Alberta-BC boundary. Railway point
Canadian National Railway, at Yellowhead Pass
52.8833 N 118.4667 W — Map 83D/16 — Google — GeoHack
Official in BC – Canada
Canadian National Railway, at Yellowhead Pass
52.8833 N 118.4667 W — Map 83D/16 — Google — GeoHack
Official in BC – Canada
Yellowhead Pass (on the continental divide, boundary between Alberta and British Columbia)
Mile 18 in Albreda Subdivision (Jasper to Blue River as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1912
Mile 18 in Albreda Subdivision (Jasper to Blue River as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1912
This railway point appears on:
Frederick Talbot’s map GTP 1910
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map [ca. 1912]
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ticket 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map 1919
Canadian National Railway map 1925
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Frederick Talbot’s map GTP 1910
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map [ca. 1912]
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ticket 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map 1919
Canadian National Railway map 1925
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Among depots that were left vacant on the abandoned Grand Trunk Pacific Railway grade in 1917. Yellowhead burned down about 1918.
Bohi lists “Summit” and “Yelsum” as previous names for this station.
References:
- Bohi, Charles W., and Kozma, Leslie S. Canadian National’s Western Stations. Don Mills, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2002
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