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Engine Houses and Turntables on Canadian Railways was written for the information of the Historic Sites & Monuments Board of Canada, as a guide in determining the historic significance of these rapidly disappearing structures, with the demise of the steam locomotive. once a common, if little regarded, feature of railway yards across Canada, the railway roundhouse has merited attention from historical associations and municipalities as a relic of an age that has gone.
Discover Pennsylvania's railroad past in this exploration of the industry. The book profiles the great railroads that crossed the Keystone State, tells the stories of the individuals and events that shaped railroad history, and locates the state's rail-culture relics-steam and diesel locomotives, routes, inclined planes, bridges, stations, and landmarks - as well as tourist railroad lines, museums, and Rails to Trails paths.