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Pedestrian overpass
2013.6.36.1.104.01 · Stuk · [13 June 1993]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a pedestrian overpass, with rail below, leading to the Riverside Park and Coliseum. CPR container freight was moving westwards.

CPR line, downtown Kamloops
2013.6.36.1.104.02 · Stuk · [13 June 1993]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR depot and a westbiund container freight standing in the yard. Two cabooses for local way-freight and a switcher were located on the rear spur.

CPR caboose
2013.6.36.1.104.03 · Stuk · Sept. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CPR caboose sitting in a gondola in the Kamloops yard after being rammed in a switching accident. Another caboose is visible. Both cabooses were still used for local freights, ballast trains, etc.

CPR caboose
2013.6.36.1.104.04 · Stuk · Sept. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a damaged caboose body sitting in a gondola car. Damaged as a result of an accident in the Kamloops yard, where the photograph was taken.

CPR caboose
2013.6.36.1.104.05 · Stuk · Sept. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a slightly damaged CPR caboose sitting in a gondola. Damaged as a result of an accident in August at the Kamloops yard. It was on its way to Calgary.

CPR spur
2013.6.36.1.104.07 · Stuk · Mar. 1999
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CPR spur leading into a lumber reload facility in Campbell Creek, east of Kamloops.

CPR Kamloops ballast train
2013.6.36.1.104.09 · Stuk · [May 1998]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a ballast train that was ready to depart. The caboose was one of 60 built in 1981 at CPR Angus Shops and was the last batch to built before the company closed in 1990.

CPR Kamloops snow plows
2013.6.36.1.104.10 · Stuk · [June 1997]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts one of the two snow plows that had arrived in January from the northbend and stayed until May. CPR # 401035 built in 1952. It was the 6th last snow plow built for the CPR (majority were built in 1920's).

Sperry Rail testing car
2013.6.36.1.104.11 · Stuk · Nov. 1993
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail testing car in the CPR yard in downtown Kamloops. These cars must have been between 60 and 70 years old, but they were kept in excellent condition. Car #127 was built in 1926 and modernized in 1989.

2013.6.36.1.104.17 · Stuk · [13 May 2004]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts westbound freight undergoing a crew change. The second and third locomotives were brand new "Alaska Railways." Presumed to be delivered to Alaska, but the engineer Davies spoke to said that they were on lease to the CPR.

Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours
2013.6.36.1.105.07 · Stuk · Nov. 1993
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts cars of the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours. Believed that the year the photograph was taken was the first that cars of the company were stored in Kamloops as before they were stored in Vancouver. The initial experience was bad because there was an unseasonable cold snap in November and December that froze all the batteries underneath the cars and ruined them (bursting occured).

Rocky Mountaineer
2013.6.36.1.107.04 · Stuk · [21 June 1998]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve.

Rocky Mountaineer
2013.6.36.1.107.05 · Stuk · [21 June 1998]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve.

Rocky Mountaineer
2013.6.36.1.107.06 · Stuk · [21 June 1998]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve. St. Joseph's Church is on the left.

2013.6.36.1.107.07 · Stuk · [21 June 1998]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer Jasper train that had just been propelled into the downtown Kamloops CN station. Once passengers de-trained, the empty train was pulled into R.M.R private trackage on K.I.R. for overnight stabling, cleaning, and restocking.

Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours
2013.6.36.1.107.09 · Stuk · Sept. 1997
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a completed yard of the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours built on the Kamloops Indian Reserve, about 1 1/4 miles northeast of the VIA waiting room at the CN Kamloops Junction.

CPR wreck crane
2013.6.36.1.109.02 · Stuk · [3 Apr. 1990]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CPR wreck crane stationed in Kamloops. It had just come from a crash site about 7 miles south from a hauling hopper car on a makeshift set up. Nearest set of tracks belonged to the car and were properly placed. Rear set of bogies were taken from the wreck site and the end of the wrecked car was placed on them.

CPR snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.16 · Stuk · [15 Dec. 2000]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CPR snow plow, built in 1921 at Angus Shops in Montreal. Also visible is a spreader-ditcher, buil by O.F. Jordan Co. in 1959. Spotted at the Kamloops depot.

CPR snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.17 · Stuk · [15 Dec. 2000]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CPR snow plow, built in 1921 at Angus Shops in Montreal. Spotted at the Kamloops depot.