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2013.6.36.3.06.36 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts the Illecillewaet Valley, near Glacier, BCThe view shows the end of the descent over Rogers Pass, if travelling westerly. The scar in the foreground was believed to be the track between the 1st (Glacier Hotel) and 2nd (Loop Brook) loops.

The Loop
2013.6.36.3.06.11 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts "The Loop, as this great pear-shaped arc of trestle was known along with the spectacular station and hotel facilities at Glacier were replaced by the Connaught Tunnel in 1916."

Thompson Canyon
2013.6.36.3.08.03 · Item · [after 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts a "Spectacular sight to be seen while travelling through this Canyon. Many trains rumble past with heavy loads making a grand sight when they twist and turn around corners along the clear blue water of the Thompson River."

Thompson River
2013.6.36.1.106.04 · Item · 26 Aug. 1995
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts CN track 1 mile east of Walhachin. Looking east. Thompson River running downstream, towards the camera. CPR also goes through Walhachin.

Thompson River
2013.6.36.1.106.03 · Item · 26 Aug. 1995
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts CN track 1 mile east of Walhachin. Looking east. Thompson River running downstream, towards the camera.

Thompson River
2013.6.36.1.106.08 · Item · 26 Aug. 1995
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts CN track 1 mile east of Walhachin. Looking east. Thompson River running downstream, towards the camera.

2013.6.36.1.009.50 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

Tilbury rail terminal
2013.6.36.1.013.32 · Item · [May 1965]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the view of the Tilbury rail terminal on the south bank of the south arm of the Fraser River, 1 1/2 miles east of Deer Island Tunnel. S.S. Canora is also in the picture.

Tofino Airport
2013.6.36.1.077.11 · Item · [20 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Tofino Airport. It was a former wartime RCAF base built in 1942 for anti-Japanese air patrols. It was now a D.O.T controlled airport.

2013.6.36.1.152.02 · Item · Sept. 2000
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a tool house in Wasa, at the CPR Windermere Subdivision. Before 1970, the station had siding for 37 cars. Now it had two sidings for a total of 150 cars. Note the old box car with old lettering that was presumably on non-reserve service.

Track beside Tulameen River
2013.6.36.1.149.31 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken about 2 miles west of Princeton. Depicts track beside the Tulameen River. Taken, looking west, form a ridge holding on the Princeton to Hope highway.

Track shed along CPR line
2013.6.36.1.027.01 · Item · [23 June 1979]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a track shed about 1 mile south of Beaverdell or at about mile 43.25 on the CPR line in the Carmi Subdivision. Despite the open doors and ease of access, it was the only hut on the line found to contain track materials and correspondence. It retained 50 memos addressed to the Section Foreman [at Beaverdell?].

2013.6.36.1.026.19 · Item · [22 June 1979]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the trackage in the mid section of the McCulloch depot area. The left line is a passing track, the mid line is the mainline, and the right track is for storage. The depot is located at mile 76.6, on the Carmi Subdivision. The view is looking north.