Acknowledgments & Bibliography

I only have a vague memory from my childhood about Steam Locomotives. But as far as I can remember I have always been fascinated with Steam Locomotives. One of my most vivid childhood memories is of my dad taking me to StLuc Yard in Montreal and seeing a whole bunch of steam locomotives lined up to be scrapped. I remember my dad, who also worked for the CPR, telling me that the scrap value of these would be about $10/ton. I remember thinking that at that price I could probably afford one; but where could I keep it?

That is probably the limit of my first hand knowledge on the topic. I have therefore needed to do some research and ended up "borrowing" much material I have used for this web site.

The following are my current main sources of information and photos:

• Current and past issues of the Canadian Pacific Railway News
  Published by Canadian Pacific Railway,
  Suite 500, 409 9th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 4Z4.
  
  
• Past issues of the SPANNER magazine (Circa 1970's)
  Also originally published by Canadian Pacific Railway,
  This publication contained the writings by Omer Lavallée,
  former Corporate Historian and Archivist of the CPR
  
  
• Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives
  by Omer Lavallee
  Railfare Enterprises Limited
  Toronto, Canada.
  
  
• Steam in Canada, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives
  by Donald C. Lewis, 1984
  LPD Publishing, Vancouver, Canada
  In addition to photos by the Author I have "borrowed" from this book, the book also contains photos from the Jim Hope and the Bill Coo collection as well as some obtained from the Vancouver Public Library
  
  
• Magnetic North, Canadian Steam in twilight
  by Roger Cook & Karl Zimmermann, 1999
  Boston Mills Press
  123 Main Street, Erin, Ontario
  
  
• Farewell to Steam in Canada
  Canadian Steam Locomotives in Story and Pictures
  by N.H. Mika, 1965
  Mika Silk Screening Ltd.
  Belville, Ontario
  
  
• Rail Tails From the Revelstoke Division
  by Ruby Nobbs
  Box 410,
  Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0
  Canada.
  
  Other photos and lists have been given acknowledgment on the pages where they appear.
  
  If you have any concerns, objections, or comments on my use of these material on this web page, please E-mail me at rayv10@hotmail.com. I would also welcome any additional photos or facts to incorporate in this web site. Full credit will be given to any and all contributions.
  
  This web site is dedicated to my dad, Aurelio Verdone who was with CPR's mechanical department for 37 years.