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Photograph depicts the CNR's Vancouver Island being lifted at this point in Milnes Landing. Only 2 meters were excluded.

Photograph taken at the Milnes Landing Way stop. The track on which a box car stands appears to be a loop, not a spur.

Photograph depicts the CNR Vancouver Island Branch in Leechtown. Davies notes that there was now only a passing siding here, but at one time there was a logging operation that included approximately 4 spurs. The surface of the rails suggests regular, but infrequent use.

Photograph taken in the vicinity of Sooke Lake, north of Leechtown. Location is also within the Victoria watershed area. According to Davies, rails were possibly lifted in 1982, but the trestle still seemed servicable.

Photograph depicts a CN boxcar that was 56 years old, having been built in 1918. It had a steel frame, but was also built with wood sides and ends. Located in Dunley Street in the CN yards on the site of the old Hastings Mill.

Photograph depicts the depot in Valmount which was still inhabited by an agent. Image captured on mile 74.5 in the Albreda Subdivision

Photograph depicts the depot in Valemount, built according to the type "c," CNR design in 1915. Originally found in Swift Creek, but moved to the present location in 1927. At this date, the depot was actually inhabited by an agent which Davies notes to be a rarity for the period.

Photograph depicts C.N.R. tug #6 on Okanagan Lake at Kelowna. It just had its annual refit. It was built in 1948 by the Yarrows Ltd. in Victoria.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) trestle leading to the swing bridge across the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is taken from Lulu Island, looking northeast. Stumps under the trestle indicate this is the second trestle on the site.

Photograph depicts a CNR tractor, an old piece of Maintenance of Way equipment coverted to haul equipment required to run at low speeds. It also saved switchers.

Photograph depicts a CPR track tramper in the Kamloops yard.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track on Lulu Island leading to the swing bridge that crosses the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is looking northeast.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track at the east end of Lulu Island. It originally led to a peat plant but now continues southwards to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of the island. The view is looking due north and there is a whistle board at the left for the Westminster Highway behind the camera.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track on Lulu Island, about 4 miles west of the eastern tip of the island. The track to the right runs along the northern edge of the island and the left-hand track goes to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of Lulu Island.

Photograph depicts Canadian National Railway (CN) track crew sheds on Lulu Island at the south end of the Fraser St. road-vehicle bridge, near the intersection of #5 Rd. and Vulcan Way. The track is well used. The view is looking west.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track at Milnes Landing,, looking north and about 17 miles west of Victoria.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Tilbury dock at Delta on the lower Fraser River. The view is looking east, upstream.

Photograph taken at about 8 1/2 miles south of Barriere. Davies notes that this was a rare image because there was a single gondola standing on the main track during an average day when it was normally attached to a work train. Men were seen working nearby.

Photograph depicts a bridge on the north Thompson River in Kamloops.

Photograph taken on about mile 8 or 10 on the Tete Jaune Subdivision, on the line to Prince George. Located on the north side was the CNR line to Kamloops on the upgrade that passed through a snow tunnel.

Photograph depicts a VIA Rail westbound Prince Rupert train.

Photograph depicts a westbound VIA train of 4 passenger cars and 1 baggage car.

Photograph depicts the arrival of a westbound Prince Rupert train.

Photograph depicts a VIA Rail westbound Prince Rupert train that ran daily in the summer.

Photograph depicts a Hillcrest Lumber Co. steam crane that was acquired by Terry Fergusan and was moved from Mesachie Lake, Cowichan. It was put to use on the tourist attraction railway, the "Victoria-Pacific," that was created in 1971.

Photograph depicts a C.N.R. swing bridge over the north arm of the Fraser River, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking northeast.

Photograph depicts a C.N.R. swing bridge over the north arm of the Fraser River, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking north.

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. rail swing bridge on the north arm of the Fraser River, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking north.

Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway (CN) steam pile driver and steam generator used to make pile bridge over Mosquito Creek in North Vancouver, to increase the Pacific Great eastern trackage by one more set of tracks.

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora at Tilbury, an isolated rail slip in Delta on the south Fraser River, 1 1/2 miles east of Deer Island Tunnel. The ship was built in 1918 at Levis, Quebec and has Quebec as its port of registry. It has oil burning, 4 boiler reciprocating engines and 4 cylinders (1 H.P. exhausting to 1 lesser H.P., then exhausting in parallel to 2 L.P.). It has 2 screws and 2 rudders, 1 pair at the bow and stern.

Photograph depicts a C.N.R. rail car ferry, the S.S. Canora, docked at Tilbury, Fraser River, Delta. Note the sailor in bosun's chair on the foremast cleaning the paintwork. This was about 2 weeks before the announcement that the ship would be taken out of service by C.N. at the end of May 1966.

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora tied up at Tilbury dock, Fraser River, Delta. The bow is facing downstream.

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora rail car ferry tied up at Tilbury, Fraser River, Delta. This is after her daily run.

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora rail car carrier between Victoria and Tilbury on the lower Fraser River. It carries 18 rail cars but in practice only 16, as 2 tank cars are kept forward and connected to the oil fuel tanks of the ship.

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora rail carrier between Victoria and the mainland. It had just been in for and 18 day refit at Burrard Dry Dock and looked good. It carries a crew of 20, which seemed excessive. It ran to Port Mann until 1961 when the slip at Tilbury was built. It is difficult to navigate the swing bride at New Westminster in darkness and freshnets.

Photograph depicts a CNR spur adjacent to the South Thompson River and at the northwest end of Red Bridge. Northwest Metal Recycling Ltd., Indian Reserve used the spot to load gondola cars with steel scraps.

Photograph depicts an inspection trolley chained to trackage at the rear of a work train on the side of the track at the Spences Bridge depot.

Photograph depicts a train making a "Y" train on the west side of the Thompson River.

Photograph depicts a CN snow plow, spotted at the Kamloops Junction. Built June 1939. Rated "Heavy Duty." CN, at the time, had 63 snow plows and this was the 12-18th youngest of them. Latest one built was in 1959.

Photograph depicts an example of a CNR 'Buffet-Parlour' car #885 "Quesnel." It was built in 1929 and used mainly in the Montreal-Toronto area. The car was modernized in 1957 and then retired in 1974. It was installed by the Smithers Chamber of Commerce in 1975 and not connected to CNR trackage.

Photograph depicts tug #6 closing the gap on Okanagan Lake.

Photograph depicts a tug preparing to run alongside pilings. It propels the barge along Okanagan Lake in thi position.

Photograph depicts CN tug #6 (built in 1948) with a rail barge, empty cars (used for fruit), and one returned empty explosives car from Peachland.

Photograph depicts a CNR slip in Penticton on Okanagan Lake. It shows a general view of the slip and unloading operations, plus a road and rail tractor.

Photograph depicts a CNR slip in Penticton on Okanagan Lake. It shows a general view of the sidings leading from the barge slip . The tractor could move two cars on the level, but did not move cars to and from the barge. The winch was used to pull all cars, including tank cars, onto the barge.