British Columbia. Former railway point
Between Lucerne (GTP railway point) and Grant Brook (GTP railway point)
53.0278 N 119.1778 W — Map 83E/3 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1912 (Wheeler map)
Name officially adopted in 1951
Not currently an official name
Between Lucerne (GTP railway point) and Grant Brook (GTP railway point)
53.0278 N 119.1778 W — Map 83E/3 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1912 (Wheeler map)
Name officially adopted in 1951
Not currently an official name
10 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1913. Formerly Mt. Robson
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1913. Formerly Mt. Robson
This former railway point appears on:
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ticket 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map ca. 1918
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ticket 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map ca. 1918
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Adopted in 1951 on Jasper Park (North) sheet (file J.1.34), as identified on Canadian National Railway timetables; name cancelled in 1989.
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station Mount Robson (railway point) had originally been located here, but the station by that name was relocated southward and the Canadian National Railway renamed the facility at this location “Alpland” in 1924.
References:
- British Columbia Geographical Names. Alpland
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