User:Buffalkill/sandbox/Chilliwack interurban line
Passenger rail
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Chilliwack historically was served by the British Columbia Electric Railway New Westminster–Chilliwack interurban line. The company announced its "Rails-to-Rubber" conversion programme in 1944, and the Chilliwack line ceased service in 1950.[1]
In 2019, the South Fraser Community Rail campaign was launched by former BC premier Bill Vander Zalm and former Langley mayor Rick Green, to resurrect passenger service using the former BCER right-of-way. The proposed light-rail line would be 103 km (64 miles) long.[2][3]
- ^ Ewert (2010), p. 9.
- ^ Gold, Kerry (July 12, 2019). "Push begins to rebuild Vancouver-Chilliwack rail line". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "South Fraser Community Rail". Retrieved 26 November 2023.