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Product Identifiers
PublisherMBI Publishing Company LLC
ISBN-100760322554
ISBN-139780760322550
eBay Product ID (ePID)51582842
Product Key Features
Book TitleCanadian Pacific Railway
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRailroads / General, Railroads / History
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreTransportation
AuthorTom Murray
Book SeriesMbi Railroad Color History Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight35.1 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-001320
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal385.0971
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisMost North American railroads began their lives as local or regional enterprises, growing larger through acquisition and construction. By contrast, Canadian Pacific Railway was conceived as a transcontinental railroad from the beginning. CPR has not only provided transportation;it has given tangible expression to the political, economic, and social connections between Canada's eastern and western provinces. In this marvelously illustrated history, author Tom Murray provides readers with an engaging look at the railroad whose own history is, in many ways, the history of Canada itself. In addition to examining the prehistory leading to CPR's incorporation in 1881 and its current status as one of the continent's leading carriers, Murray explains the colossal geographic obstacles overcome by CPR's founders; motive power and rolling stock through depression, war, and peacetime; renowned diversification efforts that included a passenger ship line, an airline serving four continents, a chain of four-star hotels, and western mining operations; and the colorful cast of characters who laid the groundwork that made CPR what is today. Marvelous photography carefully chosen from the collections of top rail photographers and archives across Canada and the United States illustrate the national icon that began as a railway, became a global transportation system, and evolved into a diversified industrial conglomerate before settling into its role as the respected carrier it is today., Most North American railroads began their lives as local or regional enterprises, growing larger through acquisition and construction. By contrast, Canadian Pacific Railway was conceived as a transcontinental railroad from the beginning. CPR has not only provided transportation; it has given tangible expression to the political, economic, and social connections between Canada's eastern and western provinces. In this marvelously illustrated history, author Tom Murray provides readers with an engaging look at the railroad whose own history is, in many ways, the history of Canada itself. In addition to examining the prehistory leading to CPR's incorporation in 1881 and its current status as one of the continent's leading carriers, Murray explains the colossal geographic obstacles overcome by CPR's founders; motive power and rolling stock through depression, war, and peacetime; renowned diversification efforts that included a passenger ship line, an airline serving four continents, a chain of four-star hotels, and western mining operations; and the colorful cast of characters who laid the groundwork that made CPR what is today. Marvelous photography carefully chosen from the collections of top rail photographers and archives across Canada and the United States illustrate the national icon that began as a railway, became a global transportation system, and evolved into a diversified industrial conglomerate before settling into its role as the respected carrier it is today.
LC Classification NumberTF27.C3M87 2006
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- 05. Sep. 2020
Canadian Pacific at Its Finest
These MBI railroad books are quite good, and I recommend them without reservation. They also seem to be getting tougher to find in any condition. In this particular book, what is on display is perhaps the best in color collection of Canadian Pacific pictures out there. Although you see other regions of this rail system, the Canadian Rocky scenes dominate, and are they spectacular! You get a nice history throughout of the CP, plus several system maps. I own Tom Murray’s MBI book on the Southern Railway, which is a winner, and once again got a winner with the CP. These books are nicely formatted and are an excellent value to any railfan’s library.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
