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 freight trains, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on CNR freight and mixed train service, freight tonnage, freight scheduling, and train numbers.
File consists of research material regarding unit freight trains that carry a single commodity, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on container freight, intermodal cars, until coal trains, piggyback operations, and CN's unit trains.
File consists of a publication by Garry W. Anderson entitled "Canadian Pacific's Trans-Canada Limited (1919-1930)".
File consists of research material regarding train handling, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on directional running of trains, end-of-train devices, caboose handling, pushers, and other aspects.
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 train switching, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on remote-control switching, car placards, and interchange service.
File consists of research material regarding train accidents in general and miscellaneous railway mishaps, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on locomotives lost in BC lakes and rivers; KVR wrecks; general rail safety; train collisions (including collisions at Edson and Hinton); the 1908 Fernie fire; train derailments (including derailments at Biggar, Prince George, and Kelly Lake), black boxes, and fire prevention.
File consists of research material regarding train derailments due to car or track failures, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions and news clippings from periodicals.
File consists of research material regarding railway accidents resulting from slides, washouts, floods and avalanches, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the Great Northern Railway 1909 washout; the 1910 CPR slide in Rogers Pass; Fraser Canyon slides and washouts; avalanches in the Kootenays; and many other individual accidents on BC rail lines.
File consists of research material regarding accidents resulting from human causes, runaways, and collisions, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on specific events, such as the CPR runaway on Field Hill in 1996, the CNR collision at Canoe River in 1950, the CPR Farron Hill incident of 1909, and the CNR runaway at Kelly Lake Hill in 2006, among others.
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 trespassing, theft, and vandalism and accidents associated with those activities. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of documents regarding accident statistics, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes statistics on railway crossings, trespassing, derailments, and railway-related injuries and fatalities.
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 research material regarding Canadian Pacific Railway national and regional management and administration, particularly as they affect British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of original samples of Canadian Pacific Railway forms, tickets, certificates, customs reports, manual block system clearance forms, and others. Also includes an excerpt from CP Rail time table 83.
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 publicity material produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway, including promotional pamphlets, a CPR catalogue of merchandise, "Spanner", and a booklet about the Rogers Pass Project.
File consists of a booklet by M. Daem and E.E. Dickey entitled "A Short History of Rogers Pass and Glacier Park", first published in 1965.
File consists of a book by Graeme Pole entitled "The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill: A Canadian Railway Adventure".
File consists of a paper or possibly a thesis by D. Bodnar entitled "The Influence of the C.P.R. on Land Development and Architecture in Vancouver, 1886-1929".
File consists of a Craigellachie commemorative token saluting Canadian Pacific Railway pioneers and the driving of "the last spike" that linked Canada from sea to sea. Coin token notes that it has a one dollar value in Craigellachie and that it expires November 7, 1985.
File consists of research material regarding the early days Canadian Pacific Railway between 1880 and 1900. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "Bridging the Fraser at Cisco, 1882-1884" by Meridew; "Railway Tales from the Inland Sentinel" by Meridew; "Building the CPR through Agassiz and Port Hammond" by Meridew; "A Man with Connections: John A. Mara and the CPR" by Meridew; "Canada's Transcontinental Passenger Trains, 1886 and 1978" by Angus; "Pacific Division Sections from Abbott to Marpole, 1886-1909" by Meridew; "William Cornelius Van Horne" by Elson; "Coal Comes to Mountain Mainline" by Meridew; "Laying the Foundation" by D. Smith; and "C.P.'s Last Spike--100 Years Less Three Months, Later" by D. Johnson.
File consists of research material regarding the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on tunnel boring, Craigellachie and the driving of the last spike, R.L. Harris, Onderdonk, and the incorporation of the CPR company.
File consists of research material regarding the Chinese labour force involved in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes an article by Davies entitled "An Assessment of the Size of the Chinese Labour Force and the Number of Deaths incurred in Building the CPR in B.C. in 1880-1885".
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 general research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway main line (from the Alberta border to Vancouver) from 1900 to the present. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Runaway in the Rockies" by D. Wood; "Clanwilliam Bridge Project Recalls Changes to CPR Line" by Meridew; "CP Rail to Start Double-Tracking its Main Line" by Wilson; "The Electric Block System in CPR's Connaught Tunnel" by Davies; "Railroading Life in Harrison Mills" by Nicklason; "Memories of Notch Hill"; "Steam Hauled Silk Trains" by Cote; and "Last Permanent Pusher Service on CPR" by Dewar.
File consists of depictions of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line (from the Alberta border to Vancouver). Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, postcards, and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of research material regarding branches off the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the Arrow Lakes branch (Revelstoke to Arrowhead); the Okanagan branch (Sicamous to Okanagan Landing); the Mission branch (Mission City to Huntingdon); and the New Westminster branch (Coquitlam to New Westminster).
File consists of a 45" record containing an advertisement for CP Rail entitled "Steel Wheel". Side B contains the French version of the advertisement, entitled "Grands Horizons".
File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway in Metro Vancouver. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Rise and Fall of the Marpole Industrial Lead" by E. Johnson; "CPR's Arbutus Line: 10 Years After" by Smith; "CPR's Changing Scene on Lulu Island" by E. Johnson; "CPR's Vancouver Tunnel: A Tale of Two Portals" by Smith; "Railways in New Westminster Area"; "Arbutus Line Operations End with Last Run to Molson's" by Smith; and "C.P.R. Personnel Employed at Vancouver, B.C., 1889".
File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway English Bay branch in Vancouver. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "The Late Kitsilano Railway Trestle, 1886-1982" by N. Adams; "The Dunsmuir Street Railway Tunnel in Vancouver--End of an Era" by Oakley; "English Bay Branch, CPR, Vancouver" (B.C. Rail Guide No. 8) by Davies; and "The CPR's English Bay Branch: The Intended Terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway?" by Davies and Nicklason.
File consists of Davies' entry to the Downtown Vancouver Railway History Photograph Competition. Includes supplementary information to photographs.
File consists of source material and summary histories regarding railways in southeastern British Columbia, particularly the Canadian Pacific Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Railway Development in Southern British Columbia from 1890 on" by A. McCulloch; "Gradients in the Kootenays" by Davies; "Railways in the Nelson and Trail Areas" by Davies; "Across the Great Divide by CP Rail" by Elson; "The Big Hill and the Mountain Section" by T. Crump; "Work-Train to Tye" by H. Riegger; and "Coal to Japan" by R. Loat.
File consists of a book by Robert D. Turner and David S. Wilkie entitled "The Skyline Limited: The Kaslo and Slocan Railway--Narrow Gauge Railroading and Sternwheelers in the Kootenays".
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 the Canadian Pacific Railway Crows Nest Pass Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the Crowsnest to Nelson route, the Kimberley branch, and the Kootenay Central Railway (Cranbrook to Golden).
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 a publication by Jim Hope entitled "Canadian Pacific in the Okanagan and Kootenay Valleys of British Columbia: The Early Years of Diesels".
File consists of a publication by G. Doeksen entitled "Railways of the West Kootenay: Volume Two", which is part of the Railways of Western Canada series.
File consists of a UBC thesis by Ronald H. Meyer entitled "The Evolution of Railways in the Kootenays".
File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Big Hill: A Hundred Years of Operation" by Floyd Yeats.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in the Okanagan and Kootenay Valleys of British Columbia: The Last Days of Steam" by Jim Hope.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Kettle Valley Railway" by Joe Smuin.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Rossland Subdivision" by W.G. Kennedy.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in Southern British Columbia: The Boundary Subdivision" by W.G. Kennedy.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in the Selkirks: 100 Years in Rogers Pass" by Jan Booth.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in the Selkirks (Volume Two)" by Roger Steed.