Photograph taken at the Port Mann CNR yard. CN cattle car #815097 is visible alongside the stock yard.
Photograph taken at the CNR Port Mann stock yard. Image captured looking towards the east.
Photograph taken at the CNR Port Mann yard. Image captured looking towards the west.
Photograph depicts a car that used to be on the "Victoria-Pacific Railway" tourist steam train, owned by Terry Ferguson. It was built in 1890 as a sleeping car by Barry and Smythe (USA). Originally named "Sherbrooke," it worked on the Montreal-Halifax run. It was rebuilt in 1910 as a private car and then became superintendent's car #16 in Lethbridge and was sold by the CPR to WCRA in 1963.
Photograph depicts a spur that leads to a North Pacific cannery. Davies noted in 2003 that the place became a museum and the spur track disappeared.
Photograph depicts a fish cannery that was in use, but its spur looked to be unused according to Davies. Prince Rupert is 10.7 miles away.
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 where track runs from the east side of Wood Lake to the west side of Kalamalka Lake. Image captured 19.7 rail miles north of Kelowna.
Photograph taken 19.7 miles north of Kelowna. The line pictured was built in the mid-1920's and had passenger traffic till the mid-1930's.
Photograph taken in the Okanagan Subdivision, 19.7 rail miles north of Kelowna.
File consists of material related to Canadian National Railway general and non-regional organization, management, finances, and national policies. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "The 40th Anniversary of the CN Symbol"; "Best Worst to First in 10 Years" by Tom Murray; "Designs for the Times: The Story of the CN Design Program"; and "CN Takes Control of BNSF's Vancouver Lines".
Photograph depicts a slowly-disappearing, older CN logo. Davies notes that he saw it infrequently in 1970, but it was still not yet rare. This was a good example of a box car at Fort Langley.
Photograph taken from a speeder at the Lumby Junction. The two visible sidings held trains awaiting departure to Kelowna or Kamloops.
Photograph taken on mile 90, with Kalamalka Lake at the right.There were very sharp curves in this area.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CNR Okanagan branch line through Vernon and Kelowna, British Columbia.
File consists of drafts of an article by David Davies entitled "CNR Okanagan Branch--Kamloops to Armstrong Section Only--Its History".
Subseries consists of material regarding the Canadian National Railway Okanagan Branch. Includes information about the infrastructure and operation of the branch, the locomotives and self-propelled coaches used on the branch line, and track plans.
Photograph depicts the Smithers depot.
Photograph taken outside of a museum cannery near Port Edward and Phelan.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CNR Northern Line from Prince Rupert to Jasper, British Columbia.
Photograph taken somewhere between Endako and Prince George, Nechako Subdivision.
Photograph taken somewhere between Endako and Prince George, Nechako Subdivision. Captured from an old-type (1950s) observation/dome car at the end of an eastbound VIA train.
Photograph depicts the details of the east side of the McBride depot.
Photograph depicts the McBride depot and an eastbound VIA train.
Photo at Hansard, a railway point in the Fraser Subdivision. This was the only bridge in B.C. used by both rail and road vehicles. In the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction days, it was known as the third crossing of the Fraser River.
Photograph taken in the Fraser Subdivision. Depicts the site of a wreck that was due to unstable clay ground. Apparently, there were known problems since 1912-13 construction days.
Photograph taken at Hasard, a railway point in the Fraser Subdivision. The Hansard "station" (non existent) was on mile 100.2. Looking west with Prince George 47 rail miles away.
Photograph taken in the Fraser Subdivision. Depicts the site of a trestle train wreck and subsequent fire where 2 men were killed.
Photograph taken between Hutton and Dewey, near the Fraser Subdivision.
Photograph taken in the Fraser Subdivision, somewhere between Dewey and Hansard.
Photograph taken somewhere between Prince George and McBride.
Photograph taken north of Fraser, about 5 miles north east of the Patulla Bridge in New Westminster. The image displays the CNR swing bridge that connects to the trackage of Lulu Island. The CNR swing bridge is left open except for the passage of the daily freight train.
Photograph taken at the CNR yards, located north of Ballantyne Pier. Visible is a CN yard switcher #1251. Davies notes that the photograph was taken because it was unusual to find any locomotives that do not have a new colour scheme during this time.
Subseries consists of material regarding the Canadian National Railway North Line from Jasper to Prince Rupert. Includes information about the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line from Red Pass Junction to Prince Rupert, which switched ownership to CNR in 1922.
Photograph depicts a CN box car. It was operating a self-propelled crane in the vicinity, moving new bridge timbers.
Photograph depicts a freight shed at mile 49.5 on the Bulkley Subdivision. The depot in New Hazelton (now demolished at the time) was built in 1913.
Photograph depicts a depot that was destroyed at this point 2 years prior from when the photograph was taken. Visible is a tunnel clearance work trolley. There were 10 tunnels in the location of the photo, the Bulkley Subdivision.
File consists of an original and complete CNR Mountain Region timetable 5 (25 Oct. 1992).
File consists of an original, but incomplete, CNR Mountain Region timetable 2 (24 Apr. 1977). Pages 11-58 are missing.
File consists of an original, but incomplete, CNR Mountain Region timetable 12 (27 May 1990). Pages 39-92 are missing.
Photograph depicts the site of the Mount Robson stop which could be reached by a 3 mile gravel road from the BC Government campsite at the bottom of a valley in Albreda. The Tete Jaune Subdivision line (to Prince George) is located on the left.
Photograph depicts derail equipment. Image captured on mile 54.3 from Jasper at the Albreda Sub-Divison.
File consists of miscellaneous research material related to the Canadian National Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Prince George Terminal Operating Manual" effective August 2009; "CN Transportation of Dangerous Goods" effective August 2009; "Rail Customers of CNR in BC in 1977 who had Spur/Siding Access" by Davies; "Inventory of CNR Stations in British Columbia c. 1975"; and "CN Wins BCR Freight Operations: Anatomy of the Deal" by Ian Smith. Also includes CN Rail Mountain Region Time Table 14 effective June 1, 1981.
Photograph depicts the CNR depot in McBride. It was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1919 according to an individual design.
Photograph taken at the Matsqui depot which stood on the north side of the track and was a flag stop. Electric indicator board for stopping the train was below the left-handed window. The depot house was occupied by a family, but the CNR intended to close and demolish it.
Photograph depicts a track motor shed located at about 300 yards west from the Matsqui depot.
Photograph taken at the Matsqui depot on mile 87.4 from Boston Bar, BCCNR applied to close and abolish the Matsqui depot in 1872, but no action had been taken by 1973. The house visible was occupied by a family.
Photograph taken at the Matsqui depot on mile 87.4 from Boston Bar and 45 minutes from Vancouver. Trackage consists of a passing lie and a storage loop, which in 1973 contained no cars.
File consists of research material relating to the Canadian National Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "CN Main Line in B.C. Route Description" by Lussier; "The Anderson Stove" by Reid; "Ice and Gravel at MP 23 Albreda Sub., near Lucerne, B.C." by Emmington and Lill; "Riding a CN Caboose on the Clearwater Sub., 1989" by Davies; and "CP Nepa/CN Coho - The East End Hotspot" by Clark.
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.