Shuswap & Okanagan Railway

SHUSWAP & OKANAGAN RAILWAY was incorporated in 1886 to build a line from the CPR mainline at SICAMOUS to OKANAGAN LK near VERNON. Major promoters included J.A. MARA, J.H. TURNER (later premier of BC), Moses Lumby, F.S. BARNARD (later lt gov of BC), Forbes VERNON and R.P. RITHET. The 82-km line, leased by the CPR, was completed in 1892. To link the railway with potential fruit-growing areas to the south, the CPR launched a steamer service connecting OKANAGAN LANDING 105 km down the lake to...

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