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Hotel Vancouver: 900 West Georgia Street This heritage hotel was the 3rd Hotel Vancouver and took 11 years to complete. The first two original hotels were built on the corner of Granville & Georgia in 1887 & 1916. 1929–1939 John S. Archibald & John Schofield, architects Sylvia Hotel: 1154 Gilford Street
The West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) is a non-profit society founded in 1961. Dedicated to preserving British Columbia 's railway heritage, they operate the Railway Museum of British Columbia (formerly West Coast Railway Heritage Park) and the CN Roundhouse & Conference Centre [ 1 ] located in Squamish , BC.
Southern Railway of British Columbia; Overview; Headquarters: New Westminster, BC, Canada: Reporting mark: SRY: Locale: Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland, British Columbia: Dates of operation: 1989– Predecessor: British Columbia Electric Railway: Technical; Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge: Length: 132 mi (212 km ...
Canada Place is accessed via West Cordova Street and near Waterfront Station, a major transit hub with SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express connections. The structure was expanded in 2001 to accommodate another cruise ship berth. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada Place served as the Main Press Centre. [11]
In 1978, when Via Rail took over the passenger operations of the CPR and the Canadian National Railway, it continued using both railways' stations in Vancouver, but a year later, Via consolidated its Vancouver operations at Pacific Central Station, the CN station near False Creek, and ceased using the CPR station. The last scheduled Via ...
South-west Ontario: 1871–1883: Acquired by O&Q. Toronto and Nipissing Railway: south-central Ontario: 1871–1883: Amalgamated into Midland Railway of Canada. Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway: southwestern Ontario: 1892–1987: Acquired by CPR. Toronto Suburban Railway: Southwestern Ontario, Southern-Ontario: 1891–1931: Acquired by CNoR.
Dunbar–Southlands is a neighbourhood situated on the western side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches north from the Fraser River and covers most of the land between the mouth of the Fraser and English Bay. This neighbourhood consists of many commercial and residential areas that mostly consists of single-family dwellings.
The Cranbrook History Centre, formerly the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, or its brand name "Trains Deluxe", is located in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, a city of about 25,000 on the west side of the Rocky Mountains. The city was developed by the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1898, as the administrative centre for the ...