Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist train of 3 cars derparting. Each car was a modified caboose.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Rails Convention of Victoria on a field trip to Port Alberni. Travelling on the Alberni Pacific Railway to visit a steam-driven sawmill at its outer terminal. Chartered trip for convention members (one coach/bus load) as the line was not yet open for the tourist season.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train travelling on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track, not used since 2002 and was now at the beginning of a connecting spur to a steam sawmill museum. It was built in 2000, but commenced in the 2001 summer season.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Okanagan Valley Railway in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CPR locomotive 2816 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive # 2816 in Kamloops.
Photograph depicts Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive # 2816 in Kamloops.
Photograph taken somewhere between Endako and Prince George, Nechako Subdivision. Captured from an old-type (1950s) observation/dome car at the end of an eastbound VIA train.
Photograph taken between Hutton and Dewey, near the Fraser Subdivision.
Photograph taken in the Fraser Subdivision, somewhere between Dewey and Hansard.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of various locations on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway line on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts bascule bridges in the inner harbour of Victoria. Property of EN. In the process of being repaired and painted.
Photograph depicts Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage in Esquimalt suburbs. Travelled northbound (or southbound?) at Wilson and Dalton.
Photograph depicts what was believed to be a lumber loading spur.
Photograph depicts travelling rip-rap in the Nanaimo Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yards.
Photograph depicts the Courtenay depot, an Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway terminus. Back in 1910, the line was intended to have Campbelll as the destination.
Photograph depicts the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway station in Ladysmith.
Photograph depicts Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage in Parksville. Image captures switch-stand details.
Photograph depicts the former Comox Logging Railway headquarters.
Photograph depicts CN rail vehicle that was for disposal. The track speeder was for 1 or 2 men crew, mainly for inspection of trackage prior to the passage of a train. Made by Fairmont Railway Motors Inc/Ltd. For sale when photograph was taken, gone by August 1998.
Photograph depicts a CN rail car that was either for sale or scrapping.
Photograph depicts a section gang motor trolley for disposal. Made by Fairmont Railway Motors Inc/Ltd.
Photograph depicts a one of a kind CN track trolley that was either for sale or scrap.
Photograph depicts a modern device usedor track gangs in order to carry 20-40 ft. lengths of rail.
Photograph depicts CN speeders for disposal. Row of about 40 speeders/trolleys withdrawn from service to be scrapped. All self-propelled vehicles were made by Fairmont Railway Motors Inc/Ltd, Toronto. Engineless vehicles were made by Rail Car Canada.
Photograph depicts a CN track trolley that carried a 4 man crew or section gang. Made by Fairmont Railway Motors Inc/ Ltd and was for sale.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of track trollies in British Columbia.
Photograph taken at the Agassiz Musuem which was found in an old railway station, which was relocated. Captured is the front view of a CPR speeder.
Photograph depicts a Fairmont speeder, lettered KVR, owned by Kettle Valley Steam Railway.
Photograph taken at the Agassiz Musuem. The rear view of a CPR speeder is visible.
Photograph depicts a Fairmont section gang "motor car." Property of Kamloops Heritage Railway. On display at the CNR station in downtown Kamloops.
Photograph depicts details of agas tank and carrying handles.
Photograph taken at a railway museum in Midway. Visible is an abandoned CPR gang car made by Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd/Inc, Ontario.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of rail activities in Port Alberni, British Columbia.
Photograph taken at the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (CPR) yard in Port Alberni that was now worked by Rail America. The visible box cars were to hold products from the adjacent Pacifica Papers Inc. paper mill.
Photograph depicts a private locomotive owned by a Pacifica Papers Inc. that was to switch to their yards. Opposite their yards was an Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway wye which was being used to stored loaded cars awaiting daily Rail America freight.
Photograph depicts CPR locomotive #8427. Property of tourist "Alberni Pacific Railway." Built for the CPR by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1954.
Photograph depicts a pole yard of Gorman Bros Ltd. Loading methods and quality were checked by CN inspectors in Kamloops, then on the main trans-continental line. These particular lines were destined for Ontario.
Photograph taken on the CPR branch from Vernon to Lumby. Depicts the end of the track in Lumby. Looking east at run-around siding.
Photograph depicts a crosspiece of an unusable "Y" (the reason for it). It appeared that the piece was used to offload items and in time, distorted the track. All 3 switches of the "Y" and total trackage were still in place.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a caboose ride on the CN Clearwater Subdivision in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts 1 of 82 CN cars carrying to the coast. Faulty signal, so the train stopped near Messiter.
Photograph depicts what was believed to be the crossing of Mad River, just west of Wabron.
Photograph taken near Cotton Wood Flats. Visible is a falling rock warning fence.
Photograph depicts a loaded sulphur unit train crossing Mad River, just west of Wabron.
Photograph depicts an eastbound VIA Rail train in Smithers, BC
Photograph depicts an eastbound VIA Rail train that Davies travelled from Prince Rupert to Jasper.
Photo the head of an eastbound VIA Rail passenger train in Smithers. Built in 1989 by GMD. One of a batch/class of 59.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of maintenance of way machines at BC speeder meet in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a CN speeder.