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*early - CPR works on C&W {{MW|p=48}} | *early - CPR works on C&W {{MW|p=48}} | ||
*February 27 - new BC Government (Semlin) cancels subsidies to VV&E {{MW|p=48}} | *February 27 - new BC Government (Semlin) cancels subsidies to VV&E {{MW|p=48}} | ||
*June - Shaughnessy succeeds Van Horne as president of the CPR {{MW| | *June - Shaughnessy succeeds Van Horne as president of the CPR {{MW|p=48}} | ||
*September 18 - CPR complets C&W to Grand Forks {{MW|p=49}} | *September 18 - CPR complets C&W to Grand Forks, grading to Midway {{MW|p=49}} | ||
==1900s== | ==1900s== | ||
===1900=== | ===1900=== | ||
*early - CPR has track to Midway and Eholt {{MW|p=49}} | *early - CPR has track to Midway and Eholt {{MW|p=49}} | ||
*January - CPR surveys from Midway to Hope {{MW|p=50}} | |||
*June - James Dunsmiur becomes BC premier {{MW|p=53}} | |||
*December 13 - VV&E sold to Great Northern and CPR announces plan for Vancouver & Grand Forks {{MW|p=54}} | |||
===1901=== | |||
*March 28 - Dunsmiur announces subsidy award for Kootenay and coast railway {{MW|p=56}} | |||
*June - Great Northern gains complete control of VV&E {{MW|p=58}} | |||
*July - GN starts construction on Washington & Great Northern (US) north up Kettle River to Canada. Also started building from GN mainline to Crowsnest area.{{MW|p=58}} | |||
*July - BC Government commissions [[Edgar Dewdney]] to survey Hope Mountains for a railway route {{MW|p=59}} | |||
===1902=== | ===1902=== | ||
*CPR builds from Nelson to Proctor {{MW|p=256}} | *CPR builds from Nelson to Proctor {{MW|p=256}} | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 29 January 2005
1880s
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)
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 (')
1892
- S&O - built from Sicamous to Vernon - only know built before or during 1893. (McCulloch's Wonder, p27)
- N&S receives charter (')
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, p44)
1894
- October - N&S reaches Three Forks (')
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) fails in merger with VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p41)
- September 23 - Mackenzie & Mann acquire controlling interest in VV&E (McCulloch's Wonder, p45)
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)
- 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 (McCulloch's Wonder, p44)
- 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)
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)
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)
- June - James Dunsmiur becomes BC premier (McCulloch's Wonder, p53)
- December 13 - VV&E sold to Great Northern and CPR announces plan for Vancouver & Grand Forks (McCulloch's Wonder, p54)
1901
- March 28 - Dunsmiur announces subsidy award for Kootenay and coast railway (McCulloch's Wonder, p56)
- 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. 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)
1902
- CPR builds from Nelson to Proctor (McCulloch's Wonder, p256)
1910s
1920s
1930s
1931
- CPR completes railway between Proctor and Kootenay Landing along Kootenay Lake (McCulloch's Wonder, p256)
