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Photograph taken from a grade crossing that went into the Rodeo Grounds in Summerland. Locomotive belonged to the Kettle Valley Railway Heritage Society.

Photograph taken at the temporary upper terminus at the Prairie Valley station (near the Rodeo Grounds). The tourist train originally started with 4 kilometers of track, but in September 1996, it increased to 10 kilometers by continuing past Summerland to the Rodeo Grounds. Turn-around siding was also installed beyond the new terminus. The first train went over the new track on August 22, 1996. Summerland was down grade to the right of the photo.

Photograph depicts preserved KVR trackage near Faulder, west of Summerland.

Photograph depicts preserved KVR trackage near Faulder, west of Summerland.

Photograph depicts CP/KVR trackae at the south end of the station in Summerland. The switch was put in by the restoration society. It was not there in CPR days.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train and two locomotive cars at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train, labelled "Mayo Lumber," at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a locomotive car at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train at the KVR Museum in Summerland.

Photograph depicts a train that was reconditioned at the Forestry Museum in Duncan in 1995/6. At that location, Davies had seen its fire box being rebricked.

Photograph depicts a home built open car of the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.

Photograph depicts a train spotted at the Summerland depot.

Photograph depicts 2 cars in use between Summerland and Trout Creek bridge.

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

Photograph depicts a car (at the left) which is an office and on display. The car on the right was operating equipment. Photograph taken at the KVR Historical Society headquarters.

Photograph depicts former KVR track in Summerland. CPR speeders were parked on the main line.

Photograph taken in the KVR yard area where there was a ballon in the place of a turning wye.

Photograph depicts details of a switch stand.

Photograph depicts abandoned KVR track. The depot was located just behind the camera.

Photograph taken looking east, towards the depot and town of Princeton. Behind the yard lay the beginnings of the former Copper Canyon branch.

Photograph taken looking west towards the depot in Princeton on mile 70.5.

Photograph depicts the west yards of the KVR.

Photograph depicts a spur that led off on the norst side of the main line between Princeton and Brookmere. The last train seen here was in May, 1989.

Photograph depicts an open space where former yards of the KVR were located. Visible is a 2 stall engine shed, a turning ballon (in place of a wye), and the connection with the 14 long Copper Mountain Bracnch which conveyed copper concentrate and closed in 1957. Just out of view, on the right, was the Princeton Tunnel built by the GNR in 1910.

Photograph depicts a BC Rail passenger train that had stopped to let passengers board at Exeter Station. Jobs were being lost as a result of the cessation in passenger traffic.

Photograph depicts a southbound passenger tain pulling into the Exeter Station of the BCR.

Photograph depicts a train called the "Cariboo Prospector." It was supposed to arrive to the station earlier, but a freight locomotive failed north of Williams Lake and blocked the line.

Photograph depicts a southbound passenger of 2 Budd cars approaching the Exeter station in 100 Mile House. Davies notes that the shot is important because it was the first time traffic ceased on all PGR/BC Rail lines on October 31, 2002.

Photograph depicts the Exeter station of the BC Rail which had a hand-cranked elevator for wheelchair passengers. Visible is the view of a Budd coach #15, which was probably almost 50 years, but still looked modern.

Photograph depicts a three times weekly southbound train.

Photograph depicts 2 Budd cars of a departing southbound train.

Photograph depicts the rear of a train where disabled passengers are elevated to door level. This was a coach Budd car.

Photograph depicts a departing southbound train. Here, in another 20 days from the time the picture was taken, all passenger traffic would cease. It had never happened in the 80 year old history of the PGE/BCR.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.

Photograph depicts the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona.