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Tag Archives: train

Bashing through the snow, northern style

It looks, from the front, like a bad accident between a cargo ship and a loading ramp. But this mass of metal on display in Nakusp, British Columbia, played an important role in Canadian rail history. Winter-worn residents of rail-side communities might recognize this machine for what it is: a snowplow, or, more accurately, a…

June 18, 2018 in Exploring British Columbia, Kootenays.

This Week in History (1914) – First train arrives in Prince George

The first train arrived in Prince George on January 30, 1914, three days after construction teams laid the track of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway west across the Fraser River and into town. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a government-subsidized venture, eventually connecting Winnipeg to Prince Rupert via Edmonton and the Yellowhead Pass. Construction…

January 30, 2014 in Prince George BC, This Week in History.

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