Vancouver Island railroads by Robert D. Turner


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Title Cover Image: Vancouver Island railroads

Title:
Vancouver Island railroads

Author(s):
Robert D. Turner

Circulation:
Non-circulating [ 1 ]

Published:
1973

Edition:
1st Edition

Document:
Book · Hardcover

Physical Description:
170 pages illustrations 29 cm

Genre:
History

Summary:

The history of railroads on Vancouver Island begins in 1863. Turner presents the stories of the lines, the men who built them, and the locomotives and cars that gave them a unique character. Included is the saga of the Dunsmuirs, the coal barons and railroad builders who influenced the entire history of the Island

Subjects:

British Columbia Vancouver Island, Chemins de fer Colombie-Britannique Vancouver, Île de Histoire, History, Railroads, Railroads British Columbia Vancouver Island History

Contents:

Mining railroads Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Saanich Peninsula railroads Canadian National Railways Logging railroads

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Collection Resource Edition Published Publisher Avaliability
The Cascade District
Encyclopedia Library
Book 1st Edition 1973 Golden West Books, San Marino, Calif., 1973 Hardcover
The Cascade District
Encyclopedia Library
Resource Book
Edition 1st Edition
Published 1973
Publisher Golden West Books, San Marino, Calif., 1973
Hardcover

 

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