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March 2018, we discovered (along with some of our steely-eyed customers) that there are missing pages in the guide. Basically Section 14 Guide to Canadian Railways, pages 12, 13 and 15 are blank. Here's a formal response from Publications Committee:

Due to an error in the consolidation process, three pages in Section 14 Guide to Canadian Railways, pages 12, 13 and 15 are blank, and this error was unfortunately not noticed during subsequent review steps. 

Replacement pages are available for download here which can then be printed and placed in the proper location. 

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Bytown Railway Society Publications Committee

If you've already ordered the Guide, we apologize and offer a link to a PDF file for the missing pages.

Can't wait for the latest Canadian Trackside Guide®? Need something right now?

While most of the editions have long sold out we have a limited number of several editions available at a special price. In most cases less than 20 copies remain. Here is a chance to fill gaps in your set at a discount and get a picture of Canadian Railroading as it was in previous years. Guides tend to be 500 to 800 pages depending on the edition and contain the information as follows.

• 5½" x 8½", Soft cover, approximately 500 to 800 pages depending on year
• Locomotives of Canadian National Railway (including Illinois Central), Canadian Pacific Railway, VIA Rail Canada, Regional and Shortline Railways, plus all Industrial locomotives; Urban Rail Transit; Passenger Cars; Cabooses, Work Service Cars and other Non-revenue Equipment
• Preserved Canadian Locomotives and Equipment
• Excursion train schedules
• Subdivision details for all railways: station names, mileposts, radio frequencies, talking detector locations, divisional maps, detailed maps of major rail centres

The only comprehensive guide to Canadian railways, including US based operations.

All prices include shipping and appropriate taxes.

Ship To Canada

Backissues - Ship to Canada 1999 TSG $19.95 CAD 1998 TSG $19.95 CAD 1994 TSG $15.95 CAD

Backissues - Ship to Canada 1999 TSG $19.95 CAD 1998 TSG $19.95 CAD 1994 TSG $15.95 CAD

Ship To USA

Backissues - Ship to USA 1999 TSG $21.95 USD 1998 TSG $21.95 USD 1994 TSG $17.95 USD

Backissues - Ship to USA 1999 TSG $21.95 USD 1998 TSG $21.95 USD 1994 TSG $17.95 USD

Ship Internationally

Backissues - Ship International 1999 TSG $55.00 CAD 1998 TSG $55.00 CAD 1994 TSG $52.00 CAD

Backissues - Ship International 1999 TSG $55.00 CAD 1998 TSG $55.00 CAD 1994 TSG $52.00 CAD

Bytown Railway Society T-Shirt

The Society recently had custom T-shirts made for Dirty Hands Club members participating at a Society event. We have a small inventory of these T-shirts left which we are now making available to the general public for purchase. (Click on the T-Shirt image to view a larger picture.)

The T-shirt is 100% cotton, green in colour, with a silkscreened Bytown Railway Society maple-leaf emblem on the front/chest. The emblem is a salute to Canadian National Railway's vintage logo.

$24.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

For orders outside Canada and the United States, please Contact Us

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You can also order Society publications from one of the many Stores Selling Society Publications across Canada and in the U.S. that sell our books.

April 2018 - All publications below have reduced prices.

We are drastically reducing our prices due to the imminent loss of our storage facility, and as such we desperately need to remove our remaining stock.

Hamilton's Other Railway

This award-winning book* traces the history of the Hamilton and Northwestern Railway from its construction and ownership by the Grand Trunk to the takeover and eventual abandonment by Canadian National Railways. The book is loaded with detailed information on the railway's history in words and photographs. It also includes photos and plans for many of the stations, bridges and culverts.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $54.95, was reduced to $49.95 now $29.95 taxes and shipping included.

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*Canadian Railroad Historical Association 2002 Book Award

Ship to Canada

$29.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$29.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

 The Quebec Railway Light & Power Company - Volume 1

Again, author Tom Grumley has created a well researched pictorial history book in the Society's traction series. This time it covers one of Canada's best known electric interurban railways, The Quebec Railway Light & Power Company, and its Montmorency Division. Order your copy today. The book has 52 pages containing 84 photos including 25 in colour.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $29.95 now $19.95 taxes and shipping included.

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Ship to Canada

$19.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$19.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

Quebec Railway Light & Power Company - Volume 2: The Citadel Division

Tom Grumley, our award-winning author, has written his sixth Traction Series book that continues the story of the Quebec Railway Light & Power Company with words and photos on its Citadel Division.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $29.95 now $19.95 taxes and shipping included.

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Ship to Canada

$19.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$19.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

Levis Tramways Company

"Levis Tramways Company" is author Tom Grumley's latest account of one of smaller of the many streetcar systems in Canada. The book traces the history of the streetcar system on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River across from Quebec City. From it's start in 1902 as the Levis Electric Railway, to the Levis County Railway, to it's final name of Levis Tramways Company in 1916, this book covers the entire history. It is in the same format as previous ones in the Traction Series and have 36 pages with colourized photos on the front and back covers.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $29.95 now $19.95 taxes and shipping included.

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Ship to Canada

$19.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$19.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

When Steam and Steel get in your Blood - Recollections of a CPR Locomotive Fireman

Duncan du Fresne's book, "When Steam and Steel Get in Your Blood - Recollections of a CPR Locomotive Fireman". 

This book is about the work of a real honest to goodness, dedicated railway worker - a roundhouse hostler. Learn how Duncan handled a potpourri of C.P. steam locomotives dating from 1904 to 1948, and ALCO S2 diesels. Details of the work, the workers, the foremen, the facilities, the winter weather, and the working conditions are all explained. "Written by a C.P. Engineman, it's a railway book like no other."

The book contains 148 pages in a 8.5" X 11" format with 70 photos (5 are in colour). It is available in softcover.

*Canadian Railroad Historical Association 2010 Book Award

NEW LOWER PRICE Softcover was $49.95 now $39.95 taxes and shipping included.

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Ship to Canada

$39.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$39.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

Montreal Streetcars - Volume 2: People and Places

This award winning book* is Tom Grumley's second on Montreal Streetcars in the Society's Traction Heritage Series. Thoroughly researched, it includes 54 photographs (23 in colour) plus a bonus - a large colour fold out map of the 1929 Montreal Tramway Company system. Montreal Streetcars Volume 2 includes comprehensive captions and additional information, this time about the people and places around the streetcar system.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $19.95 now $14.95 taxes and shipping included.

For orders outside Canada and the United States, please Contact Us for prices.

Canadian Railroad Historical Association 2006 Book Award

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$14.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$14.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

Montreal Streetcars - Volume 3: Scenic Routes

Our award-winning author, Thomas Grumley, has researched and written a third book on Montreal streetcars in the Society's continuing Traction Series publications. With photos and text, he has brought to life the many scenic areas of Montreal that were once served by the city's extensive streetcar system.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $23.95 now $19.95 taxes and shipping included.

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Ship to Canada

$19.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$19.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

Montreal Streetcars - Volume 4

"Montreal Streetcars - Volume 4: 'Work and Service Equipment'" is our fourth book on Montreal Streetcars as the latest in our Traction Heritage Series. Again, author Tom Grumley has put together a well-researched book, this time on the non-revenue equipment of the street railways in Montreal. The book is produced in a 11" x 8-1/2" format on glossy paper with the usual high quality photos and detailed captions found in our previous traction publications. It includes 52 pages, 99 photos, 33 in colour.

*Canadian Railroad Historical Association 2011 Book Award

NEW LOWER PRICE was $24.95 now $19.95 taxes and shipping included.

For orders outside Canada and the United States, please Contact Us for prices

Ship to Canada

$19.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$19.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

The Ottawa Car Company

The story of one of Canada's leading streetcar builders, The Ottawa Car Company, in words and pictures featuring large photographs and detailed captions. The book contains 36 pages in a 11" x 8-1/2" format on glossy paper.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $17.95 now $12.95 taxes and shipping included.

For orders outside Canada and the United States, please Contact Us for prices.

Ship to Canada

$12.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

 Ship to USA

$12.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

A Companion to Canadian National Railways Passenger Equipment

This book is a companion to the first book by Gay Lepkey on Canadian National Railways Passenger Equipment. It includes 297 car diagrams, 249 black and white photographs in a 336 page 8-1/2" x 11" format. It also includes a listing of surviving cars.

NEW LOWER PRICE was $49.95 now $29.95 taxes and shipping included.

For orders outside Canada and the United States, please Contact Us  for prices.

Ship to Canada

$29.95 CAD taxes and shipping included.

Ship to USA

$29.95 USD taxes and shipping included.

Collector's Corner

From time to time the Society offers out of print publications which may be of interest to the railfan/collector. These have been acquired in estate collections and duplicate items that the Society has in our archive collection. See the Society's "Collector's Corner" publications below.

Collector Publications for Sale

Items Sold

All items have been sold at the Ottawa Train Expo. We will need to review our inventory and publish an updated listing when it is available.