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File consists of research material regarding BC Rail line under CN ownership after 2004. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Kaoham Shuttle Continues BC Rail Passenger Tradition" by Ian Smith; "CN-BC Rail Partnership: The Right Fit" by CN; "Recalling a Vacation and Train Wreck at Seton Portage, 1969" by Davies; "BC Rail's Tough Future Focus of Special Conference" by Smith; and "BC Rail Handed to CN as Takeover Deal Approved" by Smith.

File consists of material regarding baggage and express services for rail passengers. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information regarding baggage wagons, freight weight rates, freight houses, and the Canadian Pacific Express Company.

File consists of research material regarding Railway Post Offices (RPOs). Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Railway Post Offices" by R. Thurlow Fraser; "Railway Mail Service in British Columbia" notes by Davies; "RPOs in British Columbia" notes by Jack Wallace; "Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Passenger Trains and R.P.O.s" by Jack Wallace; and "Catching and Throwing the Mail" by Ted Lamson. Also includes information on postal services on the E&N, RPO cancellation stamps, mail cars, mail cranes and catchers, and mail sorting.

File consists of general material regarding rail freight transport. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about L.C.L. (Less-Than-Carload) service, freight way bills, car loading statistics, freight customers in British Columbia, freight revenue, freight car pooling, the effect of the 2008 recession on freight traffic, and freight on short lines. Also includes a 1969 CN booklet of "Car Sealing Instructions" and a 2004 publication by Jeff Wilson entitled "The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks".

File consists of research material regarding various topics related to freight cars, including reporting marks, car design, weight, and consolidated stencils. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Also includes issue no. 244 of Canadian Rail magazine, which features an article by Wilkinson entitled "A Quarter-Century of Freight Car Design", and a 2010 issue of the Sterling Rail classifieds.

File consists of research material regarding tank cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of an original and complete CNR Alberta and BC sub regions timetable 11 (1 Jan. 2005).

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 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 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 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 research material regarding freight car service cars, work trains, and other miscellaneous non-revenue cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

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 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 relating to the Canadian Northern Railway, which existed between 1899 and 1923. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Building the Mountain Railroad: Canadian Pacific vs. Canadian Northern in British Columbia" by Bailey; "Sternwheelers of the Thompson" by Davies; and "Mystery: Lost Locomotive near Avola" by Davies.

File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 1980-1989 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Seton Lake Tunnel Gets Green Light" by Wilson; "Rails into the Wild" by Coull; and a piece of the electrification of the BC Rail Tumbler Ridge branch. Also include BC Rail passenger schedules for 1985 and 1989.

File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 2000-2004 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "BC Rail Passenger Service: It Was a Good Ride" by Schultz; "WCRA Wilderness Tour--The Final Instalment?" by Meldrum; "BC Rail Kills Off Passenger Services" by Ian Smith; "BC Rail Fleet Dispersed: Where Are They Now?" by Smith; "CN-BC Rail Deal Drags Its Heels" by Smith; and "BC Rail Parcels Out Passenger Equipment, Looks for More Buyers". Also includes 2002 schedules the Cariboo Prospector and a schedule for shuttle service between Seton Portage-Shalalth-Lillooet. BC Rail passenger service ended on October 31, 2002.

Series consists of material regarding passengers on British Columbia railways. Includes information about the decline in North American railway passenger traffic, passenger experience, passenger fares, publicity, railway hotels, restaurant car catering, baggage and express services, and railway post offices (RPOs).

File consists of material regarding railway hotels in British Columbia and restaurant car catering. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes advertisement pamphlets for CPR hotels; a CN memorabilia catalogue; two articles by Lorne Perry entitled "Dining as the World Slides By" and "New Look for Uniforms"; an article by Rodger Touchie entitled "Hotels Along the Rails"; and information about railway hotels in the B.C. and Alberta Rockies.

File consists of research material regarding issues with animals on railway tracks, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes incidents involving elephants, moose, cattle, snakes, bears, elk, dogs, beavers, ospreys, and others.

File consists of research material regarding automobile carriers. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

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.

Subseries consists of research material regarding the early days of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, between 1880 and 1900. Includes information about the construction of the CPR main line in British Columbia, the Chinese labour force used in the construction of the railway, and tunneling through the Canadian Rockies.

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 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 Canadian National Railway chronologies, statistics, and general histories. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "History of Canadian National Railways in B.C."; "Term of Convenience to Legal Entity: The Canadian National Railways, 1918 to 1923" by K. MacKenzie; and "Sir Henry Thornton" by MacKay.

Subseries consists of material regarding the British Columbia Railway (1972-1984) and BC Rail (1984-2004). Includes information about the history of BC Rail, BC Rail under the ownership of CN after 2004, and the incomplete Dease Lake extension.

File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 1972-1979 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: a 1974 British Columbia Railway passenger train schedule; PGE passenger train schedules for 1971-1972; a July-August 1975 issue of "The Coupler" (vol. 17, no. 6); and a May 1972 issue of "The Coupler" (vol. 14, no. 4). Also includes a British Columbia Railway iron-on badge of the railway's crest and a hand-drawn map by Davies of the PGE/BC Rail route.

File consists of material regarding railway publicity directed toward potential passengers. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes a 1924 CNR pamphlet "Across Canada from the Pacific to Atlantic", which contains a pull-out route map; a Canadian National 1928 pamphlet advertising the Canadian Rockies; ticket stubs; and many other ephemeral publications for rail passengers.

File consists of miscellaneous research material related to the Canadian National Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Prince George Terminal Operating Manual" effective August 2009; "CN Transportation of Dangerous Goods" effective August 2009; "Rail Customers of CNR in BC in 1977 who had Spur/Siding Access" by Davies; "Inventory of CNR Stations in British Columbia c. 1975"; and "CN Wins BCR Freight Operations: Anatomy of the Deal" by Ian Smith. Also includes CN Rail Mountain Region Time Table 14 effective June 1, 1981.

File consists of two issues of "All Aboard!", the onboard magazine of the White Pass & Yukon Railway, from the years 2005 and 2008.

File consists of general research material regarding railway passengers. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about the decline in North American passenger traffic in the 1950s and 1960s, how conductors should deal with problematic passengers, passenger experiences, and fare ticketing.

File consists of material regarding rail freight based on location. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Rail Customers of CNR in BC in 1977 who had Spur/Siding Access" compiled by Davies; "PGE/BCR Freight Customers, 1957-1994" compiled by Davies; "Shippers on the Marpole Industrial Lead"; "CPR Freight Customers" compiled by Davies; "List of Sawmills/Plywood Plants in BC since 1960s" compiled by Davies; and a October 1, 1950 Canadian Freight Association Western Lines Pamphlet No. 15 "Outlining Regulations Governing Traffic Handled Under Weight Agreements and List of Weight Agreements in Effect".

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 material regarding rail freight in transit. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about unusual freight loads, open loads, shipments of smaller locomotives on flatcars, unsecured loads, and LCL (Less-Than-Carload) freight.

File consists of copies of Davies article, "Moving Livestock by Rail: An Inquiry into an Extinct Traffic", which was published in the Spring 2006 issue of The Sandhouse.

File consists of research material regarding stock cars, including double-deck stock cars, the end of stock car service, and depictions of stock car types. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding railway terminals in Vancouver, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on Pacific Central Station (VIA, Amtrak, Rocky Mountaineer) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) terminal station.