Photograph depicts a Pacific Wilderness Railway caboose after its first season's work that went from June to September. Davies noted the "reproting abbreviation" had been changed from OHCR to PAW. A company decal was also applied.
Photograph depicts the newly created heritage railway, the Pacific Wilderness Railway, at the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Victoria. Visible is a newly painted locomotive that had recently started service in late June of the year the photograph was taken.
Photograph depicts a liner called the "Pacific Princess." It was built in 1971 in West Germany. The liner was one of the 8-day summer crusises that travelled from Vancouver to Alsaska. Owned by P & O and registered "London."
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern yards at North Vancouver. In the picture is Locomotive #1002 built by the Montreal Locomotive Works.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern depot in Lillooet. In the photograph is an old locomotive tender on a flat car, used as a mobile water tank for the work crew train.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern yard crane at the Brackendale yards, north of Squamish. The crane was built by Industrial Works, Oak Bay, Michigan in 1913. Can left 12 tons at a 12ft radius and 3 tons at a 35 ft. radius.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern two-coach Budd car unit on its daily run travelling north to Lillooet. It is stopped at Garibaldi Station to put down skiers. It is on a very tight schedule, giving it less than 60 seconds halt. At the right is the front car #31.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern northbound daily two-coach Budd car unit approaching Horseshoe Bay depot. Car #31 is leading.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern two car Budd unit at Pemberton. It is unloading baggage. It arrived at 11:10 am and is travelling north.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern track at about Mile 70 from Vancouver. In the vicinity of Jordans and Brandy Wine Falls. The photograph was taken from the engineer's cab of a Budd car and depicts a view looking south.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern track at about Mile 70, in the vicinity of Jordans and Brandy Wine Falls. The photograph was taken from the cab of a Budd car and has a view looking south.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern track looking northeast along Seton or Anderson Lake.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern steam yard crane at Brackendale yards, north of Squamish. The mainline wrecking crane is alongside. The crane was built in 1913 by Industrial Work, Oak Bay, Michigan, U.S.A.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern snowplow at the Brackendale yards near Squamish.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern siding at Pemberton on the east and north side of the depot, leading to the pole yard.
Sign says "Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company - Explosives - Handle Carefully - Keep Fire Away - North Vancouver Station June 25 1969". Also includes condensed rules for handling cars with explosives.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern rail bridge to crossing the Capilano River in west Vancouver. Photo is taken from the east shore looking west.
Photograph depicts Pacific Great Eastern log cars beside Green Lake, 35 miles north of Squamish.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern locomotive roundhouse at the Brackendale yards, north of Squamish. It was then used as a machine shop.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern line beside Anderson Lake, west of Lillooet. The photograph was taken from the engineer's compartment of a Budd car unit/
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern line beside Anderson Lake. The temporary lumber spur was recently installed. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern line beside Anderson Lake. The photograph was taken from the engineer's compartment of a Budd car unit.
Photograph depicts a southbound Pacific Great Eastern freight train with four locies, crossing the highway at Brackendale, near Squamish.
Photograph depicts a southbound Pacific Great Eastern freight train on the south side of Britannia. It is headed by five locomotives.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern engine shed at Lillooet. At the right is Budd car #10 and at the left is an unidentified diesel.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern depot in Lillooet. In the photograph is the front coach #31 of a two-coach Budd car train, 5 minutes after arrival, being checked and serviced. On this day this two-coach unit left from North Vancouver at 8 am and arrived at Lillooet at 1:15 pm. It left Lillooet at 4:05 pm and returned to Vancouver at 9:30 pm. The total mileage run was 315 miles.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern depot in Lillooet. The 4:05 pm train is about to depart for Vancouver, with a speeder leaving to check rock falls along Seton and Anderson lakes.
Photograph depicts that Pacific Great Eastern depot at Horseshoe Bay, awaiting the dayliner to Quesnel. A two-coach Budd car runs from North Vancouver to Lillooet, and then a different 1-coach Budd car continues to Quesnel. It is possible to do a roundtrip from North Vancouver to Lillooet in one day.
Photograph depicts Pacific Great Eastern Budd car #10 at the Lillooet yards. It is in good condition, but not in service when the photograph was taken.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern auxiliary tool cars at Lillooet.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Coast Terminals in North Vancouver. Shay locomotive #115 is in the yards.
Photograph depicts Pacific Coast Terminals in North Vancouver. A Shay #1115 is spotting cars carrying potash, sulphur etc. onto the tippler.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Coast Bulk Terminals on the North Shore, 1 mile east of Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. Previously owned by Hillcrest Lumber #11 and Merrill & Ring #5. In the foreground is 90-ton Shay locomotive #115 from the Railway Appliance Research Ltd. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1929 and is builders #3350. It was last owned by Canadian Forest Products on Nimpkish Valley Railway on North Vancouver Island, up until at least the mid-1960s.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Coast Terminals in North Vancouver. A Shay #115 is spotting a string of cars onto tippler.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Oriana,"departing from CPR Pier C.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Oriana,"departing from CPR Pier C.
Photograph depicts the Orient/P & O line, the "Oriana," that was built in 1960 by Vickes Armstrong. It was turbine driven.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Oriana," backing out from CPR Pier C in Vancouver. Minor assistance was needed from two cates tugs.
Photograph depicts a liner called the "Oriana."
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Oriana," passing outward bound from Vancouver between Brockton Point and the Lion's Gate Bridge. Taken from Stanley Park.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Oriana," passing outward bound from Vancouver between Brockton Point and the Lion's Gate Bridge. Taken from Stanley Park.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Orcades," at CPR Pier B. It was about to sail to Hawaii and New Zealand.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Orcades," at CPR Pier B. It was about to sail to Hawaii and New Zealand.
Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Orcades," at Pier B of the CPR, about to depart for direct passage from Hawaii to Sydney.
Photograph depicts an overbridge of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway on the northern outskirts of Victoria which was at one point close to where the island highway and Colwood roads diverge.
Photograph taken looking west towards a lake. Davies notes that the reason for this visible particular configuration is that the CNR and the CPR yards used to be west of Ellis. At the time the photograph was taken, such land was needed for better development, e.g. hotels, high rise residences, sports area, etc.
Photograph depicts the Orient Line "S.S. Oronsay" leaving Vancouver Harbour.
Photograph depicts the Orient Line "Chusan" at the C.P. Pier . It is unloading cargo and taking on fuel.
Photograph depicts an ore wagon with a drop bottom device. It was drawn by horses or a steam tractor.
Postcard depicts the Thompson River, 6 miles north of Spences Bridge, on the Okanagan Trail.