RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-03-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Smith discusses his work for railroad companies starting in the U.S. and later for the BC Electric for thirty-six years on the Chilliwack line. He talks about the rolling stock; the freight business; lumber products; farm produce; milk-train operation; train incidents; the rail route; descriptions of areas along the route; day and night operation; hours and pay; and company officials. TRACK 2: Mr. Smith continues with his discussion about the railway; the reduction of the passenger service; duties of the conductor; company officials; passenger train crew; skills of the motorman; cattle on the line; incidents; trainmen's jargon; collisions; coaches; incidents along the line; signals; weather conditions.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1960?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Logan recounts his parents' early life in Esquimalt; the family moved to New Westminster in 1909. Mr. Logan started with the BC Electric at age thirteen; he describes his first job; financial background of BCE; his first trip to Chilliwack; weekender special trains to Sumas; World War I; job advancement; post-war; his employment in various positions; train dispatching; train master; and the superintendent for rail operations. He discusses the railway's effect on the Fraser Valley's economic development; the station buildings; the route; mills and logging shipments; freight; population of the valley; milk-trains; pride of the employees; and the M.B. King Lumber Co. at Newton. TRACK 2: Mr. Logan discusses transcontinental freight rates; international trade; freight traffic; financial arrangements with the CPR; BC Electric services; the train route and stations from New Westminster to Chilliwack; local traffic; farm freight; truck traffic; World War II; the end of passenger service in 1950; bus traffic; Pacific Stages; trainmen; "bloomer days"; and traffic growth.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969-10-06 SUMMARY: This recording captures the sounds of the trans-continental train from the east arriving at the Blue River Divisional Point at midnight, October 6, 1969. Imbert Orchard describes the setting and speaks with the train crew. Sounds on the platform; the approaching train; the train engine; brakes; whistles; bells; steam [?], and noises of the rolling stock can be heard. The sound of an unidentified steam engine is also on this tape.