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Viewing Entries 1 - 20 of 124 Page  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NEXT LAST » Image Title Description Object Date Accession # Location Royal Hudson, The The Story of Railroading In British Columbia. contains b&w and color photos 1 duplicate 14 x 22 cm book : softcover 1977.031.001 1-1-2-36 More Info Early Railroading "Come With Me to Yesterday" article # 143 of 633 articles in a series of articles published in the Cranbrook Courier, Town & Country, Daily Townsman and Daily Bulletin between 1963 and 1978. Series coverage includes various events, people and topics of the Cranbrook district. Original articles are based on research from early district newspapers, books, interviews and correspondence often including transcribed sources. Research by Dan A. MacDonald. Editing, notes and comments by Dave Kay. textual record : newspaper article, photocopy 1978.064.087 REF.0001.0001 More Info Railway Veteran Debunks Story of 'Golden Spike' at Craigellachie "Come With Me to Yesterday" article # 327A of 633 articles in a series of articles published in the Cranbrook Courier, Town & Country, Daily Townsman and Daily Bulletin between 1963 and 1978. Series coverage includes various events, people and topics of the Cranbrook district. Original articles are based on research from early district newspapers, books, interviews and correspondence often including transcribed sources. Research by Dan A. MacDonald. Editing, notes and comments by Dave Kay. textual record : newspaper article, photocopy 1978.064.235 REF.0001.0002 More Info History of the Crowsnest andKootenay Lake Railway Crowsnest & Kootenay Lake Railway Lethbridge to Kootenay Landing. Chronological Development of the Kettle Valley Route of the CPR, i.e. the "Southern CPR", 1885-1930, with more statistics, 1901 to 1978. on CAMAL letterhead (1st page) textual record : article, typewritten 1978 1978.217.001 1-1-8-8 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol One A pictorial review of 40 years in the mountain section of the railroad heading west from Calgary. B&w photos with detailed descriptions and map depicting the spiral tunnels. book : softcover March 1978 1979.032.001 PF.0187.0128 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol Two B&w photos with detailed descriptions and map of Major CP Rail routes in Alberta and British Columbia and the elevation profile of the Main Line between Vancouver and Swift Current. duplicate of 2007.033.083 and 1980.083.043 book : softcover Oct. 1978 1979.032.002 PF.0187.0129 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol. Three Focusses on Revelstoke to Golden area. B&w photos with detailed captions, map of proposed railway tunnel duplicate of 2007.033.084 and 1980.083.044 book : softcover 1979 1979.032.003 PF.0187.0130 More Info Pioneer News Bank of British Columbia Publication. Canada Western Bank, Vol. 2, No. 9 Includes centre section (p. 6, 7, 8) entitled "Monthly Feature --Railroading" with 17 b&w photographic illustrations. Folded textual record : newspaper Jul, 1979 1979.050.001 1-2-8-24 Rails in the Canadian Rockies A book about railroading in one of the most spectacular places in the world. Black & white scenes are spiced by 4 full-color plates, written history, recollections of old-timers who worked and rode on the trains and tracks of the story. Has inscription on title page "This copy donated to the Cranbrook Railway Museum by Adolf Hungry Wolf & Family December 1979" b&w photographic illustrations duplicate of CBK.2008.014.012 and book : hardcover, dustjacket 1979 1979.095.001 Archive Storage Library More Info The Kettle Valley Story, exert from McCulloch's Wonder 'Kettle Valley Railway Story' textual record : book exerpt, printed 1980.028.003 1-3-2-36 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol I Consisting of a drawn map of the spiral tunnels and b & s photos of scenic routes throgh the Canadian Rockies. book : softcover Mar. 1978 1980.083.042 1-3-6-19 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol II Depicting the Canadian Rail routes in Alberta and British Columbia with a hand drawn map of the Major rail routes in Alberta and British Columbia and an elevation profile of the main line between Vancouver and Swift Current duplicate of 2007.033.083 and 1979.032.002 book : softcover 1978 1980.083.043 1-3-6-20 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies Vol III b&w photos of trains in a variety of scenic settings and a hand drawn map depicting the proposed Connaught tunnel, c/w photos & map 2 duplicates, 1979.032.003 and 2007.033.084 book : softcover July 1980 1980.083.044 1-3-6-21 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol IV With b&w photos of trains in various scenic sites along the rail route and a hand drawn map showing parts of the Shuswap and Okanagan subdivisions. duplicates 1983.061.002 and 2007.033.085 book : softcover Oct 1979 1980.083.045 1-3-6-22 Canadian Pacific in the Rockies, Vol V b & w photos of trains in various scenic sites along the rail route and a hand drawn map with parts of the Mountain, Windermere and Laggin Subdivisions. duplicate of 2007.033.086 book : softcover May 1980 1980.083.046 1-3-6-23 'Railroaders, Recollections from the Steam Era in BC' Sound Heritage Series Number 31. Includes a chronology of major events in BC's railway history, railroaders' stories--first hand accounts of experiences of the men who built, operated and maintained the province's rail transportation system. The collection of interviews highlights the joy, labour, frustration and humour of railroading in the steam era of BC. Maps by Robert D Turner. Design by Derek Reimer and David Mattison. b&w photos from various private sources acknowledged on page 91. Duplicate of 1981.049.002 and 2008.030.002 book : softcover 1981 1981.049.001 Library HE2809.B7T87 Kettle Valley Railway (Railways of Western Canada, Volume One) History of the railway that was the result of an intense desire to link the Kootenays directly with the coast by rail. b&w photographs, maps & charts duplicate of CBK.2007.033.089 book : softcover 1981 1981.054.001 1-4-6-5 Railway Mileposts, CPR Mainline Route... Vol I Volume 1: The CPR mainline route from the Rockies to the Pacific including the Okanagan routes and CN's Canyon route. Meant to be a useful field book and a valuable reference source. Contains b & w maps, b &w pictures and elevation profiles along the routes. book : softcover May 1981 1982.007.001 Library HE 2809.B7B87 Sinners and Saints A narrative about the early days in the farthest West and the building of the Crows Nest Pass Railway. The dramatic story of the ravalry of the Canadian Pacific and the Great Northern Railways, containing accurate historical information personally observed by the author and a warm human and spiritual rendition of various episodes. b&w photos. book : softcover June 1947 1982.019.001 Library Canadian Pacific's Rossland Subdivision Description of the railway located in the West Kootenay of southern BC and its' history. book : softcover 1983 1983.061.001 PF.0187.0528 Viewing Entries 1 - 20 of 124 Page  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NEXT