Railways in Southern British Columbia

The railway events in this timeline are represented in this Railways in Southern British Columbia Map.

1880s

1883

CPR reaches British Columbia from the east by end of season
Northern Pacific completes mainline (via Sandpoint, Spokane) [Peter]

1884

CPR reaches Rogers Pass by end of season

1885

November, 7 - Last spike in Eagle Pass, November 7, 1885

1887

Hall brothers discover silver near Nelson(McCulloch's Wonder, p19)

1888

April - Corbin gets charter for Spokane Falls & Northern Railway(McCulloch's Wonder, p21)

1889

SF&N reaches Little Dalles(McCulloch's Wonder, p21)
Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Company (CKSN) founded, serving SF&N (McCulloch's Wonder, p24)

1890s

1890

August, 20 - CPR charters Columbia & Kootenay Railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p24)
James Baker obtains BC charter for British Columbia Southern Railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p22)

1891

Spring - C&K completed to Nelson (McCulloch's Wonder, p24)
Silver found in Sandon Kaslo and Slocan Railway
Two railroads chartered to build to Nicola that both died. Nicola Valley Railway (backed by CPR) [Spences Bridge to Nicola] and Nicola, Kamloops & Similkameen Coal & Railway Company (indep.) [Kamloops to Nicola to Princton and Osoyoos] (McCulloch's Wonder, p88)
GN crosses into Canada for first time at New Westminster (McCulloch's Wonder, p146) but blocked from Vancouver by Fraser River
October 1 - Shuswap & Okanagan (S&O) - built from Sicamous to Vernon (Okanagan Landing) (CPR). (McCulloch's Wonder, p27) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p60) [1]

1892

N&S receives charter (Nakusp and Slocan Railway)

1893

December - N&FS opens to Five Mile Point (McCulloch's Wonder, p26)
Great Northern Railway mainline completed (via Kalispell, Jennings, Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Spokane) (McCulloch's Wonder, p28) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29)
August, Northern Pacific Railway bankrupt (McCulloch's Wonder, p29) and obtained by Great Northern (McCulloch's Wonder, p44)

1894

October - N&S reaches Three Forks (Nakusp and Slocan Railway)

1895

April - K&S construction started (McCulloch's Wonder, p32)
October, late - K&S reaches Sandon (McCulloch's Wonder, p32)
December, 15 - N&S reaches Sandon (McCulloch's Wonder, p32)
Corbin begins construction on Northport to Rossland, Red Mountain Railway(CDN), Columbia & Red Mountain Railway (US) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p89)
GN's N&FS builds from Troup Junction to Nelson (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p49)

1896

January - C&W charter for Trail to Penticton by Heinze (McCulloch's Wonder, p35)
Trail smelter built by Heinze (McCulloch's Wonder, p34)
Rossland to Trail narrow gauge built by Heinze (McCulloch's Wonder, p34)
December - CPR buys CKSN (McCulloch's Wonder, p37)
CPR buys BCSR charter (McCulloch's Wonder, p38)
CPR signs Crows Nest Agreement with federal government (McCulloch's Wonder, p39)
Vancouver businessmen charter Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway & Navigation Company (VV&E) from Vancouver to Kootenays (McCulloch's Wonder, p40)
December - Heinz starts construction on C&W (McCulloch's Wonder, p41)
CPR builts Revelstoke to Arrowhead (The Skyline Limited, p49)
Corbin completes Red Mountain Railway - Rossland to Northport (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p89)

1897

June, 16 - Heinz (C&W) fails in merger with VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p41)
September 23 - Mackenzie & Mann acquire controlling interest in VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p45)
C&K completed up Slocan Valley to Slocan City (Columbia and Kootenay Railway)
September - Heinz's C&W connects Trail to Robson West [Peter]

1898

early - Corbin's smelter in Northport starts operation - serving Rossland via his Red Mountain Railway(Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p89)
February - Heinz sells Rossland, smelter, and half C&W to CPR (McCulloch's Wonder, p42)
March 19 - Corbin charters Kettle River Valley Railway in US to connect Boundary with his SF&N but denied Canadian portion (McCulloch's Wonder, p43)
June 15 - VV&E (Mann) agrees to build from Miday to Coast, CPR agrees to build from Kootenays only to Midway (McCulloch's Wonder, p47)
June 27 - VV&E starts construction at Penticton (McCulloch's Wonder, p47)
July 1 - Great Northern obtains control of Corbin's SF&N and Red Mountain Railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p44) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p89)
October 15 - Last spike on CPRs Crows Nest to Kootenay Landing railway built in just over year (McCulloch's Wonder, p44)
late - CPR works on C&W (McCulloch's Wonder, p48)
GN's Bedlington & Nelson Rly (CDN) and Kootenai Valley Railway (US) starts construction between Bonners Ferry (mainline) to border to Creston to Kuskonook (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p54) ([2] says complete to border by end of 1898)

1899

early - CPR works on C&W (McCulloch's Wonder, p48)
February 27 - new BC Government (Semlin) cancels subsidies to VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p48)
June - Shaughnessy succeeds Van Horne as president of the CPR (McCulloch's Wonder, p48)
September 18 - CPR complets C&W to Grand Forks, grading to Midway (McCulloch's Wonder, p49)
CPR starts construction on BCSR to Kimberley (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p45)

1900s

1900

early - CPR has track to Midway and Eholt (McCulloch's Wonder, p49)
January - CPR surveys from Midway to Hope (McCulloch's Wonder, p50)
May - Granby Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company opens first mine at Phoenix (McCulloch's Wonder, p65)
June - James Dunsmiur becomes BC premier (McCulloch's Wonder, p53)
August - Granby Consolidated opens smelter in Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p65)
December 13 - VV&E sold to Great Northern and CPR announces plan for Vancouver & Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p54)
CPR completes construction on BCSR to Kimberley (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p45)
GN's Bedlington & Nelson Railway completes route to Kuskonook (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p54) (started in 1898) with shared trackage between Wyndell (n. of Creston) to Sirdar Jct (at Kootenay Lake)

1901

March 28 - Dunsmiur announces subsidy award for Kootenay and coast railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p56)
May 11 - Midway & Vernon (M&V) (independent) receives provincial charter.(McCulloch's Wonder, p81) Subsidy increased in spring 1902 but no construction yet.
May 23 - Kettle River Valley Railway receives federal Charter and Republic & Kettle River (US) by Holland (McCulloch's Wonder, p68)
June - Great Northern gains complete control of VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p58)
July - GN starts construction on Washington & Great Northern (US) north up Kettle River to Canada from Marcus(WA). Also started building from GN mainline to Crowsnest area.(McCulloch's Wonder, p58)
July - BC Government commissions Edgar Dewdney to survey Hope Mountains for a railway route (McCulloch's Wonder, p59)
August 31 - Construction starts on Kettle River Valley Railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p68)
October 28 - KRVR-R&KR receives first locomotive (McCulloch's Wonder, p68)
GN builds Morrissey Creak Branch in Crowsnest from CPR track (short spur?) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29)
Kootenay Central Railway (Windermere) chartered independently (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p38)

1902

January 2 - KRVR-R&KR reaches Curlew (McCulloch's Wonder, p69)
January - GN blocked from Grand Forks by KRVR
CPR builds from Nelson to Proctor (McCulloch's Wonder, p256)
April 12 - KRVR-R&KR completes Grand Forks to Republic (US) (McCulloch's Wonder, p73)
W&GN (GN) completes from Carson (Grand Forks) to Republic (McCulloch's Wonder, p74)
June - Dunsmuir charters Vancouver & Coast-Kootenay Railway for BC McLean brothers. (McCulloch's Wonder, p62)
June 9 - VV&E comples from Cascade to Carson (south of Grand Forks) (GN) (McCulloch's Wonder, p74)
November 9 - GN crosses KRVR tracks into Grand Forks, which KRVR blocks by parking locomotive across (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)
November GN completed to Granby Smelter (at Grand Forks) [Peter]
Columbia River bridge completed at Robson [Peter]
CPR builds Kootenay and Arrowhead from Lardeau to Gerrard [Peter] (The Skyline Limited, p179)
late - Tracy Holland resigns as head of Kettle Valley (McCulloch's Wonder, p76)

Note: Kettle River Valley Railway (CDN) and Republic & Kettle River Railway (US) were merged into single entity called Kettle Valley Lines

GN builds Montana & Great Northern (US) from mainline at Jennings to border (via Rexford) and Crows Nest Southern (CDN) from border to Swinton (in Crossnest) and connected with Morrissey spur (from 1901) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29)

1903

September - Vancouver & Coast-Kootenay Railway starts token construction (McCulloch's Wonder, p63)
October - Vancouver & Coast-Kootenay dies
William Hamilton Merritt revives charter for Nicola, Kamloops & Similkameen Coal & Railway Company (see 1891)

1904

January 1 - Midway & Vernon (independent) starts token construction at Vernon - one man with wheelbarrow to sustain charter(McCulloch's Wonder, p82) built 1/4 of mile over several years
GN reroutes mainline between Columbia Falls and Jennings via Rexford (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29)
GN extends Crows Nest Southern through Fernie (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29) (to Michel by 1908)
GN abandons section from CPR to Kuskonook (short!) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p54) officially abandoned in 1913.

1905

Corbin (backed by CP) announces Spokane International to Moyie Lake
June 20 - grading starts on Spences Bridge to Nicola railway NK&S (McCulloch's Wonder, p91)
July 5 - M&V starts construction from Midway end (under McLean brothers) (McCulloch's Wonder, p83)
November - M&V completes grading from Midway to Rock Creek (McCulloch's Wonder, p84) but did not get further. Officially disolved in 1927. (McCulloch's Wonder, p86)
November 12 - CPR leases NK&S from Mr. Merritt. CPR talks of connecting it to Midway. (McCulloch's Wonder, p90)
November 9 - CPR and GN clash just west of Midway over property rights (McCulloch's Wonder, p102)
GN builds from Curlew to Ferry, US (opposite Midway) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p108)

1906

CPR's Nicola Branch under construction (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)
January 8 - NK&S starts laying track at Spences Bridge up Nicola
June 16 - Kettle Valley starts slowly building north from Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p77)
October 31 - NK&S approved between Spences Bridge and Coutlee (McCulloch's Wonder, p92)
GN operates VV&E from Midway to Molson (opposite Bridesville) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p108)

1907

GN completes Midway to Oroville (south of Osoyoos) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p108)
CPR's Nicola Branch completed (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)
January 22 - first coal leaves Nicola Valley (McCulloch's Wonder, p94)
April - NK&S starts operation to Nicola (McCulloch's Wonder, p92)
May - GN crosses border from Oroville (south of Keremeos) building towards Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p105)
July 10 - GN reaches Keremeos {MW|p=107}}
spring - Spokane Intl nears complation (McCulloch's Wonder, p106); (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p53) says completed in 1906.
June 24 - Kettle Valley Lines completes track through Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p77)
end of summer - KVL built to 18 miles north of Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p77)
general depression causes drop in copper prices so KVL suspends operating to Republic (McCulloch's Wonder, p78)
GN stops construction in Crowsnest at Michel (near Fernie) (McCulloch's Wonder, p107)
Kootenay Central Railway (Windermere) builds 12 miles south of Golden (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p38). One of the main contractors is Burns and Jordon (BC-InteriorRR mailing list)

1908

April - J.J. Warren (for KVR) and Shaughnessy (for CPR) discuss joint effort (McCulloch's Wonder, p114)
GN extends crowsnest to Michel (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29) from Fernie (1904)

1909

July - GN grade to Princeton, ready for rails (McCulloch's Wonder, p108)
December 23 - first GN train to Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p108)

1910s

1910

March 10 - Bill passed with subsidy to KVR for Midway to Nicola, under CPR sponsorship, and modify KVR charter to build through Coquihalla (McCulloch's Wonder, p122) also gave Midway&Vernon grade (Grand Forks to Rock Creek) to KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p127)
May 10 - McCulloch appointed chief engineer of KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p124)
July 9 - grading starts at Merritt towards Brookmere (Otter Summitt) (McCulloch's Wonder, p129)
October 4 - grading starts at Midway towards Rock Creek, fixing M&V grade (McCulloch's Wonder, p131)
December 17 - first track layed at Merritt by KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p132)
February 21 - GN starts tunnel east of Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p148), also start building east from Abbotsford
end of year - GN to Tulameen (from Princeton) and Hope (from Abbotsford) (McCulloch's Wonder, p149) NOT - see 1911
Canadian Northern Pacific starts construction at Port Mann (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p85)
CPR leases Kootenay Central Railway (Windermere) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p39)
GN ceases operation of Kaslo & Slocan (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p54)

1911

February 8 - KVR tracks to Rock Creek from Midway (McCulloch's Wonder, p133)
May 22 - agreement between GN and Canadian Northern Pacific Railway to share trackage between Hope and Sumas (CNPR) (McCulloch's Wonder, p150)
July 1 - Construction starts on Kettle Valley Railway at Penticton(McCulloch's Wonder, p64+) purely ceremonial (McCulloch's Wonder, p137)
September 29 - KVR reaches Otter Summitt from Merritt (29.4miles) (McCulloch's Wonder, p136)
end of year - KVR 15 miles north of Rock Creek (McCulloch's Wonder, p136)
end of year - GN track to Coalmont (from Princeton) and only 5 miles from Abbotsford (McCulloch's Wonder, p150)
GN builds connection between Oroville and its mainline at Wenatchee (McCulloch's Wonder, p152)
CPR builds 42 miles south of Golden to Spillimacheen and 25 miles north from Colvalli to Fort Steele (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p39)

1912

spring - McCulloch lays out plans for Adra curved tunnel (McCulloch's Wonder, p143)
March - Premier McBride proposes Pacific Great Eastern (McCulloch's Wonder, p156)
April 10 - KVR announces that will go through Princeton rather than pass north of the town (McCulloch's Wonder, p145)
May 1 - GN starts operating between Princeton and Coalmont (McCulloch's Wonder, p267)
July - KVR receives first and only locomotives lettered for KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p141)
August - both KVR and GN start grading to Coquihalla Summitt (McCulloch's Wonder, p158)
September - grading starts on Penticton/Hydraulic Lake (McCulloch's Wonder, p143)
October 26 - first KVR locomotive arrives in Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p141)
November 15 - KVR and GN agree on shared trackage at Coquihalla Summitt (KVR) (McCulloch's Wonder, p159)
"by 1912, GN's VV&E done except for Coquihalla Pass (McCulloch's Wonder, p145)
Canadian Northern Pacific Railway under construction in 1912 (McCulloch's Wonder, p153)

1913

January - regulat trains from Midway to Carmi (McCulloch's Wonder, p171)
spring - Trout Creek Bridge near Summerland under construction (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)
April 9 - KVR and GN agree on sharing Coquihalla Pass (McCulloch's Wonder, p160) built by KVR, trackage leased to GN for 999 years. KVR trackage between Otter Summitt and Princeton. Also CPR gets trackage between Midway and Curlew (to bypass Midway to Grand Forks) (McCulloch's Wonder, p161)
June 1 - KVR leased to CPR for 999 years. (McCulloch's Wonder, p171)
August - construction starts on Hope to Coquihalla Summitt (McCulloch's Wonder, p160) starting from Hope
August 26 - construction starts towards Coquihalla Summitt from 'the loops' (McCulloch's Wonder, p170)
October 25 - first train from Penticton over Trout Creek Bridge (McCulloch's Wonder, p170)
end of year - track between Penticton and Osprey Lake (40m) (McCulloch's Wonder, p170)
December - construction starts on Fraser River bridge at Hope (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+) (McCulloch's Wonder, p171)
December - track reaches Hydraulic (from Rock Creek) (McCulloch's Wonder, p171)
late - GN basically gives up on BC railroading, cutting back service, construction up Tulameen (McCulloch's Wonder, p161)
Canadian Northern Pacific completes track through canyon (just to Boston Bar?) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p85)

1914

February 28 - KVR officially changes route to go through Princeton (including trackage rights on GN west of Princeton) (McCulloch's Wonder, p174)
March - track to west end of Adra Tunnel (from Penticton) (McCulloch's Wonder, p174)
April - grading on entire Osprey Lake to Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p174)
July - track from Penticton to Chute Lake (McCulloch's Wonder, p175)
Myra Canyon trestles under construction (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)
August - WWI starts (McCulloch's Wonder, p179) - Coquihalla mostly graded, and tunnels under construction
October 12 - Railway complete between Penticton and Midway (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+), (McCulloch's Wonder, p2)
October 25 - GN completes Princeton to Otter Summitt, thereby connecting through to Merritt and Spences Bridge (McCulloch's Wonder, p176)
CPR completes Golden to Colvalli (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p39)

1915

January 23 - Canadian Northern Pacific Railway last spike at Basque but operations not started until end of year because of Black Canyon Tunnel collapse (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p71)
April - construction just east of Princton (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)
April 23 - Last spike on Midway to Merrit section at Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+), (McCulloch's Wonder, p177)
March 4 - track into Hope from CPR mainline (McCulloch's Wonder, p181)
May 31 - offical opening of the Kettle Valley Railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+) trains operating between Summerland and Princeton (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+), so KVR complete except for Coquihalla (McCulloch's Wonder, p177)
September - Slide Creek Bridge (m31.8) Coquihalla Subdivision under construction (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+)
September - track to Ladner Creek (17.5m from Hope) (McCulloch's Wonder, p181)
November 1 - CPR turns over Nicola branch to KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p178)
December - construction on Coquihalla pass but not completed until 1916 (work restarted in May 1916) (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+) (McCulloch's Wonder, p182)
Pacific Great Eastern finishes track to Lilloet and beyond to Clinton/Chasm [3]

1916

May - work restarts on finishing Coquihalla pass (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+)
May 26 - JJ Hill dies (McCulloch's Wonder, p186)
July - work still ongoing on Coquihalla pass (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+)
July 31 - work done on Coquihalla pass (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+) (McCulloch's Wonder, p184)
September 27 - GN operates single inspection train over Coquihalla (McCulloch's Wonder, p187)
GN abandons Bedlington & Nelson from Wyndell (n. of Creston) to border (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p54) ([4] says Sept 11, 1914) US portion abandoned some time later??

1919

KVR (under CPR) ceases operation to Republic (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p97)

1920s

1920

October - Copper Mountain Subdivision opens (McCulloch's Wonder, p96+)

1921

GN abandon's Red Mountain line between Rossland and Northport (originally built in 1896 by Corbin) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p89)

1923

KVR builds spur to Skaha Lake from Penticton and from Okanagan Falls to Haynes with barge on Skaha Lake connecting (connected in 1931) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p117)

1925

CN builds from CPR @ Monte Creek (near Kamloops) to Armstrong, then trackage rights on CP's S&O to Vernon, then to Kelowna (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p64)
CN builds from Vernon to Lumby (CN Lumby Subdivision) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p67)
CN & CP agree to share all trackage between Armstrong, Vernon, Lumby, and Kelowna (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p60)

1926

GN abandons its Crows Nest Southern route between Elko and Michel (gets CPR trackage rights from Elko to Fernie) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p23) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29)

1930s

1931

CPR completes railway between Proctor and Kootenay Landing along Kootenay Lake (McCulloch's Wonder, p256)
CPR connects around Skaha Lake, renamed spur as CPR Osoyoos Subdivision even though ended 10 miles short of CPR (originally built 1923) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p117)
summer - GN abandons Orovill-Molson, and Midway-Molson (McCulloch's Wonder, p222). (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p108) says only Oroville to Midway

1935

KVR abandons North Fork line north of Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p222)
GN abandons Molson to Curlew (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p108)

1936

GN ceases operation on CPR's crowsnest line, isolating its Morrissey Fernie & Michel (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p23)

1937

September 30 - GN abandons Princeton to Hedley
GN abandons Crows Nest Southern from border to Elko (Elko to Michel abandoned in 1926) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p29)

1940s

1940

Shuswap & Okanagan (CPR) abandoned from Vernon to Okanagan Landing (Railway Mileposts: Vol 1, p60)

1942

Kootenay & Arrowhead (K&A) abandoned from Lardeau and Gerrard (The Skyline Limited, p179)

1944

GN cancels tracksharing agreement with KVR through Coquihalla for large fee (McCulloch's Wonder, p223)
July - December - CPR builds from Oliver (end of track) to Osoyoos (McCulloch's Wonder, p231)

1945

CPR buys Princeton to Brookmere from GN (McCulloch's Wonder, p223)
December 13 - Andrew McCulloch dies (McCulloch's Wonder, p222)

1949

Hope-Princeton highway opens (McCulloch's Wonder, p234)

1950s

1951

September 2 - first diesel locomotive on KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p232)

1955

GN abandons all west of Keremeos (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p119)

1957

Spur to Copper Mountain Granby mine was abandoned (McCulloch's Wonder, p236)

1958

Februrary 4 - last passenger train on Midway-Nelson section (McCulloch's Wonder, p237)

1959

November 23 - last train on Coquihalla Pass (McCulloch's Wonder, p240)

1960s

1961

January 9 - Coquihalla line abandoned (McCulloch's Wonder, p160+) (McCulloch's Wonder, p242)
July 18 - Coquihalla officially abandoned

1962

October 24 - last rails removed from Coquihalla (McCulloch's Wonder, p244)

1964

January 17 - last passenger train on KVR (McCulloch's Wonder, p245) - one year short of 50 years of operation

1967

track at Hope ends just east of Station, abandoned earlier (McCulloch's Wonder, p64+)

1970s

1970

CP reworks Colvalli and Cranbrook because of Koocanusa flooding means that Crowsnest connects at Fort Steele instead of Cranbrook (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p23)

1972

CPR barge and tug service on Okanagan Lake ended (McCulloch's Wonder, p247)
GN between Oroville and Keremeos severed by washout but not officially abandoned for many years (post-1984?) (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p119) [5]
CPR's Fording River Subdivsion begins operation 55km north from Sparwood (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p27)

1973

May - train service suspended between Midway and Penticton (McCulloch's Wonder, p247)

1977

CPR bargeslip at Lardeau abandoned (The Skyline Limited, p179)

1978

CPR abandons south from Okanagan Falls to Osoyoos (Railway Mileposts: Vol 2, p117)

1979

track at Beaverdell removed (McCulloch's Wonder, p160+), removed from Carmi Subdivision (Midway to Penticton) (McCulloch's Wonder, p247)
track from Okanagan Falls to Osoyoos removed (McCulloch's Wonder, p247)

1980s

1980

track between Merritt and Nicola (the Nicola spur) removed (McCulloch's Wonder, p261), (McCulloch's Wonder, p247)

1983

BN abandons south of San Poil (ie to Republic) [6]

1988

Merritt's station closed (McCulloch's Wonder, p261)

1990s

1991

track between Spences Bridge and Penticton pulled up (McCulloch's Wonder, p261), (McCulloch's Wonder, p248)
track between Grand Forks and Castlegar abandoned [7]

1993

Grand Forks Railway formed by Pope & Talbot to operate 5km of track in Grand Forks using part of CP's Boundary Subdivision and Carson Spur to BN Railway [8]

1995

Summerland tourist train starts operation (McCulloch's Wonder, p160+)

1996

BN's Wenatchee to Oroville sold to shortline [9]

1998

CP leases S&O to Okanagan Valley Railway [10] [11]
BN sells N&FS from Columbia Gardens (between border and Fruitvale) and Parks to shortline [12]

2000s

2000

CN leases Okanagan lines to Kelowna Pacific Railway [13] [http://www.knighthawk.ca/Home/

2004

Kettle Falls International (Omnitrax) takes over from BN on railways in Northeastern Washington State and BC, including the former N&FS (to Columbia Gardens), Kettle Falls to Grand Forks to Curlew and San Poil[14]

2007

Kettle Falls International abandons from US border to Curlew (keeps from Kettle Falls to Grand Forks).

Unknown

1891? - GN builds into Crowsnest Pass, and to Phoenix mines (McCulloch's Wonder, p98)

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