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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          4832 Archival description results for Transportation and Utilities

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          Trains and People
          2012.13.1.19.07 · Item · 1979
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a train and a group of unknown individuals at the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

          2006.20.1.195 · Item · [ca. 1960]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts the engine and first two cars of a railway train in left foreground. Water crosses midground, hills stand on opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of mounted slide reads: "Lejak [sic] & Fraser Lake in [?]" See also item 2006.20.1.196 for image featuring similar content.

          2013.6.36.3.06.06 · Item · [before 1949]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Postcard depicts a train oustide a snowshed in Glacier, BC. It was thought the view was looking south with Glacier Hotel in the middle distance at the head of the 180 degree loop. Outside trackage was built alongside sheds in the summit area of Rogers Pass.

          Train on Hansard Bridge
          2012.13.1.89.137 · Item · 1999
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a train on the Hansard Bridge across the Fraser River looking west. Map coordinates 54°04'37.7"N 121°50'39.9"W

          2013.6.36.1.028.29 · Item · Aug. 1983
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a train near Moyie on the CPR line. The end of the train was drawn by head end locomotive #6047. The train was westbound to Nelson, located at about mile 13 on the Nelson Subdivision, which starts at Cranbrook.

          2013.6.36.1.010.48 · Item · Oct. 1965
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts two (out of three) cares lettered Morrissey, Fernie and Michel Railway, from whence they came in 1964. The worked on the Coal Creek line to Fernie until about 1959. They are on display at Heritage Park in Calgary.

          Train at Endako
          2006.20.11.13 · Item · June 1923
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two men standing at tracks in front train engine. The number "615" is displayed on train. Trees and hills can be seen in background as well as a semi-visible group of buildings. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Canadian National Rlys Endako, BC."

          Train
          2012.13.1.54.50 · Item · July 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a train in an uncertain location, though it is possibly Howe Sound in the background.

          Train
          2012.13.1.54.51 · Item · July 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a train in an uncertain location.

          Trailer Service
          2000.1.1.3.03 · File · Nov. 1975 - Aug. 1976
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          File contains 20 slides date stamped between July and August 1976 and annotated “TRAILER SERVICE SUMMER 1976", depicting the construction and renovation of a mobile home, excavations, and structures believed to be wells or water boxes. File also contains 9 additional slides with no annotations, depicting mobile home and houses in winter. These 9 images are associated with materials dated Nov. – Dec. 1976 and it is likely that these photographs were taken in the winter of 1975-1976.

          2013.6.36.1.005.70 · Item · Oct. 1965
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a rear view of 4 of the 6 traction engines in Nanton, Alberta. The left engine was built by Reeves and Co. in Columbus, Indiana, U.S. Its identification is #4438, it has 2 cylinder simple, and a roof. The next engine was built by Waterloo Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Waterloo, Ontario and has a single cylinder. The third engine was built by Sawyer Massey. The engine on the right side is a Gaar Scott, built in 1913, and has 25 horsepower on the drawbar and 75 horsepower on the belt.

          2013.6.36.1.005.67 · Item · Oct. 1965
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts traction engines owned by Jack Burrows in Nanton, Alberta. There are six in this photo, all of which appear could be steamed, another two in derelict condition, and one in the village in working order. Running from front to rear in the photo: 1) Reeves with roof, U.S. 2) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 3) Massey, Canada 4) Gaar Scott with roof, U.S. 5) Massey, Hamilton, Canada 6) Gaar Scott, U.S.

          Trackmobile
          2013.6.36.1.114.03 · Item · [May 2004]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a "trackmobile" in the CNR Boston Bar yard. Work on replacing ties was being carried out 5-10 miles to north.

          2013.6.36.1.026.19 · Item · [22 June 1979]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the trackage in the mid section of the McCulloch depot area. The left line is a passing track, the mid line is the mainline, and the right track is for storage. The depot is located at mile 76.6, on the Carmi Subdivision. The view is looking north.