Volume 14    Number 11    15 August 1984

Corporate Historian's Latest Also Covers Electric Lines

Canadian Pacific in the East ( Volume One )
by Omer Lavallee
British Railway Modellers of North America
5124 - 33rd Street N.W. Calgary AB T2L 1V4
Softcover, 26 pages, $6.00
 
"Canadian Pacific in the East ( Volume One )" is a 26-page picture brochure printed on quality-stock coated paper with each page devoted to a single or composite photograph and a lengthy caption. There is also a handy reference map to situate you along the C.P.R. line.
 
Omer Lavallee, Canadian Pacific's corporate historian and archivist, has delved deeply into his professional and private archival resources to offer this unique glimpse of Canadian Pacific history.
 
Spanning the far-flung outposts from Schreiber, ON, to Pennlyn, NB, and passing through the Montreal urban area, "Canadian Pacific in the East" runs the gamut from the late steam-era to early diesel-era with mention of the company's electric railway operations in Southern Ontario and gas-mechanical branchline service.
 
This premiere volume of "Canadian Pacific in the East" is the first companion piece to Donald Bain's 10-volume series, "Canadian Pacific in the Rockies". Each of these B.R.M.N.A. publications is of the same format and style, with a reference map and complete caption information.
 
"Canadian Pacific in the East ( Volume One )", is an excellent pictorial slice from the past of what is now known as CP Rail, and should appeal to both railway enthusiasts and professionals alike. Each group will no doubt be eagerly awaiting the author to build up a suitable head of steam and produce additional volumes of "Canadian Pacific in the East".
 
Jonathan B. Hanna