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"Canadian National Railway System"
2013.6.35.09 · Item · [between 1948 and 1968]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Map depicts the Canadian National Railway system, including trackage for the Central Vermont Railway, the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, the Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, and the Northern Alberta Railway.

"Map of Lower Mainland Railways"
2013.6.35.16 · Item · Mar. 1971
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Map depicts rail lines in the BC lower mainland, including BC Hydro Railway, Burlington Northern Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Newsprint plant in Powell River, B.C.
2013.6.36.1.003.098 · Item · Apr. 1966
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the newsprint plant of MacMillan, Bloedell, and Powell River Ltd. In Powell River, B.C. The view is looking northwards and shows that the plant is working on Easter Day/

Log boom
2013.6.36.1.004.02 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.

Oxen powered log carrier
2013.6.36.1.004.41 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an oxen powered log carrier with wheels that are approximately 10 feet in diameter. It is at Pioneer Park and Museum near Totem Lake, 3 miles north of Yahk and 30 miles east of Creston.

Small coal drift mine
2013.6.36.1.005.01 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a small coal drift mine which worked perhaps 6 months prior to the picture being taken. Timber lands # 8, Cranberry, about 17 miles south of Nanaimo.

Mine car at Moyie Mine
2013.6.36.1.005.12 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a mine car at Moyie mine, at Moyie, 20 miles south of Cranbrook. The mine produced silver, zinc, and lead, and worked principally from 1900-1910. It is now disused.

Steam crane at former quarry at Granite Falls
2013.6.36.1.005.25 · Item · [May 1965]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a recently used steam crane, but driven by compressed air, at a former quarry at Granite Falls on the northeast end of the Indian Arm. The timbers on of the cabin were thick to withstand the blasting rock falls.

Abandoned coal mine east of Fernie, BC
2013.6.36.1.005.33 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an abandoned coal mine in Coal Creek, 5 miles east of Fernie, BCThe entrance to the mine is unusual and is 2/3rds up the mountainside. The mine was closed in 1959. Flat ground in foreground is littered with at least 100 mine tubs of approximately 3'0' gauge.

Mine buildings of mine at Coal Creek
2013.6.36.1.005.36 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the mine buildings of the mine at Coal Creek that closed in 1959. The newer buildings date to circa 1930. Much of the standard gauge trackage of Morrissey, Fernie, and Michel railway (subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway) in mine area remains. The track between Coal Creek and Fernie has not been lifted.

General
2013.6.01 · Série · [before 2011]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Series consists of general histories, statistics, and sources for railway subjects, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions and clippings from periodicals. Most documents are Canada-wide in scope.

Locomotives
2013.6.10 · Série · [before 2012]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Series consists of research material relating to steam and diesel locomotives that were used on British Columbia railways. Includes information about the steam to diesel transition period, details about specific locomotives, locomotive manufacturers, and self-propelled coaches.

Early steam donkey at Promised Land Park
2013.6.36.1.004.17 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an early type of steam donkey mounted on a flatcar and attached to a Shay Tank. It is displayed on the roadside at Promised Land Park, probably near Forks, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.

Steam crane in yard of Lions Gate Lumber Co.
2013.6.36.1.004.37 · Item · [July 1965]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. at the foot of Lloyd St. in North Vancouver. The crane was made by the Brown Hoisting Machinery Co. in Cleveland, Ohio and is undated. It has a 20 ton capacity, is well maintained, and freshly painted.

Steam crane at lumber yard in Sechelt, B.C.
2013.6.36.1.004.39 · Item · Apr. 1966
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a steam crane in a lumber yard on the north side of Porpoise Bay in Sechelt on the Sechelt Peninsula. The steam crane has been converted to diesel and was made by the Brown Hoisting Co. from Cleveland, Ohio. It lifts 21 tons at a 12ft radius and 5 tons at 35ft radius, and is in daily use. The 200 yards of rail track form a "Y" with the bottom piece onto the wharf.

Small coal drift mine
2013.6.36.1.005.02 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a small coal drift mine which worked perhaps 6 months prior to the picture being taken. Timber lands # 8, Cranberry, about 17 miles south of Nanaimo.

Mine near Moyie, BC
2013.6.36.1.005.10 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a mine 200 yards south of Moyie village, which is 20 miles south of Cranbrook. It produced silver, zinc, and lead from 1900-1910 and had a smelter a quarter mile away. The shaft was 900 ft. deep, with levels going under Moyie Lake. The head gear dates from 1925-1935 and has electric winding.