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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          290 Archival description results for Transportation and Utilities

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          Former CN turntable pit
          2013.6.36.1.095.05 · Item · Oct. 1995
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a turntable that had been lifted out of a pit and set on the ground at the Kamloops Junction. Lifting had been done by two powerful sterling cranes.

          Former CN turntable pit
          2013.6.36.1.095.03 · Item · Oct. 1995
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a former turntable pit that was pictured immediately after the table was removed. The pit was later filled in with dirt/gravel. R.H. track wioth 2 locomotives was made into a running line. L.H. track that had a switcher was made into a dead-end spur.

          Former CN turntable pit
          2013.6.36.1.095.04 · Item · Oct. 1995
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a former turntable pit iat the CN Kamloops Junction that was pictured immediately after the table was removed. CN lost no time in filling the pit. A running rail was salvaged by the 2141 Society.

          Former roundhouse
          2013.6.36.1.094.06 · Item · Apr. 1991
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a CN roundhouse that was built in 1929 at the Kamloops Junction. It was demolished in November, 1993. The prime reason for its demolition was not wanting to pay local taxes on a building rarely used for anything except for motor vehicles, general temporary storage, etc.

          Group of scale testing cars
          2013.6.36.1.090.02 · Item · 4 Sept. 1996
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a set of 4 scale testing cars, consisting of 2 sealed tank cars and 2 special purpose-made cars, one of which was 4-wheeled. Found at the CPR Kamloops yard.

          Model of 2 man track car
          2013.6.36.1.121.01 · Item · Sept. 2002
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a model of a 2 man track car presented to Giovanni Marra in 1973 upon his retirement as a CPR Kamloops road master. Model made by L.G. Snowden (modeller and then locomotive engineer for CPR).

          Pedestrian overpass
          2013.6.36.1.104.01 · Item · [13 June 1993]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a pedestrian overpass, with rail below, leading to the Riverside Park and Coliseum. CPR container freight was moving westwards.

          Rocky Mountaineer
          2013.6.36.1.107.06 · Item · [21 June 1998]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          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.

          Rocky Mountaineer
          2013.6.36.1.107.04 · Item · [21 June 1998]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a Rocky Mountaineer train with a propelling locomotive short distance away approaching Chilcoltin Road, Kamloops Indian Reserve.