Grand Forks Railway
Encyclopedia
The Grand Forks Railway is a Canadian
short line railway company operating on 3.7 miles of trackage in British Columbia
, Canada
formerly operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway
as part of the Kettle Valley Railway
. The railway is owned by Pope & Talbot, Regional District of Grand Forks, and Grand Forks Railway Inc. and operates one locomotive a EMD SW8
.
Cars are interlined with the Burlington Northern Railroad
at the Pacific Abrasives yard, from where GFR delivers them to industrial sites in Grand Forks, British Columbia
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
short line railway company operating on 3.7 miles of trackage in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
formerly operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
as part of the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
. The railway is owned by Pope & Talbot, Regional District of Grand Forks, and Grand Forks Railway Inc. and operates one locomotive a EMD SW8
EMD SW8
An EMD SW8 is a diesel shunting/switching locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and February 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine, for a total of ....
.
Cars are interlined with the Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad
The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
at the Pacific Abrasives yard, from where GFR delivers them to industrial sites in Grand Forks, British Columbia
Grand Forks, British Columbia
-Schools:Schools in the region are operated by School District 51 Boundary which has its main office in Grand Forks but also serves Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek....
.