Subseries consists of information about saltwater rail ferries off the coast of British Columbia. Includes information about the Canadian National rail ferry, the S.S. Canora, which was built by the Canadian Northern Railway. Also includes information about saltwater rail ferries and barge operations run by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, and the Alaska Trainship Company.
Subseries consists of information about freshwater rail ferries in British Columbia. Includes information about ferries run by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Kootenays and the Okanagan. Also includes information about the Canadian National Railway’s transfer barge services.
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.
Subseries consists of material regarding the history of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the provincial railway of British Columbia. Includes promotional publications from the PGE, annual reports, information about the PGE at Seton Portage, and its transition into the British Columbia Railway in 1971.
Subseries consists of material regarding the Canadian National Railway Okanagan Branch. Includes information about the infrastructure and operation of the branch, the locomotives and self-propelled coaches used on the branch line, and track plans.
Subseries consists of material regarding the Canadian National Railway North Line from Jasper to Prince Rupert. Includes information about the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line from Red Pass Junction to Prince Rupert, which switched ownership to CNR in 1922.
Subseries consists of information about areas served by the Canadian National Railway in British Columbia. Includes information about the Canadian Northern Railway, the CNR main line from Jasper to Vancouver, Vancouver Island lines, Greater Vancouver lines, and the CNR trestle and embankment at Lyon Creek.
Subseries consists of general material regarding the Canadian National Railway in both Canada and British Columbia. Includes information about the history of CNR, chronologies, statistics, CNR management and administration, finances, and publicity.
Subseries consists of general material regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway in both Canada and British Columbia. Includes information about the history of CPR, chronologies, statistics, CPR management and administration, and publicity. Also includes monographs relating to CPR.
Subseries consists of information about areas served by the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, including Metro Vancouver. Contains material regarding the Nakusp & Slocan branch, Kaslo & Slocan branch, Crows Nest Pass Railway, and other minor lines.
Subseries consists of material regarding the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, which runs from the Alberta border to Vancouver, from 1900 to the present. Includes information about branches from the main line, such as the Arrow Lakes branch, Okanagan branch, Mission branch, and New Westminster branch.
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.
Subseries consists of Great Northern Railway employee timetables and schedules. Also includes employee timetables for the Burlington Northern Railway, the BC Electric Railway, and the BC Harbours Board Railway.
Subseries consists of Pacific Great Eastern and BC Rail employee timetables and schedules.
Subseries consists of Canadian National Railway employee timetables and schedules.
Subseries consists of Canadian Pacific Railway employee timetables and schedules. Also includes employee timetables for the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway.
Subseries consists of material related to non-revenue cars, which include cabooses, handcars, maintenance-of-way cars, track testers, railway cranes, pile drivers, ditchers, ballast spreaders, flangers, service cars, and work trains. More information about non-revenue cars can be found in the Maintenance-of-Way series (2013.6.8).
Subseries consists of material related to freight cars. Includes information about box cars, hoppers, stock cars, tank cars, refrigerator cars, gondolas, ore cars, lumber cars, flat cars, woodchip cars, auto carriers, and intermodal/container cars. Also includes information about boxcar design, freight statistics, reporting marks, and freight car components.
Subseries consists of material related to passenger cars. Includes information about rail diesel cars (Budd cars), baggage coaches, diner cars, Pullman/sleeper cars, observation cars, business cars, private coaches, and other passenger coaches. Also includes information about manufacturers of passenger coaches, revenue head-end cars attached to passenger trains, and passenger cars owned by specific railways.
Subseries consists of general histories and statistics of British Columbia and Canada. Includes monographs and periodicals that provide background information for British Columbia railway history research.
Subseries consists of sources for railway history research. Includes bibliographies, glossaries, research guides, and indexes.
Technical drawing depicts a condensed profile of the CN Albreda subdivision.
Map depicts the City of Squamish, Howe Sound, and the Britannia Mine.
Plan depicts the location of the Lyon Creek Bridge and borrow pit on the CNR Clearwater subdivision.
Plan depicts a section, profile, and contour plan of the fill of the Lyon Creek Trestle bridge in the Clearwater CNR subdivision.
Contour plan shows layout of a water tunnel near Lyon's Creek in the CNR Clearwater subdivision.
Sign says "Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company - Explosives - Handle Carefully - Keep Fire Away - North Vancouver Station June 25 1969". Also includes condensed rules for handling cars with explosives.
Map depicts locations of all mining properties in British Columbia. Includes index with names of owners of properties.
Plan depicts a proposed location for a CNR station and crossing in Kelowna.
Plan depicts the proposed location and layout for the Canadian Northern Pacific terminal at Kamloops on the Kamloops-Lumby branch.
Plan depicts "scheme B" of the proposed 6 stall addition to the roundhouse at Kamloops, BC.
Plan depicts sections, elevations, and floor plans for the addition to the Kamloops roundhouse.
Plan depicts architectural drawings of the Canadian National Railway station in Kamloops. Includes an elevation of the building and floor plans.
Plan depicts the Canadian Pacific Railway yards in Kamloops and the proposed connection between CPR and CNR. Includes a CPR track profile, profiles of street crossing, and enlargements.
Plan depicts the proposed CNR rail yard layout in Kelowna. A later plan, dated May 30th 1925, shows drastically reduced trackage and no barge slip.
Plan depicts the CNR rail yard in Kamloops. The plan was originally drafted on March 6, 1928 and updated to July 1937.
Plan depicts the location of buildings occupied by the Northern Construction Company on the old Kamloops Station ground.
Map depicts the cities of Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata. Annotated by Davies to emphasize the rail lines in the area.
Map depicts the cities of Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata. Annotated by Davies to emphasize the rail lines in the area.
Map depicts the area around Wilkinson Creek near Carmi, BC. Annotated by Davies to show the Kettle Valley Railway.
Map depicts the city of Kelowna and area. Annotated by Davies to emphasize rail lines.
Map depicts area around Kelowna, with annotated Kettle Valley Railway Carmi subdivision line, Hydraulic Lake, and McCulloch.
Architectural plan depicts a proposed standard 10 stall engine house with annex for machine shop and boiler room to be erected at Kamloops, BC.
Architectural block plan depicts a proposed addition to the CNR roundhouse in Kamloops.
Technical drawing of Kettle Valley Railway depicts trackage and a gradient profile for the line.
Map depicts the Cowichan Lake area, including rail trackage for the Western Forest Industries Logging Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the BC Forest Products Logging Railway.
Map depicts the Cowichan Lake area, including rail trackage for the Western Forest Industries Logging Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the BC Forest Products Logging Railway.
Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, with annotations by Davies to emphasize locations of rail lines.
Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, including railway trackage.
Map depicts the CNR system in Canada and the United States and all of its connecting lines, including the Central Vermont Railway, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, and the Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Railway.