Britsh Columbia Railway to BC Rail is designed to be a new book covering the years from June 1984 to the end of Dec 1987 of BC Rail

Britsh Columbia Railway to BC Rail... has been totally rebuilt using 9x12 Landscape format as a basis. The first volume of Britsh Columbia Railway to BC Rail should go to press in September 2009 and be ready October 2009. This first volume by Brian A. Elchlepp and Jeff Ainsworth will cover June 1984 to the end of 1987 in chronological order.

This book is all color and is quite a departure for Monte Vista Publishing, Rather than having each engine's statistics shown at the top of each page, we're including the build information in a roster type format along with descriptions of each class . Unlike most Monte Vista Publishing books where every photo is full page in this case 11.5" wide by 7.5" tall, we have saved this size for action type shots only, Roster shots showing engines at rest in yard or at engine facilities do not require this huge dedicated space. There is at least one roster type photo for every class presented in the book (usually there are at least two different angles)

These roster photos (in full color also) are 5.5" wide by 3.75" tall - usually. Additionally, there are several pages of text that Brian has put together providing a brief history of BC Rail and its predecessors - PGE (Pacific Great Eastern) and BCR (British Columbia Railway) as well as his own personal "discovery" of this unique railway. In addition to detailed captions, that provide a look into BC operations with details about a particular engine, consist, the train, or the area.

Also included will be examples of daily "Line-ups". These provide the train crews with information on the trains operating on a particular day, their direction and schedules. Timetables for various sub divisions will be shown also, however, we are working on a better way to present this information, rather than just scanning a timetable and placing it in the book.

In reference to the second photo: Several vertical images are included in this book they're full height at 8.5" tall and whatever the width happens to be. This one is by Brian Elchlepp

In reference to the third photo: Here is a shot of 704 that you can use to replace the 704-727 shot at Squamish.. this one is at North Vancouver with the city lights of Vancouver in the background.

In reference to the fourth photo: 712 on Train 26 at Exeter.

In reference to the fifth photo: Taken in August 1985 near Birken, B.C. (This is a Bryan G. McCarty photo.)

In reference to the sixth photo: Here is Extra 751 North crossing the Mamquam River just north of Squamish, B.C., Sept. 1985. (This is an Anthony P. Dell photo.)