Research Catalog
Vancouver Island railroads
- Title
- Vancouver Island railroads [by] Robert D. Turner.
- Author
- Turner, Robert D.
- Publication
- San Marino, Calif., Golden West Books [1973]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HE2809.V35 T87 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 170 pages illustrations; 29 cm
- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 168.
- Contents
- Mining railroads -- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway -- Saanich Peninsula railroads -- Canadian National Railways -- Logging railroads.
- ISBN
- 0870950460
- 9780870950469
- LCCN
- 72095484
- OCLC
- ocm00693473
- 693473
- SCSB-511838
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library