History of the Kettle Valley Railway
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Season 1 - Episode 12; History of the KVR.
We visit landmarks around British Columbia and share the history and events about them.
In this episode we look at the history of the Kettle Valley Railway. A historic railway connecting Southern British Columbia to the rest of the Country.
These are great videos! Keep it up!
Thank you!
I have biked many sections of the KVR. It is a favorite.
Unfortunately, many areas in the coquihalla section were heavily damaged in 2021.
The areas close to towns are fairly well maintained but the more remote areas are getting forgotten
The VV&E was also built between Port Guichon (Ladner) and Abbotsford, western portions are still railway today. The tracks west of Abbotsford were torn out in 1930. The alignment is evident in Langley, for example, where we find Grade Crescent, the semi-circular path cutting across 216th near 32nd Ave, all of Robertson Crescent, and Station Road in Aldergrove.
I’ve been planning to make a video on that section of the VV&E for a future episode. Thanks for sharing.
As an Okanagan resident, this is very interesting, thank you! I tried to share it on Facebook but it would not work because it “does not meet our community standards”. Ridiculous!
I appreciate the attempt to share. Thanks for watching.
That's a really nice little video. The whole story in a nutshell.
You have a great voice for narration too.
Copper Mountain next?
Thank you! Copper Mountain is coming... just not next. I have a couple others planned first.
Visually stunning and I sure learned a lot more than I thought I knew about the kvr
Thanks for watching :)
chasm is pronouced kazum.
And the o in southern is silent.
If you take the Portia (northbound only) exit today, you can park and walk in and find yourself on the KVR. The old railway is now an access road for Trans Mountain and logging operations. Trans Mountain maintains one tunnel and one tressel on the route. You will also come across a cool water feature where they bored the rock to drain water off the mountain and prevent it from hitting the tracks and freezing. When they drilled, they broke through the rock wall. So now you see what looks like a broken gutter pipe with water flowing through. You will also see the tunnels that were demolished by the military and mentioned in the video.
Thanks for sharing!
If we are talking about the same thing, where the water "tunnel" is exposed on the "hill" side of the road and comes out below the roadway on the cliffside, we use to call this the "hole in the wall", but we never knew this was a manmade tunnel. However now that you say this it certainly seemed like a cylindrical pipe shape. Spent a fair amount of time camping in the area before the new highway was completed. Have photos crossing the trestle near Larson Hill, watching fish runs from water level at the Othello tunnels, and camping along the river from Hope to Coalmont.
@Scorpster Yea, that's the one!
Myra Canyon Trail is one of my wife and I favourite things we have done. Absolutely stunning scenery!
Are there actually people who pronounce “southern” this way or is it just this one guy?
Once again … well done !!!
Love how you put these historical stories together
Thank you! Much appreciated
i have biked along here meny times
Very well made! Thank you so much for making these videos 👏
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
I had my paternal grandfather and my maternal great uncle work for the Kettle Valley Railway stationed in Penticton during the late teens and early 20s
That's awesome! My grandfather worked as a fireman on the KVR in the 40's and 50's stationed in Brookmere.
Learned a bunch, thanks for making this!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Another great video bro. This one might be linked to a tattoo!!
Yessir. My first tatoo remembering Grandpa during his KVR days.
Worked on the TransMountain Pipeline hydro test in 2013 in the Coquihalla “the Coke”. TransMountain bought the KVR right of way south of Portia Mountain. I also was project manager for LiDAR survey of Iago Hillside and extended Iago tunnel to mitigate rock fall risks. A old cattle drive road still exists under the canopy of the old growth cedars, along with a limestone beehive oven to bake the cowboys bread at the end of a long day. The KVR employed a Chinese chap who lived in the valley and provided trains with warning of rail blockages, he did the job for 30 years, retired, then disappeared (rumour was he headed back to China). His collapsed cabin is still visible along with the tell tale Coleman green camp stove.
YES!! I’ve been waiting for this one. So awesome 🤩
diggin it
Thanks for watching!
Great video. Thanks.
Fantastic, thank you!
Oooooo neat!
So great, thanks!
Thanks, I appreciate it.
@@HistoryOfBritishColumbia Perhaps you can help answer why there's the City of Langley and then also the Township of Langley lol
I also finished reading "Before We Lost the Lake" on Sumas Lake, that you might find very interesting.
A great idea! Why are there two Langley's? Thanks for the suggestion. Sumas Lake as well.
As kids in the 80's my buddies and I used to ride our dirt bikes down the middle of the rail bed at high speed 100kmh or more from Princeton to Hope , spend many days playing on the old rail beds in Allenby in Princeton and Blakeburn city in Coalmont and Tulameen, I know every inch of those lines they were amazing.