1981533H5149Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives. "Brings together a selection of photographs and reminiscences of my days as a rail photographer and railroader during the sunset period of the great steam era." - Introduction. Also includes four photos of diesel locomotives which took over from the steam-powered units. Includes lots of informative supporting text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1983533H5150Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives on almost every page accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
19681305150098Sotheby & Co. Canada Ltd 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover in DJ. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Pages are clean and unmarked though lightly tanned. Binding is tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Sotheby & Co. (Canada) Ltd hardcover
1993533H5148Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA. Good. 1993. First Edition. Paperback. 0919487033 . 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Canadian Pacific's Rossland Subdivision is situated in the West Kootenay District of southern British Columbia. The subdivision 21.5 miles in length had its origin in 1896 as a three-foot gauge railway from Trail Creek Landing at the confluence of Trail Creek and the Columbia River up into the mountains to Rossland. A Year later a standard gauge road was built to West Robson. Both under the corporate title of the Columbia & Western Railway were to be the foundation of the Rossland Subdivision as it is today." - p.1. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Slight bit of waviness in upper corner from past moisture exposure - hardly worth mentioning. A sound copy of this excellent reference.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Canadian Pacific Railway CPR Rossland Subdivision Railways - British Columbia . British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] paperback
1986533H5147Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 30 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with archival black and white photos. "I hope this work will be of interest not only to those whose hobby is the same as mine but also to those railroaders who worked their trains over the difficult mountain grades of the Boundary Subdivision often under less-than-ideal conditions." - p.2. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1998G0660174936I5N00Government of Canada 1998. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Government of Canada paperback