Railway Links

Oriental Limited

 

Railway Mileposts: British Columbia

 

Roger G. Burrows' book on the Great Northern in British Columbia

 

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The Vancouver and Nicola Valley Railway

 

The history of an imaginary railway, entwined with fact and fiction. Includes early time tables of the Great Northern's Fraser Valley lines

 

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The Railway Era in Surrey 1887 to 1910

 

The early history in Surrey Municipality

 

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Trains of Skagit County & Northwest

 

The early history of the Fairhaven & Southern and the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, from the resources of the Skagit River Journal

 

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The Crowsnest Railway Route

 

The history of the Crowsnest Pass railway route in southeastern British Columbia. Includes the Great Northern's Crow's Nest Southern Railway

 

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The Skyline Limited

 

The Kaslo & Slocan Railway, Great Northern's narrow-gauge line in British Columbia's West Kootenays

 

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Map of the Kettle Valley Railway

 

A wonderful map, including the Great Northern from Hope to Midway

 

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KV Artist

 

Art work, photos and other creations featuring the Kettle Valley Railway

 

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James J. Hill and the Building of His Railroad Empire

 

A short biography

 

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Great Northern Railway Page

 

All things related to the Great Northern

 

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Okanogan County Towns: Molson

 

Visit the ghost town of Molson, Washington, once part of the Great Northern's border-hopping route to Vancouver. Other towns profiled along the railway include Nighthawk, Oroville, and Circle City

 

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Transportation and the British Columbia Economy

 

Part of the British Columbia Archives Amazing Time Machine. Includes sections on the early history of CN, CP, PGE, and the E&N

 

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Canadian Northern Railway

 

A short history of the company and the other major railways that would be amalgamated into Canadian National

 

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Canada Science and Technology Museum - Railways

 

CN Images of Canada Gallery

 

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British Columbia Archives Visual Records

 

Railroad-related subjects, linked to hundreds of photographs

 

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History of the BNSF

 

From the company's official site

 

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Railroad Maps 1828-1900

 

A digitized collection from The Library of Congress

 

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Hope Station House

 

The CN/GN station at Hope, now a community arts centre

 

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Colebrook Station

 

The GN station at Colebrook as it appears today

 

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Front Street, New Westminster

 

The Great Northern station

 

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Western Shortline Rosters

 

Shortline railways of western Canada and the United States

 

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British Columbia Electric Railway

 

Photographs of the BCER

 

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Maps of the BCER

 

Includes the Great Northern lines

 

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British Columbia Geographical Names

 

Search the database of the BC Geographical Names Information System, which includes railway junctions and points

 

 

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