First departure of Pacific Great Eastern passenger train photographs
- MS-3391
- Series
- 1956
Series consists of 6 photographs depicting the first departure of the Pacific Great Eastern passenger train from Vancouver to Prince George, August 1956.
First departure of Pacific Great Eastern passenger train photographs
Series consists of 6 photographs depicting the first departure of the Pacific Great Eastern passenger train from Vancouver to Prince George, August 1956.
[Pacific Great Eastern Railway inaugural run, August 1956]
Special event coverage. Chronicles the August 28-30, 1956, inauguration of through-service on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway between North Vancouver and Prince George. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and other dignitaries ride the three inaugural trains, which are eagerly greeted by the residents of towns along the route. A rockslide at Mile 18 on Howe Sound delays the journey until a bulldozer clears the tracks. At Williams Lake station, a mock frontier lynching is staged for the entertainment of the premier and his party. Following footage of the arrival in Prince George, the film also shows progress on northward expansion of the PGE line (including bridge and grade construction), and ends with shots of oil rigs in the Peace River Region.
The Pacific Great Eastern Railway and its effect on British Columbia / Stewart C.V. Dickson
The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by Stewart C.V. Dickson titled "The Pacific Great Eastern Railway and its effect on British Columbia". vii, 160 p: figs., maps, tables. Thesis (M. Commerce), University of Toronto, 1952. Bibliography: p 155-160.