Photograph depicts the western portal of the C.P.R. Connaught Tunnel under Rogers Pass. The Glacier Station is a quarter mile to the rear of the camera. Fans are operated to force air through the tunnel against the direction of the trains, these therefore used for all westbound traffic. Diesel driven, steam for ancillary equipment.
Postcard depicts the western entrance to Kicking Horse Canyon.
Photograph depicts the "Westbridge II" tug at the Kingcome Navigation dock, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the Westbridge CPR depot on the Kettle Valley Line. It is located about 11 miles north of Rock Creek and at about mile 123.3 east of Penticton. The depot house is disused and the sidings contained no cars, so there appears to be no local traffic.
Photograph depicts the West Summerland CPR station in the Okanagan. The station often was used but not permanently manned. It was located at mile 9.5 from Penticton. The view is looking south.
Photograph depicts the West Summerland CPR station in the Okanagan, located 9.5 miles from Penticton. The cloud in the middle distance is stone dust from a crusher on the east side of the track. The spur to the right leads to an old crusher but does not appear to be used.
Photograph depicts the extreme west end of C.P.R. trackage at Coal Harbour, looking east towards the yards and downtown after a snowfall.
Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura. Looking east.
Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura.
Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.
Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.
Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association special on the Canadian National Railway (CN) trestle, immediately south of the Fraser River bridge at New Westminster, travelling east.
Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association on a special outing from Vancouver to Hope.
Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association on a special outing from Vancouver to Hope.
Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association on a special outing from Vancouver to Hope.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association 2-8-2 tank locomotive and tender at a C.N. station in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association 2-8-2 tank locomotive and tender at a C.N. station in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association locomotive and car at a C.N.R. station in Vancouver. The trackage actually belongs to a demolished Great Northern Railway Station.
Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association locomotive and car at C.N. station, ready but not permitted to steam (federal ruling).
Photograph depicts a train car that is part of the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964. It is stopped on the east side of Sumas Bridge.
Photograph depicts one of the two open C.P.R. cars located at Vancouver included in the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope. The cars stopped at Sumas Bridge for a photo halt.
Photograph depicts an unidentified individual wearing a welding helmet, and kneeling behind large bearing cups of one of the Ruston Hornsby diesel engines that turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant. Door, bulletin board, and miscellaneous supplies in background.
Map depicts the city of Richmond and Lulu Island, including rail trackage.
Photograph depicts decommissioned weather ships. One was named "Stonetown." They were formerly coastguard vessels that were in use until 1968. Prior to that, they were corvettes of the RCN and moored in Vancouver Harbour at the Terminal Pier.
Photograph depicts a weather ship of the Canadian Coastguard called "Vancouver." It was fitting out after launching. This vessel and its sister ship, "Quada," were the largest vessels ever built on the western coast of Canada. "Vancouver" was retired in May 1981 as it was too costly to service.
Three men can be seen on deck of small boat. Rocky shore in foreground, forest and hills on opposite shore in background.
Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Dad - en route up Nass River on official business. (hence the flag & business suit!)"; "Going up the Nass. Dad (Indian Agent) Cap Barry (Inspect. of Schools) travelling up the Nass River to Aiyansh".
Group of six men sit and stand on small boat close to shore. Rev. W.E. Collison stands on far right (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison).
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Macdonald Med officer (Kincolith) / Dr. [McQuarrie?] Med officer Victoria / Steven Clayton Native boat owner / Capt. Bary - Insp. of Indian Schools / W.E. Collison Indian agent. / Inspection trip to villages of upper Nass River".
Contour plan shows layout of a water tunnel near Lyon's Creek in the CNR Clearwater subdivision.
Photograph depicts an abandoned water tower on CPR line at Brookmere, 30 miles south of Merritt. The trackage on the right has had the spikes removed but the yard consists of a mixture of completely removed, partially removed, and completely undisturbed track. An elderly couple and 2 elderly bachelors are the only year-round remaining inhabitants.
Photograph depicts the water tower at the C.P.R. Savona Depot. The view is looking east towards Kamloops.
Photograph depicts a surviving but disused water tower at Cranbrook. Cranbrook is located at mile 0 on the CPR line of the Nelson Subdivision.
Photograph depicts a preserved 2-spouted water tank. It was not on its original site.
Photograph depicts a water tank car on the CPR line at Rock Creek. Rock Creek is located at mile 11.7 from Midway and east of Osoyoos. The water tank car was built in 192, holds 8000 gallons, and forms part of a work train. The sidings capacity here is 70 cars.
Photograph depicts a static water tank, numbered 415726, at the Coquitlam C.P.R. yards.
Photograph depicts a water tank at the Pacific Great Eastern yards in Brackendale, near Squamish.
Photograph depicts a water swelling over the bow of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts water from a wave spilling over the bow of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts a weather ship in rough water with water spilling onto the bow end of the ship.
Photograph depicts water pooled on the deck of a weather ship with rough water in the background.
Unidentified woman stands on grass beside pond with water fountain. Trees and large building in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "this was taken in August in the C.N.R. Gardens."
Photograph depicts a water crane on the southwest side of the Pacific Great Eastern station at Pemberton.
Photograph depicts water car #415319 standing on a little used spur in Nelson. It consists of a locomotive tender mounted on a flat car. It could be used as a firefighting unit, but it is merely lettered "service."
Photograph depicts the washrooms on the west side of the line, about a quarter mile from the McCulloch CPR depot building. The depot is located at mile 76.6 on the Carmi Subdivision.
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"
Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Omineca Dist Walcott Suspension Bridge West Approach - looking East May 26 - 1932". Photograph depicts two white horses pulling a wagon in front of Walcott bridge. This bridge was moved from its original location in the Hagwilget Canyon, downstream from Walcott on the Bulkley River. It is a pedestrian bridge at the time of this photograph, though it was originally used by motor vehicles. Dirt road leading to bridge in foreground, with lumber and brush piles on either side. Trees and hills on opposite shore in background.
Photograph depicts the wake from a weather ship in a large body of water.
Photograph depicts a wagon in a field on the south bank of Pritchard, beside a bridge that went over the South Thompson River.
Item is a photograph of construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Image depicts the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River in Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Item is a photograph of the Bennett Dam.