Railways in Southern British Columbia

Timeline

1883

• CPR reaches British Columbia from the east by end of season

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)

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 [Wikipedia:Kaslo and Slocan Railway]

1892

• S&O - built from Sicamous to Vernon - only know built before or during 1893. (McCulloch's Wonder, p27)
• N&S receives charter [Wikipedia:Nakusp and Slocan Railway]

1893

• December - N&FS opens to Five Mile Point (McCulloch's Wonder, p26)
• Great Northern Railway mainline completed (McCulloch's Wonder, p28)
• August, Northern Pacific Railway bankrupt (McCulloch's Wonder, p29) and obtained by Great Northern (McCulloch's Wonder, p{{{p}}})

1894

• October - N&S reaches Three Forks [Wikipedia: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)

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)

1897

• June, 16 - Heinz (C&W) merge with VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p41)

1898

• 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)
• July 1 - Great Northern obtains control of Corbin's SF&N (McCulloch's Wonder, p44)