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Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding transportation. Includes notes and research on airplanes, specifically Prince George aviation and the Junkers aircraft named "The City of Prince George"; highway transportation; the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; ferry boat service including the Fraser River Fort George ferry, the Isle Pierre ferry, and the Miworth ferry; the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line; the British Columbia Railway; and the Canadian National Railway. Also includes essays and typed documents on railway history in Prince George.

Subseries consists of photographic material pertaining to the following subject areas: mine operations; plant operations;labour strike 1970s images; townsite operations of the company towns of Cassiar and Clinton Creek (including community activities associated therein and townsite development); as well as, images of mines not owned by Cassiar Asbestos Corporation, but which are believed to have been used for operational research purposes.

Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to Transport Canada and transportation issues in general, especially those that pertain to northern BC. Records include news releases, newspaper and magazine clippings, maps, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, newsletter, pamphlet and brochures, reference material, and speeches from the Minister of Transportation and others. Includes correspondence regarding marine transportation, such as amendments to the Canada Shipping Act (Bill C-61), the Pacific Rim Access Project for a port at Kitimat, search and rescue services, marine pollution, harbour and marina developments, the Prince Rupert Fairview Terminal, and ferry transportation and subsidies; land transportation, such as highway maintenance, northern BC bus routes and public transportation, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Bill S-8), pedestrian safety, highway and bridge construction, and improvements to the Yellowhead Highway; rail transportation, such as closure of agencies, rail subsidies, freight rates, passenger train services, and railway companies (BC Rail, CNR, and CPR); and air transportation, such as the decentralization of Air Canada, the Air Canada strike, the use of government aircraft, pilot and air charter licenses, the Queen Charlotte Islands air transportation subsidy agreement, complaints regarding service, and BC airports.

Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced by Canadian National Railways. Predominantly consists of record plans of the B.C. Mountain Region. Also includes technical drawings of CN railway equipment.

Subseries contains ephemera related to Canadian National Railways.

Subseries contains publications intended for employees and the general public, produced by Canadian National Railways, concerning labour unions, uniform code, operating rules, maintenance of way, general instructions, examination material, handling of hazardous material, operating guides, safety, and the Royal Tours of 1939 and 1959.

Subseries contains textual material produced and recorded by Canadian National Railway relating to employee safety and accidents.

Subseries contains textual material concerning yard, station, track, and train maintenance. A majority of the records are in the form of work orders.

Subseries contains textual material relating to station names and locations, road crossings, and the movements of trains.

Subseries contains timecards, labour records, and employee documents.

Subseries consists of interdepartmental correspondence primarily in the form of telegraphs and internal correspondence bulletin books.

Subseries contains material relating to the administrative functions of the Canadian National Railway Prince George office, including financial records and publication material meant for management staff.

Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced by Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the BC area. Also includes technical drawings of Grand Trunk Railway structures.

Subseries contains ephemera related to the Grand Trunk Railway.

Subseries consists of correspondence between Grand Trunk Railway and other railway systems, particularly the Wabash Railroad Company.

Subseries contains material relating to the administrative functions of the Grand Trunk Railway, including financial records.

Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced Pacific Great Eastern Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the B.C. area. Also includes technical drawings of Pacific Great Eastern Railway structures.

Subseries contains ephemera related to Pacific Great Eastern Railways.

Subseries contains publications intended for employees and the general public, produced by Pacific Great Eastern Railway, concerning labour unions, operating guides, and brochures.

Subseries contains textual material relating to the movements of trains.

Subseries consists primarily of interdepartmental correspondence and incoming correspondence to Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Consists of photographs depicting unidentified rail stations, locomotives, equipment, communities and people.

Consists of photographs depicting abandoned Canadian National train stations, derailments, equipment, locomotives and staff.

Consists of photographs depicting abandoned Canadian Pacific train stations, derailments, equipment and staff.

Consists of photographs depicting various forestry and forestry railway scenes, including early sawmills, Church Logging (Prince George) logging trucks, the Eagle Lake Spruce Mills (Giscome) railway locomotive and train cars loaded with logs, early logging with horse-drawn skids, an aerial of Eagle Lake Spruce Mills, among others.

Consists of photographs depicting various scenes on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and British Columbia Railway (later known as BC Rail).

Consists of 47 black and white photographs; 1 photo album containing approximately 85 photographs; newspaper clippings; and some miscellaneous items.

Subseries contains maps and plans depicting railway sites in British Columbia and the Yukon.

Subseries contains material pertaining to the history of railway in Northern British Columbia.

Subseries contains used and unused railway and financial forms.

Subseries contains material created by various Canadian railways. Includes forms, condensed profiles, time tables and promotion material.

Subseries contains material created by two American transportation companies: the Southern Pacific Company and the Guilford Transportation Industries Rail Division. Includes time tables and instructions.

Subseries contains employee training and instruction materials for general rail operations.

Subseries contains employee time books and payroll ledgers developed by various companies and union groups for the use of rail workers and railways. Includes a time and payroll ledger used by Magofin Bergh & co., a railway construction contractor.

Subseries contains publications and charters developed by various unions representing Canadian and American railway workers. Includes union newspapers, pamphlets, constitutions, medical and dental plan information, and union ephemera.

Subseries contains publications created for the use of railroads in North and South America. Includes publications pertaining to railway equipment, machinery, safety, maintenance and other subjects related to railway industry and labour.

Subseries contains ephemera created and used by various railways and railway associations. Includes invitations, pamphlets, advertisements, a petition, and other ephemera materials related to railways in North America.

Subseries contains plans of BC Rail sites, yards and industrial parks.

Subseries contains published material pertaining to BC Rail operations but not created by BC Rail.

Subseries contains miscellaneous material created by BC Rail, BC Rail employees or through a partnership between BC Rail and Mountain Outin’ Tours, Inc.

Subseries contains BC Rail manuals, publications and directories related to BC Rail projects, operating rules, and safety.

Subseries contains materials related to employee development, union and training. Seniority lists, examination materials, memorandum and union agreements are contained within.

Subseries contains material related to BC Rail train movements and operations. Employee time tables and operations forms are included within.

Subseries contains letterhead, pamphlets, ticket stubs and stamps used and created by Canadian Pacific Railway.

Subseries contains instructional, maintenance, freight and tariff publications created by Canadian Pacific Railways and the Canadian Freight Association.

Subseries contains passenger and employee time tables for Canadian Pacific Railway and the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, a railway on Vancouver Island owned by CP Rail.

Subseries contains employee and personal material used or created by H.S. Unwin, a Canadian Pacific Railway Employee.

Subseries contains internal and external correspondence created by or pertaining to Canadian Pacific Railway.

Subseries contains newspaper articles and clippings pertaining to Canadian Pacific Railway. Excerpts from the railway’s paper, CP Rail News, are also included.

Subseries consists of prints and negatives depicting railways in British Columbia, as well as a small selection of other subjects such as historical ships, buildings, vehicles, and bridges. All photographs created by David Davies.