Kettle Valley Railway - Midway, BC
N 49° 00.688 W 118° 47.162
11U E 369398 N 5430267
The Kettle Railway was a vital early link for the Province of BC.
Waymark Code: WM6XEJ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/01/2009
Views: 5
From the web site of the National History Committee of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering:
The construction of this railway just north of the international boundary was supervised by Andrew McCulloch, operated from 1916 to 1979 when the last segment was abandoned. The Kettle Valley Railway was famous for its many bridges, tunnels and snowsheds
Location:
Kettle River Museum
905 Highway 3
Midway BC, V0H 1M0
Type of structure/site: Railway
Date of Construction: 1910 to 1916
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Andrew McCulloch
Engineering Organization Listing: Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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