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Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Second Narrows railway bridge in Vancouver harbour. It was completed and ready for traffic about May 1969. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts a Great Northern Railway freight train travelling south over trestle at the south end of a New Westminster rail bridge, at the point where the Great Northern Railway tracks swings westward.

Photograph depicts a disused Canadian National Railway (CN) passenger depot at Kelowna. The offices still used for parcels, ticket sales, etc. There is still good freight traffic.

Photograph depicts a motor trolley travelling east and dropping off ties at the Canadian National Railway (CN) track side about a half mile east of Fort Langley/

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track on Lulu Island leading to the swing bridge that crosses the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is looking northeast.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track at the east end of Lulu Island. It originally led to a peat plant but now continues southwards to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of the island. The view is looking due north and there is a whistle board at the left for the Westminster Highway behind the camera.

Photograph depicts a spur leading off the Canadian National Railway (CN) spur to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank and east side of Lulu Island. This spur used to be the original line and led to a peat plant, just seen at left on the horizon. The second car is pushed onto unused and overgrown track, which is dated 1909 Algoma Steel. This siding much used.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) freight depot at Penticton, with a motor/rail tractor in the photo.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) line at Penticton. The wharf at the lake head is for loading rail scows.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) line in Kelowna. In the background are freight yards and a loading ramp to rail scows on Lake Okanagan.

Photograph depicts the trestle leading to the Canadian National Railway (CN) swing bridge across the north arm of the Fraser River. The view was taken on Lulu Island, looking northeast. The ground on each side of the trestle is peaty and springy when walked on.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Peachland on Okanagan Lake. It was used for the lumber trade mainly, but also fruit in season. The track stops at the foreground of the photo.

Photograph depicts the combined Canadian National Railway (CN) and C.P.R. wharf at Summerland on Okanagan Lake. The trackage extends behind the camera for about 150 yards. It is used mainly for summer fruit traffic.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot at Spences Bridge, from a view looking southwest.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot in Vernon, which is no longer used for passenger traffic.

Photograph depicts Canadian National Railway (CN) track crew sheds on Lulu Island at the south end of the Fraser St. road-vehicle bridge, near the intersection of #5 Rd. and Vulcan Way. The track is well used. The view is looking west.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) permanent way gang at Lytton, about 100 yards north of the depot. The Fraser River is in the background.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) trestle leading to the swing bridge across the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is taken from Lulu Island, looking northeast. Stumps under the trestle indicate this is the second trestle on the site.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track on Lulu Island, about 4 miles west of the eastern tip of the island. The track to the right runs along the northern edge of the island and the left-hand track goes to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of Lulu Island.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) switcher #7218 and caboose on Lulu Island about to cross the New Westminster Highway, travelling northward on a spur. It came southwards as a loaded freight with 3 boxcars for a small spur behind the photo, and 3 empty cement tank cars for the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of Lulu Island, half a miles distant behind the caboose.

Photograph depicts a piece of abandoned track leading to the peat plant at #8 road on Lulu Island on the Westminster Highway. The track runs parallel to the Westminster Highway, which is at the left beyond the photo. The rail is undated and marked, "Rlymney Steel" (South Wales). The photo is looking west and the Canadian National Railway (CN) spur lies a quarter mile behind the camera.

Photograph depicts an ex-locomotive tender, now a mobile water tank at the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot at Spences Bridge. The mobile water tank holds 11, 600 gallons.

Photograph depicts Tilbury dock on the Delta shore of the Fraser River. The stern of the Canadian National Railway (CN) onboard railcar carrier SS "Canora" is about 10ft away, and showing tidal and moving a piece of dock leading to shore.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Tilbury dock at Delta on the lower Fraser River. The view is looking east, upstream.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) repair shops at Port Mann. The caboose is receiving a spray paint job.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Chilliwack depot, looking north.

Photograph depicts the track transfer transporter at the Canadian National Railway (CN) repair shops at Port Mann.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) station at Clearwater, on the mainline between Kamloops and Tete Juane Cache Junction, about 75 miles north of Kamloops. The main trade is lumber. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) train crossing Powell St. and the C.P.R. tracks to get to North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) line at Deerholme Junction, near Duncan, on Vancouver Island. The wrecking train on siding is ready for emergencies.

Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway (CN) special purpose car at Port Mann repair shop. It is fitted with a winch inside.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway former station at Cascade, just north of the Canada-U.S. border and 15 miles east of Grand Forks. The line connects Kettle Falls and Grand Forks, but the station is now disused but in good repair. The view is looking south towards Washington State.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Kamloops Junction depot, facing east. The single line spur to Kamloops is about two miles long.

Photograph depicts the hand truck and track material at Tilbury, Delta in the Fraser Valley. It belongs to the Canadian National Railway (CN)

Photograph depicts a piece of equipment on the rail line.

Photograph depicts the Sumas depot of the Northern Pacific Railway in the U.S. The Canadian border is at the grade crossing in the middle distance.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway line in northeastern Washington State in the Columbia River valley. The photo depicts Great Northern Railway (GNR)locomotive #684 with 23 empty ore cars and caboose stopped and deserted at grade crossing, about 8 miles south of Northport, south of Trail. Presumably this line is a spur to a quarry or mine in the hills.

Photograph depicts the track transfer transporter at the Canadian National Railway (CN) repair shops at Port Mann, showing the east face of the main building.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot at Lytton, looking northeast.

Photograph depicts Canadian National Railway (CN) freight crossing Powell St. near Raymur Ave.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) line at Deerholme Junction on Vancouver Island, near Duncan. The wrecking train on siding is ready for emergencies. The caboose is newly painted.

Photograph depicts an old type of boxcar (#71139) at Canadian National Railway (CN) Kamloops Junction. It was left right beside the station to hold coal and had no building date marked on it.

Photograph depicts the demolition of a Great Northern Railway depot in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a partially demolished Great Northern Railway depot and Canadian National Railway (CN) depot behind it, in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a disused rail barge slip on the south side of Vancouver harbour, just east of Campbell Ave. and leading off the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Great Northern Railway (GNR)trackage coming for the False Creek yards. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) Port Mann depot.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) main line from the Vancouver depot. The view is looking east, down from the bridge carrying Clark Dr.

Photograph depicts a freshly painted Canadian National Railway (CN) caboose at Kamloops Junction depot.

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) yards at Port Mann. A wrecking crane, without a jib, and water tanker are behind.

Photograph depicts a disused Canadian National Railway (CN) water tower at Spuzzum, 25 miles north of Hope. The view is looking east across the Fraser Canyon.