Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train that was very close the McLean sawmill (opened in 1926, closed in 1965).
Photograph depicts the Pacific Rails Convention of Victoria on a field trip to Port Alberni. Travelling on the Alberni Pacific Railway to visit a steam-driven sawmill at its outer terminal. Chartered trip for convention members (one coach/bus load) as the line was not yet open for the tourist season.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train travelling on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track, not used since 2002 and was now at the beginning of a connecting spur to a steam sawmill museum. It was built in 2000, but commenced in the 2001 summer season.
Photograph depicts a water tank car used for fighting line side fires. Propery of Alberni Pacific tourist railway. Sat in a yard in Port Alberni. Formerly owned by Crown Zellerbach of Ladysmith.
Photograph depicts the Albion Ferry on the Fraser River, as it approaches a ferry slip at Fort Langley.
Photograph depicts Alexandra Bridge that crossed the Fraser Canyon.
Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. It is closed to wheeled traffic and has a grid iron deck. Photo looks east.
Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. It is closed to traffic but is possible to drive a vehicle across but the road is blocked on the east bank. The bridge is in good condition. Photo looks east.
Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. The view is looking northeast and depicts the Fraser River running downstream to the right of the photo. There is First Nations salmon net pole in the bottom left-hand corner.
Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon, about 20 miles north of Hope. Photo looks to east bank.
Photo depict a disused concentrator of the Granby Mining Company Ltd. Located 5 miles southwest of Princeton and 8 miles east of Copper Mountain ore workings, which are also largely disused. The building of the concentrator commenced in 1917 and the first ore was reduced in October, 1920. Ore cars from workings via the CPR spur entered the snow shed that is visible on the left. Rail track was lifted in 1957.
Photograph depicts the last lighthouse on the mainlain about a mile south of Ucuelet. It was believed to be the Amphitrite Point Light House.
Photograph depicts one of the entries in the Nanaimo-Vancouver Bath Tub Race. Thre were 2112 entires and there was 32 mile crossing. Only 46 reached the finish line, of which this was one.
Photograph depicts an old anchor that had been fished out of Coal Habour, Vancouver. One flulke was bent in towards the shank. Image captured outside the office of Kanata Marine Ways Ltd. (1965).
Photograph depicts the annual Bath-Tub Race that took place in Nanaimo. Visible is a competitor preparing for the start. There were 106 entries in that year.
Photograph depicts the annual Bath-Tub Race that took place in Nanaimo. Visible are rescue and patrol boats that were about to set out.
Photograph depicts the ferry from Campbell River approaching the Quathiaski Cove slip on Quadra Island.
Photograph taken on the CNR Okanagan Branch, Mile 21, east of a tunnel near Monte Creek. Dated 1938. Captured at the base of a deep embankment that may have resulted from a washout.
Photograph depicts a boom tug called "Atlas Captain" that was brought in for refitting, adjacent to a smalll boat repair yard. It was loaded on a CN gondola car and then removed by a derrick crane.
Photograph depicts an auto special at New Westminster, travelling west to McPherson Ave. industrial estate in south Burnaby.
Photograph depicts avenger torpedo bombers that were purchased in 1958 and were owned by Skyway Air Sevices of the Abbotsford Airport. There were 14 avengers owned at the time the photograph was taken.
Photograph depicts a wood and fabric AVRO 504K fighter, built in 1919. It was first developed in Britain in 1913. Now powered by Clerget Rotary. The fighter was used by the RCAF as a biplane trainer until 1928. This type was also used as crop duster, stunt machines, etc.
Photograph depicts an AVRO 504K fighter and biplane rainer of the RCAF, dated 1919.
Photograph depicts ballast cars at Squamish, near government wharves and chemical plant. They were built by the Western Wheeled Scrapper Co. in Aurora, Illinois and do not have a date.
Photograph depicts a ballast packing machine found at the CN Kamloops Junction.
Photograph depicts part of a ballast removal and cleaning special train at the CN Kamloops Junction.
Photograph depicts a ballast wagon awaiting demolition at repair shed of the B.C. Electric Railway in New Westminster. The car was built in 1948.
Photograph depicts ballasting re-laid new track at the Pacific Great Eastern yards in North Vancouver, beside the Vancouver Wharves Ltd.
Photograph taken on the Banks and Vernonia tourist rail line in Oregon.
Photograph depicts bascule bridges in the inner harbour of Victoria. Property of EN. In the process of being repaired and painted.
Photograph depicts the Department of Highways ferry named "Nimpkish" that was based in Port McNeill. It maintained a frequent daily triangle run, that travelled from Port McNiell to Sointula, then to Alert Bay. It held a capacity for 16 cars and 150 passengers.
Photograph depicts B.C. Electric ballast car #3013 standing on the new industrial siding on the northeast side of the Langley depot.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric rail bridge crossing the north section of the north arm of the Fraser River from Vancouver to Mitchell Island. The span is always kept open except for rail traffic.
Photograph depicts the B.C Electric rail bridge crossing the south section of the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is looking north from Mitchell Island, which takes steel traffic to and from the Western Canada Steel Ltd.
Photograph depicts a view looking northeast of the B.C. Electric Railway from the abandoned Sumas substation at Vedder Mountain.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway, looking east from the depot at Cloverdale.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway crossing 3rd Ave. with the first intersection at the immediate left. Note the abandoned double trackage at left. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway crossing at Serpentine Creek, 2 miles west of Cloverdale. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway crossing on Main St. in Langley, looking southwest.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway depot at Huntingdon and Sumas, about 20 ft from the U.S.-Canadian border. The view is looking southeast.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway in Langley, looking northeast from town grade crossing.
Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway locomotive #902 and boxcar entering the Kitsilano yards and crossing 2nd Ave., near Fir St. in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway locomotive #902 crossing the False Creek trestle, travelling north.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway turning east at Glover Rd., south of Fort Langley.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek on the west side looking north.
Photograph depicts the fixed span of the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek looking south.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge swinging span at False Creek.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek on the west side looking east as it is about to swing open.
Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge over False Creek looking north at the fixed span. The fixed span can be removed by floating it onto a scow on rising tide to allow large and newly launched ships to get out to sea.