Postcard depicts where steam and muscle were combined in the "blue" cut above the Patricia siding to help punch through the spiral tunnels to reduce an "impossible" 4.5% greade to a reasonable 2.4% in the Rogers Pass.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Photograph depicts a docked container ship in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts yellow conveyor belt in foreground over gravel pit, dump truck behind in midground. Mountains visible in background. Photo speculated to have been taken at the plant or near the Cassiar airstrip. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "JUN. 1987".
Photograph depicts men standing on upper deck of conveyor, close to opposite shore, where lumber and buildings can be seen. Canoe in left foreground, trees and mountains in background.
Photograph of several full horse drawn carriages going over a bridge in Stewart, BC.
Photograph of several full horse drawn carriages parked in front of an unidentified building. Procession may be a parade for some special event.
Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Cookhouse in Winter". Photograph depicts top of building semi-visible behind large snow pile. Treetops can be seen in background.
Photograph depicts a former CPR grade of Copper Mountain. A spur at an Allenby concentrator was located on mile 5.6 from Princeton. Ore was first hauled on the track in October, 1920 as grading commeced in April, 1918. Track appeared to be in position, but little was it used unil 1956/1957, but then it was lifted.
Real estate map depicts the areas around Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, including rail trackage.
Photograph depicts a street scent at the corner of Laselle and Second St. in Fort George. A wagon is visible in the dirt road and wooden buildings cross the mid ground. Three unidentified men sit on the boardwalk outside Rigg's Restaurant while one man stands in the doorway of The White Laundry.
Subseries contains internal and external correspondence created by or pertaining to Canadian Pacific Railway.
Subseries consists primarily of interdepartmental correspondence and incoming correspondence to Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
Subseries consists of interdepartmental correspondence primarily in the form of telegraphs and internal correspondence bulletin books.
Subseries consists of correspondence between Grand Trunk Railway and other railway systems, particularly the Wabash Railroad Company.
Image depicts a rail road bridge, possibly the Cottonwood Bridge, at an uncertain location.
Image depicts the Cottonwood Bridge.
Photograph depicts large bridge and dam over a wide river, industrial structures throughout. Hills on opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Coulee Dam, This is were[sic] I went this fall. Wished you had of been with me."
Photograph depicts the Courtenay terminus of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts men standing near three covered wagons pulled by team of horses on street. Buildings line the street on left behind trees with protective structures built around their trunks. A windmill stands near small building and woodpiles in background on right. Trees on hill are visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Quesnel".
Map depicts the Cowichan Lake area, including rail trackage for the Western Forest Industries Logging Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the BC Forest Products Logging Railway.
Map depicts the Cowichan Lake area, including rail trackage for the Western Forest Industries Logging Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the BC Forest Products Logging Railway.
Photograph taken at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum.
Photograph taken at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum near Sommos Lake in Duncan. Visible is a 2 truck shay owned by Gerry Wellburn. It was sited beside the Island Highway, at the entrance of the museum.
Photograph taken at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum near Sommos Lake in Duncan.
Photograph taken at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CPR Huntingdon branch in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR branch from Merritt/Nicola in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR Osoyoos branch in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR branch from Sicamous to Vernon in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts CPR delivering 4 tank cars at an interchange track on Home Street. Kamloops Heritage Railways was commencing to build its facilities on the north side of the interchange track.
Photograph depicts the switcher in Grand Forks. When CPR abandoned this city on KYR, there was a need for local switching to BN branch line, so a private company was created. 10 of these switchers were built in 1950/51 for the CPR. This particular locomotive retured in 1989 and was sold to GFR in 1993.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Kettle Valley Railway-Coquihalla branch in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Kettle Valley Railway from Merritt to Princeton in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Kettle Valley Railway from Penticton to McCulloch in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CPR Kettle Valley Railway line from Princeton to Penticton in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Main Line in all areas, except Vancouver, in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Main Line in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts the CPR Nelson Subdivision in Harrop.
Photograph depicts the CPR Nelson Subdivision in Procter. Located at a third of a mile spur to a barge slip. Its beginning is visible as a former switch site.
Photograph depicts the Nelson Subdivision in Procter. Until 1977, the rail/barge slip was used for lake traffic. All related facilities were removed. Track to slip located on the left. Rails were on existing spurs dated between 1898 and 1914.
Photograph depicts the CPR Nelson Subdivision in Procter. Passing siding rail dated 1954 as well as 1923. All Algoma Steel. The two spurs to the right usually only held work trains and ore rail of 1898-1914 vintage.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Procter-Harrop area of the CPR Nelson Subdivision in British Columbia.
Photograph taken 20 miles east of Nelson at the Nelson Subdivision (Cranbrook to Nelson). The white substance near the track was a crude fill of some kind. Location was somewhere between Procter and Harrop.
Photograph depicts the C.P. pier in Vancouver. The ship "Chusan" is unloading cargo.
Photograph depicts the CP rail and the edge of the Homer St. warehouse complex in Vancouver. The view is looking northeast at the western end of Mainland St. The building is at #1152 Mainland St. The right hand track (man's shadow it) goes down Mainland and is in apparent use. The rail on the left hand track is dated 1938.
Photograph depicts the Hatzic Meadows crossing, east of Mission City in the Fraser Valley. It shows the westbound C.P. rail express running at 50-60 mph.
Photograph depicts the Hatzic Meadows crossing, east of Mission City in the Fraser Valley. It shows the westbound C.P. rail express running at 50-60 mph.
Photograph depicts CP rail interchange yards about 1/2 mile west of the city center of New Westminster. In the view is CP baggage car #272046 made by the Canadian Car Co. It is now in use as a horse box with end loading.
Photograph depicts the CP rail in the False Creek area in Vancouver. It is between Beatty and Cambie Streets with Smithe St. crossing from left to right in the foreground. The photo includes an insulated box car of the Southern Pacific Railway, #SP 67343, built in 1961. The track at the right is physically usable but is unused.