Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! All Aboard! The Canadian Rockies by Train   1995, by David J. Mitchell, softcover, published by Douglas & Macintyre, 144 pages.   All Aboard! The Canadian Rockies by Train tells the exciting story of the epic feat of constructing and operating two rail lines through the spectacular Canadian Rocky Mountains.   The invention of the steam locomotive in the mid­nineteenth century had a dramatic impact in North America. In fact, the audacious dream of a nation that gave birth to Canada was inspired by the possibi­lity of a railway to connect Britain's North American colonies on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.   The most challenging portion of building the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway was the line through the Rockies, one of the world's great mountain ranges. The completion of this marvel of engineering launched the beginning of an adven­turous new era in rail travel and the rise of a thriving western Canadian tourist trade. As Sir William Van Home, the general manager of the CPR predicted, "If we can't export the scenery, we'll import the tourists." Today, tourists continue to come from all over the world to view the magnificence of  the Canadian Rockies by taking "The Rocky Mountaineer" train.   All Aboard! is richly illustrated with 42 pages of colour photos of the scenic grandeur along the tracks, as well as a fascinating array of 60 historic duo tone photos that show the drama of building and operating the railway in days gone by.   The contents include -----   Chapter One: Dream of a Nation Chapter Two: Towards the Last Spike Chapter Three: The Transportation Revolution Chapter Four: Tall Tales Chapter Five: The Most Spectacular Train Trip in the World   MAPS Canada in 1870 Passenger Train Routes through the Canadian Rockies

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