McCulloch's Wonder The story of the kettle valley Railway, Barrie Sanford

It has been claimed that the Kettle Valley Railway was the most difficult and expensive line of track anywhere on earth. Certainly the builders of the renowned C.P.R. felt it was a staggering feat.
And those who rode the Kettle Valley quickly became believers.
It was a railway unlike any other — every cliff-clinging and heart-stopping mile of it.
McCULLOCH'S WONDER is the story of a railway that turned straight into a massive wall of mountains, defying the awesome challenge placed by mother nature. It dominated newspaper headlines for a quarter of a century and the fortunes of half a dozen governments rose or fell on issues related to the construction and operation of the line. Quite simply, the railway came to symbolize the aspirations of an entire generation of British Columbians seeking economic access to the rich southern interior nearly a century ago. It was Andrew McCulloch who made those dreams a reality.
The Kettle Valley is no more, but the legendary railway lives on in this fascinating and lively account of its birth and demise.