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Tracks to the trenches : Canadian railway troops in the Great War (1914-1918) /

Tracks to the Trenches is a photographic history of the role that Canadian soldiers and railroad men played in the construction of rail lines to the Allied front during World War I.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guay, David R. P., 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Markham, Ontario : Fifth House, [2017]
Subjects:
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Corps of Canadian Railway Troops.
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Corps of Canadian Railway Troops > Pictorial works.
World War, 1914-1918 > Transportation > France.
World War, 1914-1918 > Transportation > France > Pictorial works.
World War, 1914-1918 > Transportation > Belgium.
World War, 1914-1918 > Transportation > Belgium > Pictorial works.
Military railroads > France > History > 20th century.
Military railroads > France > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Military railroads > Belgium > History > 20th century.
Military railroads > Belgium > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • War erupts and the CRT* emerges
  • Light railways
  • Trench tramways
  • Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps
  • A day in the life
  • Dangers of being a CRT* sapper
  • Locomotives and rolling stock
  • A brilliant railway contractor leads the CRT
  • African Canadians in the CRT*
  • Collecting CRT* memorabilia.