ISBN 0-9683815-2-9
Hardcover, 192 pages (8 colour), 9 1/2" x 11 1/2"
Synopsis
Turn back the pages of time and visit Palmerston in its heyday. Part of the CNR Stratford Division, the town was famous for its iron footbridge, from which observers could witness the constant activity in the railway yard below. Like spokes on a wheel, branchlines radiated from Palmerston to Kincardine, Southampton, Wiarton, Owen Sound, Durham, Stratford and Guelph. Small steam locomotives were the order of the day, and Palmerston's stable of Ten Wheelers, Moguls and Pacifics endeared the terminal to travellers, railway enthusiasts and photographers alike.
Steam Over Palmerston is your opportunity to step into the past and behold the tranquillity and charm of Canada's most fascinating branchline railway operation. From the iron bridge, observe more than two dozen passenger trains, mixeds, way freights and manifests arriving and departing from the division point every day. Peek into the roundhouse, that most hollowed of railway buildings, and watch the steam locomotives being readied for their assignments. Witness the less-than-carload freight transfer operation at Palmerston, grain extras from Owen Sound and livestock specials from Bruce County. Study the switching activities of the daily trains at Harriston, Chesley, Tara, Mildmay, Hanover and Wingham. See the engines being turned and serviced at Wiarton, Kincardine, Southampton, Durham and Owen Sound.
Through more than 250 black & white and colour images captured by North America's most distinguished railway photographers, you will be afforded a glimpse of a way of life gone forever. Descriptive narrative, locomotive and train profiles, timetables and track diagrams complete the picture of the day-to-day life of a CNR division point in the steam era.
Steam Over Palmerston is a study of branchline trains, small railway stations, rural countryside and steam locomotives. Third in series, it maintains the familiar 192-page casebound format of the award-winning Steam At Allandale and To Stratford Under Steam. To receive a signed copy of this limited-edition volume, place your order now, or visit your local book or hobby dealer.
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