British Columbia. Railway Point
Canadian National Railway, E of Tête Jaune Cache
52.9736 N 119.4139 W — Map 83D/14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1989
Official in BC – Canada
Canadian National Railway, E of Tête Jaune Cache
52.9736 N 119.4139 W — Map 83D/14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1989
Official in BC – Canada
47 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Mile 22 in Tete Jaune Subdivision (Red Pass to McBride as of 1977)
Mile 22 in Tete Jaune Subdivision (Red Pass to McBride as of 1977)
J. Taverna was master mechanic for Canadian National Railways in Kamloops. A Taverna family resided at Lucerne (CNoR railway point) around 1915.
References:
- Valemount Historic Society. Yellowhead Pass and its People. Valemount, B.C.: 1984
- CN (Canadian National Railway). Transportation planning branch, Edmonton, and historical office, Montréal. 2000
My grandfather was Joe Taverna. He worked with the CN for fifty years and received a gold pass. He did live in Lucerne from about 1921 to 1923 and was a pitcher on the Lucerne baseball team