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Photograph depicts old CPR boxcar #42018 at Savona, on the west end of Kamloops Lake. It was built in July 1922 and is now in work service. It has steel ends and frame but wooden sides.

Photograph depicts a boxcar at the C.P.R. Coquitlam yards. Note the frame construction.

Photograph depicts an old box car that had a vintage CNR logo. Found at the CN Kamloops Junction.

Photograph depicts an old type of boxcar (#71139) at Canadian National Railway (CN) Kamloops Junction. It was left right beside the station to hold coal and had no building date marked on it.

Photograph depicts a box car loaded with crossback arms of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. The location could be Westholme as shown in another photo.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway locomotive #902 and boxcar entering the Kitsilano yards and crossing 2nd Ave., near Fir St. in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the 1500 block of Mainland St. in Vancouver. The boxcar in the view is CN #521160. The switch at Helmcken St. is still in position but not usable because it has been partially black topped and had the rods removed.

Photograph depicts a former icehouse at the Nelson CPR depot. It is located about 150 yards west of the main depot building. It also shows service boxcar CPR #412120, on the right track. The view is looking east.

Photograph depicts a CN boxcar that was 56 years old, having been built in 1918. It had a steel frame, but was also built with wood sides and ends. Located in Dunley Street in the CN yards on the site of the old Hastings Mill.

Photograph depicts the CPR line at Osoyoos, about 1 mile north of the depot. The daily freight from Penticton is on return, picking up 1 boxcar of fruit from the BC Tree Fruits Ltd and backing onto caboose. This is at approximately mile 35.4 from Penticton. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts the CPR line at Osoyoos at the BC Tree Fruits Ltd. warehouse and spur. This is about 1 mile north of the depot. The daily freight train from Penticton is returning from Osoyoos, having just collected 1 boxcar of fruit, backing onto caboose. This is approximately at mile 35.4 from Penticton.

Photograph depicts the CPR Kettle Valley Railway line just south of the Glenfir passing loop, on the Carmi Subdivision. Location is at about mile 118.5 from Midway. The photo shows a Penticton bound freight train at 1pm on a Tuesday, which consisted of 2 locies, 1 boxcar, 4 tank cars and a caboose. There are about 2 freights a week here. Glenfir is at 2572 ft. above sea level and 1450 ft. above Penticton.

Photograph depicts the CPR Glenfir passing loop, 15 miles northeast of Penticton on the Carmi Subdivision, at mile 118.9 from Midway. The way freight is on the down grade of 2.2% towards Penticton and the maximum speed permitted is 20 mph. The train consisted of 2 locies, 1 boxcar, 4 tank cars, and a caboose. The photo was taken at 1pm on a Tuesday and there are only 2 way freights in a week. The switch rail behind the photo is dated 1913 (therefore original) but the loop rail was dated 1932 and 1934. The loop is about half a mile long. The view is looking north from the upper portion of the loop.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with John Humphreys.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Glen Stanley.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with John and Bernice Trick.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Barb Harkins. Also includes photocopies of Barb Harkins' personal records, such as photographs.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Myra and Glen Hooker.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Ethelwynne MacArthur, Neil MacArthur, and Neila Ollinger.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Ray Williston.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Alice Sanregret.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Steve and Helen Wlasitz.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with John and Elizabeth Haan.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Jean May.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Buster Brown.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with John Broderick.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Mr. and Mrs. Cox.

The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty years, and includes monographs, periodicals, articles, clippings, railway timetables, photographs, maps and plans, and excerpts. Material covers public, tourist, and private (industrial) railways, including: CPR, KVR, E&N; CNR, CNoR, GTPR; and PGER, BCR. The collection excludes material regarding streetcar systems and rapid transit, but includes long distance electric interurbans.