Writer, editor, and lecturer Omer Lavall�e (1925 - 1992) was long considered one of Canada�s most knowledgeable transportation historians. Until his retirement as Corporate Historian and Archivist for Canadian Pacific, Mr. Lavall�e had spent a total of 44 years with that organization. His life�s work earned him many distinctions and awards including the Senior Achievement Award in Railroad History from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in 1987.