In the latest addition to David Laurence Jones's CPR histories, "Famous Name Trains: Travelling in Style with the CPR", Jones goes back in time to describe what it was like to travel on some of the CPR's famous name trains, the the Pacific Express, the Imperial Limited, and the Canadian. The birth and growth of the CPR's transcontinental passenger train service from Montreal signaled travel opportunities not only for the rich and famous, when travelling by train was the most sought after mode of transport by the wealthy, but also for immigrants, homesteaders, and the entrepreneurs heading west in search of a new life.
"Famous Name Trains" evokes the era of luxurious and practical rail travel as no other book could. With the CPR Archives at his fingertips and an unmatched storytelling talent, David Laurence Jones makes the sumptuous and successful rolling hotels of Canada's past come alive.