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BC Rail Lone Butte
2013.6.36.1.045.21 · Item · 24 Sept. 1972
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BC Rail Porteau Cove
2013.6.36.1.045.28 · Item · [19 July 1975]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BC Rail Porteau Cove
2013.6.36.1.045.11 · Item · [19 July 1975]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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

BC Rail Prince George
2013.6.36.1.045.59 · Item · [12 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BC Rail snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.13 · Item · [May 1998]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

BC Rail Squamish yards
2013.6.36.1.045.16 · Item · [8 June 1974]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

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
2013.6.36.1.048.19 · 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
2013.6.36.1.048.17 · 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 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.

BCR
2012.13.1.50.027 · Item · 1975
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the BCR tracks passing through a mill somewhere near the 100 Mile.

Bear in Forest
2005.3.20 · Item · [ca. 1945]
Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts blurry image of a bear among what is believed to be slash piles in the forest. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Supposed to be a bear".