RAIL TALES FROM THE REVELSTOKE DIVISION, by Ruby Nobbs (1st Ed. SIGNED)

Author: Ruby Nobbs. Published by Ruby Nobbs, 2000, 1st Edition. SIGNED by the Author. Printed in Canada by Friesens Printing. Very Good Condition HARDCOVER Book, with slight cover handling on spine. Clean inside, tight spine. Not issued with Dust Jacket. Size: 9.25 x 6 inch, 96 pages.

RAIL TALES FROM THE REVELSTOKE DIVISION, by Ruby Nobbs, is a wonderful collection of stories about railway happenings in the CPR Revelstoke Division, of beautiful British Columbia, Canada.

As the Canadian Pacific railway was built across Canada from ocean to ocean, division or sub-division headquarters were designated approximately 125 miles apart. For example, Field to Revelstoke (125 miles) is known as the Mountain Sub-division, and Revelstoke to Kamloops (129 miles) is known as the Shuswap Sub-division. The two together are known as the Revelstoke Division and Revelstoke was the local administrative location for the area. For over 100 yhears the Mountain Sub-division was known as the most difficult to administer on the whole length of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Since the last spike was driven in 1885 the largest locomotives available have been in service on the difficult Mountain Sub-division with its steep grades. At first there were 300 or 400 class engines which seemed like toys compared to the huge 5900 class that appeared in 1939 and 1940s.

For more info on the Author, please see: Terry Raymond posthumously awarded Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Volunteer Award - The Abbotsford News (abbynews.com)