Railways in South East BC - photos & discusssion

[Mike]

Sept 22, 2020 19:59:54 GMT -8 Low Light Mike said:

Sept 22, 2020 19:03:56 GMT -8 Mike said:

A sampling of 4 Southeastern BC short lines I took a trip to document last week.

Thanks very much for this, especially the Waneta bridges photo, with the old railway bridge (now highway bridge) and the "new" railway bridge. Wow.

So that I know I'm understanding this correctly, here's my summation of the 4 short-lines that you've noted.

The first 2 work together to export forest products from the Grand Forks mill to USA markets.
- Grand Forks Railroad switches at the mill, and then interchanges with Kettle Falls International at the Big Wye on the south side of Grand Forks.

The final 2 railways work together to export forest products from Fruitvale mill to USA markets.
- Nelson & Fort Sheppard runs from the mill to the Columbia Gardens interchange, which is just north of the border.
- the new railroad company, St. Paul & Pacific Northwest, then runs the lumber cars across the border and eventually to US markets.

Yes that's all correct. The only thing I would add, that I didn't mention before, is that the St. Paul & Pacific Northwest also switches 3 reloads in the Columbia Gardens area, which generate the majority of traffic.