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              675 Archival description results for Vancouver, BC

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              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.01 · Item · 2 Oct. 1974
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken looking westward, down Johnston Street from the Granville Bridge. Davies notes minimal clearance on the left side of the track.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.05 · Item · 26 Sept. 1974
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts a railing lane running west between Johnston Street and Cartwright Street. It lead to General Machinary Ltd which is found on the left. Davie notes it had a spur, lighter rail beyond the switches and poor track.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.19 · Item · 6 Oct. 1974
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts an unused spur leading southward to Morrison Steel and Wire Company Ltd. The spur crosses a disused line running on the south side of Cartwright Street.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.14 · Item · 13 Mar. 1968
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken looking eastward on Cartwright Street with property of Brandham-Handerson Point Company at the right. A trank car, property of Union Tank Car Company (built in 1926) is visible along the building. The tank car was about to be switched by the BCER.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.17 · Item · 2 Oct. 1974
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken on the southwest side of Granville Island. After 2 years of hassle with owner Clay, Davies notes, the city of Vancouver purchased his property so as to re-develop the whole area as part of the False Creek clean up. There was opposition coming from moorage renters.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.21 · Item · 13 Mar. 1968
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts BCER freight switching on the Island's trackage with B.C. locomotive #901 and tank car, property of Union Tank Car Company, built in 1926. Image captured directly underneath Granville Bridge.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.06 · Item · 26 Sept. 1974
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken on Cartwright Street, looking eastward. Track to the right is unusable because the switch towards the right is blocked over.

              BCER Granville Island
              2013.6.36.1.048.18 · Item · 26 Sept. 1974
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken looking westward, down Cartwright Street. Trackage seen was not usable. Switch was blacktopped into position. The far end of the spur was used to lead to Columbia Bitolithic Ltd. Unseen track on the right side of the road was still in use.

              BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
              2013.6.36.1.049.04 · Item · 2 Oct. 1975
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts the realignment of track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. New track was linked up and graded while old track was removed all within 7 days of the date the photograph was taken.

              BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
              2013.6.36.1.049.02 · Item · 2 Oct. 1975
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts the realignment of track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. Track was laid as far as the rail mounted truck and was merely covered by ballast. New trackage put into use and old track was removed within the week the picture was taken.

              BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
              2013.6.36.1.049.03 · Item · 2 Oct. 1975
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts the realignment of track with new, straight trackage that is visible in the foreground. Old BC Electric Railway track and Great Northern Railway track are on the right.

              BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
              2013.6.36.1.049.10 · Item · [22 June 1975]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts the crossing on the Vancouver to Hope freeway. Image taken from the cab of locomotive #382 that was pulling 45 car freight from New Westminster to Huntingdon.

              BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
              2013.6.36.1.049.05 · Item · 2 Oct. 1975
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts ballasting of realigned track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. Existing trackage lay to the north, just behind the front end of visible loader.

              BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
              2013.6.36.1.049.16 · Item · [22 June 1975]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts "Extra 382-Eastbound" freight. Taken from the cab of locomotive #382 on 2% grade between Scott Road and Kennedy in North Surrey. Train had 3 locomotives and about 45 cars.