Old Canadian Train Stations
British Columbia,
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![]() ![]() | E&N Victoria Station Abandonment The railway station in Victoria BC was located by the east end of the Johnson Street Bridge in a slightly seedy portion of the city, at 450 Pandora Avenue serving as the southern terminus for the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. It was designed by architect Yves Roy and built in 1986, in a style keeping with the historical nature of the area. The E&N takes its name from the original section of track running between Esquimalt (6 km [4 miles] from downtown Victoria) and Nanaimo. The first E&N train ran on March 29, 1888 between Nanaimo and Victoria. The CPR purchased the E&N in 1905 and extended the tracks to Courtenay a distance of 225-kilometre (140 mi) on Vancouver Island. VIA Rail took over their CPR’s Malahat passenger train operation in 1979. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/47911905 Leaving in the morning and returning early evening, trains entered directly into the Johnson Street Bridge, built in 1924 and known locally as “Big Blue” or the “Blue Bridge” (because it was painted that colour to match the primer paint so corrosion wouldn’t show through). The bridge had two separate bascule sections; one for the railway and the other one for the road, each operated individually. In a bascule bridge, one end is raised while at the other end, heavy concrete blocks act as counterweights. The link below shows a view across from downtown. http://cindystephenson.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/two- cities-two-bridges-two-approaches/ Awaiting return to service after eventual rail upgrades, VIA suspended service indefinitely on March 19, 2011 and stored its Rail Diesel Cars at a roundhouse in Victoria West http://www.flickriver.com/photos/47911905@N00/ 4870374705/ on the other side of the Johnson Street Bridge for about a month, hoping for renewal of service from one of the Vic West communities. With future uncertain for the immediate roadbed upgrade, VIA sent the Budd cars northbound, into more secure storage at Nanaimo. Rail service had been threatened with discontinuation several times in the past but passenger service kept alive due to petitions by residents. A temporary bus service was provided by VIA during the interruption but it averaged 10 passengers or less per run. http://www.viarail.ca/en/trains/rockies-and- pacific/victoria-courtenay With this bus service proving unprofitable, it was then decided to terminate altogether rail passenger operation on Vancouver Island. VIA closed its station on August 12, 2011 and shipped all its Budd cars off the island from Nanaimo, the following November. |
![]() | In June 2012, this brick sign at Store Street and Pandora Avenue still indicated the parking entrance to the Victoria passenger station. Look up the station location in Google Maps. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The actual “End of Track” in Victoria is marked by a railway tie at the bottom right hand corner of the photo. Before 1992, the track used to curve left on Store Street past this point for a few blocks to reach numerous customers and a small yard. With reference to the flowers on the bottom right, find out what the landscaping was like at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/msdwilkie/5622793625/ |
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![]() | The remains of the rail bridge truss (span4) from the E&N station end in June 2012, with the bridge on the left still handling traffic. Future plans call for building a new bridge by 2016; to the left of the old one, which will then be removed. It will be a bascule geared design and not fitted with rail. http://www.johnsonstreetbridge.com/the-project/design/ |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | A three-quarter view of the Johnson Street Bridge in June 2012, with the rail span now removed. The station was located on the left side in the photo. On Friday, February 24 2011, the largest single-lift crane barge in Western Canada lifted the rail portion of the 88 year old bridge and its 500 (metric) tonne counterweight (about 551.3 US tons) its foundation, lowered the load onto the barge and it was floated away to be scrapped due to severe corrosion. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Barge+arrival +begins+Johnson+Street+Bridge/6191054/story.html. Anyone interested in a complete assessment of the Johnson Street Bridge for heritage value can visit: johnsonstreetbridge.org/pdf/kalmanreport.pdf The report contains several engineering and historical photographs. The large building in the background is the Delta Victoria Hotel. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | A scan from a colour negative taken by a friend, brought out an early 1970s view of the Johnson Bridge with both spans in place and an E&N train running on the bridge, northbound out of Victoria City Centre. |
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones and is part of the Massey F. Jones Collection | |
![]() | The rail side of the Victoria E&N station, shortly after track removal. It belonged to the City of Victoria and had no heritage value since it was only erected in 1986. Bids were sent out to have the building removed: http://www.vicnews.com/news/163452396.html which attracted only one which met requirements. The station roof and other building parts will be recycled somewhere else in the city. View a nice sunny photo of the station at http://wikimapia.org/1126194/Victoria-E-N-Railway-Station The 1986 station replaced an older E&N station demolished in late 1972 http://www.flickr.com/photos/37908073@ N04/3852604741/ . The old E&N Russell Station between Catherine and Mary Streets in Victoria West was used between 1972 and 1986. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | West Coast Express platform at 3:50, from the Waterfront Station in Vancouver with Massey on board. In the background is the overpass shown on my bridge page, leading to the leading to the SeaBus between downtown and North Vancouver. View the inside of the cars at http://buzzer.translink.ca /2010/08/two-new-west-coast-express-train-cars-are-here/ View all details at http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Corporate-Overview/ Operating-Companies/WCE.aspx Every weekday more than 11,000 customers get on/off WCE at one of eight stations going to/from downtown Vancouver and Mission. There is no weekend train service however bus service is available. |
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![]() | The West Coast Express platform at Waterfront Station, behind the former CPR station (Cordova Station) in downtown Vancouver on June 12th, 2007. To the left, the CPR yard shown at http://yourrailwaypictures.com/RailYards/index BritishColumbia.html and to the right, the Skytrain, about to plunge into the Dunsmuir tunnel, shown 3/4 down the page at http://yourrailwaypictures. com/Tunnels/ |
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![]() | This VIA Rail bilingual pamphlet, inviting passengers to ride “The Malahat” from Victoria to Courtney BC in 5 panels, with English on one side and French on the reverse. It is printed on very light cardstock. When folded, the document measures 9″ x 4″ (23cm x 10cm). Unfolded, it expands to 20″ (50cm) in 5 panels, with the cover illustration on the left and the schedule on the right. The middle panels list Vancouver Island visiting suggestions and where to look for major points of interest, such as major bridges and river crossings, listed by northbound mile. |
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![]() | Coming up to the Visitor Centre at Craigellachie BC with the Rocky Mountaineer eastbound, on a rainy May 11, 2009. The Centre features a gift shop and interpretation of the Canadian Pacific Last Spike, joining East and West on the morning of November 7, 1885. It seems to be a great gesture from the custodians, to have installed the platform in the foreground, enabling visitors to photograph trains from a higher vantage point rather than from the fence. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Alongside the gift shop at Craigellachie BC, taken from the rear platform of the Rocky Mountaineer train May 11th, 2009. The sit is located on Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada) 45 km west of Revelstoke. The caboose in a distance just past the commemorative cairn and the interpretation panel to the right is CP 437336, built in 1949. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jone | |
![]() | The stone cairn on the north side of the CPR line; as we rolled eastward by Craigellachie BC with the Rocky Mountaineer train, at 9:51 am on a rainy May 11th, 2009. This is a side of the cairn not often seen by visitors. Read more about the old one and the new base which was installed in 1985 at: http://www.okthepk.ca/dataCprSiding/spike/spike.htm |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Station at Qualicum Beach BC, in May 2003. It’s a very picturesque area, with the town 2 blocks from the station and a wide shallow beach a short kilometer away. The station was constructed in 1914 and is representative of two-storey CPR stations. It is located within a large park area, incorporating ex-Baldwin Locomotive Works #4 in open air under a roof, next to the station. (BLW 4, a 2-8-2T built in 1925, was once used in logging operations for MacMillan Bloedel and subsequently displayed at various places on Vancouver Island before coming to Qualicum Beach). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Qualicum_ Beach_Station_3.jpg |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Not much had changed from the previous photo on May 16th, 2015; as the Qualicum Beach station was revisited. Now called the Qualicum Beach Digital Media Studio the building is being used by artists and pictures using techniques such as oil, lithography, collage etc., adorn the walls. There are plans to use the tracks again but for now, the roadbed is in pitiful condition. |
his picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | E&N (Esquimalt & Nanaimo) Duncan’s Crossing Station, Duncan, British Columbia The station was established around March of 1912 at what was then Duncan Crossing, named after William Chalmers Duncan who farmed in the region. The Wikipedia entry states: “The Duncan Railway Station is located in Duncan, British Columbia. The station was a stop on Via Rail s Victoria Courtney train service, which ended in 2011. It is located on the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island main line.” The line is often referred to also as the E&N, which is referenced elsewhere in your picture collection of Vancouver Island sites. The building now houses the Cowichan Valley Museum, and is listed as being at 130 Canada Avenue. For information, while the Wikipedia entry states the rail service ended in 2011, work is ongoing by a few local groups to resurrect the service and the line. Unfortunately, any resumption of this service will not include the “blue bridge” crossing in Victoria, quite a few references to which are also included in many of your entries. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Gary Paul, Mill Bay, BC | |
![]() | E&N (Esquimalt & Nanaimo) Duncan Railway Station, Duncan, British Columbia |
This picture was taken and submitted by Gary Paul, Mill Bay, BC | |
![]() | E&N (Esquimalt & Nanaimo) Duncan Railway Station, Duncan, British Columbia |
This picture was taken and submitted by Gary Paul, Mill Bay, BC | |
![]() | CP station in Fernie, BC. Built in 1908, after the town was nearly destroyed for a second time in four years by a raging fire. It’s the last surviving first-class CPR station of its design. It was renovated between 1986 and 1990 so it could be used by the general public. It sits across the street from the CP Cranbrook Subdivision, the line it once served. Today, its known as the Arts Station, a public art gallery displaying local arts and crafts. It also has a café beside the gallery. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Braedan Dunne, August 25, 2014 | |
![]() | The British Colombia Railway (BCOL) station in Squamish, in the late 70s or early 80s, photographed from a train. In its glory days, the station about 40 miles from North Vancouver was an important terminal for the Royal Hudson steam excursions and RDC passenger service. |
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![]() | This is the station at Bennett, British Columbia. Bennett, British Columbia, Canada is an abandoned town next to Bennett Lake. It was built during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-99 at the end of the White Pass and Chilkoot Trails from nearby ports of Skagway and Dyea in Alaska. Shortly thereafter, the railway was extended to Carcross, Yukon and then up to Whitehorse, Yukon. This station has been refurbished over the years and is now used as a maintenance of way headquarters as well as a bunkhouse style food stop for the White Pass and Yukon railway passengers as they wait to meet the westbound train. |
This picture was submitted Lord Revelstoke | |
![]() | CPR Station at Nakusp BC and yard looking south |
This picture was submitted by Bob Eley | |
![]() | CPR Station at Nakusp BC and yard taken in 1935 by Bob’s father who worked on the Minto seen to the left of the station |
This picture was submitted by Bob Eley | |
![]() | The old CPR station at Revelstoke, BC, as well as the CP Hotel on the hill, which was torn down many years ago. The cars in the “South Hole”, the track on the right, would be the cars for the train that used to run south of Revelstoke to Arrowhead. There it would connect with the CPR boats that plied the Arrow Lakes. This station was built in 1905 and demolished in 1978 after the construction of a newer building at the same location |
This picture was submitted by Bob Eley | |
![]() | The old CPR station at Revelstoke, BC |
This picture was submitted by Bob Eley | |
![]() | CPR Glacier Station Constructed in the same style as Lake Louise Station further east, this CPR station, served Glacier House around 1886. Glacier House was a meal stop for passengers in the Rocky Mountains where railway grades were too severe to justify the operation of dining cars (follow the tracks to the right) . Photo taken from the rear platform of the Rocky Mountaineer train on May 11, 2009. Situated about 40 miles east of Revelstoke BC in Glacier National Park at Mile 85.5 of the CPR Mountain Sub, the station ceased passenger service after Glacier House was destroyed early in the 20th Century the but it is still used by CPR Maintenance of Way crews, as the area gets about 7 feet or more of snow per year. Just east of there is the Connaught Tunnel and the famous Stoney Creek Bridge. A very nice postcard view of a train at the station and Glacier House can be seen at http://www.cardcow.com/c/65661/transportation-trains- railroad-depots/ |
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | CPR Glacier station circa 1996 is a small, one-storey, log railway station, built in 1916. It is located at the western end of the Connaught Tunnel, in Glacier National Park. |
This picture was submitted by Larry Buchan | |
![]() | An older picture postcard of the CPR Glacier station circa 1930 |
This picture was submitted by Larry Buchan | |
![]() | Rocky Mountaineer Station on May 10, 2009 The Rocky Mountaineer a delightful 2-day “all-daylight” trip with an overnight stop in Kamloops BC. While a bit expensive, all meals and overnight accomodation is s upplied, acccording to class purchased. Deluxe passengers on the GoldLeaf are assigned a/seat in one of the domes; with free access to the rear gallery anytime, as well as superior sit-down meals in the dining car. RedLeaf passengers sit comfortably at tree level in former CN “Daynighter” cars and enjoy meals at their seat. The train travels alternately on CN and CP track. Dozens of tunnels are encounted and freight consists are certain to be seen across the river within the Fraser Canyon, as well as many meets an adjacent track throughout the trip. There is a running commentary of nearby landmarks or wildlife and it is truly “The Trip of a Lifetime” www.rockymountaineer.com |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Rocky Mountaineer Station on May 10, 2009 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Rocky Mountaineer Station on May 10, 2009 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Rocky Mountaineer Station on May 10, 2009 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The old CPR Station in New Westminster BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The old CPR Station in New Westminster BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The old CPR Station in New Westminster BC Prior to 1985. This picture was taken taken between 1977 and 1985 |
This picture was take and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | VIA (CPR) Coquitlam Station This picture was taken between 1977 and 1985 |
This picture was take and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | The station at Port Moody BC was built by the CPR in 1908. It was the second railway station in the area but in 1945, the railway moved their station closer to town but still operated at this location until it was officially closed on September 25th, 1976, when the CPR discontinued their passenger service. It is now a museum operated by The Port Moody Heritage Society and there are several artifacts and photographs as well as the 1921 CPR sleeping car Venosta on the property. http://portmoodymuseum.org/about_us/history/ |
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![]() | CPR Port Moody Station This opperated from 1908 to 1976 This picture was taken between 1977 and 1985 |
This picture was take and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | CPR Mission City Railway Station This picture was taken between 1977 and 1985 |
This picture was take and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California |
![]() | West Field BC, VIA Station |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Mount Stephen House at Field BC in 1953, it was quite a structure, and was used in its last years as a CPR YMCA bunkhouse for train crews. This picture was taken by Walter Kot CPR locomotive engineer. This hotel was in service from 1886 to 1963 The structure at Glacier was just as big and grand. These large hotels that the CPR built were out of necessity, after the railway was built. The climb from Field, British Columbia to the Continental divide of the Rocky Mountains at Stephen was 4% grades, and the passenger trains could not haul a dining car, so the hotels were built at Glacier and The Mount Stephen House at Field BC. When the CPR built the Spiral Tunnels in 1908, the Problem with dining cars was solved. I’m not sure when they tore down the hotel at Glacier, the Mount Stephen House at Field was torn down around 1954. |
This picture was submitted by Larry Buchan | |
![]() | CP Elko BC Station. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | CPR Station, Vancouver BC, Built1899-1912 |
This picture was by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | Vancouver CPR station, now home to the Skytrain WATERFRONT station and the end of the WEST COAST EXPRESS commuter trains. Also serves as terminal for the SEABUS ferry between downtown and the north shore. There are still CPR freight tracks behind the heritage building, that serve container traffic |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The interior of the old CPR Station in downtown Vancouver |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The interior of the old CPR Station in downtown Vancouver |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | CPR Station, Vancouver. This picture was taken between 1977 and 1985 This station was built by Barott, Blackader and Webster 1912/1914 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | CPR Station, Vancouver interior This picture was taken between 1977 and 1985 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | Before Pacific Central Station became an intermodal facility for trains and intercity buses, it was the western terminus for Canadian National and Amtrak trains. The building, at 1150 Station Street at the western edge of downtown Vancouver just past Chinatown, was built in 1917-19 for the Canadian Northern Railway (the ancestor of the CNR); to compete with the nearby Canadian Pacific (Cordova) station, also shown on this page and repurposed for multi-use, which was nearer to the downtown core. In 1991, the former Canadian National Station building was declared a heritage site, including the neon sign. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | A west view of the Pacific Central Station concourse, with VIA Rail and Amtrak ticket counters in the background beyond the clock. Rail passengers proceed to their train at the point marked by the overhead sign to the right. The east side of the building is used for intercity buses. Up to 2005 Rocky Mountaineer trains also departed from Pacific Central but they now leave from their own station a couple of blocks away and covered on this page. The building was designated a heritage site by the City of Vancouver in 1991 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | In 1993, Pacific Central Station was redesigned to accommodate intercity bus passengers and the east side of the building is now the main Vancouver terminal for Greyhound Canada, as well as a bus depot for Pacific Coach Lines and a few others. This view shows the bus ticket counters on May 13th, 2003. |
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![]() | The arrival/departure platform of the Pacific Central Station in Vancouver BC on May 4th, 2009. This is the end of the line for transcontinental trains from Halifax to Montréal, then Toronto and along Lake Superior to Winnipeg, before it swings north to Saskatoon and Edmonton, then through Jasper and the the Northern Rockies and back down to Vancouver along the Fraser Canyon, through 5 time zones and covering 6,351km (3,946 miles) while crossing eight Canadian provinces. Various sleeping and eating accommodation is available on board. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | CN Station Vancouver BC |
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![]() | CNR Station, Dunster, British Columbia This station was station was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and opened in 1913. Today it is a a flag stop for VIA stop |
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![]() | CN Station McBride BC Oct 22 1988 |
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![]() | CNR Station, Valemount, BC This station is now the home of Valemount Museum. The museum has three levels in the main building with displays on rail camps and towns, a model railway, Japanese Internment Camp display, Valemount Pioneers and war hero s, Margaret McKirdy sculptures, James Vanslyk Art, a Pioneer Kitchen, Early Settlers stories and items, Outfitting and Trapper s Cabin display. There is also a restored CN Caboose as well as logging and farming artifacts located in the museum annex. |
This picture was submitted by C. Sherrer | |
![]() | VIA Station Nanaimo BC Built in 1920 by the CPR the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Station at 321 Selby Street to replace an earlier station. It has been in continuous operation ever since and is a classic example of the type of station erected in mid-size communities, early in the 20th century. The baggage/freight area is on the left and the passenger waiting room on the right. The stationmaster’s living quarters were upstairs. VIA took the station over, circa 1979 but an arson fire seriously damaged the building in 2007. Plans were afoot to restore the station, however most of the track is now resting on rotten ties and the RDC car were taken off the island. Abandonment has been threatened several times but service is planned to be eventually resumed More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria This old E&N Railway Station is one of the city’s top six heritage buildings and has both federal and municipal heritage status. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | VIA Station Nanaimo BC Waiting Room Well worn wooden floor, wooden bench, Ladies’ washrom on the right and stairs to next level about the middle of the picture. Notice the hand painted picture and nicely stencilled decoration. |
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![]() | VIA Station Nanaimo BC Waiting Room The Waiting Room, in Nanaimo’s VIA station in May 1993. The station was mostly opened before the arrival of the northbound RDC in the morning and southbound return in mid-afternoon. Meals were unavailable but passengers could buy sandwiches and drinks from a catering truck during the stopover. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | Following a devastating arson fire to the E & N Nanaimo station in 2007, funds were raised from the public and the building was restored in 2012 with plans to eventually again use it as a railway facility after the track is upgraded. In the meantime, the part on the right houses an Irish pub-style restaurant called Fibber Magees. This view shows the main entrance at 321 Selby St. on 23 May 2015. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | The E & N tracks can be seen at the lower left and, although the line is in poor condition in some areas of the line, some form of commuter rail service is being planned between Victoria West and Nanaimo after a roadbed upgrade. Fibber Magee meanwhile uses the left side of the former Nanaimo station as an Irish-style pub, while the right side in this photo is a storage area and is the one which was the most damaged by the fire. This view was taken on 13 May 2015. Note the roof on the right side, slightly different from the original station displayed on this page. |
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![]() | E&N VIA Rail Parksville, BC Still In use as a station and by a local crafts group |
This picture was submitted by Dave Savage/CRSN www.railwaystationnews.ca. | |
![]() | VIA Service at the Parkville station, as every other up and down the Victoria-Courtney E&N line, ended in 2011 and the building was then repurposed into a studio used by the The Arrowsmith Potters’ Guild. ? This telephoto shot from the highway was taken in a hurry as Massey’s hosts stopped for a quick picture and it clearly shows that the tracks are still there on May 16th, 2015. A September? ?10?, ?2010 view at https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobkh/4978184425/in/ photostream/ shows more tracks and a slightly better front view of the station, while it was still in use. |
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This series of CPR Stations and Hotels was submitted by Arlana Nickel, Kamloops, BC They were taken between 1909 and 1923 when her grandparents (Snowden) and great grandparents (Abray) lived there. Her grandfather, William Raphael Snowden, was a CPR engineer. |
![]() | CPR train leaving the station at North Bend BC |
These pictures were submitted by Arlana Nickel, Kamloops, BC | |
![]() | CPR Station, North Bend BC |
1These pictures were submitted by Arlana Nickel, Kamloops, BC | |
![]() | CPR Station, Chaumox near North Bend BC |
These pictures were submitted by Arlana Nickel, Kamloops, BC |
![]() | CP Station, Spences Bridge, BC, Fall 1981 To the best of Jim’s knowledge this station is no longer there. |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Midway BC , Sept 1981 To the best of Jim’s knowledge this station is no longer there. |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Golden BC, Sept 1986 |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Golden BC, Sept 1986 |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Golden BC This picture was taken between 1977 and 1985 |
This picture was take and submitted by Etienne Ozorak, Sacramento, California | |
![]() | CP Station, Castlegar BC, July 1986 |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP (E & N) Station, Courtenay BC, 1985 |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Roseberry BC, Oct 1981 |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | BCR Station, North vancouver, BC, 1980’s |
This picture was taken and submitted by James Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Penticton BC, Fall 1982 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Penticton BC, Fall 1982 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CN Station, Valemount, BC This station is now a museum |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station, Cranbrook BC, June 1987 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | “The Station” restaurant in Kimberley BC, from an undated photo taken by Massey’s father-in-law, back in the mid-80s, during a rail fantrip with members from Calgary. Built in 1901, one of the CPR Kimberley station was used to register ore trains to and from the nearby Sullivan Mine. Decommissioned in 1968s, the building was then turned into a restaurant. After it closed down, it housed offices of the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce, before it was demolished around 1990, after offers to build a Shoppers Drug Mart on the lot outweighed benefits of saving the building. Caboose CPR 436778 standing next to the building, was saved by the Kimberley Caboose Restoration Committee and donated to the Kimberley’s Underground Mining Railway, a seasonal tourist operation http://www.kimberleysundergroundminingrailway.ca See my caboose page http://yourrailwaypictures.com/Cabooses/ for more details. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | VIA (CN) Smithers, BS Station The Smithers train station was built in 1918 and is a National Historic Landmark. The interior has been converted to community offices and a bistro. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA (CN) Smithers, BC Station |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA (CN) Smithers, BC Station , rear winter view |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA (CN) Terrace, BC Station This Terrace station is known as the George Llittle House, and is a restored & relocated heritage home that the founder of Terrace once lived in |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | CN Pacific Station This is the station of another abandoned railway town along the CN mainline between Jasper and Prince Rupert. The town was located east of Terrace, just before Dorreen This picture was taken March 15, 2007 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | CN Dorreen, BC Station Dorreen is an old railway town between Terrace and Kitwanga, and is only accessible by rail. It’s current population year round is 2 (one of those is shown in this picture) and the station is no longer in use |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | CN Dorreen, BC Station showing one of the two full time residents. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA Endako BC Bunkhouse and Station Endako is a tiny community located about 2 hours west of Prince George via Highway 16. It is mile 0 of the Endako subdivision and is supported by both a molybdenum mine and the CN Railway. The building in the photo is really a bunkhouse, but the platform outside the building serves as a flag station for Via Rail’s Jasper-Prince Rupert Line (aka the Skeena). Although the community’s small, there are three tracks by the bunkhouse/station and there’s even a wye for turning trains around. |
This picture was taken by Bill Walker and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | Railside photo of the former CN Kamloops station, taken October 13, 2011, from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kamloops_railway _station,_October_2011.jpg The station was originally built for Canadian National Railway. It was declared a Heritage Railway Station in 1992 and now houses a Keg restaurant. Via Rail trains call at the Kamloops North railway station not this station. |
Submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | CN Kamloops station The Rocky Mountaineer uses the former Kamloops CN station as a base of operation during their summer season from Vancouver to either Banff/Calgary or Jasper, depending on the train. Upon arrival, RM passengers are greeted by Kamloops hosts on horseback but do not enter the station and are immediately transported by company bus to their respective hotels. |
Submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
![]() | CPR station at Kamloops, BC. The bottom floor was the station and the top floor was the bunkhouse for the crews working the Shuswap sub, west out of Revelstoke. This photo was taken in 2003. This building was built in the 1960s and is still in service today. |
This picture was submitted by Bob Eley |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station Main Entrance,Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station, Baggage Check-In, Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station, Departure Gate. Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | VIA/Grayhound Station, Ceiling Detail, Vancouver, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
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This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | BC Rail Station, Quesnel, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | BC Rail Station, Quesnel, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | BC Rail Station, Quesnel, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | BC Rail Station, Quesnel, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | BC Rail Station, Quesnel, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC | |
![]() | BC Rail Station, Quesnel, BC |
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC |
![]() | CP Station, Midway BC, Sept 1981 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station Museum at Agassiz BC, April 2003 The CP station was lifted & moved to a location North of the CP tracks where it became a museum. Then the VIA station was installed in almost the same location. After a given time someone decided that the CP station museum should be brought back closer to the town core where it would be more accessible to the general public & tourists. It s a nice location to visit. A park like setting with lots of parking & many local amenities. The date of for the initial move of the CP station or the construction of the VIA station, so maybe a viewer can help with that part. |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station Museum at Agassiz BC, April 2003 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station Museum at Agassiz BC, April 2003 After the move |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | VIA Station at Agassiz BC, June 1987 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | VIA Station at Agassiz BC, June 1987 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
![]() | CP Station Princeton BC, Fall 1981 |
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB |
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