Photograph depicts a gravel filled spur. A train of about a dozen hopper cars are being loaded by locomotive # 625.
Photograph depicts the Lone Butte flag station.
Photograph depicts various spurs. One spur was for a work crew train, another led to a gravel pile as well as one which was located at the far end and was for loading heavy equipment onto flat cars. A passing loop to the main line can be seen in the background.
Photograph depicts a ballast pit (possibly of volcanic shale). A ballast/work train is visible on the main track.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a BC Rail passenger train at Exeter Station in 100 Mile House, British Columbia.
Photograph taken looking northbound at the BC Rail station in Pemberton.
Photograph depicts log cars on a siding.
File consists of BC Rail Port Subdivision timetables 101 (27 Nov. 1983) and 103 (25 Oct. 1987).
Photograph depicts a speeder proceeding north to Squamish. Davies notes that it was easier to lift a speeder over the blades than work the switch.
Photograph depicts a few speeders passing by. The one on the right is preceding southbound freight. Siding has the capacity for 55 cars.
Photograph depicts a southbound freight headed by locomotive #714. The speeder on the siding was headed northbound.
Photograph taken at the passenger depot in Prince George, sited on a dead-end spur. It is situated in an industrial park some miles away from the city centre.
Subseries contains BC Rail manuals, publications and directories related to BC Rail projects, operating rules, and safety.
File consists of photographs of the BC Rail Reception in Oct. 1994.
Photograph depicts a tank car being repaired.
Photograph depicts the "Royal Hudson", a daily steam train that travelled from North Vancouver to Squamish.
Photograph depicts a BCR snow plow, possibly spotted in Lillooet.
Photograph depicts a BCR snow plow on a spur located opposite a former Squamish depot that was burned down. All the windows of the snow equipment in front of the plow were broken by vandals, so there was spare service for winter operations.
Photograph depicts northbound freight in Britannia Beach. A concentrator (copper) of Ana-Canada Company is found in the background.
Photograph depicts derelict bunk and cook cars of the former Pacific Great Eastern. Found on the siding of at the yards in Squamish. Car #990224 appears originally to have been an electric interurban car.
Photograph depicts work car #6406 in the Squamish yards.
Videotape contains footage of: 1-May-04 - BC Rail strike footage for Global - farmer's market and picket line / 4-May-04 - campus shots / 7-May-04 - Rural environmental sustainability conference featuring William Rees (UBC) / 22-May-04 - Aboriginal Health Sciences program - field course near Nautley Reserve Tape I -
File consists of material regarding BC Rail luxury tourist train tours, such as the Cariboo Prospector, the Whistler Explorer, and the Pacific Starlight. All services ended in 2002. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, and clippings from periodicals.
File consists of research material regarding BC Rail line under CN ownership after 2004. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Kaoham Shuttle Continues BC Rail Passenger Tradition" by Ian Smith; "CN-BC Rail Partnership: The Right Fit" by CN; "Recalling a Vacation and Train Wreck at Seton Portage, 1969" by Davies; "BC Rail's Tough Future Focus of Special Conference" by Smith; and "BC Rail Handed to CN as Takeover Deal Approved" by Smith.
Photograph depicts the yards in Williams Lake. Image captured on the new overpass that was being constructed at the time.
Photograph depicts a BCR track trolley.
Photograph depicts a BC Rail snow plow.
Photograph depicts BC Rail locomotives.
Photograph depicts a BC Rail locomotive.
Photograph depicts BC Rail locomotives.
Photograph depicts a BC Rail tank car.
Photograph depicts a BC Rail snow plow.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the BC Rail yards in Prince George, British Columbia.
File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 1972-1979 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: a 1974 British Columbia Railway passenger train schedule; PGE passenger train schedules for 1971-1972; a July-August 1975 issue of "The Coupler" (vol. 17, no. 6); and a May 1972 issue of "The Coupler" (vol. 14, no. 4). Also includes a British Columbia Railway iron-on badge of the railway's crest and a hand-drawn map by Davies of the PGE/BC Rail route.
File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 1980-1989 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Seton Lake Tunnel Gets Green Light" by Wilson; "Rails into the Wild" by Coull; and a piece of the electrification of the BC Rail Tumbler Ridge branch. Also include BC Rail passenger schedules for 1985 and 1989.
File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 1990-1999 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "From Vancouver to Prince George to Prince Rupert, and back" by Zimmerman; "BC Rail Launches Dinner Train Service" by Smith and Johnson; and BC Rail updates in the Sandhouse journal. Also includes BC Rail passenger schedules for 1993 and 1990, as well as 1996, 1997, and 1998 schedules for BC Scenic Rail Tours (Royal Hudson, Whistler Explorer, Cariboo Prospector).
File consists of research material regarding BC Rail for the 2000-2004 period. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "BC Rail Passenger Service: It Was a Good Ride" by Schultz; "WCRA Wilderness Tour--The Final Instalment?" by Meldrum; "BC Rail Kills Off Passenger Services" by Ian Smith; "BC Rail Fleet Dispersed: Where Are They Now?" by Smith; "CN-BC Rail Deal Drags Its Heels" by Smith; and "BC Rail Parcels Out Passenger Equipment, Looks for More Buyers". Also includes 2002 schedules the Cariboo Prospector and a schedule for shuttle service between Seton Portage-Shalalth-Lillooet. BC Rail passenger service ended on October 31, 2002.
Photograph depicts BCR southbound freight.
Cleared land being prepared for railroad, Northern British Columbia
File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions related to British Columbia history. Highlights include:
- Tsitika Publications Ltd., "The Sea Otter", magazine issue Vol. 1 No. 6, Mar. 1978 (magazine)
- Reproduction of North Coast Marine Museum Society, "North Pacific Cannery: British Columbia", [197-?] (brochure)
File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "BC Soil Conservation Issues: How Serious are They?" for a BCFA Soil Conservatiori Seminar - March 10,1987.
Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"Stressing the importance of soil conservation, this speech begins by noting that all land and water users (not just agriculture) - on-site or off-site - are involved with soil conservation.
The paper is broken into 3 sections:
(1) Framework Considerations in which the diversity of BC's landform and climate is noted. The key soil conservation issues from a provincial perspective are reviewed including:
- erosion;
- sedimentation;
- acidification;
- organic matter loss; and
- soil compaction.
(2) Economic Considerations - the estimated loss annually in agriculture due to soil erosion is 30 to 50 million dollars.
(3) Legislation and Institutional Structure Considerations - BC is noted as having no provincial legislation that has soil conservation as its main thrust.
While the ALC Act and ALR are not directly mentioned, soil conservation is an important associated issue related to farmland preservation."
File consists of correspondence, presentation notes, and a program for the 1999 BC Studies Conference at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Fisher presented a paper ntitled "Native History in British Columbia in the Twenty First Century".
File consists of photographs of BC Tel Pioneers in 1999.
BC job security poster highlighting the names of 9,165 BC Tel employees.
File contains correspondence from the BC Telephone Company.
This issue of BC Today covers information regarding tax cuts, municipal legislation, Hydro development, and logging.
BC Today is an independent newspaper of public affairs and comment. The headline of this issue reads "Negotiations Out, B.C. Tells Nishga." Also includes an article regarding a new political map for BC.
This issue of BC Today covers information regarding the Revelstoke Dam, and lost chlorine cars at sea.
The photograph depicts a topographical physical relief map that was in an exhibit at the Provincial Archives in 1977.
Videotape contains footage of: [200-?] - BC Tourism shots of UNBC Prince George campus