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Photograph taken at a railway museum in Midway. Visible is an abandoned CPR gang car made by Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd/Inc, Toronto, Ontario.

Photograph taken at a railway museum in Midway. Visible is an abandoned CPR gang car made by Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd/Inc, Toronto, Ontario.

Photograph taken at a railway museum in Midway. Visible is an abandoned CPR gang car made by Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd/Inc, Ontario.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. freight depot at Spences Bridge. It also shows caboose #436581, built in 1913. The view is facing east towards Merritt.

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry slip, east of of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Visible is the last car that just came off the barge.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. ferry slip at Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. It is in regular use.

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry ramp just east of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. On the adjustable ramp, it shows the gantry and barge connected. Cars were being unloaded off of a 18-car York Ltd. rail barge.

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry slip, east of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Visible are loaded cars of pulp that came from Harmac. They were being unloaded off of an 18 car barge owned and operated by D. Yorke and Sans Ltd. This slip was the oldest extant in Vancouver. It was to be replaced or relegated by a new CPR rail slip being that already being built.

Photograph depicts a CPR tail ferry ramp just east of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Displays the connection with the ramp (in the foreground) and the barge (in the middle distance).

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry ramp, east of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Image displays details of the attachment of a barge to a ramp.

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry ramp in Vancouver Harbour. The ramp acted as a dock for the "Princess of Vancouver."

Photograph depicts the CPR False Creek yards in Vancouver. Turning the "Canadian" on a 180 degree loop.

Photograph depicts the CPR False Creek yards in Vancouver. The view is looking northeast with the roundhouse immediately behind the camera. The switcher is moving on 180 degree loop.

Photograph depicts the CPR False Creek yards in Vancouver. Turning the "Canadian" on the loop. An observation car is in the foreground. The view is looking southwest.

Photograph depicts the CPR False Creek yards in Vancouver. It The scale test car in the photo is #420927 and is one of the few 4 wheeled cars on the North American railways.

Photograph taken at the Parksville junction (former) depot. Visible are some 25 cars departing for Alberni. The track on the left leads to Courtenay and was closed to all traffic on 30 June 1975.

Photograph taken on mile 10.5 (from Parksville). Images location is at the entrance to the Little Qualicum Falls government camp site. Looking eastward. There are 30 car freight at about 11:00 a.m. heading for Alberni. Two locomotives are visible.

Photograph taken on mile 10.5 (from Parksville). At the entrace to Little Qualicum Falls government camp site. Image captured looking westward. Visible is an Alberni bound freight of about 30 cars that had just passed.

Photograph depicts the CPR Esquimalt & Nanaimo Depot at Victoria, Vancouver Island. A "Dayliner" to Courtenay (139 miles) is about to depart at 8:30 a.m. in rainy weather. This photograph is looking towards the west.

Photograph depicts one car "RDC" unit pulling out right on time at 8:30 p.m. At the time this photograph was taken, Davies notes that Train #1 works daily except on Sundays and is called the "Dayliner" by CPR. It made a 280 mile round trip in 8 1/2 hours including a 20 minute stop at the Courtenay terminal. Fares one way from Victoria to: (double round trip) Duncan-$2, Nanaimo-$3.65, Courtenay-$7.00.

Photograph depicts two CPR cars. One is numbered 436448. Location is not known for sure, but it could possibly be on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway.

Photograph depicts the Chemainus Depot, looking southward, at mile 51.2. There is evidence of repainting and repairs the depot and immediate surroundings.

Photo captures a northbound train that is just leaving the Ladysmith depot which is about 50 yards behind the camera at around 10:00 a.m.

Photograph taken at the Ladysmith depot on mile 58.4. A northbound train is just leaving at about 10:00 a.m.

Photograph taken at the Ladysmith depot on mile 58.4. Image captures a northbound daily train at about 10:00 a.m. Three people alighted and one has boarded.

Photograph depicts the Nanaimo depot, looking north-east. Note the removal of the tracks adjacent to the station. Only a centre through the tracks remains. Daily passenger train is headed north bound at 11:00 a.m. and southbound at 15:05 (with the exception of Sundays).

Photograph taken 2 1/2 minutes south of Nanaimo on the Island Highway, looking southward. The rail overpass carries "stockett" (branch from the main line), Wellcox (on Nanaimo harbour) spur, and shows the commencement of the spur at mile 70 (from Victoria).

Photograph depicts the northbound daily train entering the Ladysmith depot. Image captured on mile 58.4.

Photograph taken at the Duncan railyards. A fire car CPR #415552 and a former steam locomotive tender are visible.

Photograph depicts the Ladysmith depot on mile 58.4. Image captured looking north.

Photograph depicts Goldstream station on mile 10.7. The section house is deserted and derelict. Image captured looking towards the south east towards Victoria. At this point, the grade begins to steepen to climb the Malahat.

Photograph depicts the CPR Esquimalt & Nanaimo Depot in Victoria, Vancouver Island. One car "R.D.C" unit is pullling out right on time at 8:30 a.m. for a 139 mile trip to Courtenay which arrives there at 12.40 hrs. The car behind the "R.D.C" is a CPR #4 and is not attached.

Photograph depicts a CPR engineering/track monitor tain that was propelled by 2 switcher locomotives.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. engineering shops at Revelstoke. The view is looking north, with the line from Arrowhead behind the camera.

Photograph depicts the west side of the C.P.R. engineering shops at Revelstoke. The building appeared to house a machine shop and had no cars or locomotives inside.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. eastbound freight train at passing loop at Illecillewaet, between Rogers Pass and Revelstoke. The April 25, 1965 CPR Employee timetable lists the mileage at Illecillewaet as 98.2 with a siding capacity of 85 cars. The view in this photograph is taken from a string of work cars on the siding.

Photograph depicts the caboose of a log train of about 30 log cars standing on a spur at the Duncan station. The air whistle suggests the train is propelled at some stage on its journey.

Photograph depicts the CPR Drake St. yards in Vancouver. It shows CPR locomotive #3716, 2-8-0 Consolidation. It was built in February 1929 at the Montreal Locomotive Works. It was acquired in 1966 from the CPR by the city of Port Coquitlam. The locomotive is not renovated or repainted, and the fire box is in poor shape. Considering that is has been 5 years in the open it has little or no vandalism. All gauges in the cab are still intact.

Photograph depicts the CPR Drake St. yards in Vancouver. It shows CPR locomotive #3716, 2-8-0 Consolidation. It was built in February 1929 at the Montreal Locomotive Works. It was acquired in 1966 from the CPR by the city of Port Coquitlam. The locomotive is not renovated or repainted, and the fire box is in poor shape. Considering that is has been 5 years in the open it has little or no vandalism. All gauges in the cab are still intact.

Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. Locomotive #6702 on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway street trackage crossing Chatham Street in south direction and entering premises of B. Wilson Co. Ltd Cold and Frozen Storage which has a spur that will take 2 (maybe 3) box cars. The empty box car (# 18705) is about to be removed.

Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour in downturn Victoria. At some point a loaded box car was propelled into B. Wilson Company Limited Cold and Frozen Storage on Chatham Street. This could have been the start of the movement. Photo looks south on State Street.

Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway switches the #6702 pullling box car. The CPR 18705 is running south. Taking empty car from B. Wilson Co. Ltd. Cold and Frozen Storage back to the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yards on far side of the harbour.

Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway locomotive #6702 that is returning with an empty box car #18705 at th point where Chatham Street meets State Street (located north of where the photograph was taken). Looking north at the train moving south. Currently 4 spurs on State st. There is a cement plant. The "m/c" works with two others. Except for the cement plant, little or not much is used.

Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. Locomotive #6702 coupling up to empty box cars located on premises of B. Wilson Co. Ltd. Cold and Frozen Storage. Looking south in the photograph with Chatham Street in the foreground.

Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway has street railway trackage from the east end of Esquimalt bridge along State street with spurs leaving off, plus a freight terminal between Chatham and Discovery Streets. Locomotive #6702 travelling north at State Street and is about to turn east to freight terminal.

Photograph depicts a CPR Dot passing loop at mile 20.3 from Spences Bridge to Merritt. It shows the remains of a water tower and station house. The view is looking west.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. dining car "Althorp" in False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.