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C.N. Ballast Train

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34483
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a locomotive travelling along the tracks in front of a wooden structure in a location identified as Avola, BC. "Canadian National" can be seen painted on the side of the train car and in the foreground can be seen a pile of logs. The caption accompanying the photograph reads: "C.N. …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-190
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a locomotive travelling along the tracks in front of a wooden structure in a location identified as Avola, BC. "Canadian National" can be seen painted on the side of the train car and in the foreground can be seen a pile of logs. The caption accompanying the photograph reads: "C.N. Ballast Train." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian National Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Standing by railway tracks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription346
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.89 x 15.24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men and two women standing by railway tracks at what appears to be a railway station or junction. The group of people appear elderly or middle aged. They are standing on wood plank boards in between railway tracks. To their right is a CN rail car, and to their left, a Grand Trun…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.89 x 15.24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men and two women standing by railway tracks at what appears to be a railway station or junction. The group of people appear elderly or middle aged. They are standing on wood plank boards in between railway tracks. To their right is a CN rail car, and to their left, a Grand Trunk rail car. A station building can be seen to the left of the photograph. The location is not identified.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian National Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
Accession Code
HV983.42.86
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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CN 5122

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3271
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian National Railway locomotive no. 5122 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. Steam is rising from the engine at the wheel well.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian National Railway locomotive no. 5122 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. Steam is rising from the engine at the wheel well.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian National Railway
Accession Code
BV985.6114.43
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CN 5122"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "731 F"
Images
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CN 5118

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3274
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. An engineer is visible at the window of the train and steam is rising at the engine front.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. An engineer is visible at the window of the train and steam is rising at the engine front.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian National Railway
Accession Code
BV985.6114.46
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CN 5118"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "731 F"
Images
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CN 5117

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3275
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified station. The locomotive has been decorated with a Royal Crest. Men are visible walking towards the train from the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified station. The locomotive has been decorated with a Royal Crest. Men are visible walking towards the train from the left.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian National Railway
Accession Code
BV985.6114.47
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CN 5117/ note Royal Crest"
Images
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