14

Filling the trestle at Mile 92.1 - reducing the replacement cost of wood timbers
1945
Myra Canyon, Kettle Valley Railway

Credits:
Mark Myers photo
Kettle River Museum

15

Ditcher at Mile 96.3 loading cars for infilling trestles
1945
Carmi Subdivision, Kettle Valley Railway

Credits:
Mark Myers photo
Kettle River Museum

16

A rail-tester car X-raying track for stress fractures
1940's
Kettle Valley Line

Credits:
Mark Myers photo
Kettle Valley Railway

17

Installing the trans-Canada phone line along the Kettle Valley Line
1946
Rock Creek, BC

Credits:
Allen Burkhart photo
Kettle River Museum

18

The linegang - Allen Burkhart is at back, far right
1946
Kettle Valley Line

Credits:
Allen Burkhart collection
Kettle River Museum

19

Catching a ride along the Kettle Valley Line
1950's
Kettle Valley Line
AUDIO ATTACHMENT


Credits:
Kettle River Museum

20

The Kettle Valley Railway maintained an excellent work safety record while it was being built and during the years it ran; however it was not without its dangers, particularly in the Coquihalla Subdivision. The steep and rugged terrain of the Coquihalla made rockslides and washouts common, and the annual snowfall was a force to be reckoned with.

21

North end of Ladner Creek Trestle; the snow shed and part of the steel span
1934
Coquihalla Subdivision, Kettle Valley Railway
AUDIO ATTACHMENT


Credits:
Okanagan Archive Trust Society

22

Rotary plow pushing through deep snow in Coquihalla Pass
Circa 1920
Coquihalla Subdivision, Kettle Valley Railway

Credits:
Okanagan Archive Trust Society

23

Diesel Engine and Plow No. 401019 near the Coquihalla summit in very heavy snow
Circa 1952
Coquihalla Subdivision, Kettle Valley Railway

Credits:
Okanagan Archive Trust Society

24

Plowing out after a heavy snow
1940's-1950's
Coquihalla Subdivision, Kettle Valley Railway
AUDIO ATTACHMENT


Credits:
Okanagan Archive Trust Society
Photographer: W.J. Presley, 1930