Chartered as a private company in 1912, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway lasted until 1972, when it was renamed British Columbia Railway. As usual, it takes a while to get all a railroad’s loc... (more)

CN 8306 Idles At Lynn Creek Under Threatening Skies.

Passengers are boarding British Columbia Railway's "Caribou Dayliner" at their station in North Vancouver, BC. The two car train is the short version which on this day will operate only ... (more)

British Columbia Railway Weathered MLW C630m 703 rests Near the roads shop in North Vancouver on a fine September morning in 1977. It still looks good in spite of its weathered appearance Photo ... (more)

NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 — British Columbia Railway C420 632 awaits an assignment. The Alco was built for Lehigh & Hudson River Railway as LHR 26 in January 1966 with builder number 3431-0... (more)

British Columbia Railway MLW RS18 623 in very fresh paint rests at the roads shop In North Vancouver in the summer of 1980 Photo taken with permission

BCR MLW M420B RCL687 is part of a consist with MLW M630 705 and MLW M630W 724 being serviced for a northbound run in October 1984 at the North Vancouver yard photo taken with permission

British Columbia Railway MLW M630w 725 rests in front if the shop on a warm summer morning in 1980. This was a rare unit as only 8 were built all for the BCR

Canadian National GMD1 No. 1421, along with GP9RM No. 7055, switch the grain elevators along Low Level Road at North Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 26, 2001. The locomotive is essential... (more)

There was a large volume of freight in the port of North Vancouver before Corona paralyzed the whole world. Here Canadien National No.5469, an SD 60 from EMD, maneuvers its car in the best light o... (more)

British Columbia Railway MLW S 13 1002 rests at the roads shop In North Vancouver in the early morning on a fall day in 1984. BCR had only three of these units

A Cab Shot Of SD70ACU Number 7018 As It Idles In Lynn Creek Yard.

One of only 2 Alco C420s on the British Columbia Railway . these were used as yard switchers Mated to slugs as the 631 is in this photo taken in the fall of 1984. photo taken with permission

One of only 8 built British Columbia Railway MLW M420B # RCL687 rests at the roads servicing area in tha fall of 1984. MLW Built these Remote control Locomotives in June of 1975 they were used ... (more)

There appears to be some truth in the old adage that birds of a feather flock together as witnessed by Canada geese and pigeons feeding and flying around a CN switching move along the elevators in... (more)