Photograph depicts an abandoned railroad grade. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " Abandoned K & S RR grade"
Photograph depicts train collision. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads, "Innisfale Alberta"
Sans titrePhotograph depicts an abandoned railroad grade. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " Abandoned K & S RR grade"
Photograph depicts a railroad station. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " Claresholm Alberta"
Photograph depicts a bridge on an abandoned railroad grade. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " bridge on abandoned coal branch grade Cademin Alberta, Mountain Park Alberta"
Pacific Great Eastern Railway series consists of correspondence between departments, records pertaining to train movements, and ephemera. Series includes publications concerning the topics of unionized labour, railway operation, and public interest. Also consists of maps and technical drawings depicting Pacific Great Eastern Railway lines and structures.
Sans titrePhotograph depicts a crowd of people in an outdoor location, buildings in background people in foreground. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads, "1984 Okanogan Express - Retiring conductor, last passenger run (O.K. Express) gets kess from Mission Hill Vinyards employee catering on O.K. Express"
Photograph depicts abandoned Canadian Railroad Station Fernie BC
Sans titrePhotograph depicts CNR Roundhouse Big Valley Alberta.
Annotation typed next to photo reads: "Photo #2 Looking East. Note replacement switch in background, also main track switch to ballast spur. The operator is Lianne Koroluk.
Photograph depicts an abandoned water tower. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Brookmere, BC"
Photograph depicts abandoned Canadian Railroad Station Natal BC
Sans titreAnnotation typed next to photo reads: "Photo #1 - Looking West. Switch for installation on main track to ballast spur in foreground."
Photograph depicts high water & flooding conditions at Goat River, BC. One unnamed man in the photograph.
Photograph depicts bridge washed out at Goat River.
Photograph depicts bridge washout at Goat River, BC.
Photograph depicts bridge washed out at Goat River.
This series consists of material created by various societies, companies, railways, unions and government branches for the use and instruction of railway companies and employees. Includes publications, time tables, training materials, union materials, forms, maps and plans related to rail operations in North and South America, but predominately related to Canadian railway operations. Also comprises material created by several American and Canadian railways and transportation companies.
The Miscellaneous Forest History Material series consists of material created or used by various logging and pulp mill companies. Includes forms, union materials, maps, plans and other records related to the forestry sector in British Columbia. The series also comprises publications related to equipment and employee training, and correspondence and memorandum developed by B.C. Chemicals, a division of Canfor.
The Canadian National Railway series consists of administrative records, safety records, correspondence between departments, labour records, records pertaining to train movements, maintenance records, and ephemera. Includes publications concerning the topics of unionized labour, railway operation, maintenance of way, handling of hazardous materials, safety, public interest, and the two Royal Tours of 1939 and 1959. Also consists of maps and technical drawings depicting Canadian National Rail lines and equipment.
Sans titreThe Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) series consists of materials documenting CPR operations in British Columbia from 1927-1996. Series includes correspondence, time tables, publications and ephemera used or created by Canadian Pacific. Also comprises tariff and freight materials developed by Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Freight Association used by Canadian Pacific.
Sans titreThe British Columbia Railway (BC Rail) series consists of promotional ephemera material, employee time tables, fare rates and multiple forms, used and unused, pertaining to daily train movements and BCR operations. Several employee manuals, employee examination material, employee seniority listings, and union agreements are also contained within. Three plans detail various BC Rail sites.
Sans titrePhotograph depicts a steam locomotive pulling 1 railroad car.
Photograph depicts a steam locomotive in action. There are snowy fields in the foreground and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts steam locomotive # 163
Photograph depicts 2 steam locomotives approaching, three tracks, and a switch in the foreground, trees in the background.
Photograph depicts a train on a wooden trestle. The track is above and inlet with a steep rock cliff between the ocean and the tracks.
Photograph depicts the last car on a train. One man is standing on a step, there is an outdoor viewing deck at the end of this railroad car.
Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs (1908-1914) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples. Most of these photos have descriptions written on the back.
Handwritten annotation on verso: "I think this is worth enlarging don't you?"
Two of the four men appear to be pulling in a floating log.
Two of the four men appear to be pulling in a floating log.
Unidentified man standing next to a lake or river; a bridge is visible in the background
Second man in from the right is possibly R.A. Harlow. Building is potentially an residency engineering office.
Group photo of six men standing next to a rail car (from left): J. C. Andeson, Superintendent of Construction; unknown; Photojournalist from Toronto (Tony ?); unknown; R.A. Harlow Resident Engineer, Ahbau - Prince George; and R.C. Davison, Division Engineer CNR.