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Photograph depicts switcher #8106 and caboose #434612 that just arrived with a loaded train from a pulp mill. To the left lay the main track to Nelson.

Photograph depicts switcher #8106 that served the 3 mile branch to a pulp mill. The switcher pulled with heavy string of loaded cars from the mill. The trip was a caboose run. Locomotive built in 1958 as part of a batch of 31. 17 of them remained in 1997.

Photograph depicts the swing span of the road and rail bridge at Mission City, looking upstream from the south bank.

Photograph depicts the CPR swing bridge crossing the Harrison River at Harrison Mills. It is a plate girder bridge carrying a double track. The bridge tender occupied a shanty at the east end of the bridge at mile 68.3 from North Bend. The timetable states that trains may proceed at restricted speed after stopping, if the tender fails to appear after 4 whistle signals and the hone signals show stop.

Photograph depicts the Superior Propane Ltd. tank yard behind Wilkinson Steel Ltd.

Photograph depicts a sunken whaler with a harpoon gun. A destroyer or, possibly, a corvette was being broken up in the middle background.

Photograph depicts the close up of harpoon guns of a sunken whaler in the Upper Harbour of Victoria.

Photograph depicts block ships sunk to protect booming grounds at Powell River. The ships were former wartime naval vessels.

Photograph depicts a train spotted at the Summerland depot.

Photograph depicts the Sumas depot of the Northern Pacific Railway in the U.S. The Canadian border is at the grade crossing in the middle distance.

Photograph depicts former street car tracks in New Westminster.

Photograph depicts a street car body that formerly belonged to Vancouver, but was found by Davies in Penticton.

Photograph depicts machinery stored in Summerland beside KVR track. Property of the KVR Historical Society.

Photograph taken at the CN Kamloops Junction on a storage line.

Photograph depicts the stern wheel details of the replica of the S.S. Moyie, taken at Coal Habour, Vancouver, two days after launching.

Photograph depicts the stern view of the C.N.R. S.S. Canora, tied to the tidal loading platform at Tilbury Dock, Fraser River, Delta.

Photograph depicts steam tugs "Master" and "Prestige" at N.H.B. #4 Elevator in Vancouver Harbour. The "Prestige" has not been fired or looked after for at least 2- 3 years and had been moved to this position the previous day after being tied up elsewhere in the harbour in one position for over 12 months.

Photograph depicts a steam tug called "R.F.M". It was believed to not be in steaming condition.

Photograph depicts a steam tug called "R.F.M". It was believed to not be in steaming condition.

Photograph depicts a CPR steam tug called the "Naramata." It was built in 1913, retired to standby in 1967, and then sold in 1970.

Photograph depicts a CPR tug called the "Naramata." It was built in 1913 and sold out of service in 1970.

Photograph depicts a former sternwheeler building and repair slipway as well as a steam tug called the "Naramata." Steamer passengers ceased at the location in 1935 and rail service to the "Landing" in 1940.

Photograph depicts a CPR steam tug called the "Naramata." It was a standby tug that was last used in 1967.

Photograph depicts a CPR steam tug called the "Naramata." It was built in 1913 by Western Dry Dock Company, Port Arthur.

Photograph depicts a CPR tug called the "Naramata." It was used as a standby as it was last steamed in 1967.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Seaswell" on the Pitts River, between a railway and road bridge. It was formerly owned by Vancouver Tug and used for towing log booms in open sea. It was last used by them in 1960/1961. The towing gear was recently removed but the steam reciprocating engines are still intact.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Seaswell" on the Pitts River, close to a road bridge. It has not been in used since about 1960/1961.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Prestige" in Vancouver Harbour. It is disused and passively preserved.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Prestige" at Vancouver Ocean Terminal on the south side of Vancouver Harbour. The disused Indian Arm ferry is alongside.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" on a Sunday outing near the C.P.R. rail pier at the entrance to Coal Harbour, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" tied up to N.H.B. elevator #4 on the southeast side of Vancouver Harbour.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" with the steam up at Kingcome Navigation Dock in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" with steam up at Kingcome Navigation Dock in Vancouver. The C.N.R. wharf/terminal is at left.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.

Photograph depicts a steam or motor hauled road lumber wagon. It was found near the beach in Kelowna, BC

Photograph depicts a steam crane, lettered "Osborn Bay Wharf Ltd." Davies suggests that it may have been on the Victoria-Pacific tourist line on the outskirts of Victoria.

Photograph depicts the close up of the stack, whistle, and wheelhouse of the S.S. Flora Bell in Westview Harbour, Powell River.

Photograph depicts "SS Sir James Douglas," a Coastguard supply vessel, built in 1956. Astem from her is "Camsell," a full ice breaker, built in 1959. Out-of-service is CNR "SS Canora" is found in the background.

Photograph depicts "SS Princess Marguerite." Passengers and cars were being loaded to return to Seattle.

Photograph depicts the S.S. Flora Bell in Westview Harbour, Powell River. It is a steam boat with a vertical tube boiler and driven by a 2 cylinder reciprocating steam engine which came from a U.S. navy pinnace. The engine was built in 1919 at Mare's Island Naval Shipyard in California. The boat runs at about 6 knots.

Photograph depicts the S.S. "BC Standard" at Westview Harbour, Powell River. The ship was registered in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a spur that terminated close to Red Bridge on the north side of Thompson River. This end section of 200 yards had not been in use for at least 15 years. For 2-3 months near the date the photograph was taken, it was used to load scrap metal.

Photograph depicts Wilkinson Steel Ltd. The spur was serviced by CN. Visible is an empty bulkhead car that had recently been brought in for its steel.

Photograph depicts a spur located next to Pounder Emulsions Ltd. Electric capstan (Jeffrey Electric Co, Montreal) used to move full and empty tank cars of bitumen (for blacktops). Did not appear to be used.

The building of this spur in 1977 was a late and short lived attempt to move yearling cattle to Ontario for fattening by rail. The Last stock train ran in 1985. The CN rail track was still in use in August 1998. This photograph shows the spur running east and down grade to a stockyard owned by BC Interior Cattlemen's Association. Additional information is available in article, "Moving Livestock by Rail: An inquiry into an extinct traffic" in The Sandhouse journal, Issue 121, Spring 2006.

Photograph depicts a spur leading off the Canadian National Railway (CN) spur to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank and east side of Lulu Island. This spur used to be the original line and led to a peat plant, just seen at left on the horizon. The second car is pushed onto unused and overgrown track, which is dated 1909 Algoma Steel. This siding much used.

Photograph depicts the laying of an extra spur for passenger car storage of Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours at the CN Downtown Depot in Kamloops.

Photograph depicts the laying of an extra spur for passenger car storage of Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours at the CN Downtown Depot in Kamloops.