Canadian Trackside Guide

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The 2024 edition of the Canadian Trackside Guide® is the Bytown Railway Society’s 42nd edition

Edited by Earl Roberts & David Stremes

Cover Photo: David McCormack

Please visit our Back Issues available for purchase on-line.

Some of our dealers may still have inventory. 

In the Montreal area

• Exporail Boutique 110, Saint-Pierre Street Saint-Constant (Québec) J5A 1G7

In the Ottawa area

• Hobby House 80 Montréal Rd, Vanier, ON K1L 7V5 https://hobbyhouse.ca/

• Ingenium Boutique 1867 St Laurent Boulevard Ottawa, Ontario Canada https://boutique.ingeniumcanada.org/en/ 

In the Toronto area

• George's Trains 550 Alden Road, Unit #101 & #102, Markham, Ontario L3R 6A8 https://www.georgestrains.com/

• The Credit Valley Railway Company Ltd 2283 Argentia Road, Unit #11 Mississauga, Ontario https://www.cvrco.ca/ 

South-Western Ontario

• Otter Valley Railroad 37 Tillson St Unit E, Tillsonburg, ON N4G 0B7 https://www.ovrtrains.com/ 

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

We have copies of some of the out-of-print editions. 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", Softcover, approximately 500 to 800 pages depending on the 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 $26.95 CAD 2020 TSG $26.95 CAD

Backissues - Ship to Canada 1999 TSG $26.95 CAD 2020 TSG $26.95 CAD

Ship To USA

Backissues - Ship to USA 1999 TSG US$28.95 2020 TSG US$28.95

Backissues - Ship to USA 1999 TSG US$28.95 2020 TSG US$28.95

Ship Internationally

Backissues - Ship International 1999 TSG $55.00 CAD 2020 TSG $55.00 CAD

Backissues - Ship International 1999 TSG $55.00 CAD 2020 TSG $55.00 CAD

Contact Us to inquire about available past issues.

Our 2019 Canadian Trackside Guide is missing the Mount Clemens Sub, and there is some duplication.

Replacement pages are available for download (links below) which can then be printed (recommended 95%) and placed/pasted in the proper location. 

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Bytown Railway Society Publications Committee

Canadian Trackside Guide Errata Files

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.

Just after the 2022 Canadian Trackside Guide went to press, CP changed a slew of their train numbers. Dave Stremes managed to get a list of the changes, and has compiled a PDF file of them.

[Update] August 21, 2022 Document has been updated to reflect a small change from what was first published.

Please click on the link below to open the PDF file.