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File consists of a publication by Barrie Sanford entitled "McCulloch's Wonder: The Story of the Kettle Valley Railway".

File consists of a publication by Robert D. Turner entitled "Steam on the Kettle Valley: A Railway Heritage Remembered".

File consists of a publication by Barrie Sanford entitled "Steel Rails and Iron Men: A Pictorial History of the Kettle Valley Railway".

File consists of a publication by Maurice Williams entitled "Myra's Men: Building the Kettle Valley Railway, Myra Canyon to Penticton".

File consists of a publication by Dan and Sandra Langford entitled "Cycling the Kettle Valley Railway".

File consists of a publication by Beth Hill entitled "Exploring the Kettle Valley Railway".

File consists of documents regarding actions taken to preserve the Kettle Valley Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes material about the initial work to create the heritage railway, but excludes material regarding the Kettle Valley Heritage Steam Railway once it commenced revenue traffic.

File consists of a publication by Hal Riegger entitled "The Kettle Valley and its Railways: A Pictorial History of Rail Development in Southern British Columbia and the Building of the Kettle Valley Railway".

File consists of a photocopied 1938 work by A. McCulloch entitled "The Railway Development in Southern British Columbia from 1890 on, and, Some Reasons for Building the Kettle Valley Railway, and the lines of the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Company in British Columbia".

File consists of material regarding the dismantling of the Kettle Valley Railway between Penticton and Spences Bridge. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the federal order of 21 June 1990 allowing the abandonment of the Kettle Valley Railway between Penticton and Spences Bridge. Also includes an article by Davies entitled "Requiem for a Railway: Demise and Dismantling of Kettle Valley Railway, British Columbia 1989-1991".

File consists of four issues of "On Track", the newsletter of the Kettle Valley Railway Heritage Society.

File consists of a proposal and correspondence to and from David Davies with the City of Penticton regarding the preservation of a section of CP trackage as a tourist attraction in the vicinity of Penticton to Faulder.

File consists of research material regarding the CPR's Kettle Valley Railway Osoyoos Branch (Penticton to Osoyoos). Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding the CPR's Kettle Valley Railway Nicola Spur (from Merritt). Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Merritt Subdivision Mileposts" by Sanford and "Summary of Information Related to the Application of Canadian Pacific Limited to Abandon a Portion of the Nicola Spur, Merritt to Nicola" (1979).

File consists of research material regarding the CPR's Kettle Valley Railway Carmi Sub-Division (Penticton to Midway). Includes an article by Hal Riegger entitled "Speeder on the Carmi Sub". Also includes a listing of demerit marks for KVR employees circa 1963-1965 and other original documents from the Kootenay Division.

File consists of research material regarding the CPR's Kettle Valley Railway in general. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "History of Track Sections/Houses (Maintenance of Way) CPR/KVR/GNR Princeton Subdivision" by Davies; "C.P.R. Kettle Valley Railway Beaverdell: Carmi Sub-Division, Kootenay Division (Nelson H.Q.), Western Region" by Davies; "The Kettle Valley Railway--Fifty Years of Passenger Service Ends" by Boundary Historical Society; "Coquihalla Railway Subdivision--C.P.R." by Davies; and "Brookmere: A C.P.R. Divisional Point - Part I" by Hind. Also includes a federal Railway Transport Committee Order regarding the abandonment of the Nicola spur in 1980.

File consists of research material regarding trackside operations, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals (mainly model railroading magazines). Includes information on track fitments, rail bumpers, train order boxes, hose houses, swinging gate crossings, stock guards, telephone boxes, rail and flange lubricators, snow fences, and section houses. Also includes "Recollections of an E&N Railway Trackman, 1945-1955" by Bill Batchelor (recorded by Davies) and "Wyes in Southwestern B.C. and Vancouver Island" by Mike Green.

File consists of research material regarding rail ties, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on date nails, wood ties, disposal of creosote ties, concrete ties, and steel ties.

File consists of research material regarding turnouts, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on switch stands, turnout configurations, and targets.

File consists of research material regarding rails and track, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on tie plates and track fastenings, guard rails, KVR roadbeds and rails, descriptions of rail failures, track upgrades on the CNR North Line, concrete ties, grantlet track, track curvature, steel rail manufacture, and rail specifications. Also includes original reporting forms for rail failures.

File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Nakusp & Slocan Branch, South Slocan-Slocan City Branch, and Kaslo & Slocan Branch. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Memories of CPR's Kootenay Switchbacks" by D. Purdy; "Cecchini's Lost Mine" by N.L. Barlee; federal legal documents about abandonment of the Kaslo Subdivision; "The Nakusp & Slocan Railway: Early Railway Days in the Kootenays" by D. Smith; and "Rosebery Barge Slip - CP Rail Kaslo Subdivision August 1983" by Davies.

File consists of source material and summary histories regarding railways in southeastern British Columbia, particularly the Canadian Pacific Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Railway Development in Southern British Columbia from 1890 on" by A. McCulloch; "Gradients in the Kootenays" by Davies; "Railways in the Nelson and Trail Areas" by Davies; "Across the Great Divide by CP Rail" by Elson; "The Big Hill and the Mountain Section" by T. Crump; "Work-Train to Tye" by H. Riegger; and "Coal to Japan" by R. Loat.

File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway English Bay branch in Vancouver. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "The Late Kitsilano Railway Trestle, 1886-1982" by N. Adams; "The Dunsmuir Street Railway Tunnel in Vancouver--End of an Era" by Oakley; "English Bay Branch, CPR, Vancouver" (B.C. Rail Guide No. 8) by Davies; and "The CPR's English Bay Branch: The Intended Terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway?" by Davies and Nicklason.

File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway in Metro Vancouver. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Rise and Fall of the Marpole Industrial Lead" by E. Johnson; "CPR's Arbutus Line: 10 Years After" by Smith; "CPR's Changing Scene on Lulu Island" by E. Johnson; "CPR's Vancouver Tunnel: A Tale of Two Portals" by Smith; "Railways in New Westminster Area"; "Arbutus Line Operations End with Last Run to Molson's" by Smith; and "C.P.R. Personnel Employed at Vancouver, B.C., 1889".

File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Crows Nest Pass Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the Crowsnest to Nelson route, the Kimberley branch, and the Kootenay Central Railway (Cranbrook to Golden).

File consists of a publication by Jim Hope entitled "Canadian Pacific in the Okanagan and Kootenay Valleys of British Columbia: The Early Years of Diesels".

File consists of research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway minor rail lines in southeastern British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the following branches and lines: Nelson to Castlegar; Castlegar to Trail and Rossland; Castlegar to Midway; Lardeau to Gerrard branch; and copper hauling lines around Grand Forks.

File consists of a publication by G. Doeksen entitled "Railways of the West Kootenay: Volume Two", which is part of the Railways of Western Canada series.

File consists of a UBC thesis by Ronald H. Meyer entitled "The Evolution of Railways in the Kootenays".

File consists of a book by Robert D. Turner and David S. Wilkie entitled "The Skyline Limited: The Kaslo and Slocan Railway--Narrow Gauge Railroading and Sternwheelers in the Kootenays".

File consists of Davies' entry to the Downtown Vancouver Railway History Photograph Competition. Includes supplementary information to photographs.

File consists of a 45" record containing an advertisement for CP Rail entitled "Steel Wheel". Side B contains the French version of the advertisement, entitled "Grands Horizons".

File consists of general research material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway main line (from the Alberta border to Vancouver) from 1900 to the present. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Runaway in the Rockies" by D. Wood; "Clanwilliam Bridge Project Recalls Changes to CPR Line" by Meridew; "CP Rail to Start Double-Tracking its Main Line" by Wilson; "The Electric Block System in CPR's Connaught Tunnel" by Davies; "Railroading Life in Harrison Mills" by Nicklason; "Memories of Notch Hill"; "Steam Hauled Silk Trains" by Cote; and "Last Permanent Pusher Service on CPR" by Dewar.

File consists of depictions of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line (from the Alberta border to Vancouver). Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, postcards, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding branches off the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the Arrow Lakes branch (Revelstoke to Arrowhead); the Okanagan branch (Sicamous to Okanagan Landing); the Mission branch (Mission City to Huntingdon); and the New Westminster branch (Coquitlam to New Westminster).

File consists of research material regarding the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on tunnel boring, Craigellachie and the driving of the last spike, R.L. Harris, Onderdonk, and the incorporation of the CPR company.

File consists of research material regarding the Chinese labour force involved in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes an article by Davies entitled "An Assessment of the Size of the Chinese Labour Force and the Number of Deaths incurred in Building the CPR in B.C. in 1880-1885".

File consists of research material regarding Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel construction in the Rockies. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "The Spiral and Connaught Tunnels" by J. Marsh; "CP Rail Goes Under Ground: The Longest Tunnel in North America is Canada's Newest" by R. Steed; "CPR Connaught Tunnel and Electric Token Block System" by Davies; "CP Rail's Connaught Tunnel" by J.A. Beatty; "Third Conquest of Rogers Pass: This time, CP tames the Selkirks for $24 million a mile" by K. Keefe; "The Connaught Tunnel, 1916-1991" by R. Nobbs; and "CP Rail's Rogers Pass Project" from the Golden Star.

File consists of research material regarding the early days Canadian Pacific Railway between 1880 and 1900. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "Bridging the Fraser at Cisco, 1882-1884" by Meridew; "Railway Tales from the Inland Sentinel" by Meridew; "Building the CPR through Agassiz and Port Hammond" by Meridew; "A Man with Connections: John A. Mara and the CPR" by Meridew; "Canada's Transcontinental Passenger Trains, 1886 and 1978" by Angus; "Pacific Division Sections from Abbott to Marpole, 1886-1909" by Meridew; "William Cornelius Van Horne" by Elson; "Coal Comes to Mountain Mainline" by Meridew; "Laying the Foundation" by D. Smith; and "C.P.'s Last Spike--100 Years Less Three Months, Later" by D. Johnson.

File consists of a Craigellachie commemorative token saluting Canadian Pacific Railway pioneers and the driving of "the last spike" that linked Canada from sea to sea. Coin token notes that it has a one dollar value in Craigellachie and that it expires November 7, 1985.

File consists of original samples of Canadian Pacific Railway forms, tickets, certificates, customs reports, manual block system clearance forms, and others. Also includes an excerpt from CP Rail time table 83.

File consists of a book by Omer Lavallee entitled "Van Horne's Road: An illustrated account of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway".

File consists of research material regarding Canadian Pacific Railway national and regional management and administration, particularly as they affect British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of publicity material produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway, including promotional pamphlets, a CPR catalogue of merchandise, "Spanner", and a booklet about the Rogers Pass Project.

File consists of a booklet by M. Daem and E.E. Dickey entitled "A Short History of Rogers Pass and Glacier Park", first published in 1965.

File consists of a book by Graeme Pole entitled "The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill: A Canadian Railway Adventure".

File consists of a paper or possibly a thesis by D. Bodnar entitled "The Influence of the C.P.R. on Land Development and Architecture in Vancouver, 1886-1929".

File consists of research material regarding general information on the Canadian Pacific Railway, such as chronologies, statistics, and summary histories. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Canadian Pacific, 1881-1981 Part Two: A Brief History of the Company" by Elson; "CPR Regains Independence" by Ian Smith; "Corporate and Historical Chronology" by Canadian Pacific News; and "Canadian Pacific Facts and Figures" by the CPR Publicity Department; an excerpt from "The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881" by Pierre Berton; an excerpt from the "Scenic Rail Guide to Western Canada" by Bill Coo; "Railways of the Okanagan" by John Rushton; "Frontier Guide to the Dewdney Trail: Hope to Rock Creek" by Anderson; "Frontier Guide to the Incredible Rogers Pass" by Frontiers Unlimited; and "Frontier Guide to the Fraser Canyon" by Anderson.

File consists of research material regarding trespassing, theft, and vandalism and accidents associated with those activities. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of documents regarding accident statistics, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes statistics on railway crossings, trespassing, derailments, and railway-related injuries and fatalities.