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The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.

The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.

The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:

1) Canadian National Railway
2) Grand Trunk Railway
3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
6) Intercolonial Railway
7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
8) PGRFM
9) Photographs

Hand drawn draft map depicts historical railway routes in British Columbia. Includes dates and annotated information about rail lines.

Map depicts railways in British Columbia, with insets for the Lower Mainland and the Kootenays.

Map depicts the Canadian National Railway system, including trackage for the Central Vermont Railway, the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, the Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, and the Northern Alberta Railway.

Real estate map depicts the areas around Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, including rail trackage.

Map depicts the growth of Vancouver's street car system as from the laying of the first tracks in 1889 to the last section laid (Clark Dr., Hastings to Venables).

Map depicts rail lines in the BC lower mainland, including BC Hydro Railway, Burlington Northern Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Map depicts passenger routes on the Canadian Pacific Railway and its connecting lines in 1925.

Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, including railway trackage.

Map depicts the city of Kelowna and area. Annotated by Davies to emphasize rail lines.

Map depicts the area around Wilkinson Creek near Carmi, BC. Annotated by Davies to show the Kettle Valley Railway.

Map depicts existing oil lines, oil lines proposed or under construction, product lines, existing gas lines, gas lines proposed or under construction, LPG lines, and LPG lines proposed in Canada and Northern USA.

Map depicts the Coast of British Columbia and Federal and Provincial proposed fishing boundaries, including the 200 mile limit.

The map depicts where minerals can be found and also includes railways, highways, and roadways for easy access to desired minerals.

The map depicts the distribution locations and transportation routes for the processing of mineral and petroleum in British Columbia.

Map depicts the whole of Canada and notes: gas pipelines, gas gathering lines, proposed gas pipelines, oil pipelines, oil gathering lines, proposed oil pipelines, gas fields, oil fields, refining centres, extraction plants, and oil sands. There is a smaller subsequent map of Alberta highlighting these features in greater detail.

Map depicts producing mines and prospects in British Columbia and parts of Alberta.

Map depicts annotations of the freight-way routes throughout British Columbia. These routes include: the Garnet Enterprise Truck Haul from Vancouver to Terrace, the Canadian Freightways from Vancouver to Edmonton to Alaska; the Lindsay Transfer from Terrace to Dease Lake and Telegraph Creek; and the Northland Navigation roll-on and roll-off service.

Map depicts existing harbour development in Stewart, with an enlargement of the west side of the harbour.

Map depicts Canadian railways in operation at 2011.

Map depicts historical rail lines in the BC lower mainland, including trackage for the BC Electric Railway, the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Great Northern Railway, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, among others.

Map depicts the Cowichan Lake area, including rail trackage for the Western Forest Industries Logging Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the BC Forest Products Logging Railway.

Map depicts locations of all mining properties in British Columbia. Includes index with names of owners of properties.

Fonds consists of textual, photographic, cartographic, electronic and promotional films/video recordings related to the mining operations of Cassiar Asbestos Mining Corporation (CAMC) and creation of Cassiar townsite. CAMC records primarily consist of records related to mining operations including construction, engineering, daily mining operations, administration of CAMC, tallies of extractions, labour and union activities, corporate events and visits by dignitaries. Townsite records are primarily visual representations of townsite construction, including the creation of health, education and community services including Cassiar's private hospital, school, library, as well as townsite images. Photographs include documentation of natural and man-made landscapes within the Cassiar region of Northern BC. Other holdings include a near complete run of Cassiar's community newspaper.

This file consists of 10 photographs pertaining to the Hixon Creek Cariboo Gold Company, and the Quesnel Quartz Mine; as well as two sheets of letterhead from the "Hixon Gold Recovery Ltd." a handwritten speech re: a mineral claim, and a hand drawn map and overlay pertaining to the Wellington and Highland (Belle or Lass) mineral claims.

Maps within this series document the placer streams, islands and harbours of the Queen Charlotte Islands; as well as the mining properties located within the vicinity of Stewart, BC.

Government map depicts railway lands, lands "disposed of", grazing leases, and timber berths. Shows the British Columbia 'railway belt' running from Greater Vancouver to Field, B.C.

Map depicts all current rail lines in Western Canada and Alaska and major railway stations. Includes insets for Alaska & Yukon, Edmonton area, Winnipeg area, and the Vancouver area.

Map depicts the Abbotsford area, including railway lines.

Map depicts rail trackage in the Greater Vancouver area, showing dates of completion and abandonment of railway lines. Also shows proposed rail lines.

Map depicts the city of Richmond and Lulu Island, including rail trackage.

Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, with annotations by Davies to emphasize locations of rail lines.

Map depicts area around Kelowna, with annotated Kettle Valley Railway Carmi subdivision line, Hydraulic Lake, and McCulloch.

Map depicts the cities of Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata. Annotated by Davies to emphasize the rail lines in the area.

Map depicts the City of Squamish, Howe Sound, and the Britannia Mine.

The map depicts mineral deposits in Northern British Columbia.

Map depicts proven on & offshore oil & gas areas, and probable oil & gas areas in less then 1000' water. The map conveys the North Pole in the centre and spans out to include Canada, Europe and the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics."

Map depicts the regional district of Kitmat, but is extensively annotated showing the proposed route of the Kitmat Truck Ferry, running through Terrace and up into the "Yukon Markets," and the Kispiox Connector, running from Prince Rupert to Hazelton and further East along Highway 16 and north along the Kispiox River.

Map depicts the shipping highway routes across Canada. Primary, secondary, and access routes are noted as-well as proposed routes.

Map depicts proposed industrial area outside of Terrace, British Columbia.

Series consists of large format maps and plans relating to railways in British Columbia and Canada. Also includes oversize documents.

Map depicts south eastern British Columbia, with highlighted annotations by Davies to emphasize location of rail lines.

Map depicts railway lines in the state of Washington, including those crossing over the border into British Columbia.

Map depicts the province of British Columbia. Includes rail lines and historical notes about the province.

Map depicts the city of Vancouver and its railways.