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CNR heavy duty snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.24 · Item · [Jan. 2007]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society. Image captures a close up of the coupler and moveable lower front plate.

CNR heavy duty snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.25 · Item · [Jan. 2007]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society. Photo captures details of a door on its left side.

2013.6.36.1.010.41 · Item · Oct. 1965
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a C.N. locomotive at Riverside Park in Kamloops. It is s 2-8-0 locomotive # 2141 and was built in 1912 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. It is 68' long and 10'1" wide, with a light weight of 169, 200 lbs. It was converted to oil in 1948 and last ran from Cowichan Bay to Victoria on July 4, 1958. It was installed in the park in 1961.

2013.6.36.1.142.02 · Item · Sept. 1997
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

2013.6.36.1.142.13 · Item · Sept. 1997
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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 Row of about 40 speeders/trolleys withdrawn from service to be scrapped.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.

2013.6.36.1.092.03 · Item · 1 Mar. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CN freight derailment in Brockelhurst, Kamloops. It was an 80 car hopper train carrying urea fertilizer. It derailed 28 cars and most were severely damaged. Ripped up 200 meteres of the track.

2013.6.36.1.092.11 · Item · 1 Mar. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts how wrecked cars were removed from the Brockelhurst derailment site using a CN rail crane and a rented Sterling Crane Co. crane, which was set up right beside the track. Here, the car was lifted from the side of the track and positioned above the rail track.