Rites of Passage: A Canadian Railway Retrospective

by Greg McDonnell

Book Overview

Each new railway book by writer-photographer Greg McDonnell is cause for celebration in the North American railfan community. Rites of Passage , a look at over three decades of transition and changes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550463306
• ISBN13: 9781550463309
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Boston Mills Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.3" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully illustrated with full-color photography

Profusely and beautifully illustrated with full-color photography throughout, Greg McDonnell's Rites Of Passage: A Canadian Railway Retrospective is a welcome celebration of Canada's railroading history and heritage. This wonderful compendium of boiler steam and diesel powered railroad engines showcases the high iron and midnight runs across Canadian prairies form more than thirty-years of train transportation connecting and binding a nation's population centers and vast expanses. Also highly recommended for the railroading enthusiast are Greg McDonnell's previous works: The History Of Canadian Railroads and Passing Trains.