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BCER Abbotsford
2013.6.36.1.049.22 · Item · [3 June 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.01 · Item · 2 Oct. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.05 · Item · 26 Sept. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a railing lane running west between Johnston Street and Cartwright Street. It lead to General Machinary Ltd which is found on the left. Davie notes it had a spur, lighter rail beyond the switches and poor track.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.19 · Item · 6 Oct. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.14 · Item · 13 Mar. 1968
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken looking eastward on Cartwright Street with property of Brandham-Handerson Point Company at the right. A trank car, property of Union Tank Car Company (built in 1926) is visible along the building. The tank car was about to be switched by the BCER.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.17 · Item · 2 Oct. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.21 · Item · 13 Mar. 1968
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.06 · Item · 26 Sept. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken on Cartwright Street, looking eastward. Track to the right is unusable because the switch towards the right is blocked over.

BCER Granville Island
2013.6.36.1.048.18 · Item · 26 Sept. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken looking westward, down Cartwright Street. Trackage seen was not usable. Switch was blacktopped into position. The far end of the spur was used to lead to Columbia Bitolithic Ltd. Unseen track on the right side of the road was still in use.

BCER Langley
2013.6.36.1.049.36 · Item · [June 1970]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the passing loop and goods shed found at the Milner Siding. The main line had just been uprgaded to take coal units trains to Roberts Bank.

BCER New Westminster
2013.6.36.1.049.37 · Item · [June 1967]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts former BC Electric car barns in New Westminster. In the foreground remained an old flat and possibly a hoist for battery plates.

BCER New Westminster
2013.6.36.1.053.14 · Item · Feb. 1967
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a fitter examing the condition and safety of an old steam crane en route to an iron works in Burnaby, possibly Coast Steel Fabricator Ltd.

BCER Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.049.34 · Item · Apr. 1976
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts old BC Electric Railway interurbans purchased for restoration by the government of BC from an Oregon owner. They stood in the CPR Duke Street Yards in Vancouver.

2013.6.36.1.093.08 · Item · Aug. 1995
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Beaver Trucking located on Kamloops Indian Reserve No. 1 on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc territory, Kamloops, BC. It had been a company since 1990 and received 2 or 3 boxcars weekly loaded with items from Toronto that were then delivered around town. Davies later noted that the business was destroyed by arson in 1997.

Beaverdell CPR depot
2013.6.36.1.027.15 · Item · [July 1966]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR Beaverdell depot located at about 35 miles northeast of Osoyoos and at mile 91.4 east of Penticton on the Carmi Subdivision. The traffic here is ore from a local mine, some lumber, and freight for the village. The depot building is in use and has a telegraph. There is also siding capacity for 31 cars. This section was built between 1914 and 1915. The view is looking north.

Beaverdell CPR depot
2013.6.36.1.027.07 · Item · [23 June 1979]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR depot at Beaverdell, located at about mile 42.3 on the Carmi Subdivision. To the right is an ore loader for concentrate from mines. There is no rail traffic at this date. The view is looking north.