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Photograph depicts a caboose and a flat car that was built in 1956.

Photograph depicts work cars adjacent to the north portal of the recently (1974) opened tunnel at Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver. Visible is a train standing on what was formerly the main line of the track.

Photograph depicts various work spurs. The spur on the left of the image is a work train, behind it is a running loop. The spur on the right led to a gravel pile. Not shown is the spur which was used for loading equipment like carts and shovels.

Photograph depicts a gravel filled spur. A train of about a dozen hopper cars are being loaded.

Photograph depicts a gravel filled spur. A train of about a dozen hopper cars are being loaded by locomotive # 625.

Photograph depicts the Lone Butte flag station.

Photograph depicts various spurs. One spur was for a work crew train, another led to a gravel pile as well as one which was located at the far end and was for loading heavy equipment onto flat cars. A passing loop to the main line can be seen in the background.

Photograph depicts a ballast pit (possibly of volcanic shale). A ballast/work train is visible on the main track.

Photograph taken looking northbound at the BC Rail station in Pemberton.

Photograph depicts log cars on a siding.

Photograph depicts a speeder proceeding north to Squamish. Davies notes that it was easier to lift a speeder over the blades than work the switch.

Photograph depicts a few speeders passing by. The one on the right is preceding southbound freight. Siding has the capacity for 55 cars.

Photograph depicts a southbound freight headed by locomotive #714. The speeder on the siding was headed northbound.

Photograph taken at the passenger depot in Prince George, sited on a dead-end spur. It is situated in an industrial park some miles away from the city centre.

Photograph depicts a tank car being repaired.

Photograph depicts the "Royal Hudson", a daily steam train that travelled from North Vancouver to Squamish.

Photograph depicts a BCR snow plow, possibly spotted in Lillooet.

Photograph depicts a BCR snow plow on a spur located opposite a former Squamish depot that was burned down. All the windows of the snow equipment in front of the plow were broken by vandals, so there was spare service for winter operations.

Photograph depicts northbound freight in Britannia Beach. A concentrator (copper) of Ana-Canada Company is found in the background.

Photograph depicts derelict bunk and cook cars of the former Pacific Great Eastern. Found on the siding of at the yards in Squamish. Car #990224 appears originally to have been an electric interurban car.

Photograph depicts work car #6406 in the Squamish yards.

Photograph depicts the yards in Williams Lake. Image captured on the new overpass that was being constructed at the time.

Photograph depicts a BCR track trolley.

Photograph depicts a BC Rail snow plow.

Photograph depicts BC Rail locomotives.

Photograph depicts a BC Rail locomotive.

Photograph depicts BC Rail locomotives.

Photograph depicts a BC Rail tank car.

Photograph depicts a BC Rail snow plow.

Photograph depicts BCR southbound freight.

Photograph depicts ballast car #3013.

Photograph depicts the a weighbridge, just to the north of the city centre of Abbotsford.

Photograph depicts one of six former sub-stations of the BC Electric Railway's 64 mile interurban railway between New Westminster and Chilliwack. It opened in 1910, but was closed in the 1950's due to electric traction. The interior had been vandalized, but the building (made out of concrete) was so well built that the structure itself was quite sound.

Photograph taken at the west end of Johnston Street at the plant of Arrow Transfer Company Ltd.

Photograph taken looking southwest at the Granville Island to the mainland connection.

Photograph taken looking eastward, down a service rail track way, from Granville Bridge.

Photograph taken looking westward, down Johnston Street from the Granville Bridge. Davies notes minimal clearance on the left side of the track.

Photograph taken looking eastward, down Johnston Street.

Photograph taken looking eastward on Johnston Street.

Photograph depicts the northwest part of Granville Island, taken from the Granville bridge. A spur was covered with parked cars.

Photograph taken near downtown Vancouver. Image captured the south side, just east of the centre line.

Photograph depicts an unused spur leading southward to Morrison Steel and Wire Company Ltd. The spur crosses a disused line running on the south side of Cartwright Street.

Photograph taken looking southward under the arches of Granville Bridge along the rail road entry as well as exit to the Island.

Photograph taken looking westward along Johnston Street.

Photograph taken on the southwest side of Granville Island. After 2 years of hassle with owner Clay, Davies notes, the city of Vancouver purchased his property so as to re-develop the whole area as part of the False Creek clean up. There was opposition coming from moorage renters.

Photograph depicts BCER freight switching on the Island's trackage with B.C. locomotive #901 and tank car, property of Union Tank Car Company, built in 1926. Image captured directly underneath Granville Bridge.