Railway Nation Tales of Canadian Pacific the World’s Greatest Travel System 1st edition by David Laurence Jones ISBN 1772033502 9781772033502

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ISBN 10: 1772033502
ISBN 13: 9781772033502
Author:  David Laurence Jones 

A riveting, visually engaging collection of vignettes highlighting the rich heritage of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Since its founding in 1881, Canadian Pacific has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians. Most commonly associated with its iconic railway, at its height CP also ran hotels, steamships, and an airline, and had myriad involvements in immigration, irrigation, resource development, war contributions, and international trade. It has been said that no other single corporation has shaped Canadian national identity as much as CP.

Railway Nation: Tales of the World’s Greatest Travel System is a compilation of more than fifty thrilling and historically significant stories based on colourful anecdotes and archival sources dating back to the company’s golden era. From the construction of the ground-breaking Spiral Tunnels on what was previously the most dangerous and accident-prone stretch of railway track in the Rockies, to the CPR-manufactured Valentine tanks that helped the Soviet Union fight off the Nazis in World War II, to the long and frustrating struggle of CP stewardesses fighting against sexist employment policies, this lively and nuanced portrait of an iconic company is illustrated with fascinating archival photography and will be an essential addition to any Canadian history buff’s library.

Railway Nation Tales of Canadian Pacific the World’s Greatest Travel System 1st Table of contents:

Foreword viii

Preface x

1 Ribbons of Steel 1

The Saga of the Three Last Spikes 3

The Big Hill 5

Taking Cover from Avalanches 9

The Evolving Pacific Terminus 13

Mail by Rail 17

Record Statistics for the Big Bridge 21

Phantom Train Presaged Disaster 25

Schwitzer’s Railway Pretzel 29

Face-off with the Montreal Canadiens 33

The “Other Route” Gets a Great Express 35

Odd Occurrences in the Connaught Tunnel 39

The Greening of the Prairies 43

Riding the Side-door Pullman 47

Rolling Schoolhouses 49

Kids Knew the Drill in the Dental Car 53

Another Chinook Blows Down the Tracks 55

Stampeder Special Changed the Game 59

Running Out of Steam 63

Vamoose Caboose 67

2 Railroaders, Rebels, and Royalty 73

Chinese Navvies 75

Railway Boss Defends Chinese Labour 77

The Pioneer Guide and the Public Relations

Man 81

Not Just a Man’s World 85

Van Home’s Garden of Eden 89

The Tragic BC Architect 93

Prince Fushimi’s Diplomatic Voyage 97

The Unsinkable Captain Kendall 101

The Empire’s Prince Charming 105

Last of the Operating Giants 109

Ice Gangs Kept Passengers Cool 113

Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines 117

Not Just “Coffee, Tea, or Me?” 121

The Guru of Railway Historians 125

Fateful Rendezvous with a Ghostly

Mistress 129

3 Theatres of War 135

First World War Afloat 137

Railway Troops Show Steely Resolve 141

Locomotive Engineer’s Heroic Sacrifice 145

If You Can’t Hide from Them, Dazzle Them 147

The North Atlantic Was a Marine Graveyard 151

Doughty Ship Did Not Disgrace the Service 153

Bombers by Airmail 157

Golden Aircraft Fund 161

Forced Guests of the Japanese 165

The Aerodrome of Democracy 169

Secret Trains of 1943 173

Valentine Greetings for Hitler 177

4 Urban Castles and Rustic Resorts 183

The Miraculous Waters of Caledonia 185

Crossroads of Empire 189

Tramway to Paradise 193

Swiss Cheese in the Canadian Rockies 197

Four English Women Fish for Tourists 203

A Nose for Winnipeg Goldeye 207

Little Cabins in the Woods 211

An Alpine Hut on Death Trap Col 215

Gibbon’s Trail Riders Saddle Up 219

New Club Crosses the Skyline on Foot 223

Log Seigneury on the Ottawa River 225

5 In the Air, On the Sea, and by Land 233

Express Goes Off the Rails 235

Brass Pounders and Mercuries 241

Holly wood North 245

The Russian Connection 251

The Mountain That Walks 255

Up, Up, and Away 259

Postwar Return to the Atlantic 263

Fall of a Comet 265

Faster Than a Rifle Bullet 269

Filming the National Dream 273

More Than Just a Memory 277

Acknowledgements 283

Further Reading 285

Index 287

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