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Journey through the engineering marvels, stations, and heritage sites of Canada’s western mountains.

Presenting a special 2-book bundle of Andrea Spalding’s award-winning books for kids!

A must for any Canadian railroad aficionado, this special bundle gathers six books in one for a can’t-miss retrospective of the nation’s railway history.

CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2017) Selection • 1996 Sheila A.

Short-listed for the 1999 Silver Birch Award and for the 2001 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Fifteen-year-old Rowan, the daughter of foreign correspondents in Africa, finds herself beached

The Lake Erie shoreline has born witness to some of Ontario's earliest history, yet remains largely unspoiled.

Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty – if you know where to look.

Explore Ontario’s forgotten rail lines and experience the legacy and lore of this the vital railway era of Ontario’s history.

Travel across Ontario and pay a visit to Ontario's nearly 50 heritage jails.

Follow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today’s realities.

Explore Ontario’s rich railway heritage — from stations and hotels to train rides, bridges, water towers, and roundhouses.

Brown celebrates the survival of our railway heritage in stations that have been saved or remain in use.

Follow Rails to the Atlantic through eastern Canada’s railway heritage.

Ron Brown is Canada’s leading literary authority on the history of Canada’s railways, particularly those now-lost branches from the golden age of steam that once ran like veins and arteries through