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	BC Rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BC Rail (AAR reporting marks BCOL and BCIT), known as the British Columbia Railway between 1972 and 1984 and as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE; AAR reporting marks PGE and PGER) before 1972, was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia between 1912 and 2004.
		In 1984 BC Rail acquired the British Columbia Harbours Board Railway, a 23 mile (37 km) line that connects three class I railways with Roberts Bank, an ocean terminal that handles coal shipments.
		BC Rail replaced the service between Lillooet and nearby Seton Portage and D'Arcy with a pair of railbuses, called "track units" by the railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BC_Rail (5548 words)

	British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BC's most populous city is Vancouver, located in southwest corner of the BC mainland called the Lower Mainland.
		Rail development expanded greatly in the subsequent decades, and was the chief mode of long-distance surface transportation until the expansion and improvement of the provincial highways system began in the 1950s.
		BC Ferries was established as a provincial crown corporation in 1960 to provide passenger and vehicle ferry service between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland as a cheaper and more reliable alternative to the service operated by the CPR.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Columbia (4579 words)

	Privatization of BC Rail
		BC Rail is able to service its debt and earn a profit.
		The government constantly denies that it is privatizing or selling BC Rail; they insist that they are just entering into a thirty year "operating agreement" where they retain ownership of the rails and rail bed.
		With a thousand fewer workers, the closure of the North Vancouver head office and rail yards, the closure of the southern portion of the line, the loss of provincial control and the likelihood of higher freight rates, it is hard to imagine how the sale of BC Rail creates any opportunity.
	www.strategicthoughts.com /record2003/bcrailpriv.html (1364 words)

	Why Are We Selling Our Railway? :: thetyee.ca
		Reports that BC Rail will be sold this week to Canadian National Railway (floated in Friday's Vancouver Sun and quickly denied by the government) left the province's citizens - including the 32,000 who signed a petition against the move - with more questions than answers.
		BC Rail has cut operating costs (and more than 500 jobs) and increased revenue from the forest industry.
		BC Rail eliminated its passenger service in the fall of 2002, isolating small, remote communities and leaving towns as big as Lillooet with no public transport.
	thetyee.ca /News/2003/11/14/Why_Are_We_Selling_Our_Railway (1114 words)

	BC Rail contract keeps on leaking
		But now we know that, unless the B.C. government wants to buy back BC Rail in 2094, the deal will be renewed for another sixty years, and then for another sixty years, and another sixty years… The total length of the "partnership" could reach 990 years.
		BC Rail right-of-ways are, like almost all crown land in the province, the subject of unresolved land claims.
		Secondly, BC Rail while marginally profitable is a risk to the taxpayer as a result of a need to invest heavily in rolling stock etc. The CN deal is a good one as they are well versed in the rail business and so have a depth of rolling stock to apply in BC.
	thetyee.ca /Views/2004/04/19/BC_Rail_contract_keeps_on_leaking (4689 words)

	BCPolitics - BC News and Political Commentary
		The BC Liberal government's move to sell-off BC Rail will deal a serious blow to the northern economy, New Democrat Opposition Leader Joy MacPhail said today.
		MacPhail pointed to secret BC Rail briefing documents obtained by the Opposition that show a CN takeover of BC Rail will result in big job losses for the Prince George area.
		According to those documents, a CN takeover of BC Rail means 88 per cent of management and 60 per cent of union jobs will be eliminated.
	www.bcpolitics.ca /left_bcrailcn.htm (387 words)

	ALCo World: BC Rail MLW M630 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BC Rail 718 and a class mate with a southbound freight near Garibaldi BC, February 1988.
		BCR 715 is the second in a group of 9 (714-722) MLW M-630 locomotives built for BC Rail in 1972.
		BC Rail #721 (with 707 in front), an M-630, enroute to General Electric in Toronto, Ont., June 25th, 1990.
	alcoworld.railfan.net /bcr-m630.htm (241 words)

	BC rail to be privatised - World Report International Railway Journal - Find Articles
		BC Rail currently has a debt of $C 502 million ($US 345 million), and the government has also written off a further $C 857 million in assets.
		BC Rail operates 120 locomotives and 9000 freight wagons.
		She stated: "We are responding to the concerns we have heard about BC Rail and requests for improvements.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_6_43/ai_105202940 (345 words)

	BC Rail, VIA Rail RDCs in British Columbia - 2002
		See BC Rail employee bulletin and Vancouver Sun article about the end of the Cariboo Prospector and that railroad's other tourist excursion and dinner train operations.
		While the BC Rail line that the Cariboo Prospector rode on is "high iron" (that is, heavyweight welded rail on raised and groomed roadbed), the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railroad on Vancouver Island is a classic branch line, with lighter weight rail and jointed rail segments.
		In contrast to BC Rail's "high iron," one is hard-pressed to see any iron here at all, with tall grass growing between the ties and shrouding the rails.
	mysite.verizon.net /kblesch/BC_Rail1.html (989 words)

	BC Rail Steam Locomotives
		BC Rail, has the distinction of being the only North American class I railroad that operates it's steam locomotives in regularly scheduled, albeit seasonal, service.
		I've been told that once they got the 2860 into the shop the BC Rail steam crew decided they might as well do the whole job and began a complete overhaul since the locomotive was due for re-certification anyway.
		BC Rails 2-8-0 #3716 is on point in front of 4-6-4 #2860.
	wasteam.railfan.net /bcrail.html (582 words)

	End of the line for BC Rail? - Trains.com Forums
		CN will pay the BC government $1 Billion in cash for outstanding shares of BC Rail Ltd. and the right to operate over BC Rail's roadbed under a 60-year lease, which can be renewed for another 30 years.
		BC Rail's roadbed will remain in public hands under the BC Railway Company, which is a provvincial Crown corporation.
		BC Rail's current $500 Million debt will be eliminated through the deal.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/97561/ShowPost.aspx#97561 (428 words)

	'boards - BC Rail Film Office Opens in Vancouver
		The BC Rail Film Office has been established in Vancouver, BC, to accommodate and develop the requests of the film industry.
		BC Rail is a single line railway running 1300 miles north from Vancouver through the most varied geography in North America.
		With 46 years of rail experience in addition to 10 years of film experience, the film office will share its expertise to coordinate and assist producers in making wise financial decisions.
	www.boardsmag.com /articles/online/20000613/rail.html (173 words)

	BC Rail Remote Service
		Back in the 1970's, BC Rail graded a route all the way from Prince George to Dease Lake in far northern BC, near the Yukon border.
		BC Rail operated a mixed freight over the line, know as the Takla Subdivision, until shutting it down in 1983.
		BC Rail operates passenger service for the locals and Northwood Inc. between Lovell Cove and Minarett.
	www.photosbystevenjbrown.com /bcrail/northwoods/utv.html (974 words)

	BC RAIL PARTNERSHIP UPDATE #2
		Under the BC Rail revitalization initiative, BC Rail’s railway right-of-way, railbed and tracks will remain publicly owned, while a partner will assume the operations and management of the freight-railway service and provide much-needed capital investment.
		On Aug. 28 John McLernon, chair of the board for B.C. Rail and of the evaluation committee overseeing the revitalization initiative, hosted its regular conference call with mayors and civic officials from railway communities.
		The call also provided mayors with an opportunity to express their continued support for the BC Rail revitalization process and to reiterate their views to the evaluation committee on the importance community benefits and the long-term sustainability of British Columbia’s transportation infrastructure plays in supporting regional economic development.
	www2.news.gov.bc.ca /nrm_news_releases/2003TRAN0053-000780.htm (683 words)

	BC Rail Services in British Columbia, Canada
		VIA Rail Canada runs from Vancouver to Jasper in the BC Rockies, and back to the Pacific Coast at Prince Rupert, with an overnight stop in Prince George.
		VIA Rail runs scenic one-day excursions on the rail route along the east coast of Vancouver Island, between Victoria, Nanaimo and Courtenay.
		BC Rail operates between Vancouver, Lillooet, Clinton, Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Prince George.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /Transport/details.asp?id=42 (404 words)

	CBC News: CN acquiring BC Rail for $1 billion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		CN will pick up the shares of Canada's third-largest rail company along with the right to operate on BC Rail's roadbed under a renewable 60-year lease.
		About 250 BC Rail employees will be eligible for early retirement, while the remaining 180 job cuts will be through attrition and layoffs.
		BC Rail links north and central parts of the province with the Lower Mainland.
	www.cbc.ca /story/business/national/2003/11/25/bcrail_031125.html (1048 words)

	eBay - bc rail train, Model RR, Trains, Diecast, Toy Vehicles items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Athearn 80884 HO RTR C44-9W BC Rail #4651
		PROTO 1000 #239738 BC RAIL BUDD RDC-3 BUDLINER BC-30
		PROTO 1000 #239739 BC RAIL BUDD RDC-3 BUDLINER BC-31
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=bc+rail+train&newu=1&... (366 words)

	Poll: BC Media Fails to Attend
		The meeting was to announce the astonishing results of a recent poll conducted to test the attitudes of British Columbians towards six issues related to the perceived lack of fairness and transparency in the Liberal government’s privatization of BC Rail and other Crown assets in the Province of British Columbia.
		There is a large gulf of disagreement between what the BC Liberals are doing and what two-thirds of ‘free enterprisers’ think they should be doing with respect to clarity in government.
		If there is anything discovered in the BC RAIL sale that provides a benefit to the bcIMC pension fund at the expense of the citizens, even the media won’t be able to help Gordon Campbell and his MLA’s.
	www.robbinssceresearch.com /polls/poll_21.html (443 words)

	Scenic Trains Of BC Rail
		BC Rail freight trains traverse this rugged country with modern power for the most part, but an occassional old ALCO can still be seen on the freights and in the Squamish yard as we watch a rare RS-18 at work.
		While the majority of the video covers diesel action, BC Rail also offers passenger service in the form of RDC's which are self-propelled rail cars.
		There is some fine railroading to enjoy in Scenic Trains of BC Rail.
	www.railwayshop.com /details/details5.html (236 words)

	Prince George, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The railway arrived in 1914 and construction of the railway townsite commenced.
		Several BC universities, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the Open Learning Agency have integrated their local programs with CNC.
		Both CNR freight and BC Rail freight lines operate out of Prince George as well as VIA Rail passenger service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia (1475 words)

	B18 Bc Rail Lease Fees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BCR Properties and BC Rail acknowledge that lease fees are not based on actual appraised values of their properties.
		The corporation has indicated that in their experience, these values reflect local market conditions and that their approach is normal and proper business practice in a landlord and tenant relationship and an appropriate procedure for a commercial crown corporation.
		Under the circumstances, legislation to require BCR Properties/BC Rail to comply with its current practice would be unnecessary and cumbersome to the corporation's operation.
	www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca /lgd/pol_research/ubcm/1999/b18.html (176 words)

	VIA - Vancouver, BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BC RAIL passenger trains from North Vancouver, BC discontinued on November 1, 2002.
		Currently, BC RAIL operates a shuttle service between Seton Portage, BC and Lillooet, BC (D'Arcy, BC - demand basis) year round seven days per week.
		On July 14, 2004, CN acquired BC Rail and CN committed to maintaining the shuttle service (CN Web).
	snow.prohosting.com /usarail/vancouverBC.htm (108 words)

	ALCo World: BC Rail
		Though I haven't heard much about BC Rail's MLWs recently I think there's none left on the roster.
		Back then the Centuries were a fixture at the BC Rail yard.
		BC Rail scrapyard near siding McEwan north of P.G., September 8th, 1994: on flatcars are the totally stripped RS3's #578 and 569
	alcoworld.railfan.net /bcr.htm (302 words)

	Railroading In Western Canada - BC Rail
		The trains and sometimes locomotives are interchanged between BC Rail and Canadian National at Prince George.
		On the same day, in the BC Rail yards we see a wood products train preparing to depart south behind B36-7s 3604 and 3612 (both unmarked).
		BC Rail - British Columbia's Great Train Adventure by Chris Harris published by Country Light Publishing.
	members.fortunecity.com /rrpics/bcrail/bcrail.htm (1234 words)

	UTU Job Bank - BC Rail - 1/29/99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We are looking for high-energy, self-motivated individuals who: have Grade 12 or equivalent; are committed to customer service in a team-oriented environment; are prepared to work physically in all weather conditions; can work with minimum supervision; have a mechanical aptitude.
		BC Rail is a 24-hours a day, 7 days a week operation requiring shiftwork and being on-call.
		We would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest in BC Rail.
	www.utu.org /DEPTS/MBRSPSRV/JOBBANK/JOBS/BC-2-99.HTM (237 words)

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