"Transportation - Electric Railroads " found 14 records

B.C. Electric Railway Co. Observation Car

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 22, 1934

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, full of people and conducted by "Teddy" Lyons. The car number is 124, and a sign on the rear end of the car reads, "See Vancouver / Two Hour / Trip / Fare 35c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 4:00 pm, as there are signs hang…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, full of people and conducted by "Teddy" Lyons. The car number is 124, and a sign on the rear end of the car reads, "See Vancouver / Two Hour / Trip / Fare 35c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 4:00 pm, as there are signs hanging on the car by the conductor that read, "Extra Trip / 7:00 PM" and "Next Trip / 4:00 PM." There are restaurants and various stores which line the street by the tracks in the background. The caption printed on the front bottom of the photo reads, "B.C. Electric Rly. Co. Observation Car, Vancouver. / "Teddy" Lyons, Conductor. Harry Bullen Photo. 2608 Gran. Bayview 8869." Stamped on the back of the photo is "Vancouver, B.C. Jul 22 1934."

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Lyons, Thadeous Sylvester "Teddy"

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV972.142.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: July 22, 1934

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of BCER car # 124, but from a different year, see photograph HV973.26.143 For another photograph of BCER observation car by Harry Bullen, see HV975.88.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-18

Photographer: Bullen, Harry Elder

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; In "History of Metropolitan Vancouver" at http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology6.htm, it notes that Harry Bullen sold long narrow souvenir photographs of the passengers taken in the car

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B.C. Electric Railway Co. Observation Car, July 22, 1934 thumbnail

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Burnaby historical reference collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.; "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson; Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.

History: Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.

Creator: Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"

Publisher: Railway Pictures Incorporated

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"; Horne, Frank Harry

Accession Code: BV012.37.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1990

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also BV020.5.1060

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.; Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman; VHS is a copy created from original excerpts

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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

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British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 16.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230 linked together and going through an intersection. The destination board at the front reads, "BURNABY LK", indicating it is the Burnaby Lake line. There are street signs on the lamppost on the street corner at the left …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 16.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230 linked together and going through an intersection. The destination board at the front reads, "BURNABY LK", indicating it is the Burnaby Lake line. There are street signs on the lamppost on the street corner at the left but only the crossing street sign, "5th AVE" is visible. There are hand painted advertisements for "COAL/ SAWDUST/ WOOD" and "FUEL" in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake Interurban line

Accession Code: BV003.24.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1939] (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Copy print is a digital reproduction of an original photograph

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British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230, [1939] (date of original) thumbnail

Girl and a tram

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified girl standing in a field. Just behind the field are street car tracks lined with electric power poles, and a tram with a number "2" sign posted at the front travelling by. There are mountains in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, t. "159"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified girl standing in a field. Just behind the field are street car tracks lined with electric power poles, and a tram with a number "2" sign posted at the front travelling by. There are mountains in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Accession Code: BV985.5899.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of the girl, see BV985.5899.2

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Girl and man by street car tracks

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified girl standing with an unidentified man in a suit with a hat. They are on a wood plank boardwalk that is laid through a grassy field. Visible just behind them are streetcar tracks and an electric power pole. There are mountains rising in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, t. "159"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified girl standing with an unidentified man in a suit with a hat. They are on a wood plank boardwalk that is laid through a grassy field. Visible just behind them are streetcar tracks and an electric power pole. There are mountains rising in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Accession Code: BV985.5899.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of the girl, see BV985.5899.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Girl and man by street car tracks, [193-] thumbnail

Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1998 and 2011]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurba…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Material Details: Inkjet print of a digital image on white photocopy paper.

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurban trams on the line between Science World and Granville Island. These tracks were formerly used as a frieght railway right-of-way.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV012.18.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1998 and 2011]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 13-Mar-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island, [between 1998 and 2011] thumbnail

Interurban on. 1306

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban no. 1306 at Marine Drive in New Westminster.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban no. 1306 at Marine Drive in New Westminster.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: New Westminster

Accession Code: BV988.9.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1930]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/7/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interurban tram at Steveston

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1908] (date original), copied [1988]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram "RICHMOND" at Steveston (the tram would later be called no. 1205). The tram is bound for Vancouver and loaded with passengers. Three men (two wearing conductor's uniforms) are standing near the front door of the tram, facing th…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram "RICHMOND" at Steveston (the tram would later be called no. 1205). The tram is bound for Vancouver and loaded with passengers. Three men (two wearing conductor's uniforms) are standing near the front door of the tram, facing the camera.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Accession Code: BV988.7.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1908] (date original), copied [1988]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "RICHMOND" (later # 1205) at Steveston about 1908" and "H. EWERT photo [mailing address follows]"

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Interurban tram at Steveston, [1908] (date original), copied [1988] thumbnail

Streetcars in the Kootenays : Nelson's tramways, 1899-1992

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Parker, Douglas V.

Publication Date: c1992

Call Number: 388.46 PAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920805027

Call Number: 388.46 PAR

Author: Parker, Douglas V.

Place of Publication: Edmonton, Alta.

Publisher: Havelock House

Publication Date: c1992

Physical Description: xvi, 196 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Street railways : their construction, operation, and maintenance

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-

Publication Date: 1991

Call Number: 388.46 FAI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920805000; 9780920805008

Call Number: 388.46 FAI

Author: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-

Place of Publication: Edmonton

Publisher: Havelock House

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: vii, 485 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Railway World / 150 Water Street / Vancouver V6B 1B2 / British Columbia Canada", printed on gold sticker attached to front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Transportation; Street-railroads--Maintenance and repair

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Notes: Includes indexes.; "A photo-reproduced version of the original of 1892."; Originally published: New York : Street Railway Pub. Co., 1892.; Author full name: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-.

Tramline tracks

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway Company tramline track on Sixth Street and Twelfth Avenue. George Leaf's General Store, located at 7745 Sixth Street is visible on the left and Cliff's Car Factory located at 7730 Sixth Street is visible on the right. George Leaf's store burned down…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway Company tramline track on Sixth Street and Twelfth Avenue. George Leaf's General Store, located at 7745 Sixth Street is visible on the left and Cliff's Car Factory located at 7730 Sixth Street is visible on the right. George Leaf's store burned down in 1913. The Car factory was established in 1902 and sometime in the 1920s, it became James Brookes Woodworking Plant.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Buildings - Commercial - General Stores; Buildings - Industrial - Factories

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: 6th Street; 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7730 6th Street; 7745 6th Street

Accession Code: BV995.10.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 07-May-24

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Tram no. 1007

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no.1007 with "CENTRAL PARK" written on the front board sign and a uniformed conductor at the wheel. The Central Park Interurban rail line connected the Central Park neighbourhood to Vancouver.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Material Details: Photograph has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no.1007 with "CENTRAL PARK" written on the front board sign and a uniformed conductor at the wheel. The Central Park Interurban rail line connected the Central Park neighbourhood to Vancouver.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Accession Code: BV002.20.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1930 and 1950]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Steventon, William A.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamped on verso of photograph reads: "RAILROAD ["BCE" written in pencil]/ CAR NUMBER ["1007" written in pencil]/ LOCATION / [note on restriction on reproduction]/ WILLIAM A. STEVENTON, Hawkins, Wisconsin"