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North America’s Largest Railway, by Kevin J. Holland and Ken Goslett, pub- lished by CNR Historical Association, 252 Sandpiper Circle NW, Calgary, AB, T3K 3T9 Canada (
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ing to be delighted to see the publica- tion of this long-awaited first volume in an extensive study of the CNR’s diesels and the process of dieselization on the massive transcontinental railway. As one of the largest railway companies in North America, CN has an extensive lo- comotive fleet and a long history in the development and use of diesel locomo- tives. The story includes all of the sub- sidiaries and related companies that operated in the United States including the Central Vermont, Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Western and Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific. That is a big story to tell, but Kevin J. Holland and Ken
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book covers the development of the rail- way’s cab unit fleet and its yard engines, in the context of the entire process of dieselization and modernization of the railway. A second volume is planned for 2013 publication and will concentrate on the CNR’s many road switchers rang- ing from early designs to today’s main- line power. The next book will also in- clude the background of
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rebuilding programs that extended the lives of many older units, and (although CN management wasn’t aware of it) provided modelers with many new op- portunities for interesting projects. In some respects this volume is almost
two books in one. The authors have coor- dinated their efforts, but most chapters are individually authored. Kevin Holland has focused on the locomotives them- selves, their acquisition, equipment and machinery, and exterior characteristics, providing great detail on these subjects. He did extensive archival work with CNR records, and clearly has become very fa- miliar with the details of the CN diesel fleet. Some sections can read a bit like a diesel spotters guide, but the information is all there for identifying particular types of units or for modeling purposes. Ken Goslett has concentrated on the process of dieselization, drawing on an extensive study he did some years ago for the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, which has cooper- ated with the CNRHA in the publica- tion of this book. Ken’s study, which was based on extensive work in CNR historical records (now at Canada’s na- tional archives in Ottawa) brought to light much of the planning, analysis, technical and staffing challenges and the thinking of CN’s senior manage-
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