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NOTE to French-speaking citizens of Canada: This page is constructed in English only,
since the builder is a citizen of the United States, and English is the only language
that he speaks fluently, or even can pronounce properly. No offense intended.
Canada-wide Railroad Links
listing of surviving steam locomotives in Canada
'list of Canadian railways' page at Wikipedia
TrainWeb / Tourist Railways / Canada website got hacked {2017}
North American Railway Foundation [est. 1996]
Rocky Mountaineer RailTours of Canada [est. 1990] is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Canadian Railroad Historical Association [est. 1932]
High Speed Rail Canada CN Turbo Train [1968-82] Public Archives
Canadian Railway Museum [est. 1961] renamed ExpoRail in 1978
Canadian Railway Observations Magazine [est. 2000] is based in Montréal, PQ
![Railway Association of Canada [est. 1917]](images/RailwayAssnofCanada.jpg "Railway Association of Canada [est. 1917]")
![Canadian Association of Railway Modellers [est. 2003] and their bi-monthly newsletter](images/canadianCARM.jpg "Canadian Association of Railway Modellers [est. 2003] and their bi-monthly newsletter")
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the St. Lawrence and Champlain railroad opened in 1837 1885 Nov 7: Canada's transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway was completed at a 'last spike' ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia. |
Railroad Barons of Canada
Sir Sandford Fleming (1827-1915)
Sir Alexander Galt (1817-1893)
Casimir Gzowsky (1813-1898)
Born St. Petersburg, Russia, son of a Polish count; exiled from Russia as a rebel and came to Canada in 1841; civil engineer and financier
who obtained the contract to build the Grand Trunk from Toronto to Sarnia, built the International Bridge at Niagara (1871-1873).
Sir John A. MacDonald (1815-1891)
Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, KCVO (1853-1923)
Sir George Stephen (1829-1921)
William Cornelius Van Horne, KCMG [1843–1915] – constructed the Canadian Pacific Railway
General Railroad Links
American Railroads Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore
Railroad Film Festival Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore
May 10th is National Train Day in USA [est. 2008]
G.E. Nordell's Arizona Travel / Railroads Links Pages
G.E. Nordell's California Travel / Railroads Links Pages
G.E. Nordell's Colorado Travel / Railroads Links Pages
G.E. Nordell's Nevada Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's Utah Travel / Railroads Links Page
Travel U.S.A. / Railroad Museums Page
Railroad Links within Canada
Canadian Railroad Historical Association [est. 1932]
Canadian Railway Museum [est. 1961] renamed ExpoRail in 1978
Province of Alberta
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, 4611 - 47th Avenue in Stettler, Alberta, Canada
Alberta Prairie Wagon Train Excursions in Stettler, Alberta, Canada
Rocky Mountain Rail Society [est. 1984] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
who operate the 1944 Montreal Locomotive Works Mountain Class 4-8-2 steam locomotive #6060
Province of British Columbia (& Vancouver)
British Columbia Railway Historical Assn. []
Kaatza Station Museum & Archives [est. 1983] in Cowichan Lake, BC, Canada
Canadian Museum of Rail Travel [est. 1976] in Cranbrook, BC, Canada
B.C. Forest Discovery Center [est. 1963] in Duncan, BC, Canada
3 Shay-geared locos •
2 Climax-geared locos •
2 Vulcan locos •
3 Plymouth gas locos
West Coast Railway Association [est. 1961] in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rocky Mountaineer RailTours of Canada [est. 1990] is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Labrador & Newfoundland
The Railway Coastal Museum [built 1903] in St. John's, Newfoundland
Province of Manitoba
Province of New Brunswick
Northwest Territories
Province of Nova Scotia
Bridgewater and Lunenburg District Visitor's Information Centre
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Halifax & South Western Railway Museum in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia
Nunavut Territory
Province of Ontario (& Toronto)
G-Scale Model Train Forum & Online Community [est. 2000] based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Prince Edward Island
Elmira Railway Museum on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Province of Québec (& Montréal)
Bombardier Corporation [est. 1942] of Montréal, Quebec, Canada
M.F. Wirth Rail Corp. [], 740 Notre-Dame West in Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Province of Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
September 2000 article on the Whitehorse Trolley along the Yukon River
Class 1 Railroads of Canada
VIA Rail Canada Passenger Service [est. 1978]
Via Rail carries approximately 4.1 million passengers annually on 497 trains per week over a network of 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) of track in eight Canadian provinces,
almost all of which is owned & operated by CN Rail. As the Canadian economy ebbs and flows, VIA Rail quite often removes and restores services; several lines
are recently replaced by buses or shut down altogether due to deteriorating roadbed; headquartered in Montréal, PQ.
official website •
Wikipedia
larger VIA Rail Canada System Route Map {click to see in new window}
   | these three books were self-published by Eric Gagnon in 2011 & 2012 and are not showing on Amazon (2017); latest information is available on his weblog |
Canadian Pacific Railway [est. 1881]
Canadian Pacific Railway's official heritage website
Canadian Pacific Railway entry at Wikipedia
 | "Canadian Pacific: Stand Fast, Craigellachie!" [2003] by Greg McDonnell Boston Mills Press 9¾x11½ pb [9/2006] for $12.58 Boston Mills Press 10½x11½ hardcover [10/2003] out of print/used |
 | "Canadian Pacific Railway (M.B.I. Railroad Color History)" [2006] by Tom Murray M.B.I./Voyageur Press 11x8½ hardcover [7/2006] out of print/used |
 | "Canadian Pacific: The Golden Age of Travel" [2015] by Barry Lane Goose Lane Editions 12½x9½ hardcover [10/2015] for $29.36 Goose Lane Editions 12½x9½ hardcover [10/2015] out of print/used |
 | "Canadian Pacific: Creating A Brand, Building A Nation" [2015] by Marc H. Choko Callisto Publrs GmbH 12¼x9¼ hardcover [11/2015] for $45.85 |
Canadian Pacific Electric Lines Division [merger 1931, dieselized 1961]
Grand River Railway [est. 1894, renamed 1914, merged 1931]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_River_Railway
Lake Erie and Northern Railway [est. ?, merged 1931]
Canadian National Railway
[est. 1832, merger 1919, IPO Nov. 1995]
Canadian National Railway entry at Wikipedia
Canadian National Railway Historic Photograph Archives
Canadian National Lines S.I.G.
 | "Canadian National Railway (M.B.I. Railroad Color History)" [2004] by Tom Murray M.B.I./Voyageur Press 11x8½ hardcover [10/2004] out of print/used |
Grand Trunk Corp. [est. 1852]
U.S. subsidiary of Canadian National; since 1995, primarily a holding company for Grand Trunk Western RR, Illinois Central RR,
Wisconsin Central Railway, the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, and Great Lakes Transportation.
Grand Trunk Railway entry at Wikipedia
Grand Trunk Western RR Historical Society
LK's Grand Trunk Railway fansite
Wisconsin Central Railway
[est. 1871; wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Canadian National since 2001]
C.N. official Wisconsin Central history
Wisconsin Central Railway entry at Wikipedia
Shortline & Historic Railroads of Canada
Railway Association of Canada [est. 1917] is based in Ottawa
Railway Assn. of Canada - members list page
'list of Canadian railways' page at Wikipedia
'list of Canadian heritage railways' page at Wikipedia
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions in Stettler, Alberta, Canada
AC: Algoma Central Railway [founded 1899] in Ontario, Canada
Founded in 1899; mainline to Hearst, Ontario was completed in 1914 and plans to continue to Hudson Bay were abandoned; switchover to diesel locomotives completed in 1952; began operation of Agawa Canyon tourist service in 1972; purchased by Wisconsin Central Railway in February 1995; mines shut down and branch to Wawa, Ontario closed in 1998; Canadian National purchased Wisconsin Central 10/2001; Algoma Central passenger service operated three days per week and provided year-round access to remote tourist camps and resorts; passenger service ended 7/2015; Algoma Central connects with Huron Central Railway at Sault Ste. Marie (MP zero), Canadian Pacific at Franz (MP 195), Canadian National at Oba (MP 245), Ontario Northland Railway at Hearst (MP 296).
there is no official Algoma Central Railway homepage •
Algoma Central Railway entry at Wikipedia
Unofficial Algoma Central Railway Home Page {last update 2013}
Algoma Central Railway page at 'Gregarious Railfan' website {last update 11/2015}
Algoma Central Railway article at American Rails website
watch 10/2014 'To Hearst & Back' video [40:09] online at YouTube
Agawa Canyon Tour Train [est. 1972]
depot is located at 129 Bay Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
The day-long 114-mile trip from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario northward to Agawa Canyon (and back) usually includes two dining cars and up to 28 passenger coaches; the trains are operated with Canadian National equipment and personnel; most of the rolling stock was built for C.N. by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1953–54, sold to the D&RGW Ski Train in Colorado, and bought back by C.N. in 2009; catering onboard is provided by the Mill Steakhouse & Bar • The entire Agawa Canyon Tour Train 2020 season is cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic.
official Agawa Train homepage • there is no Agawa Train entry at Wikipedia
Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban - The Bear Train [est. May 2017]
An initiative of First Nations tribes and railside communities and socio-economic stakeholders of the Algoma rail corridor, led by
the Missanabie Cree First Nation, to resume the Algoma passenger train service that ended in July 2015.
official Bear Train Initiative website • there is no Bear Train Initiative entry at Wikipedia •
Facebook homepage [est. 5/2017]
Algoma Central Corporation [est. 1990]
HQ is at 63 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
railroad and Great Lakes shipping fleet founded 8/1899, bankruptcy/receiverships thru 11/1958; established Algoma Central Properties division in 1973; sold off Algoma
Central Railway in 1995; sold off forest land holdings in 1997; Algoma Central remains a leading Canadian marine shipping company, operating two dozen ships.
official Algoma Central Corp. website
Algoma Central Corp. entry at Wikipedia
 | "Tracks of The Black Bear: The Story of The Algoma Central Railroad" [1974] by Dale Wilson Green Tree Publng pb [1974] out of print/used |
 | "Algoma Central Railway" [1975] by British railway historian O.S. Nock
A&C Black Ltd. hardcover [1975] out of print/used |
 | "The Algoma Central Railway Story" [1984] by Dale Wilson Nickel Belt Rails 11x8½ pb [1984] out of print/used Nickel Belt Rails 11½x9 hardcover [1984] out of print/used |
 | "Tracks of the Black Bear In Colour" [1990] by Dale Wilson & Gordon Jomini with detailed company history, locomotive and passenger car rosters, 2 maps, and a reproduction of the complete 1929 timetable booklet Nickel Belt Rails pb [9/90] out of print/used |
 | "The Trains of Algoma Country, Algoma Central Railway and The Railroads of Sault Ste. Marie" [circa 2000?] Filmed in 1992 & 1993; locations include Sault Ste. Marie, Hawk Junction, Wawa, Franz, Soo Locks, Steelton Yard, and Michipicoten Harbor; trains include Algoma Central Railway, Algoma Steel switchers, Wisconsin Central, and CP Rail; added feature caboose & cab ride on ACR SD-40 diesel locomotive #185. 98-minute Plets Express DVD [2000?] for $32.95 |
 | "Algoma Rails" [2009] by Dale Wilson
Nickel Belt Rails pb [2009] out of print/used |
 | "More Bear Tracks" [2013] by Dale Wilson
Nickel Belt Rails pb [2013] out of print/scarce |
 | "The Railfan Chronicles: Riding The Algoma Central Railway, 1980 to 2014" [2015] by Byron Babbish Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [8/2015] for $5.98 CreateSpace 10x8 pb [8/2015] for $49.98 |
 | "Algoma Central In Color" [2016] by Stephen M. Timko
Morning Sun Books 11¼x9 hardcover [2016] for $59.95 |
AER: Algoma Eastern Railway [1888-1930]
Founded in 1888, renamed 1911, original 87 miles leased by CPR in 1930 for 999 years; only two segments remain in operation, totaling maybe 20 miles.
Algoma Eastern Railway entry at Wikipedia
Algoma Eastern Railway 2003 article by Dale Wilson
archived AER loco roster •
AER freight car roster •
AER passenger car roster
 | "Algoma Eastern Railway" [1977] by Dale Wilson
illustrated history of the Algoma Eastern Railway, with black & white photos, maps, timetables, roster, route schematic Nickel Belt Rails pb [1977] out of print/used |
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway []
CNoR: Canadian Northern Railway transcontinental system [1899-1923]
Port Hope History website - local CNoR history page •
Canadian Northern Railway entry at Wikipedia
CTRW: Carlton Trail Railway [purch 1997 & 2001] in Saskatchewan, Canada
103-mile Canadian shortline in Saskatchewan that runs from Saskatoon to Prince Albert, with branches to White Star, Pulp Mill, and Birch Hills;
the primary line was purchased by OmniTRAX, Inc. [est. 1986] from Canadian National in 1997 and the Birch Hills branch in 2001.
official Carlton Trail Railway homepage at OmniTRAX website
Carlton Trail Railway entry at Wikipedia
Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway - British Columbia
Great Canadian Railtour Company, Ltd. - British Columbia
H&SW: Halifax & South Western Railway [est. 1901, absorbed 1918, track gone 2007]
H&SW Museum in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia •
Halifax & South Western Railway entry at Wikipedia
HBRY: Hudson Bay Railway [purch 1997] in Manitoba, Canada
KRC: Keewatin Railway [sold off 4/2006] in Manitoba, Canada
The Hudson Bay Railway was begun in the early 1900s by Canadian Northern Railway [CNoR], then taken over by the Canadian government and completed in 1929;
operated by Canadian National Railway from 1929-1997; sold to OmniTRAX in 1997 on a 32-year contract; OmniTRAX sold the route to Lynn Lake in April 2006 to
First Peoples business leaders, who named it the Keewatin Railway; OmniTRAX closed the line to Churchill in May 2017 due to global warming, permafrost melting, and
floods; the Canadian government sued, OmniTRAX claimed force majeure exemption; newly-formed Arctic Gateway Group purchased the line to Churchill in August 2018;
the first freight train in 18 months arrived in Churchill in December 2018 and the first VIA passenger train a month later.
there is no longer an official Hudson Bay Railway homepage at OmniTRAX website
Hudson Bay Railway entry at Wikipedia
official Keewatin Railway website
Keewatin Railway entry at Wikipedia
official Arctic Gateway Group website
Arctic Gateway Group entry at Wikipedia
KFR/STPP: Kettle Falls International Railway [2004-2019] in Washington State & British Columbia, Canada
170-mile shortline formed in 2004 on former BNSF track, with main route from Chewela, Washington northward to Kettle Falls and across the border to Waneta and Columbia Gardens in British Columbia, Canada; the other arm of the Y-shaped route ran northward from Kettle Falls to Cascade, BC then southward to Grand Forks and back across the border to Danville, WA. Competitor Progressive Rail filed in December 2018 to have new St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad take over the Chewela to Kettle Falls to Columbia Gardens, BC trackage and a second filing in May 2019 to take over the Kettle Falls to Grand Forks, BC portion. The OmniTRAX and Progressive Rail and Wikipedia pages are inaccurate (6/2020).
incorrect official Kettle Falls Intl. Railway homepage at OmniTRAX website
incorrect official St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad homepage at Progressive Rail website
incorrect Kettle Falls Intl. Railway entry at Wikipedia
there is no St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad entry at Wikipedia (6/2020)
Newfoundland Railway [1898-1988]
Total track length of 906 miles (1,458 km) made it the longest 3-foot 6-inch narrow gauge railway system in North America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_Railway
1920 BLW-built Newfoundland Railway narrow gauge 4-6-2 steam locomotive #593 is on static display
Ontario Northern Railway - freight & passenger service
150-mile Ottawa Valley Railway
Prairie Dog Central Railway [est. 1970, moved 1999]
Located at Rosser (near Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada; runs 1882 4-4-0 steam locomotive #3 
and two E.M.D. GP-9 diesel locomotives.
official website •
entry at Wikipedia
Prairie Rail Solutions, Ltd. subsidiary [est. 2012]
Quebec Gatineau Railway
Quebec, North Shore & Labrador Railway (QNSL)
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
the St. Lawrence & Champlain railroad opened in 1837
South Simcoe Railway - Ontario
Southern Ontario Railway[89]
Train Touristique de Charlevoix, Inc. - Québec
TRRY: The Trillium Railway Company, Ltd. [est. 1997] is headquartered in Welland, Ontario
official website •
entry at Wikipedia
Trillium operates the Port Colborne Harbour Railway (TRRY/PCHR) [est. 1997] and formerly operated the St. Thomas & Eastern Railway
(TRRY/STER) [1998-2013] near St. Thomas, Ontario. {The trillium is the official flower of the Province of Ontario.}
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation, serves the former mining town of Schefferville, QC, passing through Labrador
Wabush Lake Railway
Western Labrador Rail Services
White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) railway - reopened for service in 1988
Whitehorse Skagway narrow gauge RR
September 2000 article on the Whitehorse Trolley along the Yukon River
York-Durham Heritage Railway [est. 1996]
reopened the line between Uxbridge and Stouffville in Ontario to offer heritage train rides to the public.
official website •
entry at Wikipedia
Books & Other Media
browse travel books about Canada at Amazon
search for books about Canada railroads {returns 2,000 titles} at Amazon
 | "Railways of Canada" [1983] by Robert F. Leggett
Douglas & Mcintyre, Ltd. 9¼x6¼ pb [6/87] out of print/used HarperCollins 8½x5¾ pb [11/83] out of print/used Douglas & Mcintyre, Ltd. hardcover [6/87] out of print/used |
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"A Century of De Luxe Railway Cars In Canada" [1983] by Robert J. Wayner This is not a pictorial - there are no illustrations Railfare pb [1984] out of print/scarce Wayner Publns pb [1983] out of print/scarce |
 | "The Edge" [1988 bestseller] by Dick Francis [1920-2010] The Great Transcontinental Mystery Race is a glittering railroad junket across Canada to race thoroughbreds on some of the world's greatest courses. Tor Kelsey, undercover security agent for the British Jockey Club, contends with the murder mystery to be acted out on board, as well as a ruthless underworld racing figure – a combination that explodes into a nightmare of real and bloody murder. Kindle Edition from Berkley/Penguin [2005 edition] for $7.99 Berkley mass pb [8/2005] for $7.19 Jove mass pb [8/2001] out of print/many used Fawcett mass pb [1/90] out of print/180+ used Pan Books mass pb [1/90] out of print/100+ used Putnam hardcover [2/89] out of print/200+ used |
 | "Narrow Gauge Railways of Canada" [orig 1972, rev 2005] by historian Omer Lavallée [1925-1992], Expanded & Edited by Ronald S. Ritchie Fitzhenry & Whiteside 12½x8¾ hardcover [9/2005] for $29.91 Fitzhenry & Whiteside 12½x8¾ hardcover [9/2005] out of print/used |
 | "Trans-Canada Rail Guide" [est. 1996, 5th edition 2011] by Melissa Graham includes city guides to Calgary, Churchill, Edmonton, Halifax, Jasper, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg Trailblazer Publns 7x4¾ pb [1/2011] out of print/used |
 | "Rails Across Canada: The History of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways" [2011] by Tom Murray Kindle Edition from M.B.I./Voyageur Press [3/2011] for $14.99 M.B.I./Voyageur Press 10½x8½ pb [3/2011] out of print/used |
 | "Rails Across The Prairies: The Railway Heritage of Canada’s Prairie Provinces" [2012] by Ron Brown Kindle Edition from Dundurn Press [6/2012] for $9.99 Dundurn Press 9x9 pb [7/2012] for $17.91 |
 | "Rails Across Ontario: Exploring Ontario's Railway Heritage" [2013] by Ron Brown Kindle Edition from Dundurn Press [11/2013] for $9.99 Dundurn Press 8x8 pb [11/2013] for $16.79 |
 | "Canadian Rail Travel Guide" [2014] by Daryl T. Adair Fitzhenry & Whiteside 9x6 pb [9/2014] for $23.95 |
 | "Rails To The Atlantic: Exploring The Railway Heritage of Quebec and The Atlantic Provinces" [2015] by Ron Brown
Kindle Edition from Dundurn Press [8/2015] for $7.99 Dundurn Press 8x8 pb [9/2015] for $23.48 |
 | "Rails Over The Mountains: Exploring The Railway Heritage of Canada's Western Mountains" [2016] by Ron Brown
Kindle Edition from Dundurn Press [7/2016] for $9.99 Dundurn Press 8x8 pb [7/2016] for $26.56 |
 | "Tourist Trains Guidebook (U.S.A. & Canada)" [2007, rev 2017] by The Editors of Trains Magazine Describes 500 of the most popular train attractions, museums, and railroad vacation destinations in the U.S. and Canada, with over 200 of the most popular sites detailed in full-page reviews Kalmbach Publng 6th edition 8¼x5½ pb [5/2017] for $15.63 Kalmbach Publng 5th edition 8¼x5½ pb [5/2015] for $15.63 Kalmbach Publng 4th edition 8½x5½ pb [4/2013] for $11.20 |
"Canadian Steam!" [1961] by David P. Morgan
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Steam-David-P-Morgan/dp/B000CDLE7I/
"Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives" [June 1985] by Omer Lavallee
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Pacific-Steam-Locomotives-Lavallee/dp/0919130348/
"Bonanza narrow gauge railway: The story of the Klondike Mines Railway" [1997] by Eric L. Johnson
https://www.amazon.com/Bonanza-narrow-gauge-railway-Klondike/dp/0968197604/
"Canadian Steam in the Prairies, Towns and Cities" [Jan 2005] by Joseph P. Boreskie
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Steam-Prairies-Towns-Cities/dp/1931477132/
"Gravity, Steam and Steel: An Illustrated Railway History of Rogers Pass" [June 2009] by Graeme Pole
https://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Steam-Steel-Illustrated-Railway/dp/1897252463/
GravitySteelSteamRogersPassGP.jpg
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Nation-Canada-Through-Time/dp/1410981258/
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Centennial-Transcontinental-Passenger-1886-1986/dp/B0007CBDH0/
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-National-Railways-Volume1-1836-1896/dp/B000KHD3KC/
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Steam-David-P-Morgan/dp/B000CDLE7I/
https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Canada-Railways-Robert-Livesey/dp/0773759018/
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Railways-Ontario-Ron-Brown/dp/1551110547/
https://www.amazon.com/History-Canadians-Railroads-Greg-McDonnell/dp/0906286638/
https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Book-Canadas-Railway-Built/dp/1554532566/
https://www.amazon.com/Railroads-Canada-Robert-Ferguson-Legget/dp/0877494819/
https://www.amazon.com/RAILROADS-OF-CANADA/dp/B001INACXI/
https://www.amazon.com/Rails-Across-Canada-Passenger-History/dp/9999731007/
https://www.amazon.com/Rails-Across-Canada-Pictorial-Journey/dp/1473838061/
https://www.amazon.com/Rails-Across-Canada-Pictorial-2015-10-19/dp/B01FGLJ26K/
https://www.amazon.com/Rails-Across-Prairies-Heritage-Provinces/dp/1459702158/
https://www.amazon.com/Rails-Across-Prairies-Heritage-Provinces/dp/B00DEKP9UE/
https://www.amazon.com/Rails-Across-Rock-Celebration-Newfoundland/dp/1771030224/
https://www.amazon.com/Railways-Canada-Robert-F-Leggett/dp/0715391143/
https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Swinging-Lanterns-Railroading-Transportation/dp/1331725933/
https://www.amazon.com/Van-Hornes-Road-Omer-Lavallee/dp/0919130224/
 | "Train On The Brain: The Ultimate Railroad Movie" [I.B.A. Channel 4 2000] British filmmaker Alison Murray rode the rails across Canada and the U.S.A. gathering footage for this 50‑minute documentary, which shows the beauty and the freedom and the danger of life along the rails, with the music of Beck in the background Hollywood Can Suck It! color DVD [6/2008] out of prodn/used bare credits at IMDb |
"Festival Express" concert & documentary film [Apollo Films July 2004]
  | In the summer of 1970, some of the era's biggest rock stars - Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, The Band, Flying Burrito Brothers, and Delaney & Bonnie - took to the rails for Festival Express, a multi-artist, multi-city concert tour that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days, the bands and performers lived, slept, rehearsed, and let loose aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto, to Winnipeg, to Calgary, with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience was filmed both off-stage and on, but the extensive footage and sound tapes of the events remained locked away for decades, only recently rediscovered and restored. The film is a momentous achievement in rock music archaeology that combines the long-lost material with contemporary interviews that add important context to the events nearly 35 years after originally being filmed. • Produced by Garth Douglas, Gavin Poolman, Willem Poolman, Thierry Wase-Bailey; directed by Frank Cvitanovich {original footage} & Bob Smeaton; featuring The Band (Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson), Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett, The Flying Burrito Brothers (Mike Clarke, Chris Hillman, Pete Kleinow, Bernie Leadon), Grateful Dead band (Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan, Bob Weir), Buddy Guy Blues Band (Buddy Guy, Phil Guy, A.C. Reed, Leroy Stewart, Roosevelt 'Snake' Shaw), Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird (Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, Buddy Cage, Jim Colegrove, Amos Garrett, N.D. Smart), Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (Janis Joplin, Richard Bell, Brad Campbell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson, John Till), Mashmakhan band (Rayburn Blake, Brian Edwards, Jerry Mercer, Pierre Sénécal), Sha Na Na band (Donald 'Donny' York, Jocko Marcellino, 'Screamin' Scott' Simon, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Lennie Baker, Elliot Cahn, Bruce Clarke, Frederick 'Dennis' Greene, Larry Packer, Richard T. Joffe, Scott Powell), Eric Andersen, Rob Bowman, James Cullingham, David Dalton, promoter Kenny Walker, concert MC Terry David Mulligan & Leslie West
90-minute Shout Factory! widescreen color Blu-ray [2/2014] for $17.99 Shout Factory! color DVD [2/2014] 2 disks for $14.55 New Line Home Ent. color DVD [12/2005] 2 disks for $14.57 Amazon Instant Video/Qello Concerts [undated] rental $3.99, purchase in HD $19.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie website {over-loud music} • movie entry at Wikipedia watch "Ain't No More Cane" clip [1/2014 upload; 4:07] online at YouTube watch 4/2015 official trailer [2:07] online at YouTube |
 | "Canadian Pacific 2816: Canada's Empress of Steam" [indep 2006] 70-minute color docufilm about Canadian Pacific's H1b class Hudson 4-6-4 steam locomotive #2816 'Empress': built 1930, retired 1960, completely restored 2001; includes footage of a special photo train along the beautiful Bow River through the stunning scenery near famous Banff and Lake Louise Directed by Les Jarrett • not listed at IMDb Railway Prodns widescreen color DVD [2006] for $24.92 |
 | "Canadian Pacific 2816, Restoration To Inaugural Run" [indep 2001] Total of 116 minutes about Canadian Pacific's H1b class Hudson 4-6-4 steam locomotive #2816 'Empress': built 1930, retired 1960, completely restored 2001 • DISK 1 "Restoration & Testing" covers the restoration at CP's Vancouver shops; DISK 2 "The Inaugural Run" covers 2816's 600-mile post-restoration trip in 2001 from the Vancouver shops to Calgary, Alberta - including trackside, in-cab & helicopter footage Greg Scholl Video Prodns color DVD set [2012] 2 disks - out of prodn/used locomotive 2816's official homepage • producer's official website |
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