British Columbia

Canadian Railway Yards,
Water Towers,Round Houses,
Control Towers and Freight Sheds

What I am trying to do is sepperate all these various
structures from the Station pages
This section like the station pages is devided into provinces or area

British Columbia and the Yukon

Alberta	Manitoba	Atlantic Canada

Ontario	Quebec	Saskatchewan

You are invited to submit any picture that you have that fit any of these pages.
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	CP Roundhouse and Yards Victoria BC Late 1990’s
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Car Shop at Victoria BC Sept 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Car Shop Victoria, BC, Late 1990’s
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Car Shop Victoria, BC, 2003
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Car Shop Interior at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Car Doors West End of the Building
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Exterior Door on the North wall of the Backshop
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse Interior at Victoria BC, Late 1990’s Backshop area looking east
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse Interior at Victoria BC, Late 1990’s (typial fire door between rh stalls
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse Interior (Upper window on the east wall of the blacksmith Shop at Victoria BC, Late 1990’s
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Looking south from the backshop
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s The north side of the backshop looking west and the rear wall of the roundhouse
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s West end of the backshop looking North at  the lunch room window
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Locomotive Service Pit
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Backshop area looking west towards the roundhouse.
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Interior of stalls 8,9 and 10 at exterior wall
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Interior of stalls 8,9 and 10
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s All four columns in the area of stalls 8,9 and 10
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Interior in the area of stalls 8,9 and 10
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Roundhouse at Victoria BC Late 1990’s Stalls 8,9 and 10. Looking at locomotive doors
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Fuel Shed and Sand Tower Victoria BC, Sept 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Stores Building Victoria BC, Late 1990’s
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Plan of the Victoria BC Yards, 1913
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
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	CP Plan of the Victoria BC Yards, 1913
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
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	CP Plan of the Roundhouse at Victoria BC
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
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	CP Roundhouse Victoria BC (Elevations)
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
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	A photo of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, taken from the  Grand Pacific Hotel, early June 2012. In the foreground, the dock used by the MV Coho of the Black Ball Ferry Line, linking Victoria BC to Port Angeles WA several times a day for a 90 minute ride: http://www.cohoferry.com/main/ The grey building in the 1935 postcard view is immediately to the right with a glass portion now added. Note the blue Johnson Street Bridge in a middle distance.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP landing place in Victoria BC c.1935 This photo was very likely taken from the British Columbia Parliament Buildings
This picture was submitted by by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	E&N (Esquimalt & Nanaimo) Water Tower Duncan BC,  June 1967
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker
	Pacific Great Eastern PGE Lone Butte Water Tower
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB
	Pacific Great Eastern PGE Lone Butte Water Tower
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB
	Pacific Great Eastern PGE Lone Butte Water Tower
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB
	Pacific Great Eastern PGE Lone Butte Artifacts
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB
	CF (Crown Forest) Shops at Ladysmith BC, 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB

	A low oblique view of the CPR roundhouse and  warehouse complex in the mid-1900s, showing its proximity to the Vancouver downtown core. The large building in the background is Hotel Vancouver.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones Photo from http://roundhouse.ca/about-us/history-yaletown/
	Thornton rail yard in Surrey, during the final approach into Vancouver airport; July 18th,  2008.  It is the major hub for all CN trains in and out of Vancouver and also handles intermodal traffic, rail  car repairs etc. Formerly named “Port Mann Yard”,  it was renamed to honour Sir Henry Thornton, the  first president of the Canadian National Railways,  at time when CNR amalgamated all the smaller railways across Canada except the CPR into a  government agency . Spanning the old Port Mann Bridge between Surrey  and Coquitlam built in the early 1960s is still standing . Judged inadequate for traffic today, it was disassembled  after a 10-lane cable bridge built alongside,  opened in 2012.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	A ground view of the CN Thornton Yard in Vancouver.  The old Port Mann Bridge in the background, formerly part of the Trans-Canada Highway into Vancouver, was demolished in 2012 and replaced by a cable-suspended toll bridge in 2012.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Stitching from 2 photos allows a wide angle view of the pedestrian bridge over the CPR Vancouver downtown yard. The footbridge links the former  Vancouver CPR station on the right (called Cordova  Station by some), to the SeaBus, a water commuter  service with frequent service between Downtown and  North Vancouver. Unrestricted to everyone, it provides a convenient viewing platform for CPR yard movements directly below. More to the right, during weekday rush hour, the West Coast Express, a bi-level commuter service  to Mission operates inbound in the morning and outbound at night.  To the far right, the Skytrain uses the Waterfront Station. This view looks east.  The  end of the CPR tracks is just a bit beyond the  bottom border of this picture taken from an  adjacent public garden.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR 5977 and one other loco, switching under the pedestrian overpass, in downtown Vancouver. This area fairly well now marks the end of the line for the CPR in Canada which, in former days, carried on to  Granville Island and beyond. To the right, the blue and yellow double deck cars of the West Coast Express can be partly be seen,  loading for Mission during the afternoon rush hour; while further to the right is the  Skytrain Waterfront Station.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	West Coast Express 101 near CP Mileage 129  (near Heatley Avenue) in Vancouver, which is almost “end of track” for the CP. Taken from the Vancouver Lookout, Thursday, ?June ?19, ?2008.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Looking northeast at the CPR downtown yard from the Vancouver Lookout, 19 Jul 2008. The locomotives in the middle are CP 5713 and 5942.  Middle left, the SeaBus ferry slip to North Vancouver  and to the right, the Heliport, offering sightseeing  service as well as transportation between Vancouver  and Victoria.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	A long shot from the Vancouver Lookout on July 19th 2008, shows a good portion of the  Vancouver downtown east side as well as the  CP yard. Another half-mile to the bottom left of the picture, is the western end of the line for the CPR in Canada, at the foot of Granville Street. Passenger trains now use the former CNR Station (now Pacific Central Station) near Main Street, about the middle of the picture.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	A telephoto shot from the  Vancouver Lookout gives us a view of a small portion of the CP downtown  yard on July 19th 2008. Notice the difference in livery between locomotives 5713 and 5942. One has the  Multimark; the other is painted with the “Dual Flag” logo.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The relationship between the Skytrain (foreground),  West Coast Express (middle) and the CPR yard is very well shown in this extreme telephoto from the Vancouver Lookout, on July 19th 2008 North Vancouver in the background is reached by ferry, from the dark building in the middle of the  picture. The pedestrian overpass over the CPR yard (shown in another view) is to the extreme left.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP Drake St. (Vancouver) roundhouse in 1981 When they were just starting to develop the site for Expo 86. quite a few of the buildings had to demolished.  The pictures shown after this series shows what became  of this site.
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Drake St. (Vancouver) roundhouse in 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Drake St. (Vancouver) roundhouse in 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Drake St. (Vancouver) Shops Oil House, 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	CP Drake St. (Vancouver) Shops Oil House, 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Taber AB
	The Drake Street Roundhouse was a major factor in the development of Vancouver as the western terminus of the CPR and the biggest railway facility of its kind in British Columbia. Situated in Yaletown, a former warehouse district on False Creek a short distance away from the downtown  core, the CPR facility at the junction of Davie Street and Pacific Boulevard, consisted in a cluster of buildings  and a roundhouse, which expanded over the years.  Yaletown acquired its name when the CPR moved its construction equipment and repair shops from Yale, in the Fraser Canyon to Vancouver in the mid-1880s.  Eventually, CPR abandoned the facility when it no longer became needed to service steam locomotives. The roundhouse, yard and buildings remained vacant and  slated for demolition. In 1984, a proposal was made to upgrade the Drake Street roundhouse for Expo 86, whose main theme was transportation. The site proved highly popular with the general public but after Expo 86, all the temporary buildings were dismantled and the CPR Roundhouse sat alone, till rail enthusiasts formed a committee to save it. In 1997, the Vancouver Board of Park and Recreation undertook to operate the building  as the “Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation  Centre” http://roundhouse.ca/ . The site has many links which will lead to the history of the Drake Street  Roundhouse and yards.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Construction of the original 10-bay roundhouse took place in 1888. During 1911, the original structure was expanded to include 12 additional bays. Further expansion took place  in 1940 to accommodate larger locomotives and in 1950; three of the bays were converted to a diesel servicing shop  and it continued to the end, 125 years after the roundhouse was first constructed. View a few good interior period photos at: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/drake_street/ roundhouse.htm Notice the brick pattern, suggesting railway tracks into the building. The engine turntable to the right has been deactivated  and together with the pit, is used by the Roundhouse Community Centre as an outdoor amphitheatre for  community and cultural activities.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The faded writing on the wall reads ESSO, with a bit more writing under. The turntable is inactive and now covered  with wood flooring, designed to accommodate the Centre’s outdoor activities.  Next to the brick wall is entrance to the Engine 374  Pavilion at Davie Street and Pacific Boulevard, a  10-minute walk from downtown Vancouver or a few  steps from the ROUNDHOUSE-YALETOWN Skytrain station.   The pavilion is run in partnership between the  West Coast Railway Association (WCRA), the Vancouver Park Board and the Roundhouse Community and  Recreation Association and it was built to house and preserve CPR 374, the steam engine which pulled the first transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver in 1887. Staffed year-round daily except holidays by WCRA volunteers, the locomotive is displayed with  full-size windows on two sides, affording 24-hour public view.  Once inside, visitors can visit the inside of the cab.  Admission is free but donations are appreciated. http://roundhouse.ca/about-us/engine-374/ More history can be obtained about the locomotive at: http://wcra.org/index.php/engine-374-pavilion/information CPR 374 is also featured at: http://yourrailwaypictures.com/CPRsteamengines/.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The Drake Street entrance of the Roundhouse Community & Arts Centre on 9 May 2009.  View more photos at: https://plus.google.com/108546243228479584209/ photos?hl=en or larger at https://plus.google.com/photos/at/ Not visible is the Engine 374 building attached to  the building.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	This vertical image from Google Earth shows how the roundhouse complex is arranged today. To view the exact location, access: 181 Roundhouse Mews Vancouver, BC  The square building houses the CPR #374 locomotive,  which pulled the first passenger train into Vancouver; arriving on May 23, 1887. Up to the 1970s, Yaletown  was an agglomeration of sawmills and warehouses on  the shores of False Creek until discovered by young urban professionals who saw Yaletown’s old warehouses  as an alternative to downtown living, providing some  artists with inexpensive and ample studio space. It led to the redevelopment of the now trendy area with condos all around. Using Google Maps or Google Street View, try approximately 1268 Pacific Boulevard for a front view of the locomotive and 164 Davies St for a fairly good side view of Engine 374. That will place you very close. The full length plate glass glass extends on two sides from the ground, all the way up. If all else fails, go to the corner of Pacific Avenue and Davie Street in either program Street View.
Source: Google Earth – Submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR Hotel, North Ben BC with The Mountain Hotel at the right of it
These pictures were submitted by Arlana Nickel, Kamloops, BC
These pictures were submitted by Arlana Nickel, Kamloops, BC
	CN Endako BC Bunkhouse and Station Endako is a tiny community located about 2 hours west of Prince George via Highway 16. It is mile 0 of the Endako subdivision and is supported by both a molybdenum mine and the CN Railway. The building in the photo is really a bunkhouse, but the platform outside the building serves  as a flag station for Via Rail’s Jasper-Prince Rupert Line (aka the Skeena). Although the community’s small, there are three tracks by the bunkhouse/station and there’s even a wye for turning trains around.
This picture was taken by Bill Walker and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC
	CN Endako BC Bunkhouse and Station
This picture was taken by Bill Walker and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC
	CP Yards at Midway BC, Sept 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Freight Shed, Midway BC, Sept 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Freight Shed, Midway BC, Sept 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Shops at Nelson BC, 1986
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Yards at Nelson BC, Sept 1981
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	BC Rail Yard, Quesnel, BC
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC
	An outbuilding at the BC Rail yard, Quesnel BC
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC
	CP Roundhouse and Shops, Pentiction, BC, Fall 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Roundhouse, Pentiction, BC, Fall 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Roundhouse site, Pentiction, BC, Fall 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	Over head door at back of the Roundhouse,  Penticton, Fall 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	Rear of the CP RH Penticton BC, 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	Rear of the CP Roundhouse at Penticton, BC, Fall 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	Fuel Tank at CP Round House Penticton, BC, Fall 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB

Yukon

	YP & YR Maint. Building, Carcross YT August 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	YP & YR Maint. Building, Carcross YT August 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB

	BNY Co. Shipyard is included here because considering that the ship yard piece of property  was owned by the WP & YP through it’s  subsidiary BYN  CO. When the ship yards were  in full use there was about 50 ft between the boats the locomotive shed. The picture shows no activity on shipyard site, but lots of activity on the railway site.
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth
	In these two pictures you will see houses along the river. Those houses were built by squatters who needed a place to live in the winter month’s when there was very little work in the ship yards. Whitehorse has an interesting history! Gold, the White Pass RY, the WW2 airport, the Alaska  highway, etc:
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth
	The WP & YR played a very important part in the history of the Yukon. Compared to the amt. of  land used by the railway, the shipyards took up  very little space.
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth
	Rail Yard in Whitehorse YT, Aug 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth
	Rail Yard in Whitehorse YT, Aug 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth
	Rail Yard in Carcross YT, Aug 1982
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth