File consists of issues of no. 492 of Canadian Rail magazine, which features Davies' article, "Maintenance-of-Way in British Columbia, 1890 to 1980".
File consists of research material regarding railway management practices and personnel, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the CPR management attitude change in 2012 with Hunter Harrison, enforcement of rules, railway discipline, demerit marks (Brownie points), railway decline, and the culture of change.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of manual maintenance of way vehicles in British Columbia.
File consists of research material regarding the manufacturers and major repairers of passenger cars, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of material regarding manufacturers of track vehicles before 1960, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on vehicles manufactured by Fairmont, Kalamazoo, Beavercar, Railcar Company, Woodings-Railcar Limited, Crerar Adams & Company, and Sylvester Manufacturing Company.
File consists of maps of railway trackage in Vancouver Island, which consist of photocopy reproductions and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of track in various cities on Vancouver Island (Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Qualicum, Nanoose, Ladysmith, and Port Alberni); maps of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N); and maps of logging railways on Vancouver Island.
File consists of a publication by Barrie Sanford entitled "McCulloch's Wonder: The Story of the Kettle Valley Railway".
File consists of research material regarding mechanized railway maintenance after 1960, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on rail lifters, tie shearers, tampers, tie spikers, inspection cars, and other modern mechanical maintenance of way vehicles and practices. Also includes a 1963 catalogue of Fairmont maintenance-of-way equipment and track motor cars.
File consists of a publication by Jim Hope and Donald Bain entitled "Memories of Canadian Pacific Steam Power in British Columbia".
File consists of a Pacific Coast Division Canadian Railroad Historical Association publication by Eric L. Johnson entitled "Mining Railways of the Klondike: Narrow Gauge Railways Serving Coal Mines on Cliff Creek and Coal Creek, and a Placer Gold Operation on Bear Creek, Yukon Territory, 1899 to 1918".
File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway minor rail lines in southeastern British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the following branches and lines: Nelson to Castlegar; Castlegar to Trail and Rossland; Castlegar to Midway; Lardeau to Gerrard branch; and copper hauling lines around Grand Forks.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of miscellaneous close-ups of various items found in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of miscellaneous farming materials in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of industrial views in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of various views captured in British Columbia.
File consists of research material regarding various topics related to freight cars, including reporting marks, car design, weight, and consolidated stencils. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Also includes issue no. 244 of Canadian Rail magazine, which features an article by Wilkinson entitled "A Quarter-Century of Freight Car Design", and a 2010 issue of the Sterling Rail classifieds.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of miscellaneous bridges in British Columbia.
File consists of two photocopied early Canadian Pacific Railway timetables: Kettle Valley Railway Time Table 2 (29 Aug. 1915) and Lulu Island Branch Time Table 3 (7 June 1903).
File consists of research material regarding various maintenance of way related subjects, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on CPR maintenance of way methods; track speeders and rail cycles; and track ballast. Also includes a copy of the legislation regarding "Transfer and Discontinuance of Railway Line Operations and Railway Track Determinations".
File consists of material regarding miscellaneous rail tour operators in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about West Coal Rail Tours, the Coast Mountaineer, Wells Gray Tours, VIA Rail's Skeena, Pacific Wilderness Railway, and the Okanagan Valley Wine Train, among others.
File consists of research material regarding miscellaneous topics related to diesel locomotives, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on diesel-electric locomotives; train horns; locomotive servicing; end-cab switchers; early diesel locomotive designs; and locomotive remote control.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a model tank speeder in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of material regarding the hobby of model railroading, predominantly consisting of articles and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of copies of Davies article, "Moving Livestock by Rail: An Inquiry into an Extinct Traffic", which was published in the Spring 2006 issue of The Sandhouse.
File consists of a publication by Maurice Williams entitled "Myra's Men: Building the Kettle Valley Railway, Myra Canyon to Penticton".
File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Nakusp & Slocan Branch, South Slocan-Slocan City Branch, and Kaslo & Slocan Branch. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Memories of CPR's Kootenay Switchbacks" by D. Purdy; "Cecchini's Lost Mine" by N.L. Barlee; federal legal documents about abandonment of the Kaslo Subdivision; "The Nakusp & Slocan Railway: Early Railway Days in the Kootenays" by D. Smith; and "Rosebery Barge Slip - CP Rail Kaslo Subdivision August 1983" by Davies.
File consists of research material regarding named passenger trains, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on CP's The Canadian, CP's The Dominion, CN's Continental Limited, PGE's North Country Limited, and CN's Super Continental.
File consists of research material regarding the Nelson Electric Tramway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information regarding Nelson's Streetcar #23, schedules, and the Nelson Street Tramway Society. Also includes an article by Mike Culham entitled "The Nelson Electric Tramway" and BCRHA's Bulletin No. 3 entitled "Streetcars in the Kootenays" by Douglas V. Parker.
File consists of the 1904 edition of a textbook by N. Hawkins entitled "New Catechism of the Steam Engine with Chapters on Gas, Oil and Hot Air Engines".
File consists of research material regarding the New Westminster Railway Draw Bridge, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes technical specifications of the bridge, maps of the area, and newspaper articles regarding the bridge.
File consists of a publication by Douglas V. Parker entitled "No Horsecars in Paradise: A History of the Street Railways and Public Utilities in Victoria, British Columbia before 1897".
File consists of research material regarding the Northern Alberta Railway in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Sixty Years to the Peace, 1916-1976" by George France; "End of an Era" by Marsh; "Northern Alberta Railways: Its History, as it Related to its most Westerly Branch that Terminates at Dawson Creek" compiled by Davies; "A Historical Tour of the N.A.R. Station"; and "Thunder in Peace River Country - The Last Great West: Canadian National's Former Northern Alberta Railways Lines" by Kozma and Bohi.
File consists of a May 1952 special edition of the Northwest Digest that features the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
File consists of material regarding the Northwood Pulp & Timber Limited private industrial railway in Prince George. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Northwood Pump Mill Railway in Prince George, British Columbia.
File consists of issue no. 476 of Canadian Rail journal, which features Davies' article, "Not 'A Bridge Too Far' But One Far Enough: How the G.T.P. Crossed the Fraser at Prince George, British Columbia".
File consists of research material relating to the Canadian National Railway Okanagan branch infrastructure and operation. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, clippings from periodicals, and notes. Includes the following works: "CNR Kamloops-Armstrong Branch Line: Monte Lake" by Davies; "CP Okanagan Subdivision/CN Okanagan Subdivision/CN Lumby Subdivision"; "Okanagan Branch"; and "Trains to the Okanagan" by Jim Hope.
File consists of research material relating to Canadian National Railway Okanagan branch locomotives and self-propelled cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, clippings from periodicals, and notes. Includes the following works: "M-3 Consolidations and the Significance of #2141 to Railroading in the Kamloops Region" by Bert Hyde; "Steam Locomotives Observed on Branch for 1926 through 1958"; and "The CNR Jitneys of Kamloops: 1920-1950" by Davies.
File consists of depictions of the Canadian National Railway Okanagan branch. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, clippings from periodicals, and postcards.
File consists of photocopies of track plans for the CNR Okanagan branch between Kamloops and Armstrong.
File consists of a document contains CN Rail Okanagan Sub-division track details for the Kamloops to Armstrong section.
File consists of research material regarding the Okanagan Valley Railway, which was created on 21 Nov. 1998. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Okanagan Valley Railway, Short Line: 21 Nov. 1998 to Closure 1 Sept. 2009" compiled by Davies and an article in Okanagan Life magazine regarding the OVR and KPR.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Okanagan Valley Railway in British Columbia.
File consists of four issues of "On Track", the newsletter of the Kettle Valley Railway Heritage Society.
File consists of an original "Operating rules [for] Canadian National Railways, Grand Trunk Railway System, Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway, Central Vermont Railway, dated July 1st, 1929".
File consists of research material regarding steam locomotives operated in British Columbia by owners other than CNR and CPR, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on steam locomotives used by Pacific Great Eastern (PGE), Great Northern Railway (GNR), and the White Pass & Yukon Route. Also includes the following articles: "The PGE's Steam Locomotive Fleet: 1912-1956" by Hind; "GNR Motive Power Used in Southwestern B.C." by Merilee; and "PGE and BCR Locomotive Roster" by Crozier Smith.
File consists of material regarding other railway associations, including the BC Railway Historical Association and the National Model Railroad Association. Consists of correspondence and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of research material regarding other miscellaneous railway structures, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on handcar sheds, track scales, freight docks, gantry cranes, watchman's shanties, scalehouses, car repair shops, repair hoists, cattle docks, bunkhouses, and snowsheds.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Pacific Great Eastern (later BC Rail) main line of British Columbia.