Postcard depicts a snow plow. "Completion of the Connaught Tunnel in 1916 solved the worst of the severe weather problems faced by the CPR in Rogers Pass, where snowfalls average 50 feet. Based at Revelstokem a locomotive-pushed wedge plow and a Jordan spreader equipped with air-operated wings and retractable nose plates skim over the rails near Fraine, BC"
Photograph depicts a CN bridge crossing over the Fraser River. Details of the draw span captured.
Photograph depicts a B.C. Telephone book with a CN bridge crossing the Fraser River featured on its cover.
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the Thompson and Fraser River Canyons in British Columbia.
Postcard depicts Fraser Canyon. "One can catch thrilling sights through the Canyon such as this. Just a few miles south of Lyton, this view offers one some of the Fraser's best scenery."
Postcard depicts an area along the Thompson River, towards the Fraser Canyon. Looking left, downstream. Westbound CPR freight is visible. Short train by any standards in the 1980s and 1990s.
Postcard depicts the junction of Fraser River and Thompson River, near Lytton, BC
Postcard depicts "Twin Bridges in the Fraser Canyon." The CPR and CNR changes sides at this point just a few miles south of Lytton below the Siska Market. One can see this spectacular view where trains change from oe side to another. During construction one briodge was for easier grading. In later year when the second railway was constructed, it [had] become a must to reverse the side of [the] river at this point."
Postcard depicts Fraser Canyon, BC"The Saddle Rock view shows some of the rugged grandeur on the Canyon route between Hope and Lytton. It's muddy waters, at this time, gathered fourteen large and many small tributaries as it flows to the great Pacific."
Photograph depicts a loaded coal train en rout to Prince Rupert travelling on a CN bridge that crossed over the Fraser River.
Postcard depicts "VIA Rail's eastbound and westbound "Canadians" meet at Glenogle, BCon C.P. Rail's Mountain Subdivision in the Kicking Horse River Valley. May 23, 1985."
Photograph depicts bascule bridges in the inner harbour of Victoria. Property of EN. In the process of being repaired and painted.
File consists of postcards of the Canadian Pacific Railway near Field Hill, British Columbia.
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of that depict the CPR spiral tunnels near Field, British Columbia.
Postcard depicts one of the spiral tunnels that was constructed in 1909. Built by 1000 men who worked for 2 years to complete it.
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the Stoney Creek Bridge in British Columbia.
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the CPR line from Revelstoke to Savona, British Columbia.
Postcard depicts CPR #5800 at Cambie, BC with a loaded coal train headed for Roberts Bank, BC.
Postcard depicts a CPR unit coal train pulling out of "Revelstoke, BCon May 6, 1978 behind SD-40-2 Number 5845. This locomotive also controls four Mid-Train Slave Units require on this West bound loaded coal train."
Photograph taken at the CN Kamloops Junction on a storage line.
Photograph depicts the renovation and painting of the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours train at the CN Downtown Depot in Kamloops.
Photograph depicts a ballast train that was ready to depart. The caboose was one of 60 built in 1981 at CPR Angus Shops and was the last batch to built before the company closed in 1990.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Rocky Mountaineer train entering Kamloops, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer Jasper train that had just been propelled into the downtown Kamloops CN station. Once passengers de-trained, the empty train was pulled into R.M.R private trackage on K.I.R. for overnight stabling, cleaning, and restocking.
Photograph depicts the downtown area in which prior to 1998, the CNR had a loop. It ran west beside Clement and after crossing over Ellis, turned north for a couple of blocks, then turned east, back over Ellis, and along Recreation Street and Weddell.
Photograph depicts relocated and relaid trackage that served a sawmill located at Lakeshore and Bay Street, at the north end of downtown Kelowna.The rail approach was then via Weddell. Two spurs on the left took chip cars while the two spurs on the right were for box cars filled with finished products.
Photograph depicts a disused depot at Ellis and Clement. Taken from Ellis, looking east. Tracks across Ellis had just been removed. Side walk was inserted and black top had been laid. The removal of the road crossing signals had yet to be done.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN track maintenance and patrol trollies in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts CPR way freight and caboose on CN trackage between Lumby and Vernon, travelling to Vernon.
Photograph depicts the CNR Kamloops Junction.
Photograph depicts a private vehicle that used to hold right-of-way scrap.
Photograph depicts a southbound Rocky Mountaineer train coming into the CN Kamlops Junction. Included about 8 empty cars.
Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve. St. Joseph's Church is on the left.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CNR changes in 1998 in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts the downtown area in which prior to 1998, the CNR had a loop. It ran west beside Clement and after crossing over Ellis, turned north for a couple of blocks, then turned east, back over Ellis, and along Recreation Street and Weddell.
Photograph depicts a sawmill at the edge of Okanagan Lake at the north end of downtown Kelowna. The end of a chip loading spur is visible on the left.
Photograph depicts a disused depot at Ellis and Clement. Taken from Ellis, looking east. Track was an isolated piece between St. Paul Street and Ellis and had been subsequently removed. Davies notes the vague talk at the time of converting the building into a railway centre
Photograph depicts a CN turntable pit in Boston Bar.
Photograph depicts CN car #55402, built in 1935.
Photograph depicts CN car #55402, built in 1935.
Photograph depicts a CN rail car that was either for sale or scrapping.
Photograph depicts what Davies noted to be a rare sight to be on a train. Visible are CPR way freight between Lumby and Vernon, travelling to Vernon. 31 of them built at CPR Angus shops in 1976. Only 10 survived at the beginning of 1997.
Map depicts the route of BC Rail and its connecting rail lines.
Photo depics the CNR Kamloops Junction.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN in Boston Bar, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train proceeding westward onto the North Thompson bridge. It was then propelled down to the branch to downtown Kamloops.
Photograph depicts a southbound Rocky Mountaineer train coming into the CN Kamlops Junction. Included about 8 empty cars.
Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve.
Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve.
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.