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Extant British Columbia Railroad/Railway Structures

 

 

Recent Updates Last updated 10/29/08

Updated towns are in red type. Some of the following station data compiled from Ian Baird's, Canadian Pacific Depots in British Columbia and A Historic Guide to the E&N Railway, Charles Bohi's Canadian National's Western Depots and Charles Bohi and Leslie Kozma's Canadian Pacific's Western Depots (See RSHS Library), Bytown Railway Society's Canadian Railway Station Guide, and personal files. Roger Burrows, Lindsay Korst, Richard Marks, Norm Metcalf, Ben Ringnalda, Neil Roughley, and Dave Savage also contributed to this site.

 

City

Railroad

Current Location

Type

Current Use

Date Built

Track Status

Bldg. Mat.

Current Railroad

Notes

Abbotsford

CPR

  on site

C

tourist information center

1911

in use

wood

CP

 

Agassiz

CPR

north of Hwy 7/Hwy 9, at Agassiz Agricultural Research Station 

C

museum

1893

in use

wood

CP

siding added, Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society

Aleza Lake Grand Trunk Pacific (GTP)(CN) on site C     in use wood CN  
Athalmer CP relocated to near town on hill C museum 1923 none log none depot from Lake Windermere, Windermere Valley Historical Society Museum
Avola Canadian Northern (CN) Hwy 5 C storage   in use stucco CN  
Bennett WP&Y on site adjacent to Lake Bennett C rr   in use wood WP&Y two story
Birch Island CN   P     in use wood   small enclosed shelter, ?
Birken British Columbia Ry. (BCR) on site C rr   in use   BC Rail BCR  
Blue River CN   C     in use wood   ?
Boston Bar Canadian Northern (CN) moved back from row C museum   in use wood CN  
Boston Bar VIA west of Hwy 1 P ? modern in use   CN  
Brookmere CPR on site M museum 1919 gone wood none section house
Bull River CPR moved to Radium C rr   in use wood CP standard portable now used as bunkhouse
Burnaby BC Electric Railway 6501 Deer Lake Ave.in Deer Lake Park C museum   none wood none depot from Vorce, part of Heritage Village
Burns Lake VIA on site P ? modern in use   CN  
Canford CPR Hwy 8 C business   none wood none depot from Merritt
Cassidy CPR on site C museum/display   in use wood CP  

Castlegar

CPR

400 13th Ave./3 St.

C

museum

1907

in use

wood

CP

Castlegar & District Heritage Society Museum, stucco siding

Cawston GN south of town on Hwy 3A C business   none wood none depot from Similkameen

Chemainus

CPR

 

P

rr

 

in use

wood

RailAmerica

shelter moved from Somenos, ?

Chemainus VIA Hwy 1 P ?   in use wood CP  
Chetwynd BCR Hwy 97/Hwy 27 C rr   in use   BCR  
Chilliwack VIA Railway St. P ? modern in use   CN  
Cisco CN north of town, Fraser River B rr   in use steel CN  
Cisco CPR south of town, Fraser River B rr   in use steel CP 3 span through truss
Clayburn CPR relocated to Heritage Valley Resort C business office   none wood none  
Clearwater CN Hwy 5 C rr 1961 in use   CN  
Cloverdale BCER returned after farm use to FVHRS site IP museum 1910 in use wood SRBC Sullivan small enclosed shelter, Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society, Field checked 2004
Cobble Hill VIA Hwy 1 P ?   in use   CP shelter
Cody CPR relocated off Hwy 6 C residence   none wood none  
Colebrook GN on site M residence 1909 in use wood BNSF section house
Coquitlam CPR relocated to 101 King Albert Ave. C museum 1910 none wood none depot from Fraser Mills, Fraser Mills Depot Museum

Courtenay

CPR

on site

P

rr

1914

in use

wood

RailAmerica

two story, Heritage Station, VIA Stop

Cowichan

CPR

Hwy 1

P

rr

 

in use

wood

 CP

shelter, restored

Cranbrook

CPR

 

P

rr

1898

in use

wood

CP

remodeled twice, sided, ?

Cranbrook CPR Van Horne St. N C rr   in use stucco CP division offices
Cranbrook CPR Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Rh museum   museum tracks brick none replica?

Cranbrook

CPR

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel

C

museum

1901 

none

wood

none

depot from Elko

Cranbrook CPR Canadian Museum of Rail Travel F museum 1898 gone wood none moved slightly
Cranbrook CPR Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Wt museum 1946 none wood none relocated
Creston CPR on site C rr   in use wood CP  
Croydon GTP (CN) off Hwy 3, north of town C       wood   only part of original depot
Dawson Creek BCR on site C museum   in use concrete block BCR Dawson Creek Station Museum

Dawson Creek

CPR

on site

C

museum

1930

in use

wood

CP

South Peace Historical Society Museum

Devine BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  
Dome Creek CN on site C rr   in use prefab CN  

Duncan

CPR

Canada Ave./Station St. 

C

rr/museum

1912

in use

wood

RailAmerica

restored, VIA stop

Dunster GTP (CN) relocated slightly C       stucco    

Elko

CPR

moved to Cranbrook

C

museum

 

none

wood

none

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel

Endako CN Hwy 16 C rr modern in use wood CN sided
Exeter BCR on site C rr modern in use   BCR  
Fairmount CPR on site C rr   in use wood CP depot from Skookumchuck, standard portable

Fernie

CPR

6th St./1st Ave., moved back from row

C

municipal

1909

in use

wood

CP

Fernie Community & Art Center

Field

CPR

Trans Canada Highway

C

rr

1951

in use

stone faced 

CP

 

Ft. Langley

Canadian Northern (CN)

Glover Rd./Mavus St.

C

museum

1913

in use 

wood

CN

Ft. Langley CN Station Museum

Ft. Nelson BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  

Ft. Steele

KC replica

at Ft. Steele Heritage Town

C

museum

 

none

wood

none

 

Fraser WP&Y on site, near Klondike Hwy. and along Bernard Lake Wt not used   in use wood WP&Y rectangular enclosed water tank

Fraser Mills

CPR

moved to Coquitlam

C

museum

1910

none

wood

none

Fraser Mills Depot Museum

Glacier

CPR

Trans Canada Highway

C

rr mow

1917 

in use

log

CP

Heritage Station

Glacier

CPR

 

M

 

 

in use

 

CP

Glacier House Hotel

Glacier

CPR

 

Tn

rr

1917

in use

concrete portals

CP

Connaught Tunnel

Goat River CN on site C rr   in use wood CN former bunkhouse

Golden

CPR

relocated south side of river near 14 St./1 Ave.

P

future museum?

1904

none

wood

none

1.5 story

Golden VIA on site P vacant modern in use   CP  

near Goldstream

CPR

Niagara River

B

rr

1886

in use

steel

RailAmerica

trestle moved from Cisco Flats

Grand Forks

CPR

near Donaldson Dr./76 Ave.

C

business

c1900

 

wood

 

2 story, restaurant, Heritage Station, restored

Grindrod CPR on site C storage   in use wood CP standard portable
Hixon PGE moved to Prince George C museum modern none   none  
Hope Canadian Northern (CN) Hwy 1/Hwy 3 C business     wood   two story
Hope VIA 5th Ave./Hudson Bay St. P ? modern in use   CN  
Hope CN   C rr   in use wood CN depot from Smithvale, used as section shed
Houston CN Hwy 16 C   modern in use wood CN  
Huntingdon CPR near U.S. border C rr modern in use   CP  
Huntingdon Southern Railway British Columbia (SRBC) Vye Rd. C rr modern in use   SRBC similar to mobile home

Kamloops

CN

near Lorne Ave./Third Ave. 

C

  community centre/rail tour office

1927

in use

brick siding 

CN

two story, being restored, Heritage Station

Kamloops

CPR

near Victoria St./3rd St.

C

rr

1970s

in use

 

CP

two story, division offices

Kaslo CPR Hwy 31/Hwy 31A C unused   in use   CP two story
Kelowna CN Bernard St./Richter St. C business 1926 in use stucco CN  
Kidd CN on site C rr   in use wood CN only part of depot remains, used for storage

Kimberley

CPR

Ross St./Margo St.

P

business

1901, 1920?

in use

wood

CP

sided, travel information

Kitimat CN on site C vacant   in use wood CN  
Kitwanga GTP (CN) Hwy 37 C     in use stucco CN  
Kuskonook GN Hwy 3A C residence/business c1899 gone wood none two story
Kwinitsa GTP (CN) moved to Prince Rupert C museum   none wood none Kwinitsa Station Railway Museum

Ladysmith

CPR

off Hwy 1

C

museum

1944

in use

wood

RailAmerica

Ladysmith Railway Museum, VIA stop

Lake Cowichan

CPR

125 South Shore Rd., Saywell Park

C

museum

1913

none

wood

none 

Kaatza Station Museum, Kaatza Historical Society

Lake Windermere

CPR

moved to near Athalmer

C

museum

1923

none

log

none

restored,Windermere Valley Historical Society Museum

Langford VIA on site P ?   in use   CP shelter
Lillooet Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) 1300 Main St. C rr modern in use   BC Rail two story
Lumby CN Hwy 6 C     in use metal CN prefab
Manning GN relocated to nearby field from former row, north of Tulameen M residence c1914 gone wood none  
Mara CPR Hwy 97A C residence   in use wood CP  
Marne BCR on site C rr   in use wood BCR  
Matsqui VIA on site P ? modern in use   CN  
Mayook CPR moved to Slocan City C       wood   standard portabled, used as toolhouse
McBride GTP (CN) Main St./1st Ave. C     in use stucco CN  
McCulloch CP moved to nearby lake M residence   none wood none section house
McGillivray BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  
Merritt CP moved to Canford C business   none wood none  

Midway

CPR

relocated to Entwined Trees Park along Hwy 3

C

museum

1909

none

wood

none

Kettle River Station Society Museum

Mission City (Mission)

CPR

Railway Ave./Grand St.

P

municipal

1909

in use

wood

CP

two story, Chamber of Commerce

Nanaimo

CPR

off Hwy 1, near Wakesiah Ave.

P

 

1920

in use

wood/shingle

Rail America

two story, restored

Nanaimo

CPR

 

F

private

 

in use

wood

Rail America

 

Nelson CPR foot of Baker St. C vacant   in use wood CP two story, division offices, endangered!
New Hazelton CN Hwy 16 C   modern in use prefab CN  

New Westminster

CPR

  800 Columbia St.

C

business

1898-99

in use

brick/stone

CP

restaurant

New Westminster GN 400 Burnette Ave. C rr c1958 in use wood BNSF sided, 3rd depot, Field checked 7/04
New Westminster SRBC (BCER) 782 Columbia C housing development     brick/stone   Field checked 10/08
Nicholson CPR moved to Notch Hill C rr   in use wood CP  
North Kamloops VIA north of Kamloops P rr/office building modern in use   CN  
North Vancouver BCR 1311 W. First St. P ?   in use brick/glass    
North Vancouver BCER relocated to 16th St./Jones St., Mahon Park C museum   none wood none  
Notch Hill CPR on site C rr   in use wood CP depot from Nicholson, standard portable, used as section building

Okanagan Landing

CPR

relocated

C

residence

c1892

none

wood

none

two story

Oliver

CPR

relocated to 36205 93 St. at 362 Ave.

C

museum

1922-23

none

wood

none

 

Osoyoos

CPR

relocated to 8015 Spartan Dr. near 83 Ave. along lake

C

sailing club office

1944

none

wood

none

 

near Othello

CPR

 

Tn

rr

1916

in use

 

CP

5 Quintette tunnels

Palmer VIA on site P ?   in use   CP shelter

Parksville

CPR (E&N)

600 Alberni Hwy/Railway St.

C

rr/business

1910, 1913?

in use

wood

CP

 

Parksville

CPR

 

Wt

 

 

in use

 

CP

?

Pavilion BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  
Pemberton BCR Hwy 99 C rr   in use   BCR  
Pennington WP&Y along Lake Bennett M vacant   in use wood WP&Y two story section house with town board, sided

Penny

CN(GTP)

moved to Prince George

C

museum

c1914

none

wood

none

Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum

Penticton

CPR

Fairview Rd., Hastings St.?

P

club

1941

in use

stucco/wood

CP

 

Ponderosa BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  

Port Alberni

CPR

4255 Wallace St.

C

museum

1911

in use

  wood

 CP

2nd story removed, Port Alberni Museum

Port Moody

CPR

 relocated to 2734 Murray St., Rock Point Park

C

museum

1907-08

in use

wood

CP

Port Moody Heritage Museum

Pouce Coupe

CPR (NAR)

Hwy 97

C

museum

1930

in use

wood

CN

 

Prince George BCR 1144 Industrial Way C rr modern in use concrete/glass BCR  

Prince George

CN

1300 1st. Ave., 1330 Ist Ave. ?

C

rr

 modern

in use

 

CN

two story, VIA stop

Prince George

CN (GTP)

relocated to 850 River Rd. in Cottonwood Park

C

museum

c1914

none

wood

none

depot from Penny, Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum

Prince George PGE relocated to 850 River Rd. in Cottonwood Park C museum modern none   none depot from Hixon, Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum
Prince Rupert CN 2nd St. on waterfront C rr   in use brick CN two story, VIA stop

Prince Rupert

GTP (CN)

on waterfront

C

museum

 

in use

 

CN

depot from Kwinitsa, Kwinitsa Station Railway Museum

Princeton

GN/CPR

245 Hwy 3/Vermilion Ave.

C

business

1909

gone

 wood

none

Field checked 7/04

Qualicum Beach

CPR

Beach Rd.

C

museum

1913

in use

wood

RailAmerica

Qualicum Beach Historical Society Museum 

Quesnel BCR 710 Legion Dr. C rr   in use   BCR  
Radium CPR west of town C rr   in use wood CP depot from Bull River, standard portable, now bunkhouse

Revelstoke

CPR

Trans Canada Highway

C

rr

1978

in use

concrete

CP

 

Revelstoke

CPR

 

C

business

1920

none

wood

none

portable moved from Squilax, ?

St. Stephen

CN

 

C

library

 

 

 

 

 

Salmo

GN

Railway Ave./Main St.

C

vacant 

 

gone

wood

none

poor shape, Field checked 2003
Salmon Arm CPR Lakeshore Dr./NE/Ross St. C rr   in use wood CP now section house
Salmon Arm CPR replica Trans Canada Highway C business   none wood none restaurant
Seton BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  
Shalalth BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  

Shawnigan

CPR

on site

P

?

 

in use

 

CP

shelter

Shelley CN on site C   modern in use prefab CN  
Sicamous CPR on site in Sicamous Narrows off Trans Canada Highway C rr modern in use concrete block CP  
Similkameen GN moved to Cawston C business c1907 none wood none  
Skookumchuck CPR moved to Fairmont C rr   in use wood CP standard portable
Skookumchuck CPR on site C rr   in use wood CP standard portable
Slocan City CPR relocated to lake C       wood   standard portable, used as toolhouse
Smithers CN 3815 N. Railway St. C rr   in use brick/stucco CN two story
Smithvale CN moved to Hope C rr   in use wood CN  

Somenos

CPR

moved to Chemainus

P

rr

 

in use

wood

RailAmerica

shelter,  ?

South Shalalth BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  
South Williams Lake BCR on site C rr modern in use   BCR yard office
Sparwood CPR on site C   modern in use prefab CP  

Spences Bridge

CPR

 

C

rr

1952

in use

stucco

CP

?

Spillimacheen CPR Hwy 95 C     in use   CP  
Squamish BCR Government Rd. C rr modern in use   BCR two story

Squamish

replica

West Coast Railway Heritage Park

P

museum/offices

2000

museum trackage

wood/siding

tourist

2 story, West Coast Railway Association

Squilax

CPR

moved to Revelstoke

C

business

1920

none

wood

none

portable

Sumas BCER   C private   gone   none  
Telkwa CN Hwy 16 C   modern in use   CN  
Terrace CN on site C rr modern in use brick/concrete CN  
Terrace CN on site P   modern in use   CN  

Tulameen

GN (CPR)

  relocated to NW corner, 4 St./Strathcona Ave.

C

residence

1915

none

wood

none

Great Northern design, Field checked 9/06

Tulameen GN (CPR)   Wt abandoned   gone   none foundation only, Field checked 9/06
Upper Fraser CN on site C rr   in use   CN  
Usk CN on site C rr   in use wood CN used as bunkhouse
Valemount Canadian Northern (CN) relocated to 1060 Main St. C museum 1915, 1929? none wood none  
Valemount CN Hwy 5 C   modern in use   CN  
Vancouver CN Pacific Central Station, 1150 Station St. P rr/bus   in use   VIA  
Vancouver CN First St./Railway St. C museum     concrete   4 story

Vancouver

CPR

Cordova St., 1150 Station St.

P

rr/business

c1914

 

brick/stone

  two story, BC Transit station, VIA stop
Vancouver CPR Drake St. Rh business   gone brick none rebuilt , community center
Vancouver (Stadium Station) Translink Beatty St./Dunsmuir St. P rr   in use concrete SkyTrain ground level with covered platforms
Vancouver (Waterfront Station) Translink Cordova St.between Granville and Seymour P rr   in use concrete SkyTrain concrete platform and walls, connecti to West Coast Express
Vancouver   near Stadium Station Tn rr   in use   SkyTrain former railroad tunnel now subway part of commuter line
Vanderhoof CN on site C   modern in use wood CN  
Vernon CPR east of Hwy 92 C business 1907 in use brick/stone CP  

Victoria

VIA

450 Pandora Ave.

C

rr

1985

in use

  brick

 CP

VIA stop

Victoria CPR off Catherine St. Rh rr 1913 in use brick CP 10 stalls, turntable
Victoria CPR off Catherine St. Sh rr 1913 in use brick CP car shop and stores buildings

Victoria West

CPR

Catherine St./Esquimalt Rd.

C

  ?

1972

 

 

 

 

Vorce BCER moved to Burnaby C museum   none wood none part of Heritage Village
Whistler BCR Lake Placid Rd.in Whistler Creek C rr   in use   BCR  
White Rock GN 14970 Marine near Johnston Rd. C museum 1912 in use wood BNSF 2nd depot, tourist information center,Field checked 7/04
Wlliams Lake BCR 99 Mackenzie Ave. N C museum   in use wood, sided BCR  

Compiled by M. J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

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