Photograph depicts an airplane belonging to the 407 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It is located in Nanton in southwest Alberta, standing beside the highway at the edge of town.
Photograph taken at the BC Rail depot in North Vancouver, with "Royal Hudson" tourist train captured prior to its departure.
Photograph taken at the BC Rail depot in North Vancouver, with tourist train "Royal Hudson" departing to Squamish.
Photograph depicts the front end of locomotive #2860 "Royal Hudson" that was used to haul a daily tourist train to Squamish.
Photograph depicts a wharf spur in Squamish. Visible is locomotive #2860 "Royal Hudson" and a baggage car that is running around the train prior to its departure.
Photograph depicts a wharf spur in Squamish, with the "Royal Hudson" waiting while tourist passengers explore Squamish.
Photograph depicts Royal Oak Apartments on Kingsway in Burnaby.
Photograph depicts a solid rubber tire on wooden spokes. It came from an early type of truck, but was now used on a two-wheel trailer carrying a tank.
Photograph depicts a Rumely oil tractor #1237 , type M, RPM 640. At sea level develops 35 Brake H.P. and 20 drawbar H.P. It was made by Advance Rumely Co. Inc. at Battle Creek, Michigan. The tractor is located at High River, Alberta, 40 miles south of Calgary.
Photograph depicts a Ruston steam roller owned by Gary Wellburn in Duncan, BCIt was previously owned by the Oak Bay municipality.
Photograph depicts a Ruston steam roller owned by Gary Wellburn in Duncan, BC
Photograph depicts a saddle tank built by Porter Company, Pittsburgh, USA in 1901. It was used for charging coke ovens and was acquired from the Crows Nest Pass Coal Company in 1970.
Postcard depicts Sailor Bar Tunnel on the Fraser Canyon Section of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Photograph depicts the CPR depot in Salmon Arm.
Photograph depicts the CPR depot in Salmon Arm.
Photograph depicts a completely rebuilt saloon that was done so based on historical sketches and photos.
Photograph depicts "Salt Spring Island Trading Company Ltd." store.
Subseries consists of information about saltwater rail ferries off the coast of British Columbia. Includes information about the Canadian National rail ferry, the S.S. Canora, which was built by the Canadian Northern Railway. Also includes information about saltwater rail ferries and barge operations run by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, and the Alaska Trainship Company.
File consists of research material regarding saltwater rail activities by railways other than CP and CN. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about PGE tug and barge operations, Alaska Trainship, and rail barge slips near Vancouver. Also includes the following works: "PGE/BC Rail - Squamish Harbour" by Eric Johnson and "Pacific Great Eastern's Maritime Operations, 1913-1957" by David Morgan and Jim Moore.
File consists of research material regarding saltwater rail ferry accidents at sea. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
Photograph depicts sample lettering that read "Canadian National Kamloops Auxiliary."
Photograph depicts sample lettering that read "CN Kamloops Auxiliary Dining Car."
Photograph depicts a sand car at the Great Northern Railway depot in Vancouver, beside the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot.
Photograph depicts a sawmill yard at CPR yard adjacent to barge slip at the end of the branch line. Slocan Lake is in the distance.
Photograph depicts a saw on the outskirts of Courtenay on the road to Cumberland.
Photograph depicts a sawmill at the edge of Okanagan Lake at the north end of downtown Kelowna. The end of a chip loading spur is visible on the left.
Photograph depicts a Sawyer Massey steam engine in Nanton, Alberta. It was built in Hamilton, Ontario. It has a single cylinder and large fire box for burning wood or straw.
Photograph depicts a Sawyer Massey traction engine in Nanton, Alberta. The device parallel and topside of the boiler to heat feed water. The water tank is small so it must have had a water cart in constant attendance.
Postcard depicts Fraser River Canyon, BC"When travelling through this mighty scenic gorge, the highway often gets too narrow at points, and rock ledgeds required cutting tunnels in order to restore safety. This tunnel lies just north of Yale, BCIt handles traffic along the Trans-Canada Highway."
File consists of the 1982 edition of a guidebook by Bill Coo entitled "Scenic Rail Guide to Western Canada with Connecting Road Routes".
Photograph depicts a one roomed school that was seemingly still in use.
Photograph depicts a school room or church on the road between Louis Creek and Adams Lake.
Photograph depicts the schoolhouse of Chinatown in Nanaimo, B.C. It is the only surviving building; the others were destroyed by a fire.
Photograph depicts a scow owned by Island Tug and Barge Ltd.
Photograph depicts a scow with chips landing on the north shore of Vancouver harbour. There are Saskatchewan wheat elevators in the background.
Photograph depicts a scraper car in CPR Penticton yard. It has the blade of a snowplow, showing at right.
Photograph depicts a small tug called "Sea Bark" being renovated on Denman Island.
Photograph depicts a derelict steam tug named "Sea Swell" on the Pitt River.
Photograph depicts a monoplane called the "Seabee Amphibian." It was a 3 seater and produced by the Republic Aviation Corp. About 10 of these aircraft were grouped together near the Vancouver International Airport on Sea Island. All were separately owned and in different finishes and states of care.
Photograph depicts a baby seal at C.N. log drop at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a baby seal at C.N. log drop at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a baby seal at C.N. log drop at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a baby seal at C.N. log drop at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a railway in Washington state that was used to service dams that were built to generate electricity.
Photograph depicts a railway that used to service hydro dams in Washington state.
Photograph depicts the Second Narrows railway bridge in Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the Second Narrows railway bridge in Vancouver, BC
Photograph depicts the Second Narrows Railway Bridge in Vancouver, BCas the lifting span is being lowered. The span lifts about every 1 to 2 hours.
Photograph depicts the Second Narrows Bridge from the south end, showing the railway in the center and the south and north bound road traffic ways on either side. The latter is disused.
Photograph depicts the span of the Second Narrows bridge lifting from the southwest bank of Vancouver, BC