Castlegar CPR Station, Castlegar, BC, Canada
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N 49° 19.566 W 117° 40.066
11U E 451477 N 5463922
This building may not have travelled far, but it travelled well.
Waymark Code: WMFP6K
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/11/2012
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Castlegar's first station, built in 1902, burned in 1906, and was immediately replaced with this one. In constant use until about 1958, it sat empty until 1987, when the Castlegar Historical Society persuaded the city to buy it from the CPR for one dollar. Then, with a matching grant from the British Columbia Heritage Trust, the city moved it to its present location and the Castlegar Historical Society restored it to its present condition. It is now a railway museum.
The move was not a long one. Originally built inside a wye, whose purpose was to allow trains to turn around at Castlegar, it was moved across the easternmost tracks of the wye and a bit south to its present location, a total of about 53 metres, as the crow flies.
The Black and White photo shows the station in its original location.
Original Location: N 49° 19.597 W 117° 40.075
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Public
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