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Photograph depicts former tram tracks, looking north from the intersection at Campbell Ave and east Georgia St. in Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts stoves taken from railway equipment at the C.N. Port Mann repair shops. Left and middle stove are of the same design.

Photograph depicts a steam box for bending ships' timbers. It is located at River Road in north Surrey, opposite Annacis Island.

Photograph depicts one of three fire hydrants in the former Chinatown in Nanaimo, BC Chinatown was destroyed by a fire in 1955. The hydrant as cast initials, "T.C.I.W."

Photograph depicts the rear view of the Gaar Scott traction engine parked at Texcoc Station in Nanton, Alberta. The rear wheels have a 2'9" tread. It was used on farms for haulage, threshing, chaff cutting etc., but not plowing.

Photograph depicts traction engines owned by Jack Burrows in Nanton, Alberta. There are six in this photo, all of which appear could be steamed, another two in derelict condition, and one in the village in working order. Running from front to rear in the photo: 1) Reeves with roof, U.S. 2) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 3) Massey, Canada 4) Gaar Scott with roof, U.S. 5) Massey, Hamilton, Canada 6) Gaar Scott, U.S.

Photograph depicts a Sawyer Massey steam engine in Nanton, Alberta. It was built in Hamilton, Ontario. It has a single cylinder and large fire box for burning wood or straw.

Photograph depicts a Sawyer Massey traction engine in Nanton, Alberta. The device parallel and topside of the boiler to heat feed water. The water tank is small so it must have had a water cart in constant attendance.

Photograph depicts the Hedley Gold Mine, 26 miles east of Princeton. Crusher workings.

Photograph depicts two horse drawn freight wagons exhibited at Cache Creek, about 100 yards south of road junction, on the west side of Spences Bridge road.

Photograph depicts a Cariboo Freight Wagon exhibited at Cache Creek, BCThe owner is H.Collins from Cache Creek.

Photograph depicts a steam or motor hauled road lumber wagon. It was found near the beach in Kelowna, BC

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 the C.P.R. Penticton yards steam wrecking crane #414337. It forms part of a stand-by wrecking train.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. way-freight at the disused Wellington Depot on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, 4 miles north of Nanaimo.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Spences Bridge. The view is looking south and shows a northbound freight train moving along the track.

Photograph depicts a locomotive near Cowichan Bay, B.C.

Photograph depicts a locomotive near Cowichan Bay, 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 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 a train at the Great Northern Railway Station in Vancouver, B.C.

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 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 the last spike at Craigellachie, 15 miles northeast of Sicamous, looking southwest.

Photograph depicts the Sperry Rail service car #136 for detection of faulty rails at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. It is used mainly to cover rail manufactured prior to 1932.

Photograph depicts the Courtenay terminus of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts the Malahat station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway line, 20 miles north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south and there are no houses anywhere in the vicinity.

Photograph depicts the Nanaimo passenger depot of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (at right) and the E & N freight shed (at left).

Photograph depicts the junction station of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway at Parksville on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts yard signals of the MacMillan Bloedel & Powell River Logging Railway, primarily protecting the Comox Logging & Railway Company crossing. The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway is about 300 yards to the north. Crossing is near Ladysmith. It is most unusual to find signal in B.C. at this point.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Oliver. There is a way freight stopped at the depot, either before or after switching.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. two-loco way freight train switching zinc ore concentrate below Kimberley City but above concentrator, on the Kimberley-Cranbrook line.

Photograph depicts the extreme west end of C.P.R. trackage at Coal Harbour, looking east towards the yards and downtown after a snowfall.

Photograph depicts the Cobble Hill Station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts the service car of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway in front of the E & N freight shed. The Nanaimo passenger depot (not depicted) is located behind the photographer.

Photograph depicts the rear view of two C.P.R. snowplows in the Coquitlam yards. The one in the forefront is #400790.

Photograph depicts the front view of two snow plows at the C.P.R. Coquitlam yards.

Photograph depicts a mechanical side cutting machine at the C.P.R. Coquitlam yards.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. wrecking train unit at Vancouver station.

Photograph depicts a boxcar at the C.P.R. Coquitlam yards. Note the frame construction.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. wharf at Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. The wharf is used to load/unload cars from vehicles or lake scows. The ferry slip itself is beyond the tank cars, at the center middle distance of the photo.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. train station at Kaslo. At one time the line ran between Kaslo and Nakusp, via New Denver. It was lifted in 1915-1920. The trackage now consists of Kootenay Lake slip and about 1 mile of sidings. It is used mainly for oil (incoming) and lumber (outgoing).

Photograph depicts CPR buildings near Shawnigan Lake depot on Vancouver Island. The buildings in the centre are a section house (left) and a speeder or tool shed (right). They sit inside a wye track. Spur on the left is all that is left of "Y" turning center. The view is looking south. The Shawnigan Lake station (not depicted) is located at mile post 27.8 approximately 1/2 mile to the railway south of these buildings which are to the south of the photographer.

Photograph depicts sheds and repair center of the C.P.R. at Victoria, near Lime Bay. The rail-liner just came in from the daily run to Courtenay.

Photograph depicts the Malahat Station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south towards Victoria.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Michel Station between Crow's Nest and Fernie. The view is looking west towards the only working colliery left in the district. The station is disused but in good repair.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. rail car slip at Slocan City, on the south end of Slocan Lake, on the line between Slocan and South Slocan. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts a typical section shed scene anywhere in B.C. It was taken on the C.P.R. track near Flat Creek or Illecillewaet, between Rogers Pass and Revelstoke. The April 25, 1965 CPR Employee timetable lists the mileage at Illecillewaet as 98.2.

Photograph depicts a water tower.

Photograph depicts a velocipede north of C.P.R. track and immediately west of Port Hammond in the Fraser Valley. These three-wheeled hand/foot powered track vehicles were mostly used by track patrolmen.