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File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona, British Columbia.

File consists of research material regarding woodchip cars. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of a promotional publication entitled "White Pass & Yukon Route: A Pictorial Journey".

File consists of research material regarding the White Pass & Yukon Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "A Trip on the White Pass & Yukon Route - 1994" by Lacey; "White Pass' New Gold" by Zimmerman; "Taku Tramway, 1900 to 1937: BC's Shortest 'Short Line' Railway at 2.3 Miles" by Davies; "The White Pass & Yukon Route" by MacBride; "America's Only Modern Narrow Gauge: White Pass & Yukon has Revamped Everything But Its Gauge" by Morgan; "Canada's Newest Steam Operation" by Meldrum; "The WP&YR's Lewis Lake Disaster: an 1899 Engineering Blunder" by Johnson; "Gold Rush Line" by Bruce West; "The Amazing White Pass - Part Two: Riding the Mixed to Whitehorse and Back" by D'Amanto; "White Pass & Yukon Route and the Ton of Gold Special"; "The 'New' White Pass & Yukon Route: Will It Be Standard-Gauged?" by Johnson; "White Pass Storms to New Passenger Records" by Johnson; "White Pass Centennial: One Hundred Years and Getting Better" by Nicklason; "WY&PR's Yukon Adventure Train Reaches Carcross" by Johnson and Cooper; and "When the US Army Took Over the White Pass" by Douglas N.W. Smith.

File consists of a publication by Phylis Bowman entitled "Whistling Through the West".

File consists of material regarding the West Coast Railway Association and the Squamish Railway Heritage Park. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, and clippings from periodicals. Includes a 2003 "Official Souvenir Guide of the West Coast Railway Heritage Park".

File consists of research material regarding railway water delivery structures, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes schematic drawings of water delivery structures; information on water crane standpipes, enclosed water tanks, and steel water tanks; and a 1993 Canadian Rail article by Heaman entitled "Water--A Railway Necessity: Western Lines Increase Supply".

File consists of:

• Canadian Rail issue no. 447 (July-August 1995) which is devoted to Canada's Railways in World War II
• Article by David Davies, "Wartime Freight in BC in WWII, 1939-1945"
• Summary piece by David Davies, "What happened in British Columbia in WWII? 1939-1945: A Review of Military Events"

File consists of VIA Rail public timetables from 1976-1977, 1979, 1985, and 1996. Also includes an E&N Railiner timetable from 2001.

File consists of research material regarding VIA Rail in British Columbia in the period between 1996 and 2010. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes VIA Rail advertisements; "The Skeena: A Neighbourhood on Wheels" by Wheeler; "VIA Rail in the 1990s" by Box; "A Government Railroad that Works?" by Johnston; "VIA Rail Marks Canadian's 50th Birthday" by Smith; and "VIA Rail Canada Since 1990" by Shron.

File consists of research material regarding VIA Rail in British Columbia in the period between 1983 and 1995. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes an article by Gerson entitled "VIA What?: Canada's Rail Passenger Service is Called Via but There are so Few Trains Remaining, it Probably means Via Bus or Via Plane"; "The VIA Cutbacks Announced October 4, 1989"; a map of VIA services and connections; a 1985 Malahat Railiner schedule; a 1988 national timetable; a 1995 E&N Railiner schedule; a punch-out train model of a LRC Coach; "The Last Canadian: Being One Person's Account of the Last Run of the Canadian on CP's Route Through the Mountains" by Lorne Nicklason; "VIA's 'Occidental Express'" by Gormick; "Via VIA: The Information Guide to VIA Rail Canada"; VIA Rail Annual Report 1987; and a 1994 national timetable.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a VIA Rail train that travelled from Prince Rupert to Jasper.

File consists of research material regarding railway terminals in Vancouver, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on Pacific Central Station (VIA, Amtrak, Rocky Mountaineer) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) terminal station.

File consists of a publication by Robert D. Turner entitled "Vancouver Island Railroads."

File consists of a book by Omer Lavallee entitled "Van Horne's Road: An illustrated account of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway".

File consists of research material regarding unit freight trains that carry a single commodity, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on container freight, intermodal cars, until coal trains, piggyback operations, and CN's unit trains.

File consists of an original "Uniform Code of Operating Rules, Revision of 1962" effective October 28th, 1962 and "approved and prescribed by the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada by General order no. 873, dated the 15th day of November, 1961".

File consists of research material regarding turnouts, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on switch stands, turnout configurations, and targets.

File consists of research material regarding tunnels, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on tunnel clearances, the CN Messiter Tunnel, CNR tunnels, tunnelling methods in GTPR construction, PGE/BCR tunnels, and a "Summary of Tunnels in B.C. 100 feet and over" by Davies.

File consists of research material regarding railway trestles, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes pieces compiled by Davies on the trestle approaching New Westminster Bridge; CNR Kinsol trestle; the Cuisson Creek and Australian Creek PGE trestles; trestles on the KVR; and wooden railway trestles in B.C.

File consists of material regarding federal and provincial travelling museum trains in British Columbia, including the 'Great Steam Exhibition of 1975' and the Confederation Train. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of research material regarding transmission of orders, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on telegraphs, telephone systems, radio frequencies, and railway time. Also includes the following articles: "Information on Railway Time Service and Watch-Clock Standards" by Kushnir; "Railroad Pocket Watched in Canada" by Angus; and "CPR Connaught Tunnel and Electric Token Block System" by Davies.

File consists of research material regarding railway training, safety, and recruitment, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on sleep deprivation, training courses, train simulators, and safety regulations. Also includes recruitment advertisements.

File consists of research material regarding train yards, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on classification yards, the Pacific Coast Terminals at Port Moody, the E&N yard in Victoria, the CPR Revelstoke yard, the Prince George yard, CNR's port at Ogden Point in Victoria, CNR's Port Mann yard, CPR's Kamloops yard, CN's Prince Rupert yard, and the function and design of train yards. Also includes a "CN Transportation of Dangerous Goods" leaflet.

File consists of research material regarding train order stations, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on train order boards, hooping up, and throwing down.

File contains a publication by Barrie Sanford entitled "Train Master: The Railway Art of Max Jacquiard".

File consists of research material regarding train handling, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on directional running of trains, end-of-train devices, caboose handling, pushers, and other aspects.

File consists of research material regarding trackside operations, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals (mainly model railroading magazines). Includes information on track fitments, rail bumpers, train order boxes, hose houses, swinging gate crossings, stock guards, telephone boxes, rail and flange lubricators, snow fences, and section houses. Also includes "Recollections of an E&N Railway Trackman, 1945-1955" by Bill Batchelor (recorded by Davies) and "Wyes in Southwestern B.C. and Vancouver Island" by Mike Green.

File consists of documents regarding track vehicle specifications, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on push cars, speeders, inspection cars, section cars, motor cars, and other maintenance of way vehicles.

File consists of research material regarding maintenance of way track sections before 1960, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on pump cars, maintenance of way employees, section gang administration, track trollies, track tools, speeder patrols, tool sheds, section houses, and plans for maintenance of way structures. Also includes the following pieces by Davies: "Track Maintenance Facilities on CNR line: Jasper to Prince Rupert, 1915-1960s"; "History of Track Sections/Houses of CPR/KVR/GNR Princeton Sub."; and "Railway Sub-Divisions in B.C. and Probable Number of Sections Within Them".

File consists of background material on railway employee timetables.

File consists of a BC Railway Historical Association publication by David M. Rees-Thomas entitled "Timber Down the Capilano: A History of the Capilano Timber Company on Vancouver's North Shore".

File consists of research material regarding rail ties, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on date nails, wood ties, disposal of creosote ties, concrete ties, and steel ties.

File consists of material regarding the Three Valley Gap roundhouse and heritage ghost town. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of a 1977 publication by Steve Hauff and Jim Gertz entitled "The Willamette Locomotive".

File consists of a publication by Graham Wilson entitled "The White Pass and Yukon Route Railway".

File consists of a publication by Stan Cohen entitled "The White Pass and Yukon Route: A Pictorial History"

File consists of a publication by Darryl E. Muralt entitled "The Victoria and Sidney Railway, 1892-1919".

File consists of a publication by Henry Ewert entitled "The Story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company".

File consists of a book by Graeme Pole entitled "The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill: A Canadian Railway Adventure".

File consists of a book by Robert D. Turner and David S. Wilkie entitled "The Skyline Limited: The Kaslo and Slocan Railway--Narrow Gauge Railroading and Sternwheelers in the Kootenays".

File consists of a publication by Eric L. Johnson entitled "The Sea-to-Sky Gold Rush Route: A Guide to the Scenic Railway of the White Pass".

File consists of issues of "The Sandhouse", the journal of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association Pacific Coast Division. Contains various complete issues relating to multiple railway subjects. Also includes miscellaneous excerpted articles from Sandhouse issues.

File consists of issue number 436 of "Canadian Rail", which has been pared down to the feature article "The Railway History of Kamloops, B.C.: A Century Old Story" by Davies.

File consists of a photocopied 1938 work by A. McCulloch entitled "The Railway Development in Southern British Columbia from 1890 on, and, Some Reasons for Building the Kettle Valley Railway, and the lines of the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Company in British Columbia".

File consists of a monograph by Geoffrey W. Taylor entitled "The Railway Contractors".

File consists of the 1981 first edition of "The Pictorial History of Railroading in British Columbia" by Barrie Sanford.

File consists of material regarding the movie, "The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway", which was a CBC TV series based on Pierre Berton's books "The National Dream" and "The Last Spike". Predominantly consists of pamphlets, news releases, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of a publication by Hal Riegger entitled "The Kettle Valley and its Railways: A Pictorial History of Rail Development in Southern British Columbia and the Building of the Kettle Valley Railway".

File consists of a paper or possibly a thesis by D. Bodnar entitled "The Influence of the C.P.R. on Land Development and Architecture in Vancouver, 1886-1929".