CN Seeks to End Lease on Ex-BC Rail Route North of Vancouver

CN seeks to end lease on ex-BC Rail route north of Vancouver

BC Rail’s Cariboo Prospector RDC passenger service is viewed from the cab of the Whistler Northwind tourist train at Lime, B.C., on July 2, 2001. All BCR passenger sevice was discontinued Oct. 31, 2002, and the province-owned line was leased to CN the following year. CN now wants to end its lease. Bob Johnston SQUAMISH, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway has announced its intention to abandon operations on 214 miles of former BC Rail t…

CN move opens ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ for passenger rail to Whistler - BC

CN Rail has announced it will discontinue operations on the rail line it controls between Squamish and 100 Mile House. Could a passenger route to Whistler be in the offing?