Speed Graphics and Steam 1957, ( John ) Rohr, (Don) Wood & (Herb) Harwood Photograph the Branchlines of Ontario ( Trains, Railways, Railroads, CNR, CPR, Canadian National / Pacific; Locomotices; Engines, etc)( C.N.R. / C.P.R.) by Wilson, Ian (signed) - 2018

Canada: Canada: Canadian Branchline Miniatures, 2018, 1st edition, First Printing , 2018. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed by the author "Ian Wilson May 21 2018", 192 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos as well as quite a few colour, ---"For all-out frenzy, zeal and excellence, John Rehor, Don Wood and Herb Harwood stood unsurpassed. By 1957, photographers from the United States were flocking to Canada to document the twilight of steam in Ontario. But Rehor, Wood and Harwood packed professional cameras—and adopted ambitious strategies to seek out remaining steam locomotives. They forged their itineraries based upon inside intelligence. You’ll reap the benefits of their leaving nothing to chance in Speed Graphics and Steam 1957! ---John Rehor telephoned dispatchers to learn of locomotive assignments on specific trains. For instance, that the CNR Owen Sound way freight only drew a steam locomotive every two weeks! Or that the steam-powered CPR mixed trains out of Orangeville would be terminated mid-timetable—on August 3, 1957. ---Rehor, Wood and Harwood sacrificed sleep, food and comfort to record a soon-to-be-gone era of railway history. But that’s all to your gain! Their exertions, their investments of time and resources, their painstaking loading and exposing of film, pay off in the copy of Speed Graphics and Steam 1957! you’ll hold in your hands. ---The artistry of the photographers in encounters with CNR and CPR steam-powered trains along branchlines and secondary mainlines will take your breath away."---, ONTARIO Locations photographed include: Kitchener, Bobcaygeon, Stratford, Palmerston, Harriston, Teeswater, Sarnia, St Mary's, Breslau, Guelph, Southampton, Owen Sound, Shallow lake, Thorndale, London, Belmont, Glencoe, Goderich, Caledonia, Simcoe, Port Rowan, Port Burwell, Windsor , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 9.25w x 11.75h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.