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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 ...
West Chester Railroad #1803 is an ALCO RS-18 built in 1960 by the MLW for the Canadian Pacific Railway and was numbered 8762. In 1998, it was retired from service by the Canadian Pacific Railroad and was bought by the West Chester Railroad that same year, where it currently remains in service.
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec: 1881–2023: Acquired and Merged with the Kansas City Southern Railroad to form CPKC. Canada Central Railway: Acquired by Canadian Pacific. Canada Coal and Railroad Company: northwestern Nova Scotia: 1905–1906: Sold to become MCR&PC. Canada Coals and Railway Company ...
Englewood Railway was a logging railroad on northern Vancouver Island, Canada. Headquartered in Woss, British Columbia, the line ran 90 km (56 mi) from Vernon Lake, through Woss, and past Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park to Beaver Cove. It was the last operating logging railroad in North America.
Typical railway facility of the mid-20th century and restored railroad cars, operated by the West Coast Railway Association West Vancouver Museum: West Vancouver: Greater Vancouver: Art: website: Westbank Museum: Westbank: Central Okanagan: History: website, local history The Whale Centre: Tofino: Alberni-Clayoquot: Natural history
The Canada Line's station platforms are expandable to 50 m (164 ft 1 in) in length to accommodate these future three-car trains; the five busiest stations are already 50 m (164 ft 1 in) in length. The Canada Line has a designed future capacity of 15,000 pphpd when operating three-car trains at two-minute headways. [48]
The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway line that operated from 1998 to 2011 between Granville Island and Science World (Olympic Village Station after 2009), in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It operated only on weekends and holidays, usually from May to mid-October, and was aimed primarily at tourists.