Photograph depicts the end of the old Coal Harbour extension of the C.P.R. line from Vancouver. It was disused for several years. The view is looking east with Woodward's Marina behind.
Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail service car #136 at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. It is for detecting faulty or broken rails and visits the area once a year. It is moving off to start work at mile 34 west of Penticton.
Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail service car #136 at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. Note the larger bogie on the right hand bogie which accommodates detection gear. It is being serviced before moving to an area west of Penticton.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Glacier Station at the entrance to the west portal of Connaught tunnel under Rogers Pass. The station was built of logs about 1916-1920. The view is looking west.
Photograph depicts Craigellachie station, a famous spot on the C.P.R. line. The trans-continental line was joined here on November 7, 1885, about 250 yards down the track just beyond the right hand colour aspect signal. The depot house is not manned, used by the line side crews to store equipment. In former days it was a passing point, but there are very few houses in the area now.
Photograph depicts the western portal of the C.P.R. Connaught Tunnel under Rogers Pass. The Glacier Station is a quarter mile to the rear of the camera. Fans are operated to force air through the tunnel against the direction of the trains, these therefore used for all westbound traffic. Diesel driven, steam for ancillary equipment.
Photograph depicts the last spike at Craigellachie, 15 miles northeast of Sicamous, looking southwest.
Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.
Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.
Photograph depicts a train car that is part of the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964. It is stopped on the east side of Sumas Bridge.
Photograph depicts one of the two open C.P.R. cars located at Vancouver included in the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope. The cars stopped at Sumas Bridge for a photo halt.
Photograph depicts a train car backing up on the west side of the C.N. station in Hope. It is part of the West Coast Railway Association trip on August 8, 1964.
Photograph depicts the business car "British Columbia" (ex. C.P.R.) at the C.N. station in Vancouver. It is tailing the special to Hope, on its first run since acquisition by the West Coast Railway Association.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association 2-8-2 tank locomotive and tender at a C.N. station in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association locomotive and car at C.N. station, ready but not permitted to steam (federal ruling).
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association 2-8-2 tank locomotive and tender at a C.N. station in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts a train at the Great Northern Railway Station in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association locomotive and car at a C.N.R. station in Vancouver. The trackage actually belongs to a demolished Great Northern Railway Station.
Photograph depicts an interchange freight train making for the Pacific Great Eastern yards. It is just off the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts a southbound C.P.R. streamliner at the Mud Bay crossing on Vancouver Island. This part of track belongs to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and the crossing is being re-sited.
Photograph depicts a southbound C.P.R. streamliner at the Mud Bay crossing on Vancouver Island. This part of track belongs to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and the crossing is being re-sited.
Photograph depicts a C.P.R. dayliner just leaving the Courtenay Depot and travelling south. This track is part of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway.
Photograph depicts a locomotive near Cowichan Bay, B.C.
Photograph depicts a locomotive near Cowichan Bay, B.C.
Photograph depicts rail cars in Vancouver, B.C.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of public railways, mainly belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts an empty site at 1000 Beach Ave. in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts home at #1053 Beach Ave., which is now fully demolished.
Photograph depicts Beach Ave. in Vancouver, with the photo taken near the swimming pool and looking west. Photo was taken after a storm.
File consists of a publication by Jim Hope and Donald Bain entitled "Memories of Canadian Pacific Steam Power in British Columbia".
File consists of a 1977 publication by Steve Hauff and Jim Gertz entitled "The Willamette Locomotive".
File consists of a 1984 publication by Patrick O. Hind entitled "Pacific Great Eastern Steam Locomotives".
File consists of research material regarding steam locomotives operated in British Columbia by owners other than CNR and CPR, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on steam locomotives used by Pacific Great Eastern (PGE), Great Northern Railway (GNR), and the White Pass & Yukon Route. Also includes the following articles: "The PGE's Steam Locomotive Fleet: 1912-1956" by Hind; "GNR Motive Power Used in Southwestern B.C." by Merilee; and "PGE and BCR Locomotive Roster" by Crozier Smith.
File consists of research material regarding Canadian National Railway steam locomotives, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "The Speed Monarch" by Perry; "A Brief Salute to the CNR's Famous 4-8-4s"; "The CNR Look--A Family of Steam Locomotives" by Perry; "Canadian National Mikados" by Odegard; "6060 -- Clear Track Ahead!" by Corness; "Western Workhorses: Canadian National's S-2 Class Mikados" by Skolyan; and "The 6060 to the 6079" by Home. Also includes many depictions of various CNR steam locomotive types, CNR locomotive information and data sheets, and a full issue of Canadian Rail no. 487 featuring articles on Northern type locomotives.
File consists of research material regarding Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotives, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "My Favorite CPR Steam Locomotive [No. 3647]" by Garner; "Some Thoughts on Canadian Pacific's D9c Class in British Columbia" by Ottewell; "Eight-Coupled Steam to the Kootenays" by Westren; "Development of the Hudson Class Locomotive 2860: Royalty on the Howe Sound Route Celebrating a Half Century of Good Living, 1940-1990" by McGarry; "The CPR D10 Class Locomotive on a Stamp: Canada's Most Numerous Locomotive Type" by Bonin; "Canada's Only Articulateds" by Lavallee; "The First Consolidation Built in Canada" by Angus; "Canadian Pacific Class D-4G 4-6-0" by Bolan; and "History of the 3101" by IPSCO. Also includes many depictions of various CPR steam locomotive types.
File consists of research material regarding the transition period from steam locomotives to diesel locomotives, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the last steam locomotives in British Columbia and the dieselization of the railways. Also includes the following articles: "How three BCER electric freight locomotives were cornered near Vancouver's downtown" by Davies and "Steam Out--Diesel In" by Perry and Smaill.
Series consists of research material relating to steam and diesel locomotives that were used on British Columbia railways. Includes information about the steam to diesel transition period, details about specific locomotives, locomotive manufacturers, and self-propelled coaches.
Subseries consists of research material relating to steam locomotives that were used on British Columbia railways. Includes information about steam locomotive types, manufacturers, mechanical details, and the steam to diesel transition period. Also includes details about specific steam locomotives owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the Great Northern Railway, and the White Pass & Yukon Route.
File consists of research material regarding steam locomotives in general, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on locomotive function, design, types, performance, manufacture, mechanical details, fitments, train whistles, tenders, fuel, and servicing. Also includes the following articles: "Canadian Steam Locomotives: The Top Twenty" by Blevins; "Angus Shops of the Canadian Pacific Railway" by Elson; "The Duplex Stoker" by Cole; "Locomotive Cabs" by Fischer; "From Coal to Oil" by Hedley; "Locomotive Builder's Plates" by Mentzer; "The Non-Automatic Stoker" by du Fresne; and "Valve Gear" by Kouhoupt.
File consists of a folder containing photo information sheets that describe types of locomotive power operated by the Canadian National Railways.
File consists of a folder containing information sheets regarding Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives. The sheets consists of Selkirk type 2-10-4, Hudson Type 4-6-4, Standard Type 4-4-0, Atlantic Type 4-4-2, Ten Wheeler type 4-6-0, Mallet Type 0-6-6-0, Jubilee Type 4-4-4, Switcher Type 0-6-0, Switcher type B-B, Shay geared type 3 truck,# Road unit type A1A-A1A, Consolidation 2-8-0, Santa Fe Type 2-10-2, Mikado Type 2-8-2, Baltic tank type 4-6-4T, Road Switcher B-B, Northern Type 4-8-4, Camelback type 4-6-0,#19 Mogul type 2-6-0, Road Freight type B-B,1 Pacific Type 4-6-2, Mountain type 4-8-2, gas-mechanical rail cars, Gas-mechanical rail cars, Decapod type 2-10-0, Switcher 0-8-0, and wheel arrangements.
File consists of a publication by Anthony Clegg and Ray Corley entitled "Canadian National Steam Power".
File consists of a publication edited by Omer Lavallee entitled "Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data: Steam Locomotives".
File consists of a publication by John White entitled "A Short History of American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era".
Photograph depicts a general view of Coal Harbour in Vancouver, looking southeast and south with Marine Building (downtown) on extreme left and Stanley Park (unseen) at extreme right.
Photograph depicts the west end of Coal Harbour looking south to West Georgia St. and Chilco-Gilford block beyond. The old pilings exposed at low tide.
Photograph depicts the west end of Coal Harbour looking south to West Georgia St. and Chilco-Gilford block beyond. The old pilings exposed at low tide.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the forest and lumber industry in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts six hydrants at Maderia Park, Sechelt. They are all marked with "T.C.I.W" for the Terminal City Iron Works, in Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts a 3ft section of wooden pipe bound with wire, fitted to a metal 'T' piece with valve. Internal diameter approximately 4-5", while the facing end is approximately 6". It was recently taken out of service.