Sawlogs on Steel Rails: A Story of the 45 Years of Railway Operations in the Logging Camps of the Port Alberni Area, McKnight, George A. Published by Port Alberni Seniors’ History Committee, Port Alberni, B.C., 1995. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 387pp. with black and white photographs, maps, index. Photographic glossy boards with mapped endpapers. Gift inscription to title page and otherwise in fine condition.
A history of the logging operations in the Port Alberni area of British Columbia, the loggers, the railways that serviced the logging camps and cutting areas, the railroaders and the locomotives themselves. Covers major companies such as Franklin River, Bainbridge, Great Central, Weist, and MacMillan Bloedel. With locomotive rosters for the Heislers, Shays and Climaxes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of many historic photographs, maps, sketches. Pictures from many different sources were used, including booklets, brochures and newspapers, providing a visual background for the story.
