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When trains rules the Kootenays : a short history of railways in Southeastern British Columbia

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25533

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2022

Author: Gainer, Terry

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: First

Call Number: 08.5 G12w

Author: Gainer, Terry

Edition: First

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2022

Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: When Trains Ruled

Subjects: Travel; Transportation; Railways; Railway routes; History

Abstract: When Trains Ruled the Kootenays is the story of how the railways established an extensive and convenient transportation network to haul ore from the mines, move people, and service the communities during the early years of the 20th century in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Terry Gainer's latest book documents sixty years of change in the railway industry of British Columbia. The evolving transformations of life and landscape noted in the text and photos also reflect a period of rapid change in Canada. Threaded through the narrative are anecdotes from Kootenay pioneers recounting their experiences and the means of transportation of the times. -- Publisher's website

Contents: Part I : Rails to the Kootenays: The Kootenays ; The Antagonists ; The Battle Begins : Rails to the West Kootenays ; The Battle Moves East : Rails to the Crowsnest Pass ; Ship Ahoy! The Clash on Kootenay Lake ; The Battle Moves West : Peace at Last? ; Part II : The Trains to Gold and Silver: Nelson Becomes the Hub ; The Trains of the Kootenays ; A Day at the Station ; Trains to Rossland and Trail ; Trains to Castlegar ; Arrowhead and Nakusp : The North Kootenay Gateway ; The Travellers of Yesterday ; Special Trains and Excursions ; Not-So-Special Trains : Canada's Shame, Japanese Canadian Internment ; Into the 20th Century ; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ; Epilogue - The End of a Dream

ISBN: 9781771604017

Accession Number: 2022.08

Call Number: 08.5 G12w

Location: Reading Room

Collection: Archives Library

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When trains ruled the rockies: my life at the Banff railway station

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19859

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2019

Author: Gainer, Terry

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Call Number: 08.5 G11w; 08.5 G22w copy 2 (Reference)

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Author: Gainer, Terry

Responsibility: Terry Gainer

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 272 pg

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Railway stations; Railways; Banff; Canadian Pacific Railway; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: When Trains Ruled the Rockies is a personal history of the Banff train station from 1948 through 1962.Drawn from Terry Gainer’s personal memories and experiences from his years living and working at the legendary Banff Railway Station, this entertaining memoir and important historical record beckons the reader into the golden age of railway travel in the mountains of western Canada.Complete with a selection of archival photographs, When Trains Ruled the Rockies documents life at the Banff Railway Station and traces the huge role the station played in the local community. The author’s own story of growing up at the station winds a thread through the narrative and brings into clear focus Terry’s lifelong passion for passenger trains, at one time the most dominant means of transportation for Canadians but sadly an experience that is now fading into history.

Contents: Part I - The golden years: when trains ruled the rockies; Part II - Special trains; Part III - In the trains station's backyard; Part IV - The glory years 1955 - 1962: I've been working on the railroad; Part V - An ending or a beginning?

ISBN: 9781771603010

Accession Number: 2019.69

Call Number: 08.5 G11w; 08.5 G22w copy 2 (Reference)

Collection: Archives Library

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Illecillewaet Valley and Loop from Observation Point, Glacier B.C. / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 19-105

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32399

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 24 x 19 cm

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

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Head of Moraine Lake, Laggan, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 17-5

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32407

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 10

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 10

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

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Bow River Valley, Banff Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-70

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32408

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Banff townsite, Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 11

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 11

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 18 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Banff townsite, Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Banff Hotel and Bow River, Banff Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-93

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32409

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 12

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 12

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Anthracite and Cascade Mountain from Hoodoos, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-42

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32410

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Anthracite townsite and mine, Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 13

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 13

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Anthracite townsite and mine, Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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West of White Man's Pass, Canmore, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-32

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32411

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 14

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 14

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Three Sisters and Natural Pillars, Canmore, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-30

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32412

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 15

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 15

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 16 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Three Sisters, Canmore Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-22

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32413

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 16

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 16

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Wind Mountain and Bow River from Gap, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-12

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32414

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 17

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 17

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 18 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Mountains north of track near Canmore, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-16

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32415

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 18

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 18

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Unknown

Images

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The Loop, Glacier B.C. / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 19-100

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32400

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 2

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 2

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Ross Peak and Snow Shed 22, Glacier B.C / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 19-106

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32401

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 3

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 3

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 24 x 19 cm

Scope & Content: Selkirk Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Beaver Gates and Canon, Beavermouth B.C. / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 18-140

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32402

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Beaver Canyon, Selkirk Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 4

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 4

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Beaver Canyon, Selkirk Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Kicking Horse Canon, near Field B.C. / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 18-31

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32403

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 5

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 5

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Tunnel on Mt. Stephen, near Field B.C./ On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 18-20

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32404

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 6

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 6

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Cathedral Peak B.C. from Mt. Stephen / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 18-10

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32437

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 7

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 7

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 24 x 19 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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Twin Falls, near Field B.C. / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 18-118

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32405

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 8

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 8

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 24 x 19 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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The Great Divide, near Hector B.C. / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 18-1

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32406

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 9

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 1883 - PA - 9

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm

Scope & Content: Rocky Mountains

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Railways

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Images

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