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Lund Harbour
2013.6.36.1.003.099 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Lund Harbour, looking north, 12 miles north of Powell River. It is the most northerly point on the mainland accessible by car, on this part of the coast. Lund is 92 car miles north of the ferry terminal at Langdale.

MacMillan Bloedel, Nanaimo
2013.6.36.1.051.17 · Item · [14 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts locomotive #1077 built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1923. It was the road engine for log traffic to Ladysmith and had been left on a spur, isolated by three breaks in the tracks. It had been out of service, as had all MacMillan Bloedel traffic, for at least 12 months.

2013.6.36.1.010.08 · Item · Aug. 1964
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the M.B. & P.R. Logging Railway Nanaimo River division, which is the only railroad left in the company. The photo depicts locomotive #1077 at the Nanaimo River Camp, 16 miles west of Ladysmith. It is a 2-6-2 tank locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Company in December 1923.

2013.6.36.1.153.07 · Item · [June 1996]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken in front of the 'main line' that led to a pulp mill and river crossing. To the left was a lesser used connector to the CN main line. Behind the camera was a 4-track interchange yard. Beyond that, the CN line to Alberta could be found.

Mainland St. in Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.015.34 · Item · 22 Oct. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the 1500 block of Mainland St. in Vancouver. The boxcar in the view is CN #521160. The switch at Helmcken St. is still in position but not usable because it has been partially black topped and had the rods removed.

Maintenance of Way
2013.6.08 · Series · 2002-2012
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Series consists of material related to maintenance-of-way on British Columbia railways. Includes information about track sections, track vehicles, mechanized maintenance, and animals on railway tracks.

2013.6.36.1.007.038 · Item · Aug. 1964
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Malahat station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway line, 20 miles north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south and there are no houses anywhere in the vicinity.

Management
2013.6.15.05 · File · 2007-2012
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of research material regarding railway management practices and personnel, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the CPR management attitude change in 2012 with Hunter Harrison, enforcement of rules, railway discipline, demerit marks (Brownie points), railway decline, and the culture of change.

2013.6.08.6 · File · 2002-2012
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of material regarding manufacturers of track vehicles before 1960, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on vehicles manufactured by Fairmont, Kalamazoo, Beavercar, Railcar Company, Woodings-Railcar Limited, Crerar Adams & Company, and Sylvester Manufacturing Company.

2013.6.35.16 · Item · Mar. 1971
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Map depicts rail lines in the BC lower mainland, including BC Hydro Railway, Burlington Northern Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Maps and Plans
2013.6.02 · Series · 1970-2011
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Series consists of province-wide and regional maps of British Columbia that show railway trackage or otherwise relate to railways. Includes plans of railway structures, trackage, and buildings built in British Columbia by railway companies. Contains maps that depict the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, BC Rail, the Great Northern Railway, and various Vancouver Island railways.

2013.6.02.7 · File · 1994-2011
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of maps of railway trackage in Vancouver Island, which consist of photocopy reproductions and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of track in various cities on Vancouver Island (Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Qualicum, Nanoose, Ladysmith, and Port Alberni); maps of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N); and maps of logging railways on Vancouver Island.

Margaret Hope
2013.6.36.1.122.03 · Item · [1 July 2002]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Margaret Hope, organizer of a 3 week tour. She was standing beside her husband's deluxe machine that was built from scratch. Taken on the CNR Okanagan line.

"Master" tug
2013.6.36.1.064.01 · Item · [between 1964 and 1983]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a "Master" tug after it underwent restoration in False Creek, Vancouver. It was under steam, and entering English Bay.

May Day Parade in Nanaimo
2013.6.36.1.088.03 · Item · [25 May 1970]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Sea Cadets Corps Amphion of Nanaimo marching in the 1970 Nanaimo May Day Parade near Comox Road. The Corps is doing a "Present Arms" and are in "Close March" formation. This is a salute, likely as they pass the parade review platform. The newly built Tally-Ho Lodge is in the background, suggesting that the Corps is marching south on Terminal Ave. at Comox Road intersection, having just crossed the Millstream Bridge. Terminal Ave. is also the official Trans-Canada Highway (1962-1971), which was still very new at this time.