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CNR tractor
2013.6.36.1.114.01 · Item · [May 2004]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR tractor, an old piece of Maintenance of Way equipment coverted to haul equipment required to run at low speeds. It also saved switchers.

C.N.R. track on Lulu Island
2013.6.36.1.009.20 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track on Lulu Island leading to the swing bridge that crosses the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is looking northeast.

C.N.R. track on Lulu Island
2013.6.36.1.009.21 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track at the east end of Lulu Island. It originally led to a peat plant but now continues southwards to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of the island. The view is looking due north and there is a whistle board at the left for the Westminster Highway behind the camera.

C.N.R. track on Lulu Island
2013.6.36.1.009.23 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) track on Lulu Island, about 4 miles west of the eastern tip of the island. The track to the right runs along the northern edge of the island and the left-hand track goes to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank of Lulu Island.

2013.6.36.1.009.49 · Item · Mar. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Canadian National Railway (CN) track crew sheds on Lulu Island at the south end of the Fraser St. road-vehicle bridge, near the intersection of #5 Rd. and Vulcan Way. The track is well used. The view is looking west.

CNR Thompson Valley
2013.6.36.1.038.23 · Item · 1 Sept. 1980
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at about 8 1/2 miles south of Barriere. Davies notes that this was a rare image because there was a single gondola standing on the main track during an average day when it was normally attached to a work train. Men were seen working nearby.

CNR Tete Jaune Subdivision
2013.6.36.1.039.08 · Item · [2 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken on about mile 8 or 10 on the Tete Jaune Subdivision, on the line to Prince George. Located on the north side was the CNR line to Kamloops on the upgrade that passed through a snow tunnel.

CNR terminal yard, Victoria
2013.6.36.1.059.17 · Item · [23 May 1971]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Hillcrest Lumber Co. steam crane that was acquired by Terry Fergusan and was moved from Mesachie Lake, Cowichan. It was put to use on the tourist attraction railway, the "Victoria-Pacific," that was created in 1971.

2013.6.36.1.013.25 · Item · [May 1965]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora at Tilbury, an isolated rail slip in Delta on the south Fraser River, 1 1/2 miles east of Deer Island Tunnel. The ship was built in 1918 at Levis, Quebec and has Quebec as its port of registry. It has oil burning, 4 boiler reciprocating engines and 4 cylinders (1 H.P. exhausting to 1 lesser H.P., then exhausting in parallel to 2 L.P.). It has 2 screws and 2 rudders, 1 pair at the bow and stern.

2013.6.36.1.013.30 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a C.N.R. rail car ferry, the S.S. Canora, docked at Tilbury, Fraser River, Delta. Note the sailor in bosun's chair on the foremast cleaning the paintwork. This was about 2 weeks before the announcement that the ship would be taken out of service by C.N. at the end of May 1966.

C.N.R. S.S. Canora
2013.6.36.1.013.27 · Item · [May 1965]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora rail car carrier between Victoria and Tilbury on the lower Fraser River. It carries 18 rail cars but in practice only 16, as 2 tank cars are kept forward and connected to the oil fuel tanks of the ship.

C.N.R. S.S. Canora
2013.6.36.1.013.26 · Item · [May 1965]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the C.N.R. S.S. Canora rail carrier between Victoria and the mainland. It had just been in for and 18 day refit at Burrard Dry Dock and looked good. It carries a crew of 20, which seemed excessive. It ran to Port Mann until 1961 when the slip at Tilbury was built. It is difficult to navigate the swing bride at New Westminster in darkness and freshnets.

CNR Spences Bridge
2013.6.36.1.036.11 · Item · [May 1966]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an inspection trolley chained to trackage at the rear of a work train on the side of the track at the Spences Bridge depot.

CNR snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.20 · Item · [July 1997]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CN snow plow, spotted at the Kamloops Junction. Built June 1939. Rated "Heavy Duty." CN, at the time, had 63 snow plows and this was the 12-18th youngest of them. Latest one built was in 1959.

CNR Smithers
2013.6.36.1.039.07 · Item · [8 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an example of a CNR 'Buffet-Parlour' car #885 "Quesnel." It was built in 1929 and used mainly in the Montreal-Toronto area. The car was modernized in 1957 and then retired in 1974. It was installed by the Smithers Chamber of Commerce in 1975 and not connected to CNR trackage.

CNR slip, Penticton
2013.6.36.1.055.34 · Item · [22 July 1968]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts CN tug #6 (built in 1948) with a rail barge, empty cars (used for fruit), and one returned empty explosives car from Peachland.

CNR slip in Penticton
2013.6.36.1.022.04 · Item · [22 July 1968]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR slip in Penticton on Okanagan Lake. It shows a general view of the slip and unloading operations, plus a road and rail tractor.

CNR slip in Penticton
2013.6.36.1.022.05 · Item · [22 July 1968]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR slip in Penticton on Okanagan Lake. It shows a general view of the sidings leading from the barge slip . The tractor could move two cars on the level, but did not move cars to and from the barge. The winch was used to pull all cars, including tank cars, onto the barge.

CNR slip in Penticton
2013.6.36.1.022.02 · Item · [22 July 1968]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR slip in Penticton on Okanagan Lake. The first two cars are being removed from a barge. There is a gas driven winch on the after port of the barge. A cable is taken around a pulley (white in the middle ground) and then attached to the frame of the 1st car- as shown in this photo. This gets the cars moving and gravity plus the brakes does the rest.

2013.6.36.1.055.02 · Item · 9 Nov. 1968
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR slip of the northern arm of the Fraser River, Lulu Island. Visible is a wooded area on the opposite bank that was part of the Fraser View Gold Course. The middle car on the outer side of the barge was a flat car filled with high stanch

CNR Skeena Subdivision
2013.6.36.1.040.11 · Item · [7 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken about halfway between Terrace and Prince Rupert. The Skeena Subdivision (from Terrace) was about 400 yards long and was used for avalanche protection. It was abandoned in the 1950's as it was deemed too expensive to maintain.

CNR Skeena River
2013.6.36.1.040.13 · Item · [8 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at on mile 62 (from Smithers) on the Bulkley Valley Subdivision which is nearly the mid-point between Smithers and Terrace. The visible sign is for the benefit of train tourists sighted on the southern bank of the Skeena River.

CNR Skeena Crossing
2013.6.36.1.040.08 · Item · [8 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Skeena Crossing Bridge on the Bulkley Valley Subdivision. This area was part of an old Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line to Prince Rupert. The Skeena River is visble below. During the construction of the railway, stern wheelers came up river with supplies to this point.