The Big Muskeg
Author | : Victor Rousseau |
Publisher | : Cincinnati : Stewart Kidd |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Canadian fiction |
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Author | : Victor Rousseau |
Publisher | : Cincinnati : Stewart Kidd |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Canadian fiction |
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Author | : Victor Rousseau |
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Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : American fiction |
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Author | : Victor Rousseau Emanuel |
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Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1921 |
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Author | : Graeme Pole |
Publisher | : Mountain Vision Publishing |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2024-01-18 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0994916159 |
When the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) built through the Rockies in 1884 it laid track straight down the west slope of Kicking Horse Pass. Dropping 1,140 feet in 7.1 railway miles, this section of railway was a construction worker’s horror and a railroader’s nightmare that soon became known as the Big Hill. Intended to be temporary, the 4.5 percent grade, more than 3 miles long, saw use for 25 years until completion of the Spiral Tunnels in 1909. The two tunnels – unique in North America – loop over themselves, doubling the length of track and halving the grade. Incorporating more than 100 photographs, The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill – An Illustrated Railway History describes the construction of the CPR and recounts the tales of daring, defiance, and disaster on the second-steepest mainline track ever operated in North America. Maps and diagrams reveal how the Spiral Tunnels create a safer grade for trains. The text provides up-to-date descriptions of today’s locomotives and explains the many challenges of operating trains on mountain grades. A Canadian bestseller for three decades, this revised edition will be informative reading for railfans, for travellers in the Rockies, and for those with an interest in Canadian history.
Author | : Victor ROUSSEAU (pseud.) |
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Release | : 1923 |
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Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 1920 |
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Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Author | : Victor Rousseau |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2017-05-26 |
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ISBN | : 9780282102647 |
Excerpt from The Big Muskeg Joe, standing with legs straddling the top of the ridge, turned to Wilton Carruthers, the chief engineer of the company, with eyebrows arched and humorous inquiry on his weather-beaten old face. There was no need for speech at that mo ment, because the mind of each man dwelt on the identical problem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Edmund Cecil Harder |
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Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Author | : Ontario. Department of Lands and Forests |
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Total Pages | : 900 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Forests and forestry |
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