topic:"Railways" found 1 record - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

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

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