Railway Department PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNUAL REPORT Year ended December 31 st 1946 PRINTED By AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Dox McDiabmid, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1947. To His Honour Charles Arthur Banks, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it Please Your Honour: I have the honour to present herewith the Annual Report of the operations and activities of the Railway Department for the year ended December 31st, 1946, with Appendices. L. H. EYRES, Minister of Railways. Victoria, B.C., February 14th, 1947- Victoria, B.C., December 31st, 1946. The Honourable L. H. Eyres, Minister of Railways, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I beg to submit herewith the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Railway Department, covering the year 1946, together with Appendices: Your obedient servant, J. M. STEWART, Deputy Minister and Chief Engineer. REPORT OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT. The Department has supervision of all railways subject to the Provincial Statutes. The staff of the Department as of December 31st, 1946, consisted of Deputy Minister and Chief Engineer, Chief Inspector, Inspecting Engineer, two Inspectors, and two stenographers. The railways supervised by the Department include common carriers, industrial railways, and electric interurban and street railways. The Railway Department has, during this past year, been more active both in the civil engineering branch and in the mechanical than it has been in the past twenty-five years. Efforts have been made to modernize and bring up to date the rules and regulations made pursuant to the " Railway Act " in order that all known suitable safety rules may be applied and the number of accidents minimized. The civil engineering branch has had the supervision and carrying out of surveys looking toward the extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway north to the Peace River District. In the industrial field, and particularly in logging, truck-roads are taking the place of railway spurs and in a few instances of main lines, but where the long haul prevails railways hold their own. Among the larger companies the tendency is towards the use of heavier power. The new boiler code embraces the best boiler construction practices in Canada and the United States so that greater advantages can be derived from the modern engineering methods practised today by the larger and more progressive locomotive and boiler manufacturers. One section of the new boiler code deals with the latest methods of fusion welding and the inspection of all-welded boilers and pressure-vessels by the X-ray process, while another section deals exclusively with the design of railway locomotive boilers and permits the manufacture of all-welded locomotive boilers under the control of strict Government inspection. The Boiler Code Committee included the Chief Inspector and Inspectors of this Department together with Inspectors appointed under the " Boiler Inspection Act," including the Chief Inspector. In preparing the new boiler code the committee endeavoured to establish a uniformity of rules and regulations between the various Provincial Departments concerned. While advantage may be taken of the most up-to-date construction under this code, at the same time the rules have been made sufficiently flexible to make due allowances for boilers constructed under previous or other rulings in order that existing equipment will not be unduly penalized and at the same time be safe for operation. New regulations were prepared covering locomotive cranes and the regulations for locomotives were revised during the year. COMMON CARRIERS. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway. Proposed Northern Extension. Surveys for the proposed northern extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway were carried out under the supervision of the Department. Four survey parties were placed in the field between Prince George, Hudson Hope, and Dawson Creek in June and were withdrawn December 15th, having completed the main part of the survey with the exception of a small gap between East Pine and Dawson Creek. Difficulties of obtaining trained personnel, supplies, and equipment slowed up the progress of the survey but valuable information was obtained. 5 LL 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Operation—General Manager's Report. The following remarks by the General Manager are incorporated in this report:— " Maintenance of Way.—No serious delays or obstructions were encountered during 1946. Traffic moved without serious interruption throughout the year. Owing to the serious and continued labour shortage, it has not as yet been possible to undertake any part of the increasing deferred maintenance programme. It was feasible only to undertake those items and duties having a direct bearing on the maintenance of the track structures in a safe operating condition to permit the movement of freight and passenger traffic over the railway. The repairs to buildings, bridges, and other structures come under this same category. " Maintenance of Equipment.—The mechanical department, under whose jurisdiction repairs to all locomotives, freight and passenger cars are performed, has been greatly overtaxed in its constant and consistent endeavours to maintain the equipment in condition to give service to the continually increasing traffic. The urgency of securing additional new equipment is becoming more vital to the economy of operation and transportation, and also to replace worn-out and obsolete equipment. Real economies in this Department cannot be sustained under present conditions. " Operation.—The lack of sufficient and suitable locomotives and cars puts a great burden on this department in both labour and equipment, and places the transportation of both freight and passengers offered to the railway in a not too satisfactory situation. The increase in all branches of traffic has been very material and has exceeded expectations. Its nature has all the earmarks of permanency. The tourists who travelled over the railway during the holiday season of 1946 were consistently very enthusiastic in their comments. Expressed satisfaction of this nature is known to be the most effective type of advertising. Forest products continue to hold first place in volume of freight traffic. Especially encouraging is the movement of pulp-wood, cedar poles, Cottonwood and fir logs for plywood manufacture for the local markets. The export lumber, ties, and pit-props may be expected to decrease gradually as the European countries restore their industries to a pre-war status. Agriculture in the Lillooet and Pemberton districts should expand to offset the possible traffic losses in export. A forecast into the immediate future appears to warrant continued optimism for the railway. "W. H. Tobey, General Manager." Inspecting Engineer's Report. " I have to report that the properties of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company coming under my jurisdiction have been inspected. Such inspection included an examination of all the items enumerated in subsection (2) of section 177 of the ' Railway Act,' excepting power (locomotives) rolling-stock and the electric power, light, and water services at Squamish, Lillooet, and Williams Lake, and I beg to report as follows:— "All the properties and plants of this railway, including buildings, track, track structures, drainage, road-bed, fences and right-of-way, are, taking into consideration the speed of trains and the increase in traffic, in a fair condition and fulfil the requirements necessary for the safe operation of traffic. " The volume of traffic has continued to materially increase during the year, and the track and bridges and buildings still remain far below those required to maintain the railway's facilities at the proper standard set in the pre-war regime. " However, the vitally urgent and necessary repairs to structures have been made to fulfill the requirements of safety to train operation. RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, 1946. LL 7 " Constant and consistent attention has been exercised in the maintenance of all items pertaining to the safety of the track and structures. "D. 0. Lewis, Inspecting Engineer." INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS. Industrial railways continue to operate at full capacity. Many of the companies operating railways have changed hands or have been merged under the management of other companies. During the war years companies were handicapped by a shortage of materials and competent mechanics as well as an extra pressure of work. Due to these conditions much of the motive equipment required heavy repairs during 1946 in order to keep it in a condition safe to operate. Most of this work was done at the companies' shops, which necessitated extra travelling for the Inspectors in order that they could supervise the work. LOCOMOTIVE CRANES. Inspections of boilers and safety appliances in shipyards and other industrial plants are continued where cranes and other mobile plants operate on track. STREET-RAILWAYS. British Columbia Electric Railway. The passenger traffic of the railway has continued to increase in volume even over last year which was the heaviest on record. This has placed excessive strain on the equipment. The Department acknowledges the co-operation of the railway company in safety measures. The rules and regulations governing city street-car equipment and operation were revised and reprinted. FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. Inspections of fire-prevention equipment were made on locomotives of all railways, including those subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada, this being a requirement of the Forest Service of the Department of Lands and Forests. Tests of coal continued and a certain amount of technical research was made regarding the elimination of spark emission on coal-burning locomotives operating in the East Kootenay District. New designs of front-end and ash-pan arrangements as well as centrifugal spark-arresters were tested under operating conditions by an Inspector from this Department. These tests were carried out in collaboration with Inspectors from the Board of Transport Commissioners at Ottawa and it is felt the results of these tests will lead to a better control of spark elimination on coal-burning locomotives with a consequent reduction of forest fires along the right-of-way. ACTIVITIES OF INSPECTORS. 1. Inspection of locomotives on industrial railways, including testing of boilers, brakes, etc., and checking all plans and specifications in connection with same. 2. Inspection of all rolling-stock and equipment on all Provincial railways. 3. Inspection of all locomotive cranes and equipment where operated on track. 4. Inspection of locomotives and equipment of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company. 5. Investigation of accidents. LL 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 6. Supervision of reconstruction of locomotives. 7. Inspection of all locomotives (including C.P.R., E. & N., C.N.R., G.N.R.) in the Province in regard to forest-protection. 8. Conducting examinations for locomotive engineers, conductors, and power-car operators. 9. Inspection of cars and equipment of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company and the Nelson street-railway and administering the regulations made pursuant to the " Railway Act" in regard to operation. Checking schedules and overcrowding of cars. 10. Inspection of tracks and structures on all Provincial railways. EQUIPMENT INSPECTION BRANCH. Chief Inspector's Report. " The work of this branch has continued to increase during the past year and the Inspectors have been fully occupied. " Six second-hand locomotives and two steam locomotive cranes were imported from the United States during the year. These required rebuilding and reconditioning, which work was also supervised by the Inspectors. "A new Diesel electric locomotive was imported by the Morrissey, Fernie & Michel Railway. This was inspected and tested and a set of regulations drafted covering the operation and certification of internal-combustion locomotives and their engineers. "A system of annually certifying power rail-cars and small gas locomotives was instituted. This required the inspection of all the equipment involved in order that certificates could be issued. Operators for this type of equipment were scarce, and while many men were examined others required instruction so that they could operate under supervision until they were eligible to be examined. Considerable time was spent on the supervision of the building of power rail-cars so that they would be in accordance with the regulations. One car with a capacity of eighty passengers was constructed under departmental supervision. " Rolling-stock inspection report forms were drafted and printed to be filled out by the Inspectors on inspecting street-cars and all types of rolling-stock, a copy of the report of defective equipment being forwarded to the chief officer of the company concerned. " During the year all railways, bridges, equipment, and operations were inspected, attention being paid to the improvement of the dispatch systems now in operation. A special inspection was made of all logging-railways in collaboration with the Workmen's Compensation Board during the latter part of the year, and also a special inspection was made of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company's equipment at Squamish. " Booklets were prepared and printed to prepare locomotive engineers, locomotive crane engineers, conductors, and power-car operators for examination, and a greater number of applicants have taken the examination, which is now both oral and written. A new examination and certificate was brought out covering steam locomotive crane engineers. Six men passed the examination and certificates were issued to them. " The operation of the British Columbia Electric Railway required attention during the year as to the application of the new regulations and the investigation of accidents. " Following is a report of the inspection-work performed during the year 1946:— Hydrostatic tests applied to boilers 166 Internal and external inspections of boilers 30 Internal-combustion locomotives inspected 10 Internal-combustion locomotive certificates issued 4 Railway power-cars inspected 65 RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, 1946. LL 9 Railway power-car certificates issued Locomotive engineers examined Certificates issued to locomotive engineers Conductors examined Certificates issued to conductors Power-car operators examined Permits issued to power-car operators Locomotive crane engineers examined Certificates issued to locomotive crane engineers Number of cars inspected on industrial railways Number of locomotives inspected other than hydrostatic tests . Number of street and interurban cars inspected Accidents investigated on industrial railways Fatal accidents on industrial railways Accidents investigated on common carrier railways Fatal accidents on common carrier railways Accidents investigated on B.C. Electric Railway Fatal accidents on B.C. Electric Railway Boiler designs approved by the Department Air reservoir designs approved by the Department Retainer valve design approved by the Department Inspections made of locomotive fire-protective appliances on industrial railways Inspections made of fire-protective appliances on locomotives of C.P.R., C.N.R., G.N.R., E. & N. Railway, and National Harbours Board for Board of Transport Commissioners 22 8 7 6 6 11 10 6 6 1,220 115 185 5 2 2 2 20 13 9 3 1 24 546 " R. E. Swanson, Chief Inspector." LIST OF APPENDICES. A list of Executive Council certificates issued is given in Appendix A. Accidents on railways under Provincial jurisdiction are shown in Appendix B. Industrial railways operating during the year are shown in Appendix C. A list of locomotive cranes in industrial plants inspected by the Department is shown in Appendix D. A summary of the mileage of all railways operating in the Province is shown in Appendix E. LL 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA. APPENDICES. APPENDIX A. Certificates issued under the Provisions of the " Railway Act." Certificate No. Appointing R. E. Swanson and J. H. Carmichael pursuant to section 210 of the " Railway Act" to investigate the circumstances connected with any accident or casualty to life 713 Amending the rules and regulations, Part 3, made pursuant to the " Railway Act " 714 Granting the B.C. Electric Railway Company, Limited, leave to construct a spur track in the Municipality of Burnaby 715 Approving rules and regulations governing the operation of tramways, interurban and street railways 716 Declaring that the provisions of section 4 of the " Railway Act" shall apply to certain companies named in regard to their locomotive cranes 717 Approving the form and contents of the bill of lading to be used by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company for goods 718 Approving general location of logging-railway of the Hemmingsen- Cameron ' Company, Limited 719 Approving the form and contents of express bill of lading to be used by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company for goods 720 Approving the amendment to rules and regulations, Part 6, pursuant to section 287 of the " Railway Act " 721 Granting leave to the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the District of Matsqui to construct a grade highway crossing over the track of the Vancouver Power Company, Limited 722 Granting the B.C. Electric Railway Company, Limited, leave to construct a spur track in the Municipality of Burnaby 723 Granting the B.C. Electric Railway Company, Limited, leave to construct a spur track in the Municipality of Burnaby 724 Approving Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company's freight tariff on automobiles, etc., between Lillooet and Shalalth 725 APPENDIX B. Accident Report. British Columbia Electric Railway Company, Ltd.— injured. Killed. Passengers 163 2 Employees 1 Other persons 31 13 Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company— Passengers Employees 43 1 Other persons 1 Industrial railways— Employees 6 1 Other persons 1 1 Locomotive cranes— Employees Totals 244 20 RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, 1946. LL 11 APPENDIX B. Accident Report, 1946. Persons injured. Result. Cause. B.C. Electric Railway Co 1 car-passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger , 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 pedestrian I passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 car-passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 cyclist 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger Injury to lower back, hip, and coccyx Bruised back Injury to knee and ankle In jury to lumbar region Sprained ankle Injury to head and eye Severe cuts on face Lower back strained Badly bruised Cracked vertebrae Two fractured ribs, injured forearm.. Injury to back, hip, and hand Injury to left shoulder Fatal Injury to lumbar vertebras Injury to back Injury to right shoulder Injury to lower leg and thigh Injury to left shoulder and back Minor injuries _ Tibia wound and bruises Bruised, shock Broken vertebras Injury to knee and back Fractured foot Injury to head Injury to foot and ankle Injury to chest and knee Bruised shoulder and back Injury to forearm, elbow, and shin Fractured ribs Pelvic break, shock Injury to back Severe headaches, back injuries Fractured rib Injured nerves, lumbar region Injury to back and arm General bruises and shock Fractured skull Generally bruised Head concussion Injury to eye, cuts to head Injury to back and head Injury to neck, back, and head Three broken ribs Strained muscles Injury to lower dorsal region Fractured skull and punctured ear drum Injury to spine and neck Injury to elbow and shoulder Injury to shoulder Fractured vertebrae Injury to lumbo-sacral region Injury to back Injury to right shoulder Injury to right knee joint Injury to neck Injury to knee and head Injury to neck and head Fractured rib Bruised and cut leg Street-car struck auto. Fell alighting. Struck by door of street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell boarding. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Struck by street-car. Street-car collision. Struck alighting. Fell in rear vestibule. Street-car collision. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Truck struck by train. Fell alighting. Struck by street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell in street-car. Knocked down by motorman. Fell boarding. Fell in street-car. Street-car started while alighting. Fell in street-car. Street-car and pole-truck collided. Auto and tram collided. Auto and tram collided. Street-car started while alighting. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Fell alighting. Struck by street-car. Derailment. Derailment. Derailment. Auto and train collided. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Struck by street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Auto and street-car collided. Fire on street-car. LL 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA. APPENDIX B—Continued. Accident Report, 1946—Continued. Persons injured. Result. B.C. Electric Railway Co.—Cont. 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 trackman 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger , 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 boy 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 car-passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian * passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 passenger Injury to right leg Fractured pelvis bone Injury to head, eye, and chest Three broken ribs, broken leg Concussion Head and chest injury Injury to elbow and vertebra. Injury to face by glass Cuts on temple, hand bruised Fatal Fatal Injury to ankle and knee Injury to back and leg Injury to cervical vertebra? Injury to back, elbow, and wrist- Injury to shoulder and arm Fractured back Injury to back Injury to back Injury to cervical vertebras Mild concussion Bruised right knee Fatal Fractured right ankle Broken hip Injury to head Injury to right hand Injury to leg and back Injury to ankle joint Bruised scalp, back, and legs Dizziness, injury to shoulders Injury to neck and back Injury to right shoulder Injury to left shoulder , Injury to right ankle Injury to back, ankle, and finger.. Injury to back, elbow bruises Injury to Iumbo-sacral region Injury to scalp and hip region Fractured ribs Bruised arm, blood clot Injury to lower back, shoulder Injured coccyx Injury to right side Injured leg Injury to right leg Broken ribs, injury to knee Injury to ankle Injury to head Broken ankle Fatal Fractured skull Broken wrist Injury to head Broken leg Loosened coccyx Injury to scalp Fatal Broken leg Injury to shoulder and back Fractured rib Bruised lower back, coccyx Fire on street-car. Struck by street-car. Taxi and street-car collided. Taxi and street-car collided. Taxi and street-car collided. Taxi and street-car collided. Fell alighting. Street-car struck signal arm on bridge. Street-car struck signal arm on bridge. Struck by street-car. Speeder and train collided. Street-car caught fire. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Street-car collision. Injured while boarding. Street-car derailment. Street-car derailment. Street-car derailment. Street-car derailment. Street-car collision. Hit by street-car. Struck by train. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Injured in street-car. Fcot caught in door, broke glass. Injured boarding. Injured boarding. Derailment. Derailment. Derailment. Derailment. Derailment. Derailment. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Auto and street-car collided. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Struck by rear of street-car. Fell boarding. Fell in street-car. Struck by street-car. Fell alighting. Fell boarding. Fell alighting. Street-car split switch. Struck by street-car. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Street-car started while boarding. Fell boarding. Struck by street-car. Fell alighting. Auto and street-car collided. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, 1946. LL 13 APPENDIX B—Continued. Accident Report, 1946—Continued. Persons injured. Result. B.C. Electric Railway Co.—Cont I passenger.... I passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 pedestrian 1 car-driver 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 car-passenger I pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian Broken pelvis Buckled pelvis Cut forehead and bruised lip Fatal Injuries to chest Dislocated shoulder Bladder condition Fractured breast-bone Injury to left shoulder Colles fracture of ulna and radius... Injured hip and knee Injury to back and knee Bruised and shaken Minor injuries Injury to lumbar vertebras Minor injuries Minor injuries Injury to right shoulder Fatal Injury to arm Injury to left sacroiliac joint Injury to lower back and hip Broken collar-bone Injury to sacroiliac joints Injury to lower back, ankles Fractured collar-bone Fractured right ankle and back injuries Broken arm Broken wrist, general bruises Injury to right elbow Injury to back, left leg and knee Injury to head, neck, shoulder, and hand Injury to knee and dorsal spine Broken coccyx Injury to arm and shoulder Injury to right knee Injury to forehead Injury to head, shock Injury to arm Injury to chest Fatal Injury to head Injury to head and shoulder Severe injuries to head Strained neck muscles Broken hip and elbow Fatal Injury to shoulder and back Injury to right temple Fatal Injury to right fibula Injury to cervical vertebras Injury to back and knee Injury to coccyx Fatal Fractured sacrum Injury to shoulder and ankle Injury to lower sacrum Injury to lower back Injury to head, chest, and fingers... Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Auto and street-car collided. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Fell in street-car. Fell in street-car. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Struck by street-car. Auto and train collided. Auto and train collided. Fell in street-car. Struck by train. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Fell alighting. Auto and street-car collided. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Struck by street-car. Coat caught in door while alighting. Auto and street-car collided. Fell boarding. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Fell in street-car. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Fell in street-car. Street-cars collided. Street-cars collided. Street-cars collided. Street-cars collided. Auto and street-car collided. Struck by street-car. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-car collided. Street-cars collided Fell boarding. Struck by street-car. Fell alighting. Auto and train collided. Struck by street-car. Street-car collision. Street-car collision. Injured boarding street-car. Fell alighting. Struck by street-car. Fell alighting. Fell boarding. Fell in street-car. Fell in streetcar. Struck by street-car. LL 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA. APPENDIX B—Continued. Accident Report, 1946—Continued. Persons injured. Result. Cause. B.C. Electric Railway Co.—Cont, 1 passenger .... 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger 1 passenger I passenger 1 passenger 1 car-driver 1 passenger 1 car-passenger 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 child 1 passenger 1 pedestrian 1 car-driver 1 car-passenger 1 car-passenger 1 pedestrian 1 car-driver 1 pedestrian 1 child Pacific Great Eastern Railway. 1 trainman 1 sectionman 1 sectionman 1 engineer. 1 trainman 1 trainman 1 trainman 1 conductor 1 sectionman 1 deck-hand 1 carman 1 sectionman 1 watchman 1 sectionman 1 deck-hand 1 machinist 1 fireman 1 boiler-maker 1 sectionman , 1 sectionman 1 sectionman 1 bridgeman 1 sectionman 1 topographer 1 sectionman 1 sectionman 1 bridgeman 1 surveyor. 1 seaman 1 axeman 1 car-inspector 1 labourer. Injury to back Injury to ankle Injury to arm Fractured ribs , Injury to lower dorsal spine. Injury to lower back and leg Injury to ankle Injury to back Injury to side and knee Injury to chest and leg Injury to shoulder Injury to ankle Slight cut on forehead Bent tip of coccyx forward Fractured rib Sprained back Fractured base of skull Fractured pelvis Cut on back of shoulder Fatal Fractured ankle Possible fractured nose Fractured right wrist Fatal Slight cut over left side of head.. Fatal Fatal Bruised chest Fatal Bruised shoulder Injured knee Crushed two fingers Sprained knee Fractured wrist Fractured wrist Splinter at base of thumb , Sprained ankle Sprained back Crushed thumb and two fingers.. Head abrasions Strained side Broken leg Injured ankle Arch in foot injured Injured face Sprained back Lacerated fingers Cut ankle Strained back Came in contact with poison ivy. Wrenched knee Jammed foot, sprained ankle Punctured foot Injured fingers Cut thumb Cut two fingers Cut tendon in toe Injured back Jammed finger Fell in street-car. Street-car and train collided. Street-car and train collided. Fell in street-car. Auto and street-car collided. Fell in street-car. Fell alighting. Fell boarding. Fell in street-car. Fell in street-car. Fell boarding. Fell alighting. Street-car and auto collided. Fell in streetcar. Auto and street-car collided. Braced self to avoid falling in street-car. Struck by street-car. Ran in front of street-car. Fell against window of street-car. Struck by street-car. Auto and street-car collided. Auto and street-ear collided. Auto and street-car collided. Struck by street-car. Auto and street-car collided. Struck by street-car. Ran into side of street-car. Fell across coupler. Derailment. Jumped from gas-car when derailed. Knee caught between lever and seat. Removing dumping-arm from car. Alighting, slipped on loose rock. Slipped and fell on wrist. Thrown against door. Unloading ties. Slipped when mooring. Slipped lifting draw-bar. Loading ties. Struck by motor while walking track. Lifting ties, lost balance. Handle of winch released suddenly. Chain slipped when applying main rod to locomotive. When breaking coal, bar slipped. Walking past forge, struck with hot flue. Unloading rails, lost balance. Spiking with maul. Axe slipped when cutting trees. Lifting timbers. Putting in ties. Lost footing. Pulling out old tree. Struck foot with pick. Driving piles. Fell on axe. Moving barge. Cutting trees, axe slipped. Fell locking stock-car door. Loading ties. RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, 1946. LL 15 APPENDIX B—Continued. Accident Report, 1946—Continued. Persons injured. Result. Cause. Pacific Great Eastern Railway— Continued. 1 sectionman 1 labourer 1 sectionman 1 sectionman 1 sectionman 1 axeman 1 machinist _ 1 sectionman 1 bridgeman 1 seaman 1 sectionman 1 carman 1 pedestrian Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Ltd. 1 employee Britannia Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1 child Alberni Pacific Lumber Co., Ltd. 4 employees 1 car-driver Comox Logging & Railway Co. 1 employee 1 employee Bruised toe Foreign substance in eye Rock hit eye Bruised arm and leg Came in contact with poison ivy Strained back Bruised foot Hurt groin Sprained wrist Sprained shoulder Bruised hip Wrenched back Fatal Fatal Fatal Minor scratches Fractured collar bone, ribs, and left leg.. Fractured skull Fractured wrist Fell unloading ties. Digging gravel. Renewing ties. Clearing slide. Cutting brush. Unloading from truck. Taking down rod from engine. Carrying switch-point. Head broke off spike when removing spikes. Putting spike through cable. When changing switch, slipped and fell. Track slipped out of hand. Struck by train. Explosion of pressure-tank. Ran in front of train. Broken rail derailed speeder. Auto collided with train at highway crossing. Speeder collided with locomotive. Speeder collided with locomotive. APPENDIX C. List of Railways and Summary of Mileage. Industrial Railways. Operating. Mileage. 1. Alberni Pacific Lumber Company, Ltd 2. Arrowhead Wood Preservers, Ltd 3. B. & D. Logging Company 4. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Ltd 5. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Ltd 6. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Ltd 7. Britannia Mining & Smelting Company, Ltd.. 8. Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Ltd 9. Canadian Forest Products, Ltd 10. Comox Logging & Railway Company 11. Comox Logging & Railway Company 12. Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company, Ltd 13. Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company, Ltd 14. Crows Nest Pass Coal Company, Ltd 15. Deep Bay Logging Company (suspended temporarily) 16. Deeks Sand & Gravel Company, Ltd 17. Dominion Tar & Chemical Company, Ltd 18. Elk River Timber Company, Ltd 19. British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd 20. British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd. 21. British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd Port Alberni Revelstoke Hyde Creek, V.I Great Central Say ward Barclay District Britannia Beach Nanaimo Englewood Comox District Ladysmith Trail Kimberley Coal Creek, etc Fanny Bay Coquitlam New Westminster Campbell River Harris Creek Cowichan Lake District. Port Renfrew 75.0 1.0 1.5 18.0 50.0 51.5 7.1 13.8 46.5 26.0 38.6 20.0 24.9 9.7 8.5 2.2 6.0 72.0 21.5 39.0 32.0 LL 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA. APPENDIX C—Continued. List of Railways and Summary of Mileage—Continued. Industrial Railways—Continued. Name. Operating. Mileage. 17.5 10.0 8.5 4.6 5.0 5.0 34.7 13.9 53.5 4.5 32. Wellington Colliery Railway Company 33.0 37.0 792.0 Common Carriers. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Squamish Division, main line 347.8 4.5 Yard track and sidings 31.0 2.4 1.6 387.3 Tramways. 38.1 116.4 96.3 67.0 3 5 321.3 Summary of Railway Mileage. Industrial railways Common carriers Tramways (city) Total, all lines. Mileage. 792.0 550.6 158.0 1,500.6 RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, 1946. LL 17 APPENDIX D. List of Cranes and Portable Equipment inspected by Department of Railways. Alberni Pacific Lumber Company, Limited Crane No. 40929 B.C. Crane No. D.R. 300. Alberta Lumber Company, Limited Crane No. 42284 B.C. Arrowhead Wood Preservers, Limited Crane No. D.R. 322. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Limited Crane No. 3843. Crane No. 44666 B.C. B.C. Cement Company, Limited Crane No. 21439 B.C. B.C. Forest Products, Limited Crane No. D.R. 320. Crane No. D.R. 319. Crane No. 20742 B.C. Rafting-machine No. 44213 B.C. B.C. Pulp & Paper Company, Limited Crane No. D.R. 304. Burrard Drydock Company, Limited Crane No. 50514 B.C. Crane No. 12370 B.C. Crane No. 44386 B.C. Crane No. 21532 B.C. Crane No. 41298 B.C. Crane No. D.R. 289. Crane No. D.R. 293. Crane No. D.R. 292. Crane No. D.R. 299. Gas-crane No. 4. Canada Creosoting Company, Limited Crane No. 44441 B.C. Canadian Collieries (D.), Limited Steam-shovel D.R. 301. Canadian Forest Products, Limited Crane No. 43635 B.C. Crane No. 43973 B.C. Comox Logging __. Railway Company Unloader No. 43830 B.C. Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada, Limited Crane No. 12772 B.C. Department of Public Works, Canada (Nanaimo Assembly Wharf) Crane No. D.R. 306. Dominion Bridge Company, Limited Crane No. 44129 B.C. Crane No. 44317 B.C. Elk River Timber Company, Limited Crane No. 21085 B.C. Esquimalt Drydock Crane No. 22582 B.C. Crane No. 44209 B.C. Evans, Coleman & Evans Company, Limited... Crane No. D.R. 316. Hillcrest Lumber Company, Limited Crane No. 40049 B.C. Crane No. 44315 B.C. ■King, M. B., Lumber Company, Limited Crane No. 12430 B.C. Mayo Lumber Company (1943), Limited Crane No. D.R. 321. Northern Construction Company, Limited Crane No. 12321 B.C. Osborn Bay Wharf Company, Limited Crane No. 21526 B.C. Pacific Coast Terminals Company, Limited Crane No. 44440 B.C. Pacific Drydock Company, Limited Crane No. D.R. 295. Crane No. D.R. 302. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company Pile-driver No. D.R. 312. Ditcher No. D.R.P. 1. Crane No. D.R.P. 8. Crane No. 10761 B.C. Pile-driver No. D.R. 326, Pacific Pine Company, Limited Crane No. 44747 B.C. Pacific Veneer Company, Limited Crane No. 42722 B.C. Point Hope Shipyards, Limited Crane No. D.R. 315. LL 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA. APPENDIX D—Continued. List of Cranes and Portable Equipment inspected by Department of Railways- Continued. Powell River Company, Limited Crane No. 44893 B.C. Prince Rupert Drydock & Shipyard Crane No. D.R. 309. Robertson-Hackett Sawmill Company, Limited Crane No. 44584 B.C. Crane No. 12545 B.C. Sooke Lake Lumber Company, Limited Crane No. 22632 B.C. Timberland Lumber Company, Limited Crane No. 12368 B.C. Timber Preservers, Limited Crane No. 43807 B.C. Crane No..D.R. 288. Vancouver Creosoting Company, Limited Crane No. D.R. 283. Victoria Machinery Depot, Limited Crane No. D.R. 291. Crane No. D.R. 305. Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators, Limited. Crane No. D.R. 307. Crane No. D.R. 308. Crane No. D.R. 309. Western Forest Industries, Limited Crane No. 41276 B.C. Yarrows, Limited Crane No. 376. Crane No. 22633 B.C. APPENDIX E. Mileage of all Railways operating in the Province. Company. Mainland. Island. Total. Main Line. Sidings. Main Line. Sidings. Main Line. Sidings. Under the jurisdiction of the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada— 1,857.4 1,342.2 140.8 54.0 350.2 252.9 3.5 55.6 480.6 323.9 28.0 13.0 37.1 26.8 210.8 102.0 44.0 24.6 2,068.2 1,444.2 140.8 54.0 350.2 289.4 3.5 648.0 524.6 348.5 V.V. & E. Rly. (Great Northern) 28.0 13.0 Under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Government— 37.1 36.5 1.6 28.4 33.4 592.4 110.6 144.0 Totals 4,056.6 942.8 941.7 180.8 4,998.3 . 1,123.6 VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1947. 355-247-9656
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