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"All
Aboard"
The
Kettle Valley Steam Railway
Summerland,
British Columbia, Canada
An
Historic Railway Adventure in the Heart of the
Okanagan
Valley
http://www.kettlevalleyrail.org/
British
Columbia's historic Kettle Valley Railway lives
again ...
From a
viewer
I was wondering if you had any information
regarding abandoned railways in B.C. ? If you do or
know of a url could you please pass it onto me.....
Any info you can share would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you in advance,
Linda,
The best known
abandoned railway in the province of British
Columbia, Canada is the famous Kettle Valley
line, which a lot of people from here and
around the world enjoy for hiking adventures and
cycle trips. Here is a brief introduction of it
from the web:
"The ribbons of
steel that made up the Kettle Valley Railway are
gone. All that is left are 16 km (9.9 mi.) of
track, the odd station house and out buildings, a
few relics and the history. The Kettle Valley
Railway was the tie that bound the Kootenays to the
rest of British Columbia. The Kettle Valley Railway
started at Hope and went all the way to Midway,
zigzagging throughout the south western sections of
B.C. From Hope, the KVR made its way through the
Coquihalla River gorge. It continued onward to
Princeton, West Summerland, Penticton, along the
south side of Okanagan Lake and finally south to
Midway, for a total of 525 km (325 mi.). They
constructed branch lines to Merritt and to Osoyoos,
making the line complete. "
There's more about this historic railway line on
the web site: http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/ok/trails/kettle.htm
There is also a
working short line steam railway in the Okanagan
Valley operating for tourists from Summerland, BC.
http://www.kettlevalleyrail.org/
If you get a
chance to visit the area and explore the line,
please send us your comments.
Regards,
Jerry W. Bird, Editor
http://www.airhighways.com
http://www.bcscene.com
http://www.africa-ata.org
Canada's
railways were instrumental in establishing a chain
of Great
Hotels and
Resorts.
Across Western Canada, the palatial Banff Springs
and Chateau Lake Louise, Victoria's elegant
Empress, Hotel Vancouver, Edmonton's Macdonald,
Saskatoon's Bessborough, Regina's Hotel
Saskatchewan and Calgary's Palliser are all prime
examples. Further east there's the Fort Garry,
Royal York, Chateau Frontenac and Laurier - the
list goes on. Continued.
Question:
What about a
return to Historic Street Cars as a year-round
tourist attraction and revenue generator? See our
new series Streetcars
& Street
Scenes. It
makes street sense.
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