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File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the original Pacific Great Eastern Railway line. Also includes photographs depicting various dirt roads (2001-2010).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line. Includes: "Remembering" special edition of the Coupler Marking the 75th anniversary of BC Rail and the PGE Railway (Jan. 1987). Also includes a photograph depicting the Ahbau railway bridge (2005).

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in Seton Portage, British Columbia

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Pacific Great Eastern (later BC Rail) main line of British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Okanagan Valley Railway in British Columbia.

File contains photographs depicting four different tours that took place at the mine, plant, and towns owned by Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. Tours include Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's visit to Clinton Creek in 1968 and Member of Parliament Iona Campagnolo's visit to Cassiar in 1978. Photographs also depict a party of ambassadors touring Cassiar in 1970, and the dedication of a building in the Cassiar plant in the late 1970s.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Northwood Pump Mill Railway in Prince George, British Columbia.

Photographs within this file document stern wheelers operating in Northern BC from ca. 1901 - 1915.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a model tank speeder in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Photographs within this file document Canadian military service, training activities, military institutions, bases and site; individuals and organizations (eg. veterans, military personnel, militia, cadets), military vehicles and ships, equipment, weapons, uniforms, artifacts and legislation as it pertains to Northern British Columbia.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Marcus Smith. Marcus Smith was a railway surveyor and in 1872 he was appointed as deputy to the Engineer-in-Chief of the Canadian Pacific Railway and took charge of British Columbia surveys between 1876-78. He worked as a surveyor for the CPR until 1886.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of manual maintenance of way vehicles in British Columbia.

Photographs depict different construction projects at separate locations in Cassiar. Photographs were originally housed in envelopes with the following annotations: "POLICE STATION. July 15, 1977."; "Aggregates and Concrete (PERMASTEEL)"; "Fibre Storage and Handling"; "Powerhouse Expansion"; "Sewage Collection Plant."; "Sewage Treatment Plant"; "Single Person Accommodations - Site Work."; "Outside Work - Camp Nos. 1,2,3." Photos generally feature the work sites, supplies, vehicles, machinery, and work in progress at each location.

Additional photographs integrated into file include maintenance project on lining of tubes, lining of aspiration hood, and lining of willow fiberizer. Also five photographs of maintenance in the townsite to fix in ground piping.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of track trollies in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of maintenance of way machines at BC speeder meet in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a Canadian Forest Products logging railway in the Nimpkish Valley in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of logging railways in British Columbia and Washington State.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of logging railways in British Columbia.

File contains images depicting various landslides near Cassiar BC. Set of 20 photographs (with 9 corresponding negative strips) date stamped June 1987 depict landslide near creek and dirt road with a Cassiar company truck. Set of 5 black and white photographs found in envelope marked "D. Stewart" are likely from 1988-1989 and depict a rockslide on the south western side of the pit mine, near the tramline. Album entitled “6200 DUMP SLIDE / SPRING, 1979” contains 34 photographs depicting aerial shots of a massive rockslide on the eastern slope of McDame Mountain, originating from the mine waste dump. Several images from album show greenish water pooling in the toe of the slide.

File consists of a duotang containing a typescript essay titled "Land Speculation and the Railway Station in Prince George" by Alistair Mcvey for a geography class.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of restoration the Kettle Valley Railway near Summerland in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the KVR in Princeton, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the dismantling of the KVR line from Princeton to Jura, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of Kettle Valley Railway and current Burlington Northern Railroad trackage in Grand Forks and Greenwood, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Kettle Valley Railway line from Merritt to Midway, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of Kettle Valley Railway equipment found in Brookmere, British Columbia.

File consists of research material regarding Jean Jacques Caux, known as "Cataline", who was a famous mule packer for the Hudson Bay Company. Materials include a newspaper clipping, notes, and reproductions. Includes Imbert Orchard's 1971 oral history work, "People in Landscape: Track 1 - Stories about the legendary packer Jean Caux (Cataline)".

Photographs within this file document resource industries within Northern BC such as mining, fishing, forestry etc. They also represent resource industry cooperatives, processing, packing and shipping industries, construction and ship building, as well as salvage companies and operations.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of industrial railways, specifically the Britannia Copper Mine, in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of industrial railways in British Columbia.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to highway transportation in and around the Prince George area. Includes material regarding the Old Cariboo Highway; the Yellowhead Highway east; and Highway 97 north. Includes: "RE: Proposed Bridge at Isle Pierre" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Ken Pedergast, District Manager (4 Oct. 1991) and "Year 2000 Calendar Bridges of BC" calendar for the year 2000 produced by Argentis (2000).

File consists of reproductions of reports, articles, newspapers, and documents containing information about Henry J. Cambie who was employed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as a land surveyor in 1867.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Great Northern Railway in British Columbia.

File consists of an exhibit brochure titled "Grand Trunk Pacific: The transcontinental line" prepared by the Fraser-Fort George Museum.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations. Includes 2001 and 2009 photographs depicting various Grand Trunk Pacific stations and areas along the railway.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway survey and construction. Includes: "70 years of Rail!" special edition of the Prince George Citizen newspaper (27 Jan. 1984). Includes photographs depicting the Prince George roundhouse in its original location and various trains surrounding it.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a presentation on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway conducted by Kent Sedgwick. Includes a CD titled "GTP Talk" containing a recording of Kent Sedgwick's presentation on the Grand Trunk Pacific (Oct. 2010).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Prince Rupert. Also includes a map depicting the Prince Rupert townsite (before 1980).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. File contains material regarding mileages, railway stations, and lists of the GTP railway line stations.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to a failed tunnel build for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line between McBride and Goat River and a potential homestead on the land surrounding the tunnel. The land was later owned by Russ Purvis of Dunster in 2006.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Goat River railway station. Includes photographs depicting the Goat River station and a painting of the station (2009).

File consists of reproductions and typescript documents relating to the "From Trail to Rail" book written by Audrey L'Heureux and promotion of the book at the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association annual meeting in 1989.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a brochure about the Fort George Railway and the "Little Prince" 24? gauge steam engine. Includes: "Fort George Railway" brochure prepared by Kent Sedgwick (May 1988); "Fort George Railway Society" typescript letter to George Finsterle from Kent Sedgwick (1 May 1989); and "Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum" brochure (1988).

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of former KVR trackage in the Christina Lake area of British Columbia.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to ferry boat service in and around Prince George. Includes material regarding the Fraser River Fort George ferry; the Isle Pierre ferry; and the Miworth ferry. File also includes photographs depicting a building at Isle Pierre in the 1970s and the ferry crossing at Isle Pierre in 2005.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway between Victoria and Nanaimo.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of locations north of Nanaimo on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of various locations on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway line on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.