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C.P.R. Kimberley depot
2013.6.36.1.007.107 · Pièce · Oct. 1965
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Kimberley. It is in the center of the town, looking up towards the Kimberley mine which is 1 mile away. The last passenger service (1 coach) between Kimberley and Cranbrook ran about 1955.

C.P.R. summit at Crowsnest Pass
2013.6.36.1.007.117 · Pièce · Oct. 1965
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. summit of the southern transcontinental C.P. line at Crowsnest Pass on the Alberta-B.C. border. The roundhouse is disused. Four men are working on the turntable; it is unclear whether they are rebuilding its eastern face or demolishing it by breaking down one wall to get at the table. The site is 4,453 ft. above sea level and the view is looking south.

Electricity station at Coghlan
2013.6.36.1.008.15 · Pièce · Aug. 1965
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the electricity station at Coghlan on the B.C. Electric Railway, which is 9 rail miles east of Langley in the Fraser Valley. The view is looking east.

2013.6.36.1.008.29 · Pièce · [June 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts snowplow #S103, which was an ex-electric stock, stored at the Kitsilano Workshop yards in Vancouver. It was converted from electric locomotive #952 built by 1911 by the B.C. Electric Railway and rebuilt in 1937.

2013.6.36.1.008.32 · Pièce · [June 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts snowplow #S103, which was an ex-electric stock, stored at the Kitsilano Workshop yards in Vancouver. It was converted from electric locomotive #952 built by 1911 by the B.C. Electric Railway and rebuilt in 1937.

2013.6.36.1.009.61 · Pièce · Oct. 1965
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

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.

2013.6.36.1.001.07 · Pièce · [May 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge over False Creek looking north at the fixed span. The fixed span can be removed by floating it onto a scow on rising tide to allow large and newly launched ships to get out to sea.

Alexandra Bridge, Fraser Canyon
2013.6.36.1.001.71 · Pièce · Oct. 1965
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. It is closed to traffic but is possible to drive a vehicle across but the road is blocked on the east bank. The bridge is in good condition. Photo looks east.

Alexandra Bridge, Fraser Canyon
2013.6.36.1.001.72 · Pièce · Oct. 1965
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. The view is looking northeast and depicts the Fraser River running downstream to the right of the photo. There is First Nations salmon net pole in the bottom left-hand corner.

2013.6.36.1.010.56 · Pièce · [June 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Shay #1 locomotive on display at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum. It was built by Lima in December 1920. It is a 2 truck with a length of 31'6", width of 8', and a height of 12'8". It has a 50" wheel base or a total of 20 1/2', and a wheel diameter of 27". The boiler pressure is 160 lbs. and the water capacity is 500 gallons. The weight is 26 tons.

2013.6.36.1.010.61 · Pièce · [June 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts locomotive #25 at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum. It was built by Vulcan in 1910. It has a 0-4-0 saddle tank to which has been added a tender. Its length is 21'8", width 7'6", and height 9'8". It has a wheel diameter of 29" and a wheel base of 60". Its cylinders are 10"x18". It has a boiler pressure of 150 lbs. and a water capacity of 400 gallons. It weighs 36, 000 lbs. The driver is Elmer Blackstaff, RR4 Duncan.

2013.6.36.1.010.64 · Pièce · [June 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts locomotive #25 at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum. It was first used in building the C.N.R. in B.C. and/or western Alberta. The gauge is 3' and it is believed it was built to this gauge. The drive is Elmer Blackstaff, the chief mechanic at the museum.

2013.6.36.1.010.75 · Pièce · [May 1965]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Pacific Coast Bulk Terminals on the North Shore, 1 mile east of Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. Previously owned by Hillcrest Lumber #11 and Merrill & Ring #5. In the foreground is 90-ton Shay locomotive #115 from the Railway Appliance Research Ltd. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1929 and is builders #3350. It was last owned by Canadian Forest Products on Nimpkish Valley Railway on North Vancouver Island, up until at least the mid-1960s.