Under reconstruction

Having obtained copies of early GNR Time Tables, all mile posts will be recalculated.

The Route of the Vancouver and Nicola Valley Railway

Model Railway Lines:

• The Merritt lines -
• The Coquihalla Line -
• The Shared Main -
• The Valley Lines -
• The Vancouver Lines

The Merritt Lines

The official Mile Post Zero is at the end of the former Nicola Valley Railway Nicola Branch line where there is a junction with the Nicola, Kamloops and Similkameen Railway line north to Kamloops. The Vancouver & Nicola Valley operates over portions of two NVR branch lines; the Nicola spur and the south end of the Brodie branch. (Fiction)

The Coquihalla Line

The Vancouver & Nicola Valley assumed the Great Northern Railway running rights to the Coquihalla lines. (Fiction)

The Shared Main

The Vancouver & Nicola Valley assumed the Great Northern Railway running rights to the Hope to Cannor section of the CNoR mainline. (Fiction)

Mile Post	Name
	Notes
MP 100.6	Hope Junction (CNR MP 40.2)
MP 100.7	Hope (CNR MP 40.3)
	Hope is the location of a small yard with two passing sidings, a small locomotive shed for helper engines and engine service facilities. (Historical) These were originally located on the west side of the CNoR lines but to rationalize things they were relocated to the east side with the CNoR taking over the west side yards. (Fiction)
MP 100.7	HP Tower
	HP (Hope) tower controls the Hope Junction.(Fiction)
MP 104.4	Floods (CNR MP 44.0)
MP 114.5	Cheam View (CNR MP 54.1)
MP 126.3	Rosedale (CNR MP 65.9)
MP 132.2	Chilliwack (CNR MP 71.8)
MP 136.9	Cannor (CNR Arnold MP 76.5)

The Valley Lines

New information gleaned from satellite images of the Fraser Valley has changed all the milepost information. The former Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway grade is visible in many places and has allowed for a much better location of its route. In the absence of an official map or time table, this will do for now.

The Route east from Cloverdale.

The route begins at the grade just east of 176 street and heads east on Colebrook road. The line crosses the Nikomekl River at about 190 Street. It follows Colebrook Road east through Langley until at 199 Street it swings south to join Grade Road at 200 Street. It follows Grade Road east to 208 Street. Here Grade Road swings south and comes to and end.

The rail line continues south up Murrayville Creek and crosses 40 Avenue at 214 street. The line curves west to almost reach the end of 36 Avenue. Then it starts a giant loop back east and then north (the first of the Murrayville Loops). The loop crosses 216 street at about 33 avenue and continues north to re-cross 40 Avenue at 220 street. At 44 avenue the line loops east and then south (the second loop) passing around a subdivision and crossing 224 street just short of 48 avenue. The line curves south to cross Old Yale Road at 224 street and then starts curving back north (the third loop).

The line again crosses Old Yale Road at 230 street. It starts curving east and crosses the Fraser Highway at 231 Street then crosses 232 street just north of the Fraser Highway. The line curves east to join Robertson Crescent. At 256 street Robertson Crescent curves south until it is running south east. The line follows Robertson Crescent to 264 street. From 264 street the line goes diagonally through Aldergrove, crossing 272 street just north of 32 avenue. It crosses Fraser Highway at 274 street heading south west and passes along Station Road.

It continues south east crossing Simpson Road before it reaches and crosses Lefeuvre Road. The line jogs east then south again before commencing a large loop to the east then north crossing Bradner Road at about 17 avenue. The loop continues until the line is traveling north east. The line continues north east then curves east to cross Ross Road at Simpson Road. It follows Simpson Road East and at the end of the road curves north until it is running just shy of north east.

The line is now aimed almost directly at the intersection of Old Yale Road and Livingstone Avenue - Blue Jay Avenue (south east corner of the intersection). It crosses Mount Lehman Road just south of Canary Court. The line continues north east then swings east along Sidom Avenue. Tending to the south it crosses Old Yale Road, then the ravine and then joins Dahlstrom Avenue. The line follows the course of Dahlstrom Avenue . At Oriole Crescent it leaves the avenue but parallels it on the south side. At Gladwin Road the line curves south and parallels Nelson Avenue until it reaches the junction of South Fraser Way and Old Yale Road at McCallum Road. The line follows the course of South Fraser Way south east, over the CPR and BC Electric tracks until just south of Marshall road it leaves South Fraser Way to follow Delair Road. Just before the overpass of the railway tracks the Huntingdon spur branches off to the south. The line follows Delair road then Lower Sumas Mountain Road. At the junction with Whatcom Road the line is on a bench just above the level of the old Sumas Lake. Eventually the line reaches and follows Quadling Road until at Sumas River it crosses the river and joins the CNR Mainline at Cannor (east end of CNR siding Arnold).

Mile Post	Name
	Notes. Unless otherwise noted, all roads have unprotected level crossings.
MP 136.9	Cannor
	Junction Canadian National Railway (Formerly Canadian Northern Railway ). CNR Arnold MP 76.5
MP 136.9	AN Tower
	AN (Arnold) Tower controls the lines west to Cloverdale as well as the Huntingdon Branch.
MP 138.4	Vedder Junction
	Junction with Vedder River Logging Company.
MP 138.0	Sumas River
	Pile Trestle Crossing of River. Replaced by three span through girder bridge 1935.
MP 146.3	Kilgard
	Kilgard Station. Cement Plant. Brick Plant.
MP 150.1	Abbotsford
	Station.
MP 150.5	CPR/BCH Overpass
	Pile trestle crossing of CPR and BCH lines to Huntingdon. Replaced by through girder with fill approaches.
MP 150.75	Huntingdon Junction
	Junction with Huntingdon branch line. Huntingdon Branch MP 0.0 Huntingdon Junction MP 2.8 Huntingdon Interchange with Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific.
MP 152.6	Clearbrook
	Clearbrook station. Now amalgamated with Abbotsford. Crossing BCER/CPR spur line to Mill Lake Lumber Mill. CPR Signals.
MP 154.2	Fish Trap Creek Bridge
	Original trestle replaced with high fill and culvert.
MP 155.2	Old Yale Road Crossing #5
MP 155.3	Highway 1 Crossing
	One through girder bridge over each of the eastbound and westbound lane pairs.
MP 155.7	Mt. Lehman Road
	Level crossing. Lights.
MP 156.45	Waechver Creek
	Low trestle replaced with culvert and fill.
MP 156.85	Ross Road
MP 158.6	Bradner Road
	Level crossing. Bradner Road loop.
MP 158.9	Howes Creek
	Culvert and fill.
MP 159.5	Lefeuvre Road
MP 160.3	Aldergrove
	Station located on Station Road.
MP 160.75	Fraser Highway
	Level crossing with lights.
MP 161.15	Highway 13
	Level Crossing with lights. Highway 13 / 264th street. Robertson Crescent.
MP 163.55	256 street.
MP 164.55	248 Street. Otter.
	Flag Stop.
MP 165.65	240 Street
MP 165.75	End of Robertson Crescent grade. Enter upper reaches of Nicomekl River.
MP 166.7	232 Street
MP 166.85	Fraser Highway
	Protected level crossing.
MP 167.1	Old Yale Road East
	Protected crossing. Upper Murrayville loop. 4.5 degree curve.
MP 167.7	Old Yale Road
	Protected Crossing.
MP 168.15	224 Street
	Protected crossing. Siding to Cement plant. Middle Murrayville loop. 4 degree curve.
MP 168.6	Murrayville
	Station.
MP 168.7	Old Yale Road West
	Protected crossing.
MP 169.5	40 Avenue East. Lincoln.
	Flag Stop.
MP 169.96	Murray Creek
	Fill and culvert.
MP 170.6	216 Street
MP 171.1	Murrayville Loops
	Lower Murrayville loop. 3.4 degree curve. The three Murrayville loops stretch from MP 167.1 to MP 171.1.
MP 171.55	Road Overpass - 40 Avenue West
MP 172.85	208 Street
	Protected Crossing.
MP 173.9	200 Street
	Protected Crossing.
MP 174.1	Langley
	Langley Station.
MP 174.64	Anderson Creek
	Fill and culvert.
MP 174.95	192 Street
	Road underpass.
MP 175.15	Nicomekl River
	Pile trestle replaced by fill and through girder, quickly replaced by four through girders on stone piers after the fill was washed out.
MP 177.1	Cloverdale Junction
	The original New Westminster Southern Railway (NWSR) line was North South. The Victoria Terminal Railway (VTR) joined on the east side of the line with a wye. When the valley line was built to the east, the western point of the VTR wye was replaced with a three way turnout with the straight leg extending east to cross the N-S line at 90 degrees. The Vancouver and Nicola Valley Railway (VNV) added the junction from the north line to the east line for passenger service. The south east junction was never needed so it was never built. When the BC Harbours Board line to Roberts Bank was built through Cloverdale it caused the realignment you see in the plan.
MP 177.1	CD Tower
	CD (CloverDale) Tower controls the Cloverdale Junction, the lines north, south and west. Lines east are controlled by AN (ArNold) Tower at Cannor.
MP 177.1	Port Guichon Junction
	The line heads east of 176 street following the course of Colebrook road. At 131A Street there is a short passing siding before the line joins the GNR line from the south. The line used to follow the alignment of Colebrook road but the Highway Junction of Annacis Highway and 99 forces a jog to the north where the GNR line to Vancouver branches off north. The line then climbs and crosses 99 on a bridge and heads back to the former alignment. At about 67 Street the modern line to Roberts Bank branches of to the south. The branch line continues west along the course of 44 Avenue (usually to the south of it, but at times to the north). At 46A Street the line curves north to follow the alignment of Station Street to the river.
	Port Guichon Branch MP 0.0 Port Guichon Junction. Protected crossing of 176 Street. MP .1 Meridian Flag stop. MP .5 Cloverdale Yards Because of the fortuitous layout of the Cloverdale Junction this was the best location for the VNV yards. The engine service is on the higher ground on the north side. Yards tracks are on the south side on the flood plain. MP 5.7 Colebrook Siding MP 6.0 Colebrook Flag stop MP 6.2 End Colebrook siding MP 6.27 Junction GNR MP 6.28 Mud Bay Sidings (2) MP 6.85 End sidings MP 7.2 Junction GNR Line to Vancouver MP 7.4 Annacis Highway under pass MP 9.6 104 Street MP 10.6 96 Street MP 11.65 88 Street MP 12.7 80 Street MP 13.5 Inverholm Flag Stop MP 13.7 72 Street MP 13.9 Junction Point Roberts Line MP 15.25 Highway 17 Protected Crossing MP 16.2 Arthur Drive MP 16.24 44 Avenue East MP 16.8 44 Avenue West MP 17.0 46A Street MP 17.2 Ladner Station MP 17.5 End of Line Ferry Slip and Railway Wharves.
MP 177.1	Border Junction
	The MP Zero is in Cloverdale. The line heads south on a grade just east of 176th. At about 30th Avenue the line swings east until at 24th Avenue it is east of 184 street. At 20th Avenue it swings sharply west and crosses 184 street at McMillan Avenue. The line then starts a long gentle curve back towards 176 street. It bisects the intersection of 8th Avenue and 176th Street. The line continues south-south west until it hits the border aiming just to the west of 8th street in Blaine.
	US Border Branch MP 0.0 Border Junction MP 2.8 32 Avenue Crossing. MP 4.0 Royal City Mills Royal City Mills Spur. MP 4.2 184 Street MP 4.35 24 Avenue MP 5.0 184 Street MP 5.1 Campbell River Logging Junction with Campbell River Logging Railway. MP 5.5 Hazlemere Flag Stop. MP 5.8 16 Avenue MP 6.35 12 Avenue MP 6.8 176 Street & 8 Avenue Protected Crossing. MP 7.4 4 Avenue MP 7.7 2 Avenue MP 7.9 Border Junction with GNR
The route to Port Kells heads north on a grade just east of 176 street. At Fraser Highway the line swings north east and follows (is) Harvie Road. At 87 Avenue Harvie Road curves north around Port Kells until it is running north west. It continues north west until it joins the CNR mainline at 184 St.
MP 177.3	BC Electric Crossing
	BC Electric Signals
MP 177.35	56 Avenue
	Protected Crossing
MP 177.4	Cloverdale
	Station.
MP 178.35	64 Avenue
MP 179.75	Fraser Highway
	Protected Crossing
MP 180.7	80 Avenue
MP 182.1	88 Avenue
MP 182.6	Port Kells Flag Stop
MP 182.8	Highway 1 Under Pass
MP 183.9	Junction CNR Main Line to Vancouver
	Former CNoR - former VV&E Line - Former NWS Line.

The Vancouver Lines

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