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File consists of an original copy of Ron Meyer's "Railroading in British Columbia: A Bibliography" (2nd edition, 1993). The publication is B.C. Rail Guide No. 12.

File consists of an excerpted chapter from "British Columbia and the United States" by Howay, Sage and Angus (published 1942). Chapter is entitled "Railway Building in British Columbia, 1871-1915".

File consists of a photocopied excerpt on "Railway and Electric Enterprise" from the 1911/1914 edition of the "Year Book of British Columbia and Manual of Provincial Information". Also includes the full 1911/1914 edition of the "Year Book of British Columbia and Manual of Provincial Information".

File consists of the 1930 edition of the British Columbia Manual of Province Information as well as a photocopied excerpt from the book.

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 maps of British Columbia lower mainland relating to railways, which consist of photocopy reproductions from books and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of the BCER; historic railways of the Mission, Abbotsford and Huntingdon area; a 2002 Skytrain map; Lulu Island; CNR; and CPR.

File consists of research material relating to the construction of other railway lines in British Columbia, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes mention of the Columbia & Western Railway; the CPR connector between Kootenay Landing and Procter; construction of logging railways; the Kootenay Central Railway (CPR); sternwheelers in railway construction; the CPR south Slocan branch line; the Port Alberni branch line of the E&N Railway (CPR); the Oroville to Princeton GNR branch; the BCER Fraser Valley Interurban; and the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway. Also includes an article by Sanford entitled "Building CP Rail's Fording River Railway".

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 regarding Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (E&N) stations in British Columbia, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on various E&N stations and a listing by Davies entitled "Railway Stations in B.C. by Railway Company: E&N".

File consists of research material regarding Great Northern Railway (GNR) stations in British Columbia, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on various GNR stations and a listing by Davies entitled "Railway Stations in B.C. by Railway Company: GNR".

File consists of research material regarding railway terminals in Vancouver, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on Pacific Central Station (VIA, Amtrak, Rocky Mountaineer) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) terminal station.

File consists of the 1990 publication by Ian Baird entitled "Canadian Pacific Railway Stations in British Columbia".

File consists of research material regarding rails and track, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on tie plates and track fastenings, guard rails, KVR roadbeds and rails, descriptions of rail failures, track upgrades on the CNR North Line, concrete ties, grantlet track, track curvature, steel rail manufacture, and rail specifications. Also includes original reporting forms for rail failures.

File consists of research material regarding rail ties, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on date nails, wood ties, disposal of creosote ties, concrete ties, and steel ties.

File consists of research material regarding railway diamond crossings, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes examples of various diamond crossings in British Columbia.

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 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 a photocopied version of the 1931 publication by C.R. Knowles entitled "The Care and Operation of Track Motor Cars".

File consists of research material regarding railway snow removal, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the Rogers Pass Avalanche of 1910, CPR snow slide accidents, snow removal on the Coquihalla subdivision of the Kettle Valley Railway, snow plowing the GNR in southeastern B.C., and general railway operation conditions in Canadian winters. Also includes two issues (nos. 324 and 361) of Canadian Rail magazine that feature articles about snow removal.

File consists of research material regarding Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotives, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "My Favorite CPR Steam Locomotive [No. 3647]" by Garner; "Some Thoughts on Canadian Pacific's D9c Class in British Columbia" by Ottewell; "Eight-Coupled Steam to the Kootenays" by Westren; "Development of the Hudson Class Locomotive 2860: Royalty on the Howe Sound Route Celebrating a Half Century of Good Living, 1940-1990" by McGarry; "The CPR D10 Class Locomotive on a Stamp: Canada's Most Numerous Locomotive Type" by Bonin; "Canada's Only Articulateds" by Lavallee; "The First Consolidation Built in Canada" by Angus; "Canadian Pacific Class D-4G 4-6-0" by Bolan; and "History of the 3101" by IPSCO. Also includes many depictions of various CPR steam locomotive types.

File consists of research material regarding passenger cars owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railway and BC Rail (PGE), which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding gondolas, coiled steel cars, and ore cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding flat cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding container cars and intermodal service. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding various topics related to cranes, pile drivers, ditchers, ballast spreaders and flangers. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding freight car service cars, work trains, and other miscellaneous non-revenue cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

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 photocopied Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (E&N) timetables. Includes time table 17 (6 Aug. 1914); time table 20 (16 May 1920); time table 6 (28 Apr. 1963); and a public time table (24 Sept. 1950).

File consists of photocopied Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific Division timetable 8 (6 June 1909) and timetable 15 (6 May 1906).

File consists of original Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific Region Timetables 102 (27 Sept. 1953) and 108 (30 Sept. 1956).

File consists of original CPR Pacific Region timetables 97 (30 Oct. 1983) and 100 (7 Nov. 1985).

File consists of an original CPR West timetable 92 (7 June 1987).

File consists of an original and complete CNR BC timetable 46 (30 Apr. 1972).

File consists of PGE timetable code resources.

File consists of original Pacific Great Eastern Railway timetables 83 (12 Nov. 1961) and 92 (16 Nov. 1969).

File consists of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Railway Division timetable 81 (16 June 1968) and timetable 95A (6 Dec. 1987). Also includes a First District Time Table No. 75.

File consists of two volumes of the publication by Roger G. Burrows entitled "Railway Mileposts: British Columbia". Includes "Volume I: The CPR Mainline Route from the Rockies to the Pacific including the Okanagan Routes and the CN's Canyon Route" and "Volume II: The Southern Routes from the Crowsnest to the Coquihalla including the Great Northern and Kettle Valley Routes".

File consists of research material regarding 21st century developments in controlling train movement, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on positive train control, microwave communication systems, and the LEADER system.

File consists of the "Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR)", a 1996 Canadian Pacific Railway publication.

File consists of research material regarding railway work forces, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on locomotive engineer qualification, work ethic, rail employee rulebooks, pensions, uniforms, and retired railroaders. Also includes a mimeograph of "The Tailend Trainman" by Conductor Anonymous, 1965.

File consists of research material regarding railway training, safety, and recruitment, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on sleep deprivation, training courses, train simulators, and safety regulations. Also includes recruitment advertisements.

File consists of an original "Collective Agreement between Canadian Pacific Limited and the Canadian Council of Railway Operating Unions (BLE) on behalf of the Locomotive Engineers employed in Canada on CP Rail".

File consists of research material regarding train yards, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on classification yards, the Pacific Coast Terminals at Port Moody, the E&N yard in Victoria, the CPR Revelstoke yard, the Prince George yard, CNR's port at Ogden Point in Victoria, CNR's Port Mann yard, CPR's Kamloops yard, CN's Prince Rupert yard, and the function and design of train yards. Also includes a "CN Transportation of Dangerous Goods" leaflet.

File consists of research material regarding accidents on bridges and trestles, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on accidents at Surprise Creek bridge, Lytton bridge, Cisco bridge, and a Cheakamus River bridge near Squamish.

File consists of research material regarding accidents at grade crossings, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Mainly includes newspaper clippings of train collisions with cars at grade crossings.

File consists of research material regarding general information on the Canadian Pacific Railway, such as chronologies, statistics, and summary histories. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Canadian Pacific, 1881-1981 Part Two: A Brief History of the Company" by Elson; "CPR Regains Independence" by Ian Smith; "Corporate and Historical Chronology" by Canadian Pacific News; and "Canadian Pacific Facts and Figures" by the CPR Publicity Department; an excerpt from "The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881" by Pierre Berton; an excerpt from the "Scenic Rail Guide to Western Canada" by Bill Coo; "Railways of the Okanagan" by John Rushton; "Frontier Guide to the Dewdney Trail: Hope to Rock Creek" by Anderson; "Frontier Guide to the Incredible Rogers Pass" by Frontiers Unlimited; and "Frontier Guide to the Fraser Canyon" by Anderson.

File consists of a book by Omer Lavallee entitled "Van Horne's Road: An illustrated account of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway".

File consists of research material regarding Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel construction in the Rockies. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "The Spiral and Connaught Tunnels" by J. Marsh; "CP Rail Goes Under Ground: The Longest Tunnel in North America is Canada's Newest" by R. Steed; "CPR Connaught Tunnel and Electric Token Block System" by Davies; "CP Rail's Connaught Tunnel" by J.A. Beatty; "Third Conquest of Rogers Pass: This time, CP tames the Selkirks for $24 million a mile" by K. Keefe; "The Connaught Tunnel, 1916-1991" by R. Nobbs; and "CP Rail's Rogers Pass Project" from the Golden Star.

File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Kettle Valley Railway" by Joe Smuin.

File consists of "Canadian Pacific in Southern British Columbia: The Boundary Subdivision" by W.G. Kennedy.