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17 October 2012

Historical Society Presents Rail Author

Duncan Vancouver Island British Columbia - The Cowichan Historical Society is presenting railway historian and author Robert D. Turner Thursday, 18 Oct 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
 
The event takes place at St. Peter's Church Hall in Duncan, and will feature Turner's new book The Canadian Pacific's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway.
 
Sononis Press describes the subject of the new book:  "The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway had a special character and charm like few others."
 
"During the days of steam power on the railway, it was a distant and often rustic outpost of the Canadian Pacific Railway's vast system, but it was a profitable one. It hauled logs and coal, fish and paper, strawberries and raspberries, beer and wine, automobiles and oil, and tons and tons of wood. The E&N carried soldiers off to two world wars, and carried hundreds of passengers in stately parlour cars or rickety day coaches. The mail was sorted on the trains and could be delivered "Up Island" in a matter of hours. The E&N's well-maintained steam locomotives were the pride of the railway."
 
Admission is by donation.
 
Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
304 pages
11 x 9 inches
475+ photos (8 pages of colour)
maps and timetables
Sono-Nis Press
softcover $39.95
hardcover $49.95
 
Andrea Rondeau.