tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post6684760733500006634..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: Book Review: Canadian Steam!Canadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-65960499843868432842013-12-21T19:38:31.714-06:002013-12-21T19:38:31.714-06:00Having just purchased a copy of this book for a fr...Having just purchased a copy of this book for a friend let me offer this about your 'meh' rating.<br /><br />The author's prolific writing makes up for what may be lacking with those photos. Yes he may be one to immortalize steam. But no diesel can compete with the grandeur of a mainline steam locomotive operating at full throttle. Especially when it's -15c ! <br /><br />Anything on wheels interests me. Traction included. K Waddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063248789569630093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-48486564089307106582013-12-21T19:31:31.242-06:002013-12-21T19:31:31.242-06:00A'meh' it might be based on some of the ph...A'meh' it might be based on some of the photos. But I think you 're missing the point.<br /><br />Diesel locomotives will never compare to the grandeur of a mainline steam locomotive running at full throttle. All the more so when it's -15c ! <br /><br />Anything on wheels interests me by the way. Traction included. K Waddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063248789569630093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-14024719494403402292011-11-02T09:17:22.103-05:002011-11-02T09:17:22.103-05:00No, you gotta call 'em as you see 'em, Ste...No, you gotta call 'em as you see 'em, Steve. We definitely expect higher quality reproduction these days.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-51966862977733417942011-11-01T21:33:11.348-05:002011-11-01T21:33:11.348-05:00I would give it a "meh plus" but I was d...I would give it a "meh plus" but I was disappointed by the photo quality. I've seen many of the 50s Canadian steam photos and there are some great ones.<br /><br />I think the problem is that the book was done in 1961 and a lot of those great 50s photos were not available to Morgan yet.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just a grumpy reviewer.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-34429279980854864732011-11-01T17:33:59.196-05:002011-11-01T17:33:59.196-05:00How about a meh plus rating, Steve? I'm famil...How about a meh plus rating, Steve? I'm familiar with the evocative cover art, and I've looked through the book over the years.<br /><br />In the very late 50's, early 60's, American railfans flocked north to photograph our anachronistic steam engines, mere years after the US bade steam farewell. Many CNR and CPR road locomotives were operating in lowly drag freight service, commuter service, and other 'unprototypical' applications. Perhaps this is what the book reflects and why the photography is less than stellar - they got what when they got, weather and all.<br /><br />But overall, any attempt to portray what was is just that, and David P Morgan's writing should carry the day. <br /><br />Now that the US has realized that Canadian railways are cool, they're producing all kinds of Canadian prototype models, books and videos.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.com