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2013.6.36.1.112.04 · Item · [29 June 2002]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the Kalamalka flag stop and siding that took up to 40 cars. A section house used to exist there, Davies notes. Virtually there was no public access in former days, so the siding was most likely used as a storage place for Kelowna fruit. A private speeder is found in the shadows on the main line.

Kaslo City Hall
2013.6.36.1.073.03 · Item · 12 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Kaslo City Hall, built in 1898. The first floor contained a library while the second floor held a coutroom with original furnishings in mild disarray.

2013.6.36.1.123.08 · Item · [29 June 2002]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the Kekuli Bay Provincial Park and boat launch. Image captures the view of all 25 speeders on an Okanagan tour of "Motor Car Operators West" (a U.S. group with western Canadian additions). On this segment, Davies travelled in the fifth speeder from the front.

2013.6.36.1.123.06 · Item · [29 June 2002]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the Kekuli Bay Provincial Park and boat launch. On the speeder meet, there was always a semi-official photograph of the whole group and this was the selected spot. Here, no power boats could take the see-saw.

Kelowna "main" line
2013.6.36.1.123.03 · Item · [29 June 2002]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken on the Kelowna "main" line, which was perhaps half of a mile south of the Lumby Junction on the very outskirts of Vernon.

Kettle River Bridge
2013.6.36.1.097.06 · Item · Aug. 1997
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at Kettle River Bridge. Immediately on the far side of the river, the track did a sharp turn to the side of Christina Lake.

Kettle River Bridge
2013.6.36.1.097.05 · Item · Aug. 1997
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the Kettle River Bridge on the former Boundary Subdivision about 12 miles due east of Grand Forks. Visible is a deck truss and dock plate girder spans that were believed to have originally a covered bridge.

2013.6.36.1.124.06 · Item · 4 Aug. 1997
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the temporary upper terminus at the Prairie Valley station (near the Rodeo Grounds). The tourist train originally started with 4 kilometers of track, but in September 1996, it increased to 10 kilometers by continuing past Summerland to the Rodeo Grounds. Turn-around siding was also installed beyond the new terminus. The first train went over the new track on August 22, 1996. Summerland was down grade to the right of the photo.

2013.6.36.1.149.14 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a section man's house, now private property. Most section men's houses were demolished in the last 20 years from when the photograph had been taken, so Davies noted the example was a rarity.

Kingsvale station
2013.6.36.1.149.13 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the KVR station in Kingsvale. Had a siding or spur that held 24 cars. Back in 1973, it had a waiting shack and water tower.

KPR yard
2013.6.36.1.123.02 · Item · [29 June 2002]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Kelowna Pacific Ralway yard in Vernon, near the CNR Okanagan Subdivision.

KVR Brookmere yard
2013.6.36.1.149.18 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the KVR yard in Brookmere. Visible is a private section man's house. This was originally a joint Great Northern Railway (USA) and Canadian Pacific Railway facility. It had a roundhouse, turntable, water tower, etc. Helper engines for Coquihalla shedded here. Originally, there were 3 line of track here.

KVR Coalmont station
2013.6.36.1.149.29 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the KVR station in Coalmont. It once had coal sidings for the nearby coal mine, but they had been removed. It also had passing siding for 33 cars. Now made inoperable.

KVR Historical Society
2013.6.36.1.124.20 · Item · [June 1996]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a train that was reconditioned at the Forestry Museum in Duncan in 1995/6. At that location, Davies had seen its fire box being rebricked.

2013.6.36.1.025.36 · Item · [15 June 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the inspection party at the end of their trip at the south end of the Klo Creek crossing. This is located at mile 86.55 on the Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon, and is about 2.75 miles from Myra depot.

KVR Manning Park station
2013.6.36.1.149.28 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken near the Manning Park KVR station. It was a passing point. Main track was on the left, siding with a capacity of 70 cars, on the right. In the 1980's, the siding housed boxed cars, etc., that were not in traffic use due to the recession that commenced in 1982.

KVR Merritt yard
2013.6.36.1.149.09 · Item · 10 Aug. 1991
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the KVR yard in Merritt. On the Nicola spur/branch, looking west towards the KVR depot. Track on the left was part of a wye.