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Pacific Great Eastern rail line’s 80 year march to Prince George
The piece recalls BC Rail’s origins with the Pacific Great Eastern, created in 1912 to link the Lower Mainland to central British Columbia. It notes initial government ownership, early deficits, gradual dividends, and modern connections via CN Rail in Dawson Creek, North Vancouver, and Prince George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Prince George
Maclean’s Magazine
Vancouver Sun
PGE
Bering Strait
Moscow
the Sun
Prince George Eventually
Maclean’s
Valhalla
BC Rait
Pacific Great Easter
Old Howe Sound
Northern
London
Empire
Britain
Grand Truck Pacific
GTP
Vancouver
BC Rail
CN Rail
Dawson Creek
North Vancouver