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Postcard depicts a "few miles up river from Spences Bridge this spectacular sight of the deep-blue Thomspon, among the sagegreen hills. Scores of ardent fishermen have found this river excellent for catching Steelhead throughout the fish run." Eastbound way freight of the CPR, upgrade. Way freights going from Kamloops to Ashcroft, etc. Still carried cabooses in 1996. Main line freights lost their cabooses in Jan./Feb. 1990. Photo likely taken in the late 1980s.

Postcard depicts "Twin Bridges in the Fraser Canyon. The CNR and CPR change sides at this point."

Postcard depicts Fraser River Canyon, BC"When travelling through this mighty scenic gorge, the highway often gets too narrow at points, and rock ledgeds required cutting tunnels in order to restore safety. This tunnel lies just north of Yale, BCIt handles traffic along the Trans-Canada Highway."

Postcard depicts train in Field, BC

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of Kicking Horse Canyon in British Columbia.

Postcard depicts a brace of CPR GP9's with westbound freight crossing Stoney Creek Bridge. First car behind the locomotives was a stock car. CPR gave up all movement of livestock in 1974, so this photograph was taken before that year.

Postcard depicts the collapse of the bridge in Surprise Creek, BC1929. Showing locomotive 5767. Both crewmen killed. This locomotive was coupled to locomotive 5779 and as pusher engines were returning light to Beavermouth, when approaching, span collapsed. Sister locomotive escaped.

Postcard depicts a cairn "marking the spot where Canadian Pacific Railway was completed on November 7th, 1885. Twenty-eight miles west of Revelstoke, BC"

File contains slides depicting Highway 16 West, from Isle Pierre to Hazelton.

The fonds consists of newspaper articles on John Ferry and several documents related to Carney Ferry's work as a CNR agent. The bulk of the fonds documents William Dow Ferry's accomplishments, from his sixth grade report card to law school transcripts, university diplomas and certificates of appointment. Most photos are formal shots of William Ferry but one series relates to his military service, including photographs of soldiers in Whitehorse ca. 1940.

Postcard depicts where steam and muscle were combined in the "blue" cut above the Patricia siding to help punch through the spiral tunnels to reduce an "impossible" 4.5% greade to a reasonable 2.4% in the Rogers Pass.

Postcard depicts "one of Canadian Pacific's powerful 2-10-4 Selkirk locomotives grab[bing] hold of a 2800 Hudson to take a passenger run through the Canadian Rockies."

Postcard depicts a snow plow. "Completion of the Connaught Tunnel in 1916 solved the worst of the severe weather problems faced by the CPR in Rogers Pass, where snowfalls average 50 feet. Based at Revelstokem a locomotive-pushed wedge plow and a Jordan spreader equipped with air-operated wings and retractable nose plates skim over the rails near Fraine, BC"

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the Thompson and Fraser River Canyons in British Columbia.

Postcard depicts Fraser Canyon. "One can catch thrilling sights through the Canyon such as this. Just a few miles south of Lyton, this view offers one some of the Fraser's best scenery."

Postcard depicts an area along the Thompson River, towards the Fraser Canyon. Looking left, downstream. Westbound CPR freight is visible. Short train by any standards in the 1980s and 1990s.

Postcard depicts the junction of Fraser River and Thompson River, near Lytton, BC

Postcard depicts "Twin Bridges in the Fraser Canyon." The CPR and CNR changes sides at this point just a few miles south of Lytton below the Siska Market. One can see this spectacular view where trains change from oe side to another. During construction one briodge was for easier grading. In later year when the second railway was constructed, it [had] become a must to reverse the side of [the] river at this point."

Postcard depicts Fraser Canyon, BC"The Saddle Rock view shows some of the rugged grandeur on the Canyon route between Hope and Lytton. It's muddy waters, at this time, gathered fourteen large and many small tributaries as it flows to the great Pacific."

Subseries contains plans of BC Rail sites, yards and industrial parks.

Postcard depicts "VIA Rail's eastbound and westbound "Canadians" meet at Glenogle, BCon C.P. Rail's Mountain Subdivision in the Kicking Horse River Valley. May 23, 1985."

File consists of postcards of the Canadian Pacific Railway near Field Hill, British Columbia.

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of that depict the CPR spiral tunnels near Field, British Columbia.

Postcard depicts one of the spiral tunnels that was constructed in 1909. Built by 1000 men who worked for 2 years to complete it.

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the Stoney Creek Bridge in British Columbia.

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the CPR line from Revelstoke to Savona, British Columbia.

Postcard depicts CPR #5800 at Cambie, BC with a loaded coal train headed for Roberts Bank, BC.

Postcard depicts a CPR unit coal train pulling out of "Revelstoke, BCon May 6, 1978 behind SD-40-2 Number 5845. This locomotive also controls four Mid-Train Slave Units require on this West bound loaded coal train."