PART #: BRS-CTG2013 NOW AVAILABLE Canadian Trackside Guide ® 2013 The ONLY comprehensive guide to Canadian railways, includes U.S. based operations. 5” x 8” 704 pages. Locomotives of CN (including IC, WC, GTW, B&LE, DW&P, EJ&E, DMIR), CPR, VIA, Regional & Shortline railways, plus all Industrial locomotives; Urban Rail Transit, Passenger Cars, Cabooses; Preserved Canadian Locomotives & Equipment; Work Service Cars & other Non-revenue Equipment; Subdivision details for all railways: station names, mileposts, radio frequencies, detector locations, divisional maps, detailed maps of major rail centres; Duncan du Fresne, 1930-2012 It is with great sorrow the Bytown Railway Society announces the loss of one of it's founding members, Duncan du Fresne. A renowned and much sought after railway historian, Dunc was an author and speaker on the days of steam on the railways, particularly Canadian Pacific where he worked as a locomotive fireman until 1957. He wrote two books for the Society (Snow Plow Extra and When Steam and Steel Get in Your Blood) and for many years wrote a monthly column, "Tidbits", for the Society's magazine, Branchline. Also a retired air traffic controller, Dunc personified everything transportation. When not restoring and running steam locomotives at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Duncan spent many hours cruising down the Rideau Canal system on his pride and joy, the "Channel Island," a 36-foot cruiser he built himself.
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