Photograph depicts a CN speeder.
Photograph depicts a restored section gang 'motor car' built by Farimont, with a Fairmont 2 stroke and belt transmission. Possibly 1950's vintage.
Photograph depicts a restored section gang car 'motor car' built by Fairmont. Possibly 1950's vintage.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the dismantling of the Kettle Valley Railway from Merritt to Princeton, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts the KVR depot in Merritt.
Photograph taken on the outskirts of Merritt, looking northwest. Captured from a lumber stack and the boundary of Weyerhaeuser Lumber Co. KVR had trackage into their mill with worthwhile out-bound traffic.
Photograph depicts where the Coquihalla Highway crossed over Coldwater River, 3 miles northwest of Brookmere. Trackage in the foreground was constructed in 1984/85 as its original routing interfered with the construction of the new highway built in 1985/86. This rebuilt rail bed had only been in use from 184/5 to May 1989.
Photograph taken somewhere between Thalia and Manning. At this point, Davies caught up with dismantling crews of Pacific Northern Rail Contractors Ltd. Here, rails were removed, but ties were still in place.
Photograph depicts the KVR depot in Brookmere.
Photograph taken near Manning Park.
Photograph depicts spike pulling machines proceeding south. Part of the first operation of dismantling the KVR line.
Photograph depicts a bridge over Otter River, about 3/4 miles southeast of Tulameen.
Photograph depicts a shed in Tulameen.
Photograph depicts the curves of the famous 'loops' that used to gain and lose height from Princeton Valley.
Photograph depicts a road crossing (to Jura and Osprey Lake), northeast of Princeton.
Photograph depicts a road crossing (to Jura and Osprey Lake), northeast of Princeton. Looking downgrade into Princeton Valley.
Photograph depicts curves at the loop ends of the Princeton to Jura track.
Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of manual maintenance of way vehicles in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a restored pump car outside a pub on Permbeton Avenue, North Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.
Photograph depicts a hand car owned by the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. Behind it was a Woodings inspection car.
Photograph depicts a pump car that was property of Kamloops Heritage Railway. Viewed at the downtown CNR station in Kamloops.
Photograph depicts Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd, Prince George. Located north of the city, near the BC Rail and CNR mainline tracks. It had its own railway of about 5 miles in length and two diesel switchers.
Photograph depicts a private rail/road bridge built to serve Northwood Pulp and Timber, Ltd. Crossing Fraser River. Looking west, towards the mill. On private Northwood trackage.
Photograph taken on a 40 ft. high embankment. Looking towards Fraser River. Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. in western direction. All trackage owned and built by the mill. Constructed in 1966.
Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.
Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.
Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Kettle Valley Railway line from Merritt to Midway, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts one of the CPR loop on the 'big loops' near Princeton, on KVR trackage.
Photograph depicts the top of the grade coming out of Princeton, going east to Penticton.
Photograph taken between Summerland and Princeton. Depicts the beginning of the drop into Princeton Valley, just before a big loop.
Photograph depicts a CNR bascule bridge across the upper waters of Victoria Harbour. The rest of the trackage had been removed, except for the bridge itself.
Photograph depicts the CPR Pitt River swing bridge in an open position.
Photograph depicts a CPR swing bridge in Harrison Mills. Looking west, on the upstream side of the Harrison River.
Photograph depicts a swing bridge in Harrison Mills. It was rarely used, but all its controls were modern and maintained.
Subseries consists of printed and photograph postcards depicting railways, buildings, ships, and other transportation in British Columbia.
Postcard taken along the CPR line, at a camp in Yoho Valley.
Postcard depicts the Canadian Pacific Railway line where the Great Divide between BC and Alberta.
Postcard depicts the time when the CPR changed their image and colours and an eight car train was dispatched to tour the system and show it off. MLW Century 424 locomotives 4242 and 4239 were used and are shown with plug door box cars for newsprint and perishables at the Sabuck Range near Banff, Alberta, 1968.
Postcard depicts 'The Gap," the entrance to the Rockies.
Postcard depicts a CPR scenic dome streamliner "The Canadian" in the Canadian Rockies. Taken at Morant's Curve, east of Lake Louise and the B.C./Alberta border. Looking west towards Bow River. Morant's Curve caled so because it was the favorite spot of official CPR photographer, Nicholas Morant, 1910-1999.
Postcard depicts a CPR scenic dome streamliner "The Canadian" in the Canadian Rockies. Taken at Morant's Curve, east of Lake Louise and the B.C./Alberta border. Looking west towards Bow River.
Postcard depicts Castle Mountain found along the Canadian Pacific Railway line.
Postcard depicts a CPR diesel electric train and Mt. Eisenhower in the Canadian Rockies.
File consists of postcards of the Canadian Pacific Railway near Field Hill, British Columbia.
Postcard depicts a view of the CPR line in B.C.
Postcard depicts a snow slide scene in the Canadian Rockies.
Postcard depicts Mt. Stephen and a Hotel at Field, BCin the Canadian Rockies.