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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          2006.9.11 · File · c.1977
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          File consists of 1 audiocassette of people interviewed by Bob Harkins. Side A consists of interviews with Bill Jones of the Fort George Railway Society, Walter Gill formerly of the BC Provincial Police, and Bob Sebastian, of the Carrier First Nation. Side B consists of interviews with Ella Fry, a trapper from Valemount and Prince George boxer Harold Mann.

          Publications
          2002.1.1.7 · Subseries · 1930-1992
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains publications intended for employees and the general public, produced by Canadian National Railways, concerning labour unions, uniform code, operating rules, maintenance of way, general instructions, examination material, handling of hazardous material, operating guides, safety, and the Royal Tours of 1939 and 1959.

          Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
          2002.1.2 · Series · 1900-1939
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          The Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway series consists of administrative records, correspondence between railways, and ephemera. Also consists of maps and technical drawings depicting Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway rail lines and structures.

          Maps and plans
          2002.1.2.4 · Subseries · 1908-1932
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced by Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the BC area. Also includes technical drawings of Grand Trunk Railway structures.

          2002.1.3 · Series · 1912-1980
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Pacific Great Eastern Railway series consists of correspondence between departments, records pertaining to train movements, and ephemera. Series includes publications concerning the topics of unionized labour, railway operation, and public interest. Also consists of maps and technical drawings depicting Pacific Great Eastern Railway lines and structures.

          Pacific Great Eastern Railway
          Publications
          2002.1.3.3 · Subseries · 1913, 1938, 1967-1978
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains publications intended for employees and the general public, produced by Pacific Great Eastern Railway, concerning labour unions, operating guides, and brochures.

          Maps and plans
          2002.1.3.5 · Subseries · 1912-1977
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced Pacific Great Eastern Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the B.C. area. Also includes technical drawings of Pacific Great Eastern Railway structures.

          2002.1.4 · Series · 1962-1998
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          The British Columbia Railway (BC Rail) series consists of promotional ephemera material, employee time tables, fare rates and multiple forms, used and unused, pertaining to daily train movements and BCR operations. Several employee manuals, employee examination material, employee seniority listings, and union agreements are also contained within. Three plans detail various BC Rail sites.

          British Columbia Railway
          2002.1.5 · Series · 1927-1996
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) series consists of materials documenting CPR operations in British Columbia from 1927-1996. Series includes correspondence, time tables, publications and ephemera used or created by Canadian Pacific. Also comprises tariff and freight materials developed by Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Freight Association used by Canadian Pacific.

          Canadian Pacific Railway
          2002.1.6 · Series · 1887-1992
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          This series consists of material created by various societies, companies, railways, unions and government branches for the use and instruction of railway companies and employees. Includes publications, time tables, training materials, union materials, forms, maps and plans related to rail operations in North and South America, but predominately related to Canadian railway operations. Also comprises material created by several American and Canadian railways and transportation companies.

          American railways
          2002.1.6.02 · Subseries · 1967, 1987
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains material created by two American transportation companies: the Southern Pacific Company and the Guilford Transportation Industries Rail Division. Includes time tables and instructions.

          Employee time books
          2002.1.6.04 · Subseries · 1913-1974
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains employee time books and payroll ledgers developed by various companies and union groups for the use of rail workers and railways. Includes a time and payroll ledger used by Magofin Bergh & co., a railway construction contractor.

          Union material
          2002.1.6.05 · Subseries · 1914-1982
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains publications and charters developed by various unions representing Canadian and American railway workers. Includes union newspapers, pamphlets, constitutions, medical and dental plan information, and union ephemera.

          Publications
          2002.1.6.06 · Subseries · 1915-1985
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains publications created for the use of railroads in North and South America. Includes publications pertaining to railway equipment, machinery, safety, maintenance and other subjects related to railway industry and labour.

          Ephemera
          2002.1.6.07 · Subseries · 1901-1991
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains ephemera created and used by various railways and railway associations. Includes invitations, pamphlets, advertisements, a petition, and other ephemera materials related to railways in North America.

          Fyfe Lake Sawmill
          2002.1.7 · Series · 1941-1968
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          The Fyfe Lake Sawmill series consists of administrative, financial, and operational records created by Fyfe Lake Sawmills. The series includes labour, logging, sale, and order records. Also comprises correspondence between Fyfe Lake Fir and a number of individuals, organizations and companies. Records created by the Northern Interior Lumberman’s Association, equipment manuals, and instructional publications that were collected and used by Fyfe Lake are also included.

          Fyfe Lake Sawmill
          2002.1.8 · Series · 1912-1992
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          The Miscellaneous Forest History Material series consists of material created or used by various logging and pulp mill companies. Includes forms, union materials, maps, plans and other records related to the forestry sector in British Columbia. The series also comprises publications related to equipment and employee training, and correspondence and memorandum developed by B.C. Chemicals, a division of Canfor.

          Photographs
          2002.1.9 · Series · 1900-1986
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Consists of photographs depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Canadian National Railway. Also includes photographs of various forestry-related scenes.