Canada's rail lines were pivotal in establishing the icons that mark today's landscape: massive bridges, sentinel-like grain elevators, pattern-book wayside stations. Odd and unusual place names dot the lines, while countless ghost towns and stories abound like the "ghost train" of St. Louis and the tunnels of Moose Jaw.

Author, geographer, and travel writer Brown traces the evolution of Canada's rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the prairies' railway legacy, including existing rail operations and the stories the railways brought with them. Full-color photos.