A Summerland author is one of three who have written a book of stories of railway history in Western Canada.
Whistle Posts West: Railway Tales from British Columbia, Alberta, and Yukon, was written by Rick Antonson, Brian Antonson and Mary Trainer.
Trainer, who grew up in Summerland, said some of the stories in the book have a strong local component.
There is a story about the 3716 locomotive and Brad Coates, engineer at the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.
Another story is about the Logie family, who feature prominently in Summerland’s early history.
Beyond Summerland, the book contains other true stories from 125 years of railroad history.
They include the last spike at Craigellachie, B.C. in 1885, the train collision in Hinton, Alta. in 1986, Robert Service’s train journey to the Klondike in 1904 and stories of robberies, disaster and more.
The book is available at Coles in the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre in Penticton.
In addition, a book signing will take place at the Kettle Valley Steam Railway on Dec. 18.
