RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Albert Beckman, a veteran of CP Rail, joined the PGE in 1951. He worked as a conductor on the line through to his retirement in 1977, at which time he moved to Lillooet.;
RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Alexander Elesko joined the PGE in 1926, at the age of 14. He has worked in the kitchens, on the tracks, and on the trains. He retired from the position of locomotive engineer in 1972 and settled in L;illooet.;
RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Tony Kos: In 1949, Tony joined the railway's construction survey crew on the extension north of Quesnel. He left the railway, then returned soon after for the push north to the Peace River district. T;ony now owns and operates a contracting business in Prince George.;
RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Arnold Malm: A third generation PGE-er, Arnold took control of his first engine in 1959 at the age of 19. When he retired, in 1986, he was road foreman of engines, based in Lillooet.;
RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Austen Howard-Gibbon grew up at the Williams Lake station where his father, Charles, was station agent from 1929 to 1945. Austen, a lawyer, currently (as of 1986) lives in Prince George.;
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Charles (Bud) Marlatt joined in 1958 to supervise the railway's new microwave system. When he retired, in 1981, he was B.C. Rail's chief of communications.;
RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-?] SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Charlie Midnight, who worked for 52 years on the PGE as an engine driver. He talks about having Princess Margaret as a passenger in 1958 (including RCMP security), steam engines, snowslides, derailments, Prince George arrival, parties and whisky.
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 SUMMARY: Dan Graham started out with the PGE in 1955 as a sectionman based in Williams Lake. Today he works as a trainman in Fort Nelson.;
RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Don McKinnon was with the PGE from 1945 until 1965 when he joined Northwood Pulp and Paper in Prince George. Don was station agent at a number of locations, including Pemberton and Prince George. Don ;is now retired in Prince George and does not live in a green house.;
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 SUMMARY: Doug Christie retired in January 1986 after 27 years as terminal supervisor at Fort St. John. He spent 30 years with the railway.;
CALL NUMBER: T4310:0001 RECORDED: Squamish (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Ed Aldridge joined the PGE railway in 1938 as the gas mechanic in the Squamish shops. He retired in November 1968 in Squamish.;
CALL NUMBER: T4310:0002 track 1 RECORDED: Squamish (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Continuation of interview with Ed Aldridge.;
The item is an audio recording of an interview with Ed Wilcox. Wilcox, the head of locomotive service for the BC Railway, describes his experiences driving steam and diesel locomotives for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and the BCR.
RECORDED: Tsawwassen (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Ed Wilcox retired last year after one of the more varied careers with the railway. He started with steam and retired as general road foreman of engines.;
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986-12-19 SUMMARY: 'Stan' Malm joined the railway in the early 1920s, working as a cook's flunky and then an apprentice mechanic in the Squamish shops. From 1940 to his retirement in 1970, Stan served as locomotive fore;man in Lillooet.;
The item is an audio recording of an interview with Eric Stathers. He discusses his experiences working for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway as foreman of the car maintenance shops, including: Squamish in the 1920s; the development of the shops over the years; design and construction of special rolling stock; and service on wrecking crews.
RECORDED: Tumbler Ridge (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Jack Bryan started out with the PGE as a hostler helper in 1956. At the time of the interview (1986), he was working as an engineman based in Tumbler Ridge.;
RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Joe Cozza, better known as Mazola Oil Joe, was employed by National Caterers as a cook for the railway's work camps. An Italian immigrant, he started in 1957 and continued on until 1982. He passed away in December of 1986.;
RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986-12-19 SUMMARY: John Franson came to the PGE from the CPR in 1927. He started as a section gang foreman, moved to B&B, then on to brakeman and conductor. John retired in 1961 and settled in Lillooet.;
RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Lindsay Stonehouse: Lindsay and her family, the Roys, came to D'Arcy from Scotland in the mid-1920s. The family operated the D'Arcy lodge for five or six years, feeding PGE passengers and getting to k;now the railroaders. Lindsay now lives in retirement in Lillooet.;
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 SUMMARY: Marv Gammon: As Marv says, "Everyone started in Lillooet at one time or another." He started there in 1963. As of 1986, he was a trainman on the Fort Nelson run, based in Fort St. John.;
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 (and 1982?) SUMMARY: Lew Liwiski tried his hand at running the engines in the late 1940s, but decided it wasn't for him. Today he works as a trainman in Fort St. John.;
RECORDED: Tumbler Ridge (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Peter Rebagliati is (as of 1986) roadmaster at Tumbler Ridge. A third generation railwayman, he started as a chainman in 1967.;
RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Dick Rowe: A junior draftsman during the construction boom of the early 1950s, Dick is currently (1986) real estate development representative in Prince George.;
RECORDED: Fort Nelson (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Roger Allen, a veteran B.C. Rail engineman, has spent many of his years on the job on (and sometimes off) the Fort Nelson line.;
