History of the Columbia trailer company

[Denis Bourk]

Moving an old train station, 1987

 

[Denis Bourk]

 

[John C.]

That's a nice looking mobile office.

 

[Denis Bourk]

 

[Denis Bourk]

From Lost BC on Facebook, they have lots of great old pics on logging

 

[Denis Bourk]

 

[Denis Bourk]

A derailed Grand Trunk Pacific engine, Northern BC

 

[Truck Shop]

Look at that lumber-real clear. At Home Depot they glue the knots to the knots.

 

[92U 3406]

"Go home train, you're drunk"

 

[1931 kenworth]

I have the first columbia trailer built serial number 1001 it was 1939 logging trailer built for TW Mckenzie

 

[Denis Bourk]

I have the first columbia trailer built serial number 1001 it was 1939 logging trailer built for TW Mckenzie

thanks I missed your post, any pics?

 

[Denis Bourk]

I built this Semi tanker in the late 90's, probably the last big tank I welded on before I became a lead hand. This unit was for Quebec, that's why the funny spelling

 

[Hank R]

A 200 or 300 ton trailer I was told both #'s. Trailer was owned by BC Hydro When I seen trailer it was in Vernon and hooked up to a 850 KW.

 

[Ray Copes]

Denis Bourk,

I have really enjoyed reading your posts on what it was like to work at Columbia Trailers. My uncle, Art Copes, was the head engineer. He took me out to the plant on one occasion when I was a kid. I believe he got one of my cousins (not his son), a job as a welder at one point. That's another story. My cousin didn't work for the company as long as my uncle did.

 

[Truck Shop]

A 200 or 300 ton trailer I was told both #'s. Trailer was owned by BC Hydro When I seen trailer it was in Vernon and hooked up to a 850 KW.

Nice photos Hank.

 

[Denis Bourk]

Denis Bourk,

I have really enjoyed reading your posts on what it was like to work at Columbia Trailers. My uncle, Art Copes, was the head engineer. He took me out to the plant on one occasion when I was a kid. I believe he got one of my cousins (not his son), a job as a welder at one point. That's another story. My cousin didn't work for the company as long as my uncle did.

I knew your Uncle, he once got into a hot oil tanker with me, the heads were breaking away at the welds he said it was some kind of shear. we had to use another welding wire 5554 or 5454 and reinforcement

 

[Denis Bourk]

I knew your Dad, he once got into a hot oil tanker with me, the heads were breaking away at the welds he said it was some kind of shear. we had to use another welding wire 5554 or 5454 and reinforcement

I was probably 21 or 22 years old when I got in that tank with your Uncle, it was the first and last time I ever saw an engineer get inside a tank

 

[Denis Bourk]

I should thanked you more for the info on that paddle wheeler. I'm a bit dense sometimes

 

[Denis Bourk]

Arrow A trains I worked on in the 80's. Centenial Semi tanker built in the 70's, the Aluminum shop in the 70's. Tipper dumping the chips

 

[Denis Bourk]

A 200 or 300 ton trailer I was told both #'s. Trailer was owned by BC Hydro When I seen trailer it was in Vernon and hooked up to a 850 KW.View attachment 299448View attachment 299449View attachment 299450

Are these Columbia lowbeds?