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The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty years, and includes monographs, periodicals, articles, clippings, railway timetables, photographs, maps and plans, and excerpts. Material covers public, tourist, and private (industrial) railways, including: CPR, KVR, E&N; CNR, CNoR, GTPR; and PGER, BCR. The collection excludes material regarding streetcar systems and rapid transit, but includes long distance electric interurbans.

Photograph depicts the entrance to False Creek in Vancouver, B.C. The wooden navigation marker has since been removed. The photo is taken from 1053 Beach Ave.

Photograph depicts a view from the ship the Queen of Powell River, en route from Earl Cove to Saltery Bay.

Photograph depicts an early type of spool donkey circa 1890-1900, on display at Promised Land Park on the Olympia Peninsula in Washington state.

Photograph depicts a retired Courtenay fire engine in front of a private house on the south side of the road from Lantzville to Hammond Bay, about 3 miles east of Island Highway.

Photograph depicts a horse drawn steam fire engine on display at Grand Forks.

Photograph depicts an old truck in daily use on East Hastings St. in Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts the site of former single tram tracks going east up Frances St., near Commercial Dr., in east Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts former tram tracks in Vancouver, BCPhotograph taken from the intersection of Fir St. and a piece (in the left hand of photo) leading to First Ave., with the B.C. Electric Railway behind.

Photograph depicts a Gaar Scott traction engine in working order, steamed twice a year at least. It was built by the M. Rumely Co. in Richmond, Indiana, U.S. The engine is a #16541, has 25 horse power, and 2 cylinders. It was photographed at Texaco Station in Nanton, Alberta. It was owned by Jack burrows of Nanton.

Photograph depicts a traction engine built by Sawyer Massey in Hamilton, Ontario. It has a single cylinder and large fire box for burning wood or straw. The engine is located in Nanton, Alberta.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Shuswap Depot east of Kamloops.

Photograph depicts the water tower at the C.P.R. Savona Depot. The view is looking east towards Kamloops.

Photograph depicts a disused water tower 50 yards from the C.P.R. Shuswap Depot, looking west towards Kamloops.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Savona Depot looking east.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. wharf-scow approach ramp at Kelowna, looking east. Okanagan Lake is behind the camera.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. (Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway) trestle bridge with a steel center span, crossing one of the numerous creeks between Mud Bay and Courtenay on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station at North Bend, B.C., from a view looking north.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station at Spences Bridge. The view is looking south at a departing freight train.

Photograph depicts an interchange freight train making for the Pacific Great Eastern yards. It is just off the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a train car that is part of the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964. It is stopped on the east side of Sumas Bridge.

Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.

Photograph depicts the western portal of the C.P.R. Connaught Tunnel under Rogers Pass. The Glacier Station is a quarter mile to the rear of the camera. Fans are operated to force air through the tunnel against the direction of the trains, these therefore used for all westbound traffic. Diesel driven, steam for ancillary equipment.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Glacier Station at the entrance to the west portal of Connaught tunnel under Rogers Pass. The station was built of logs about 1916-1920. The view is looking west.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station at Invermere on the Golden-Cranbrook line, looking southwards. It is called the "Lake Windermere Station" built in 1916 of logs. The last mixed passenger train ran in 1962.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Canal Flats on the Golden-Cranbrook line. The ex box car depot now is used only to make line phone calls.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station at Invermere in the Kootenays. There is a trolley off the track on the road and the way freight switching at the station. Golden is to the left, Cranbrook is to the right, and the station building is at the immediate left.

Photograph depicts Sirdar station belonging to the C.P.R. It is at the south end of Kootenay Lake and 11 miles north of Creston. There is a little used turntable behind the depot. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts a view looking east from the end of the C.P.R. track at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts Koksilah depot of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. It is 2 miles south of Duncan and the view is looking north.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. rules instruction car at the False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. dining car "Althorp" in False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts log poles on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway flat cars at Ladysmith interchange yard.

Photograph depicts a metal C.P.R. caboose at Osoyoos, B.C.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. fire car (extender) on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway at Parksville, B.C. on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a steel C.P.R. caboose near Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a static water tank, numbered 415726, at the Coquitlam C.P.R. yards.

Photograph depicts a derelict crane beside the C.P.R. track of the Lake Cowichan branch at Paldy.

Photograph depicts logging equipment at Koksilah Station, 2 miles south of Duncan, on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. Canadian train about to pass through the washer at False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a dome car unit in the C.P.R. False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the grade of a former railway between Kaslo and New Denver, just on the east side of the summit at Retallack.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. rail line.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Duncan on Vancouver Island, with a view looking northeast.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Kimberley. It is in the center of the town, looking up towards the Kimberley mine which is 1 mile away. The last passenger service (1 coach) between Kimberley and Cranbrook ran about 1955.

Photograph depicts a turntable outside a disused roundhouse at the C.P.R. yards in Coquitlam. The turntable is still in use.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. summit of the southern transcontinental C.P. line at Crowsnest Pass on the Alberta-B.C. border. The roundhouse is disused. Four men are working on the turntable; it is unclear whether they are rebuilding its eastern face or demolishing it by breaking down one wall to get at the table. The site is 4,453 ft. above sea level and the view is looking south.

Photograph depicts the middle section of C.P.R. Pier A1 at the foot of Thurlow St., which was built in 1890. The pier is in regular use though its seaward face is in very poor shape.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway depot at Huntingdon and Sumas, about 20 ft from the U.S.-Canadian border. The view is looking southeast.

Photograph depicts the commencement of the B.C. Electric Railway right-of-way at Commercial Dr. and near 22nd Ave. in Vancouver. It was built in 1891. The view is looking southeast towards New Westminster.