Photograph depicts the border crossing point, 12 miles east of Grand Forks. Taken on the Canadian side. Visible grain car lettered "BN." This branch line fromed a bi "U" with the bottom of it running for 15 miles in Canada, in the Grand Forks area. The line began east of Kettle Falls (hence Spokane) and concluded in the west at Republic.
Photograph depicts two men standing beside a canvas tent. There are two tents to the left in the midground and sparsely forested hills and low mountains in the background.
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.
Photograph taken in Grand Forks. Between 1900 and 1919, the Granby copper smelter operated on the northern outskirts of the city. Ore was brought to it by CPR and GN lines. Originally had wood coverd deck trusses, but they were later upgraded to steel. All was removed in the 1920's.
Photograph depicts a car standing on what was once the Carson spur of the CPR (pre-1919 it was GNR). Car was switched by G.F. Railroad Co. locomotive #6703.
Photograph depicts a rocky, mountain slope.
Photograph depicts a field and fence in the foreground, an orchard in the midground, a rocky mountain slope in the distance.
Photograph depicts the GNR (later became BN) branch from Kettle Falls to Grand Forks.
Photograph depicts the Burlington-Northern Railroad, formerly the Great Northern Railway. Image captures sandblasting abrasives planted on the western edge of Grand Forks. Visible is a Canadian Pacific locomotive #8650 switching on Burlington-Northern tracks.
Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway, now called the Burlington-Northern Railway which had a branch line from Kettle Falls to "Republic" that at one point crossed into Canada via Grand Forks. The view shows the exit (cattle guard) from Canada (B.C.) to Washington.
Photograph depicts a meat hanging shed on a ranch on Granby River Road, Grand Forks.
looking down steep forested valley.
Photograph depicts sparse vegetation near Grand Forks, BC
Photograph depicts a view of a hillside near Morrissey Creek near Grand Forks BC.
Photograph depicts a steep sparsely forested slope with a view to a wider valley beyond.
Photograph depicts a view looking toward the mountain top up a sparsely forested steep mountain slope.
Photograph depicts looking down Morrissey Creek Valley to Kettle River.
Photograph depicts looking down on a sparsely forested mountainside.