Transportation and Utilities

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  • Act of means of transporting from one place to another

  • Act of means of providing water, power, sewage, etc. to communities

  • Facilities and infrastructures (eg. harbours, highways, airports, hydroelectric projects)

  • Vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, equipment, ships and boats, ferries

  • Accidents (eg. highway crashes, derailments, air crashes, ship wrecks)

  • Rescue services (eg. towing, coast guard)

  • Businesses and corporations (eg. motor associations)

  • Professional organizations and unions

  • SEE ALSO: Agriculture; Business and Commerce; Industries; Military

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          4835 Archival description results for Transportation and Utilities

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          CNR New Hazelton
          2013.6.36.1.040.12 · Item · [8 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a freight shed at mile 49.5 on the Bulkley Subdivision. The depot in New Hazelton (now demolished at the time) was built in 1913.

          CNR New Hazelton
          2013.6.36.1.040.10 · Item · [8 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a depot that was destroyed at this point 2 years prior from when the photograph was taken. Visible is a tunnel clearance work trolley. There were 10 tunnels in the location of the photo, the Bulkley Subdivision.

          CNR north of Ballantyne Pier
          2013.6.36.1.035.12 · Item · [1 July 1971]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at the CNR yards, located north of Ballantyne Pier. Visible is a CN yard switcher #1251. Davies notes that the photograph was taken because it was unusual to find any locomotives that do not have a new colour scheme during this time.

          CNR North of Fraser
          2013.6.36.1.035.01 · Item · Apr. 1971
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken north of Fraser, about 5 miles north east of the Patulla Bridge in New Westminster. The image displays the CNR swing bridge that connects to the trackage of Lulu Island. The CNR swing bridge is left open except for the passage of the daily freight train.

          2013.6.36.1.139.08 · Item · [May 2003]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photo at Hansard, a railway point in the Fraser Subdivision. This was the only bridge in B.C. used by both rail and road vehicles. In the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction days, it was known as the third crossing of the Fraser River.

          CNR old logo
          2013.6.36.1.035.06 · Item · [June 1970]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a slowly-disappearing, older CN logo. Davies notes that he saw it infrequently in 1970, but it was still not yet rare. This was a good example of a box car at Fort Langley.

          CNR Oyama
          2013.6.36.1.043.03 · Item · 1984
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts where track runs from the east side of Wood Lake to the west side of Kalamalka Lake. Image captured 19.7 rail miles north of Kelowna.

          CNR Oyama
          2013.6.36.1.043.05 · Item · 1984
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken 19.7 miles north of Kelowna. The line pictured was built in the mid-1920's and had passenger traffic till the mid-1930's.

          CNR Phelan
          2013.6.36.1.040.02 · Item · [5 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a spur that leads to a North Pacific cannery. Davies noted in 2003 that the place became a museum and the spur track disappeared.

          CNR Phelan
          2013.6.36.1.041.15 · Item · [5 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a fish cannery that was in use, but its spur looked to be unused according to Davies. Prince Rupert is 10.7 miles away.

          2013.6.36.1.059.18 · Item · [23 May 1971]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a car that used to be on the "Victoria-Pacific Railway" tourist steam train, owned by Terry Ferguson. It was built in 1890 as a sleeping car by Barry and Smythe (USA). Originally named "Sherbrooke," it worked on the Montreal-Halifax run. It was rebuilt in 1910 as a private car and then became superintendent's car #16 in Lethbridge and was sold by the CPR to WCRA in 1963.

          CNR Port Mann
          2013.6.36.1.035.07 · Item · [1 Jan. 1967]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at the Port Mann yards located north of New Westminster. Image displays a freshly painted snow plow made by Russell Snow Plow Company, Ridgeway, Philadelphia, USA.

          CNR Prince George
          2013.6.36.1.039.04 · Item · 1966
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the CNR depot. Considerable renovation work was taking place on both sides of the building and in the interior nearest to the camera.

          CNR Prince George
          2013.6.36.1.039.02 · Item · 1966
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a rail bridge over the Fraser River. Canter levelled on both sides were vehicle roadways which ceased to be used in 1987 when a new road bridge was supposed to be completed. The right lane took cars into the city of Prince George.

          CNR Prince Rupert
          2013.6.36.1.041.07 · Item · [6 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a ferry slip and rail barges to Alaska. The main line is beside a few telegraph poles which are visible on the left side of the photo. Also visible further in the background are a few "Reach" cars.

          CNR Prince Rupert
          2013.6.36.1.041.16 · Item · [6 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts trackage connecting the passenger depot in Prince Rupert and freight only section to a seal cove. Image captured at Cow Bay, with the Mason Way grade crossing visible. In 2003, Davies noted that the twin sets of track on the rail bridge survived, but everything else had disappeared.

          CNR Prince Rupert
          2013.6.36.1.041.01 · Item · [6 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a seal cove located about four minutes north of the center of Prince Rupert. This photograph was taken near the end of the line from Jasper. This sharp curve leads to the BC Packers Fish Cold Storage Plant. Davies notes there was no evidence of recent use (for at least one month).

          CNR Prince Rupert
          2013.6.36.1.041.02 · Item · [7 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts snow ploughs that Davies had spotted adjacent to a roundhouse in Prince Rupert. A wooden caboose is visible in the background.

          CNR Prince Rupert
          2013.6.36.1.041.11 · Item · [7 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts yard trackage, immediately north of a passenger train depot. Image captured from a wooden bridge located on 2nd Street. The track was used daily or every other day for oil and miscellaneous freight.