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Photograph depicts a pump car that was property of Kamloops Heritage Railway. Viewed at the downtown CNR station in Kamloops.

Photograph depicts a pump car that was property of Kamloops Heritage Railway. Viewed at the downtown CNR station in Kamloops.

Photograph depicts a pump car that was property of Kamloops Heritage Railway. Viewed at the downtown CNR station in Kamloops.

Photograph depicts a hand car owned by the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. Behind it was a Woodings inspection car.

Photograph depicts a hand car at the Fort Steele Railway Museum. Built by Fairmont of Canada.

Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.

Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.

Photograph depicts a pump car at the Fort Steele Railway Museum. Pump car made by Sylvester Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Linsay, Ontario. Two men were needed in order to make one full revolution of the crank.

Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.

Photograph depicts a restored pump car outside a pub on Permbeton Avenue, North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a restored pump car outside a pub on Permbeton Avenue, North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the end of preserved KVR track in Faulder, northwest of Princeton.

Photograph taken in the KVR Princeton Subdivision. Depicts the Faulder loop/siding, showing its west switch at the centre of a tree edge. Located on mile 16, but in a timetable said to be on mile 15.5. Siding took 70 cars and was 2/3 of a mile, which made the east switch on mile 15.3. This made mile 15.5 at the small wayside depot/waiting room. Beyond the level twin tracks of Faulder, the railway climbed upgrade towards the west.

Photograph taken at the station in Jura. Looking towards the beginning of a passing loop in Jura.

Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura. Looking east.

Photograph depicts the uppermost crossing before Jura.

Photograph taken at the station in Jura. Depicts a waiting shack that used to be around the bend on the left side of mile 60.1. Until the 1970s, there were three tracks at the location. Track on the left side was the running line. Middle trackage was passing siding, while track on the right (lifted at the time the photograph was taken) was a spur/siding that held 33 cars. The helper locomotives were from Princeton, but were being disengaged in Jura.

Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura.

Photograph depicts a road crossing somewhere on the "loops" on the Princeton to Jura line.

Photograph depicts curves at the loop ends of the Princeton to Jura track.

Photograph depicts curves at the loop ends of the Princeton to Jura track.

Photograph depicts the uppermost crossing before Jura. Davies noted that though it was not listed on any timetable, it was believed that there was a waiting shed on the left side of the track beyond the road. Note the generous width of the railway property beyond the road that was possibly for putting in a level spur.

Photograph depicts a road crossing somewhere on the "loops" on the Princeton to Jura line. Looking downgrade at a loop.

Photograph depicts a road crossing (to Jura and Osprey Lake), northeast of Princeton. Looking downgrade into Princeton Valley.

Photograph depicts a road crossing (to Jura and Osprey Lake), northeast of Princeton.

Photograph taken on the eastern outkirts of Princeton. Bridge spanned over the Tulameen River.

Photograph depicts the curves of the famous 'loops' that used to gain and lose height from Princeton Valley.

Photograph depicts the famous 'loops' that used to gain and lose height from Princeton Valley.

Photograph depicts what was at one time a passing point, spur, etc. Now, it was only a 'through' track. Disappeared siding held storage for 44 cars.

Photograph taken about 2 miles west of Princeton. Depicts track beside the Tulameen River. Taken, looking west, form a ridge holding on the Princeton to Hope highway.

Photograph depicts a shed in Tulameen.

Photograph taken at the KVR station in Coalmont. It once had coal sidings for the nearby coal mine, but they had been removed. It also had passing siding for 33 cars. Now made inoperable.

Photograph taken near the Manning Park KVR station. It was a passing point. Main track was on the left, siding with a capacity of 70 cars, on the right. In the 1980's, the siding housed boxed cars, etc., that were not in traffic use due to the recession that commenced in 1982.

Photograph depicts a bridge over Otter River, about 3/4 miles southeast of Tulameen.

Photograph taken between Tulameen and Coalmont. Visible is flood damaged trackage, subsequent to May 1989.

Photograph depicts spike pulling machines proceeding south. Part of the first operation of dismantling the KVR line.

Photograph depicts an excavator fitted with magnets that lift rails to the track side. It also put ties and fish plate as well as bolts in a heap, visible on the right.

Photograph depicts an excavator fitted with magnets that lift rails to the track side.

Photograph taken near Manning Park.

Photograph taken near Manning Park.

Photograph depicts the KVR depot in Brookmere.

Photograph depicts a water tower maintained by volunteers. It moved to the present site from a concrete base near the KVR trackside.

Photograph taken at the KVR yard in Brookmere. Visible is a private section man's house. This was originally a joint Great Northern Railway (USA) and Canadian Pacific Railway facility. It had a roundhouse, turntable, water tower, etc. Helper engines for Coquihalla shedded here. Originally, there were 3 line of track here.

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 a point where dismantling crew removed fishplates (rail joins) from KVR trackage.

Photograph depicts a maintenance of way shed. A tool and warm-up 'house' is found on the left and a track-car/trolley shed, on the right.

Photograph depicts a section man's house, now private property. Most section men's houses were demolished in the last 20 years from when the photograph had been taken, so Davies noted the example was a rarity.

Photograph depicts the KVR station in Kingsvale. Had a siding or spur that held 24 cars. Back in 1973, it had a waiting shack and water tower.

Photograph depicts a junction with the Coquihalla main line that had been so until 1959.

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.