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Photograph depicts Grand Trunk Pacific locomotive 624 and equipment at a railyard.

The Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway series consists of administrative records, correspondence between railways, and ephemera. Also consists of maps and technical drawings depicting Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway rail lines and structures.

Photograph depicts what appears to be two trains and a long building on high level of river bank. Fraser river in foreground, forest trees on shore in background.

Photograph depicts a train and long building on high level of river bank. Fraser river in foreground, forest trees on shore in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "G.T.P. 1st Passenger Train From Prince Rupert. Mile 45. June. 14th 1911. Copyright. F. Button. PHOTO. Pr. Rupert. No. 240." Photograph depicts three men (two sitting on chairs) on caboose of train. Power poles run parallel to tracks, which curve to the right of the image. Train tracks in foreground, forest and mountain in background.

Photograph depicts construction of a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trestle by Bostrom & Green Contractors near Fort Fraser, BC.

Front view of several men working on Grand Trunk Pacific train 218 in the winter. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso of postcard reads: “Prince George, B.C., Dec. 1921 yard & main line.”

Photograph depicts group of buildings at Grande Prairie airstrip. The foremost building has the sign "YUKON SOUTHERN" on its roof, and the tower and admin building can be seen behind. Power poles, large trucks, and other large unidentified machinery are lined up in background on right.

Photograph depicts building with small second story attached, and a tall red and white pole in front. Signal tower and power poles in background on right, semi-trailer in background on left. A man in uniform can be seen in the far right sitting on a small staircase on wheels. Small unidentified buildings and miscellaneous shop supplies in background. Handwritten photo album caption beside this photo reads: "Grand Prairie Tower and Adm. Bldg."

Image depicts an 80 tonne truck at a mine site somewhere in Granisle, B.C.

Image depicts numerous bags of blasting powder at a mine site somewhere in Granisle, B.C.

Image depicts a drill for blasting holes at a mine site somewhere in Granisle, B.C.

Image depicts a large, electric shovel at a mine site somewhere in Granisle, B.C.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Hydro Railway locomotive switching a flat car filled with construction equipment.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Hydro locomotive switching a flat car carrying a cat crane. Looking west with Granville road bridge in the background.

Plan depicts Granville Island industrial sites in False Creek, Vancouver. Shows revised trackage from 1955 annotated in colour by Davies.

Photograph depicts a gravel pit 1.5 miles north of the McCulloch depot or at approximately mile 78.0, on the Carmi Subdivision. It has not been in use since at least the late 1950s. The rails here are worn and dated 1910 and 1920s. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts a gravel pit located 1.5 miles north of McCulloch CPR depot, which is at approximately mile 78, on the Carmi Subdivision. The gravel pit has not been used for at least 20 years. The picture also shows a disused spur line.

Photograph depicts a disused gravel pit near the McCulloch CPR depot, on the Carmi Subdivision. The pit had not been used for at least 20 years. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts a Great Canadian Rail Tour Company train, the Rocky Mountaineer, on CN track, north of Walhachin.

Photograph depicts the rear of the Great Northern depot on Main St. in Vancouver, that is now demolished.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway (now Burlington-Northern Railway) line between Spokane and Nelson. Visible is a shed for lumber. Image captured looking upgrade and northeast. It had a 27 car siding.

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.

Photo the depot in Keremeos that had been locked up and deserted after the agency had moved to Oroville, Washington in January 1971. However, the truck to Keremeos was still used for freight traffic, if infrequently. Rails in the photograph were dated 1913.

Photograph depicts Great Northern Railway freight heading south having just come off of the New Westminster government rail bridge.

Photograph depicts a former Great Northern Railway grade. Image captured looking towards the east, at an intact trestle. The line curves 180 degrees at the right of the photo, just avioding the boundary that comes up behind the camera to a former whistle stop called Myncaster. The line was thought to be pulled in 1938. It connected Midway to Oroville.

Photograph depicts a former Great Northern Railway grade. Image captured looking towards the east, across a meadow formerly crossed by a trestly and into a short 50 yard tunnel. Just beyond, was a small ranch with a one car spur known as "Bergen." The line connected Midway to Oroville and was believed to have been dismantled in 1938.

Photograph depicts trackage of the Great Northern Railway which changed to the Burlington-Northern Railway. The site is not known for sure, but Davies believed it to be near Salmo.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway (now the Burlington-Northern Railway) which had a branch from the states to the states. Salmo was the approximatley the half-way point. The depot in was built in 1923. Facilities included a wye, 18 car siding, and an ore/gravel chute.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway (now the Burlington-Northern Railway) line that ran from Spokane to Nelson. Salmo marked the halfway point of B.C. trackage. The depot in Salmo was built in 1923 and was the most important intermediate station on the line in B.C.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway (now the Burlington-North Railway) line between Spokane and Nelson. It had opened in December 1893. Passenger traffic was steam to 1928, gas to 1941, then was discontinued. Details of the GNR switch stand found in the Salmo yard.

Photograph depicts an ore/gravel ramp for dumping into gondola cars on the western side of the Salmo yard.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway station in main street Vancouver. Image captured looking west with the CNR trackage to the left. Lifted track in the foreground used to be depot track. Visible are switchers and a sand car found behind them.

Photograph depicts a Great Northern Railway interchange curve to CPR tracks near Raymur Avenue/ Powell Street, Vancouver. Visible is a part of an export train, consisting of 11 (dead) General Motor locomotives hauled by a GNR switcher towards the Centennial Dock area. The process of destruction was to take place in Pusan by Korean National Railways.

Photograph depicts Raymur Avenue/Powell Street grade crossing. Image captured looking south at Burlington-Northern (former Great Northern Railway) trackage. Visible are the last 4 locomotives of an 11 locomotive (all dead) train hauled by a GN switcher. Export ship was to travel to Korean National Railways, Pusan, Korea.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway depot at Keremeos and the terminus of the line from Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.A. The line stops about 1/3 mile beyond this point. At one time it ran on to Hedley mine and possibly Princeton.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway former station at Cascade, just north of the Canada-U.S. border and 15 miles east of Grand Forks. The line connects Kettle Falls and Grand Forks, but the station is now disused but in good repair. The view is looking south towards Washington State.

Photograph depicts a Great Northern Railway freight train travelling south over trestle at the south end of a New Westminster rail bridge, at the point where the Great Northern Railway tracks swings westward.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway line in northeastern Washington State in the Columbia River valley. The photo depicts Great Northern Railway (GNR)locomotive #684 with 23 empty ore cars and caboose stopped and deserted at grade crossing, about 8 miles south of Northport, south of Trail. Presumably this line is a spur to a quarry or mine in the hills.

Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Bought in Picture Prince George". Photograph depicts a grizzly bear walking on all fours in forest area, slash debris in background.

Ground level view of the Prince Rupert dry dock during what appears to be construction. Printed annotation on recto reads: "The Dry Dock of Prince Rupert."

Ground level view of the dry dock in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Dry Dock Prince Rupert BC McRae Bros."