Photograph depicts a shack built by VIA because the depot in Boston bar was unused, empty, locked and awaiting a buyer.
Photograph depicts the bunker and cab view of the Royal Scot that was built in Britain in 1947 (or before). It was coal fired and was being prepared for its first run of the year.
Photograph depicts 2 steam locomotives. On the left is Canadian, numbered #1941 and on the right is British, labelled "Royal Scot." Both were coal fired.
Photograph depicts one of the two steam locomotives that operated on the Victoria Miniature Railway. Labelled "Royal Scot." Found in Scarborough a few years prior, in poor condition. Carries a boiler test date of 1947 by Vulcan.
Photograph depicts one of the two steam locomotives that operated on the Victoria Miniature Railway. Labelled "No. 1941," Canadian and was built by Routledge of Mission City. It was overhauled by a citizen of Victoria. Fired by coal.
Photograph depicts temporary yards, on the western outskirts of Victoria, being part of the leased CNR's Victoria- Duncan line. On the left is Hillcrest Lumber #10, Climax, that was built in 1928. It was sold to Terry Ferguson in April, 1969 and then moved to Victoria in September, 1970. On the right is a CPR Montreal Surburban commuter car that was built in 1932, and behind that is a 1913 steam crane/
Photograph depicts temporary yards that were sited at View Royal, northwest of downtown Victoria. They use two and a half miles of the CNR's Victoria-Sooke-Duncan line. Visible is a Baldwin that was built in 1929. Its last revenue owner was Comox Logging and Railway Co. It was then purchased by the West Coast Railway Association from Crown Zellebach in 1964. At the time the picture was taken, it had been purchased by the Victoria Pacific Railway that commenced work on this line on June 24, 1972.
Photograph depicts the view looking north from Diamond Head Lodge in Garibaldi Park, about 20 miles northeast of Squamish. Believed to be "Bookworm range" at 7910 ft.
Photograph depicts a view from the Pacific Great Eastern mainline, looking east. A spur for logging is at Creekside, showing either Spetch or Mount Currie. The precise location in the photograph is unknown.
Photograph depicts a view from the ship the Queen of Powell River, en route from Earl Cove to Saltery Bay.
Photograph depicts a view in a lane on the south side of the 1300 block of Richards St. in Vancouver. It includes a Louisville & Nashville car # L&N 109534, that is "paper loading only", has blue paintwork, and was built in June 1953. The end of the spur is at about Drake St. but it is covered in gravel for the last 25 yards. The car was spotted at the Cascade Imperial Mills Ltd. located at #1205 Richards St. Two-thirds of the block is occupied by the Johnston Terminals, Merchandise Storage Division. The building has 6 rail access doors but only 4 are in use. There is usually at least 1 car spotted along the building.
Photograph depicts a view of the town site of Britannia Beach from a copper ore bin, above the concentrator.
Photograph depicts a view of the CPR mainline and siding at Salmon Arm. The view is looking east but the photo was taken from west of the depot. A work train was stored on the siding/spur behind the camera, protected by a metal flag.
Photograph depicts a general view of the C.P.R. yards adjacent to Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver. The sheeted units in the middle distance consist of an export train of 11 locies, travelling dear, just brought in by the G.N.R. switcher. The locomotives were built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. For shipment to Korean National Railways, Pusan. Diverted to Vancouver because of the U.S. Pacific Coast long shoreman strike.
Photograph depicts an unnamed harbour road that runs to the north of , and parallel to Water St. The trackage is connected behind the camera to a CPR depot and at the other end to the mainline. No spurs lead off to the docks. The track is not used but usable.
Photograph depicts a view of a steam donkey probably at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts the rear and side view of the abandoned Sumas electrical substation on the B.C. Electric Railway at Vedder Mountain.
Photograph depicts a view of the Fraser River from the Albion Ferry from Haney to Fort Langley. The ferry is approaching the south bank of Fort Langley. Gulls sat on logs floating downstream; too heavy to rise after eating candlefish.
Photograph depicts the south tower and a segment of decking of the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BCPhotograph taken from the east side.
Photograph depicts the southern granite piers of the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BCfrom the southeast side.
Photograph depicts the Lions Gate Bridge on the east side looking south from the shore of North Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the decking and piers of the northern section of the Lions Gate Bridge, looking north from the shore of North Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the south tower of the Lions Gate Bridge looking east with the SS Prince George in the background.
Photograph depicts the piers of the south tower on the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the Lions Gate Bridge on west side looking south from the shore of North Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the north shore of False Creek, looking west after a snowfall. Photo taken from the swing span of Cambie Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts the extreme west of Coal Harbour. Looking south towards Georgia Street and the West End.
Photograph depicts a view of four tracks at the McCulloch CPR depot, located at mile 76.6, on the Carmi Subdivision. The four tracks, west to east, are: a passing track, the mainline, a storage track, and a turning "Y". The rail on the passing track and mainline are date 1940, and the others are 1918 or 1919. The view is looking southwest.
Photograph depicts a view looking northeast towards Coal Harbour from Alberni St. (Chilco-Gilford block) with West Georgia St. in the middle distance.
Postcard depicts a view of the CPR line in B.C.
Photograph depicts a 4 wheeler vintage 'Scale test Car," built in June 1919. Found in the CPR Kamloops yard.
Photograph depicts a wagon in a field on the south bank of Pritchard, beside a bridge that went over the South Thompson River.
File consists of:
- Canadian Rail issue no. 447 (July-August 1995) which is devoted to Canada's Railways in World War II
- Article by David Davies, "Wartime Freight in BC in WWII, 1939-1945"
- Summary piece by David Davies, "What happened in British Columbia in WWII? 1939-1945: A Review of Military Events"
Photograph depicts the washrooms on the west side of the line, about a quarter mile from the McCulloch CPR depot building. The depot is located at mile 76.6 on the Carmi Subdivision.
Photograph depicts water car #415319 standing on a little used spur in Nelson. It consists of a locomotive tender mounted on a flat car. It could be used as a firefighting unit, but it is merely lettered "service."
Photograph depicts a water crane on the southwest side of the Pacific Great Eastern station at Pemberton.
File consists of research material regarding railway water delivery structures, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes schematic drawings of water delivery structures; information on water crane standpipes, enclosed water tanks, and steel water tanks; and a 1993 Canadian Rail article by Heaman entitled "Water--A Railway Necessity: Western Lines Increase Supply".
Photograph depicts a water pump, dated 1883. Animal water trough and pipe were both made out of wood, which was typical for the Barkerville period.
Photograph depicts a full but unused water tank at Duncan Station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a water tank at the Pacific Great Eastern yards in Brackendale, near Squamish.
Photograph depicts a static water tank, numbered 415726, at the Coquitlam C.P.R. yards.
Photograph depicts a water tank car on the CPR line at Rock Creek. Rock Creek is located at mile 11.7 from Midway and east of Osoyoos. The water tank car was built in 192, holds 8000 gallons, and forms part of a work train. The sidings capacity here is 70 cars.
Photograph depicts a preserved 2-spouted water tank. It was not on its original site.
Photograph depicts the water tower at B.C. Forest Products Ltd. Mill at Port Hammond, in the Fraser Valley.
Photograph depicts a surviving but disused water tower at Cranbrook. Cranbrook is located at mile 0 on the CPR line of the Nelson Subdivision.
Photograph depicts the water tower at the C.P.R. Savona Depot. The view is looking east towards Kamloops.
Photograph depicts an abandoned water tower on CPR line at Brookmere, 30 miles south of Merritt. The trackage on the right has had the spikes removed but the yard consists of a mixture of completely removed, partially removed, and completely undisturbed track. An elderly couple and 2 elderly bachelors are the only year-round remaining inhabitants.
Contour plan shows layout of a water tunnel near Lyon's Creek in the CNR Clearwater subdivision.
Photograph depicts a working undershot water wheel on Lardeau Creek River. It was the only water wheel seen in B.C. between 1963 and 1970. It was designed to drive an electricity generating set, but it was not coupelled to the set at the time.