Photograph depicts a wooden bridge over the Salmon River near Sayward, near Kelsey Bay, on North Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a wooden bridge over the Salmon River near Sayward, near Kelsey Bay, North Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a truss bridge over the Salmon River near Kelsey Bay, North Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a road trestle bridge for cars about halfway between south Wellington and Nanaimo Lake, southwest of Nanaimo.

Photograph depicts a former logging railroad trestle west of Port Alberni, BC

Photograph taken on the Victoria to Deerholme branch. Track was close to the east side of Sooke Basin and near Matheson Lake Park. At this date, the branch was used weekly between Deerholme and the way point was as far as the Rocky Point Ammunition Depot which was about 3 miles east of where the photograph was taken.

Photograph taken in the Cowichan Subdivision at Metchosin on mile 14.8 from Victoria.

Photograph taken at Kaptara in the north-west extent of Shawnigan Lake and part of the Lake Cowichan Branch.

Photograph taken at the CNR Vancouver Island line. Rails and ties were being lifted prior to the date the photograph was taken. Image displays the location of the station's west end siding switch.

Photograph depicts the CNR Vancouver Island line being dismantled. Image captured a section that was left intact and was now owned by a preservation group. Rails labelled "Illinois 1918."

Photograph taken in the Sooke Lake vicinity. Image captures the road from Shawnigan Lake to Leechtown which is intersected by former trackage. The track may have been removed in 1982.

Photograph taken in the vicinity of Sooke Lake. Image displays the road from Shawnigan Lake to Leechtown that was intersected by former trackage. A trench was dug to stop access into the Victoria water supply watershed. Rails may have been lifted in 1982.

Photograph taken in Milnes Landing, depicting former CNR track that became property of a preservation society whose members run speeders over it.

Photograph depicts an overbridge of a lifted line in the Sooke Bay-Metchosin area.

Photograph taken on mile 24.5 from Victoria in the Cowichan Subdivision at Saseenas. Victoria-Sooke Road is visible in the foreground.

Photo at the corner of Sooke Lake, located 18 miles north-west of downtown Victoria. Davies notes that the lack of rail rust and low growth of vegetation suggest regular, but not too frequent traffic on the line.

Photograph depicts the CNR's Vancouver Island being lifted at this point in Milnes Landing.

Photograph depicts the CNR's Vancouver Island being lifted at this point in Milnes Landing. Only 2 meters were excluded.

Photograph taken at the Milnes Landing Way stop. The track on which a box car stands appears to be a loop, not a spur.

Photograph taken in the vicinity of Sooke Lake, north of Leechtown. Location is also within the Victoria watershed area. According to Davies, rails were possibly lifted in 1982, but the trestle still seemed servicable.

Photograph taken at the former Deerholme Junction. Locomotive minimally used for traffic between Cowichan Harbour and Youbou is visible.

Photograph taken at the former Deerholme Junction. A box car used as a shed found beside a locotive are visible.

Photograph taken at the former Deerholme Junction. A caboose with wooden siding that travels between the Cowichan Harbour and Youbou is visible.

Photograph taken at the former Deerholme Junction. Image captured looking southward, towards an abandoned lien that led to Victoria. A locomotive and caboose are visible. Both were used for traffic between Cowichan Harbour and Youbou, but not frequently.

Photograph taken at the former Deerholme Junction. Image captured looking north, towards the station in Youbou.

Photograph depicts a flanger car attached to an emergency work train found at the former Deerholme Junction.

Photograph depicts the view of the yards looking north towards the Youbou branch. The southwards branch, located behind the camera, had just re-opened to Leechtown 2 days prior. Way freights are visible on the line.

Photograph taken at the Deerholme Junction on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a water truck attached to an emergency work train found at the former Deerholme Junction.

Photograph taken looking northward. Davies noted that for the first time in the past few years, a way freight travelled south to Leechtown 2 days previously.

Photograph depicts the beginning of the former line to Victoria which had been pulled in 1982-1983. A short length of track was left in position for switching.

Photograph taken at the former Deerholme Junction--no longer a functioning junction. A trade inspection trolley is also visible.

Photograph depicts CNR equipment that used to run any trains required on the remaining trackage of about 31 miles. A caboose, water tank car, and CN locomotive are all visible.

Photograph taken on the CNR branchline from Cowichan Bay to Youbou. The rails are labelled "Canadian Algoma, 1924." An telegraph post stands on the right of the photo.

Photograph taken on the line between the Deerholme Junction and Colwood (north Victoria) at about 1/4 mile north of the road that runs to north of Shawnigan Lake to Port Renfrew. The line had recently started to be used again.

Photograph depicts a bridge over the Nanaimo River on the road between Nanaimo and Cedar-by-the-Sea, looking west, downstream to river.