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Photograph depicts the ex CPR Glenwalker station on the Merritt Subdivision. It is located at mile 49.2 from Spences Bridge and used to consist of a passing loop, spur, and section house. The sign is located in the yard of a ranch belonging to the Glenwalker Cattle Co. Ltd.

Photograph depicts the ex C.P.R. "Moyie" sternwheeler, now a museum at Kaslo.

Photograph depicts the ex CPR Coquihalla Line, looking northeast between Iago and Romeo depots, at about mile 29 from Brookmere. The tunnel was built of concrete and the west end was blocked by a rock fall in 1971. The grade is now used by auto traffic, which is about 20-50 cars per day in summer weekends. The grade at this point is 1 in 49.

Photograph depicts the ex CPR Coquihalla Line of the Kettle Valley Railway. This is one of the several tunnels on the line. The short tunnel is about 50 yards. The entrance on this side was faced in concrete in 1944. Inside the raw rock is supported by steel or wooden beams and the north portal is faced with timbers. It is now used by cars. It is about 1 mile north of Iago Depot. The view is looking north at about mile 28.5 from Brookmere, BC.

Photograph depicts the existing south end of Rosebury to Nakusp branch. Line extends for 1/4 mile to booming ground/sawmill. Beach Lake was former building site of CPR steamers/scows. Rails are: Cammell 1901, Lorain 1902, Barrow 1903. All weigh 85 Ibs. The branch used to extend 3 1/2 miles to New Denver, but pulled up in 1982.

Photograph depicts an ex-locomotive tender, now a mobile water tank at the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot at Spences Bridge. The mobile water tank holds 11, 600 gallons.

Photograph depicts a Fairmont speeder, lettered KVR, owned by Kettle Valley Steam Railway.

Photograph depicts equipment that says "Fairmont Tamper," but Davies states that it must be a ballast reclaimer and screener.

Photograph depicts the control panel of a Fairmont 2 man track car. Belt transmission.

Photograph taken in the KVR Princeton Subdivision. Depicts the Faulder loop/siding, showing its west switch at the centre of a tree edge. Located on mile 16, but in a timetable said to be on mile 15.5. Siding took 70 cars and was 2/3 of a mile, which made the east switch on mile 15.3. This made mile 15.5 at the small wayside depot/waiting room. Beyond the level twin tracks of Faulder, the railway climbed upgrade towards the west.

Photograph depicts the federal government paddle steam sternwheeler "Samson V" at New Westminster. It is used daily on the Fraser River to lift and move buoys etc. It was built in 1937 at New Westminster. It operates between the mouth of the Fraser and Mission. Its crew of 10 is made up of a captain, mate, bosun, two deckhands, cook, steward, chief engineer, greaser, and engineer. It is kept in excellent shape, inside and out.

Photograph depicts the stern wheel of the federal government steamer "Samson V," tied up at New Westminster.

Photograph depicts the federal government paddle steam sternwheeler "Samson V" at New Westminster. The boiler room is the fore part of the lower deck.

Photograph taken at Nanaimo's lumber and general cargo wharf. Displayed is a federal government survey vessel, "W.M. J Stewart," that was registerd in Ottawa, but was built in Ontario. Davies suggests that it may have been surveying shallow and coastal river waters about 2 miles south of Nanaimo since survey stakes were visible.

Photograph depicts the Federal Railway Bridge in New Westminster. Its span had been knocked down by an unmanned scow. New span was to be floated in on by April 22, 1976.

Photograph depicts the Federal Railway Bridge in New Westminster. It had been knocked down by a runaway scow. The new span was to be built and installed by April 22, 1976.

Photograph depicts the Fernie CPR station, located at mile 34.7 on the Cranbrook Subdivision, which runs from Crowsnest to Cranbrook. In coal mining days this was a busy place but now it has sidings for 153 cars and nothing else. The view is looking east.

Photograph depicts a ferry barge and tug operated by the Department of Highways.

Photograph depicts a ferry barge and tug that was docked on the maindland side of Barnston Island.

Photograph depicts a field roller made out of logs.

Photograph depicts a fire float at False Creek. It is one of the two operated by the Vancouver Fire Department in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts "Fireboat" that was built for the Nanaimo-Vancouver Bath-Tub Race. The race had terminated at Fisherman's cove on the same day.

Photograph depicts a CPR firefighting water tank placed on a flatcar, which was the ex tender of a steam locomotive. The service car is #415391 and the pump is at the left, beyond the photo.

Photograph depicts a First Nations dugout canoe at Lillooet, BCIt is about 10 ft. long.

Photograph depicts a road crossing (to Jura and Osprey Lake), northeast of Princeton.

Photograph depicts a road crossing (to Jura and Osprey Lake), northeast of Princeton. Looking downgrade into Princeton Valley.

Photograph depicts fisheries protection and examination vessels.

Photograph depicts a flat car on the CPR line at Rock Creek, located about mile 11.7 from Midway, which is east of Osoyoos. The flat car had a temporary roof to carry work train supplies. The sidings capacity is 70 cars.

Photograph depicts a flat car wheel set carrier not related to Kamloops Auxiliary Trains.

Photograph depicts the repairing of a float plane. The tug was used as a ladder.

Photograph depicts a float plane landing at Gold River on west Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a Gruman Goose float-amphibian plane on a ramp of the lake. Side base was owned by Forest Industries Flying Tankers Ltd.

Photograph taken at the main main fire station on the site of the former RCAF station near the Vancouver Airport. Visible is foam pumper #2, operated by the Federal Department of Tranpsort, as well as a Sicard truck.

Photograph depicts the folding steel stern door of the S.S. Canora C.N.R. ferry to Vancouver Island. The door is raised and lowered by a 2 cylinder steam winch.

Photograph depicts the former automobile, passenger ferry, "San Diego," that had been acquired for conventions and sightseeing purpsoses. It was believed to have been a San Francisco ferry before being purchased by its present owner in 1973.

Photograph depicts the former B.C. Electric Railway spur running westwards along Bridgeport Rd., leading from the former main trackage. It was not in use for many years and was lifted in 1965, except for road crossings. The photo is taken from the intersection with Sexsmith Rd., looking east. The former main trackage is sited about 300 yards in the background and at right angles to the track in the foreground.

Photograph depicts the former B.C. Electric Railway track crossing Sea Island Way near Bridgeport, Lulu Island, and looking north to the Oak St. road bridge. The track was lifted in 1965 when the new Steveston route went into service.

Photograph depicts a former boiler house and machine shop built in 1929. Located at the CNR Kamloops Junction.

Photograph depicts the former bridge that crossed the Nanaimo River. Davies had taken a photograph of the bridge in June 1965, when it was in use. The bridge was superceded by a newer one a year prior the photograph was taken. On June 13, 1972, it was standing, but on this day the Highways Department took it down.

Photograph depicts a car standing on what was once the Carson spur of the CPR (pre-1919 it was GNR). Car was switched by G.F. Railroad Co. locomotive #6703.

Photograph depicts a turntable that had been lifted out of a pit and set on the ground at the Kamloops Junction. Lifting had been done by two powerful sterling cranes.

Photograph depicts a former turntable pit that was pictured immediately after the table was removed. The pit was later filled in with dirt/gravel. R.H. track wioth 2 locomotives was made into a running line. L.H. track that had a switcher was made into a dead-end spur.

Photograph depicts a former turntable pit iat the CN Kamloops Junction that was pictured immediately after the table was removed. CN lost no time in filling the pit. A running rail was salvaged by the 2141 Society.

Photograph depicts a former C.N.R. station at Youbou on Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. The track is still used to serve the plywood lumber mill at Youbou.