Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway 1918 Time Tables

Due to their size the 1918 timetables have their own page.

Time Tables

GNR 1918 Fifth District, Sumas to Guichon

WESTWARD. FIFTH DISTRICT--SUMAS TO GUICHON EASTWARD.
THIRD CLASS	SECOND CLASS				FIRST CLASS	Capacity of Side Tracks		Distance from Sumas	Time Table No. 95. Efective January 1, 1918	Telegraph Calls	Distance from Abbotsford	Signs See Rule, 5 Page 18.	FIRST CLASS	SECOND CLASS				THIRD CLASS
737	395	381	393	383	281	Capacity of Side Tracks			Time Table No. 95. Efective January 1, 1918				282	396	384	382	394	739
N.P. 675 Mdse Freight	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	N.P. 441 Passenger	Passing Tracks	Other Tracks		STATIONS				N.P. 442 Passenger	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
Daily Ex. Sunday	Daily Ex. Sunday	Mon. Wed. Fri.	Daily Ex. Sunday	Tues. Thur. Sat.	Daily	Passing Tracks	Other Tracks		STATIONS				Daily	Daily Daily Ex. Sunday	Mon. Wed. Fri.	Tues. Thur. Sat.	Daily Ex. Sunday	Daily Ex. Sunday
282 Lv 1.00Pm	.	384 Lv 11.45Am	.	382 Lv 10.25Am	Lv 7.20Pm	.	.	0.0	.............SUMAS, WASH.............	SU	46.5	R D W C	737 Lv 12.50Pm	.	381 Ar 11.35Am	383 Ar 10.15AM	.	Ar 11.20Pm
.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0.0	INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY	.	46.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
1.01Pm	.	11.46Am	.	10.26Am	7.21Pm	25	3	0.1	..............HUNTINGDON..............	.	46.4	W	12.48Pm	.	11.30Am	10.13Am	.	11.15Pm
1.30Pm	.	Ar 11.55Am	.	s 10.40Am	s 7.40Pm	37	31	3.6	..............ABBOTSFORD...............	PS	42.9	R D W	s 12.40Pm	.	s 11.20Am	Lv 10.05Am	.	11.05Pm
1.45Pm	.	.	.	s 11.05Am	7.51Pm	.	7	8.1	.................PINEGROVE................	.	38.4	.	12.27Pm	.	11.00Am	.	.	10.45Pm
2.00Pm	.	.	.	s 11.35Am	s 8.04Pm	62	31	12.7	..............ALDERGROVE..............	.	33.8	D	s 12.14Pm	.	s 10.45Pm	.	.	10.30Pm
2.15Pm	.	.	.	282 12.03Pm	f 8.13Pm	26	.	16.9	.....................OTTER.....................	.	29.6	.	383 f 12.03Pm	.	s 10.20Am	.	.	10.10Pm
2.30Pm	.	.	.	s 12.40Pm	8.25Pm	61	18	21.6	...................LINCOLN...................	.	24.9	W	11.50Am	.	s 10.05Am	.	.	9.55Pm
2.55Pm	Lv 4.20Pm	.	384 Lv 9.25Am	s 1.15Pm	s 8.43Pm	64	38	29.4	...............CLOVERDALE...............	CL	17.1	R D Y	s 11.32Am	Ars 8.25Am	393 s 9.25Am	.	Ar 3.40Pm	9.30Pm
3.10Pm	f 4.30Pm	.	9.35Am	1.30Pm	8.53Pm	.	4	33.4	...................ALLUVIA...................	.	13.1	.	11.22Am	s 8.10Am	9.13Am	.	3.30Pm	9.10Pm
3.15Pm	f 4.35Pm	.	9.40Am	1.35Pm	8.57Pm	.	4	34.9	................SOUTHPORT................	.	11.6	.	11.18Am	s 8.05Am	9.05Am	.	3.25Pm	9.05Pm
3.19Pm	4.40Pm	.	9.44Am	1.39Pm	8.59Pm	.	.	35.9	.....COLEBROOK JUNCTION.....	.	10.6	Y	11.16Am	8.00Am	9.01Am	.	3.21Pm	9.01Pm
384 Ar 3.20Pm	s 4.55Pm	.	Ar 9.45Am	Ar 1.40Pm	738 Ars 9.00Pm	58	58	35.9	...............COLEBROOK...............	C	10.6	R DN W	Lv 11.22Am	s 7.55Am	Lv 9.00Am	.	737 Lv 3.20Pm	281 Lv 9.00Pm
.	5.00Pm	.	.	.	.	.	.	36.7	...QUICHON LINE JUNCTION...	.	9.8	.	.	7.45Pm	.	.	.	.
.	f 5.25Pm	.	.	.	.	.	9	42.7	................INVERHOLM................	.	3.8	.	.	f 7.15Pm	.	.	.	.
.	f 5.35Pm	.	.	.	.	.	2	45.1	....................LADNER....................	.	1.4	.	.	f 7.05Pm	.	.	.	.
.	Ars 5.45Pm	.	.	.	.	.	10	46.5	..................QUICHON...................	.	0.0	R Y	.	Lv 7.00Am	.	.	.	.
.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
737	395	381	393	383	281	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	282	396	384	382	394	738
2.20 15.4	1.25 12.1	.10 21.9	.20 19.7	3.15 11.1	1.40 21.6	.	.	.	Time Over District Average Speed Per Hour	.	.	.	1.35 22.5	1.25 12.1	2.35 14.6	.10 21.9	.20 19.7	2.20 15.4

SPECIAL RULES
Westward trains are superior to eastward trains of same class.
The normal position of switches at Colebrook Junction, Guichon Line Junction are for main line. All trains Fifth District will protect against all Third District trains between Colebrook Jct. and Guichon Line Jct. INTERLOCKING governing B. C. E. Ry. crossing, Cloverdale, B C. Distant signal on north side is located 2,500 feet from crossing. Home signal is located 75 feet from crossing. Home signal on south side is located 15 feet from crossing and distant signal 1,500 feet from crossing. Derails are placed five feet inside each home signal. Passenger and mail trains must not exceed twenty-five(25) miles per hour over curves 8 degrees and over.

INITIAL STATIONS	TERMINAL STATIONS
Guichon for train No. 396	Guichon for train No. 395.
Colebrook for trains Nos. 282, 384, 394, 738.	Colebrook for trains Nos. 281, 383, 393, 737.
Cloverdale for trains Nos. 393, 395.	Cloverale for trains Nos. 396, 394.
Sumas for trains Nos. 281, 383, 381, 737.	Sumas for trains Nos. 282, 384, 382, 738.
Abbotsford for train No. 382.	Abbotsford for train No. 381.
DERAIL SWITCHES
Derail switches must always be set for derail except when in actual use whether there are cars on the tracks or not.
Abbotsford east end of passing track.

Business tracks not shown as stations on time table.

NAME	LOCATION	OPENS	CAR CAPACITY
Guichon Slip Spur....................................	0.1 Miles east of Guichon.....................	East	3
Gowdy Road Spur...................................	1.5 Miles east of Ladner......................	West	5
Patterson's Spur.......................................	1.9 Miles east of Inverholm..................	West	7
Smith Road Spur.....................................	2.0 Miles east of Inverholm...................	Both	5
Matthew Road Spur.................................	3.0 Miles east of Inverholm...................	Both	5
Embree Road Spur...................................	2.0 miles west of Colebrook.................	Both	5
Oliver Road Spur.....................................	1.7 Miles west of Colebrook.................	West	5
Gravel Pit Spur.......................................	0.7 Miles east of Alluvia.......................	West	9
Surrey Spur............................................	1.1 Miles west of Cloverdale.................	West	3
Fernridge Lumber Company Spur............	1.4 Miles West of Lincoln.....................	West	15
Lincoln Lumber Company Spur................	1.0 Miles east of Lincoln......................	West	30
Clark's Spur............................................	1.0 Miles west of Otter......................	West	2
Otter Shingle Company Spur..................	at Otter...................................	East	15
Aldergrove Lumber Company Spur..........	at Aldergrove..................................	East	20
Singer Mill No. 2......................................	1.0 Miles east of Aldergrove..................	West	4
Fish Trap Pit.............................................	1.5 Miles west of Pinegrove.................	West	40
Pinegrove Lumber Company Spur............	0.8 Miles east of Pinegrove..................	West	10
Abbotsford Timber Spur..........................	0.8 Miles west of Abbotsford...................	East	4

GNR 1918 Sixth District, Port Kells to Hazelmere

WESTWARD. SIXTH DISTRICT--PORT KELLS TO HAZELMERE EASTWARD.
SECOND CLASS			Capacity of Side Tracks		Distance from Port Kells	Time Table No. 95. Efective January 1, 1918	Telegraph Calls	Distance from Hazelmere	Signs See Rule, 5 Page 18.	SECOND CLASS
389	399	379	Capacity of Side Tracks			Time Table No. 95. Efective January 1, 1918				380	400	392
Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Passing Tracks	Other Tracks		STATIONS				Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
Tue., Thur. and Sat.	Tue., Thur. and Sat.	Wednesday	Passing Tracks	Other Tracks		STATIONS				Wednesday	Tue., Thur. and Sat.	Tue., Thur. and Sat.
.	.	380 Lv 8.55Am	.	18	0.0	PORT KELLS	.	11.3	.	379 Ars 8.50Am	.	.
Lv 3.40Pm	Lv 8.30Am	Ar 9.15Am	64	38	6.2	CLOVERDALE	CL	5.1	R D Y	Lv 8.30Am	Ars 9.15Am	Ars 4.20Pm
392 Ars 4.00Pm	400 Ars 8.00Am	.	.	8	11.3	HAZELMERE	.	0.0	.	.	390 Lv 8.55AM	389 Lv 4.00Pm
389	399	379	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	380	400	392
.20 15.5	.20 15.5	.20 18.8	.	.	.	Time Over District Average Speed Per Hour	.	.	.	.20 18.8	.20 15.5	.20 15.5

Notes to the Time Table:
Empty columns were deleted from the time table.

SPECIAL RULES
Southward trains are superior to northwards trains of the same class.
All trains will reduce speed to 8 miles per hour over all draw bridges and Interlocking plants. Passenger and mail trains must not exceed twenty-five(25) miles per hour over curves 8 degrees and over.

INITIAL STATIONS	TERMINAL STATIONS
Port Kells for train No. 379	Cloverdale for train Nos. 400, 379 and 392.
Cloverdale for trains Nos. 399, 380 and 389.	Hazelmere for trains Nos. 399 and 389.
Hazelmere for trains Nos. 400 and 392.	Port Kells for train No. 380.

Business tracks not shown as stations on time table.

NAME	LOCATION	OPENS	CAR CAPACITY
Great Western Shingle Company...........	0.5 Miles south of Port Kells...............	North	7
McNair Spur...........................................	2.0 Miles north of Cloverdale...............	South	2
David Bell Company Spur........................	1.5 Miles north of Cloverdale.............	South	25
Campbell River Lumber Company................	1.2 Miles north of Hazelmere.............	North	3
Blaine Shingle Company Spur....................	Leads off Campbell River Lbr. Spur......	North	100
Washington Mill Company Spur...................	2.0 Miles south of Hazelmere............	North	4

GNR 1918 Seventh District, Hope to Abbotsford

WESTWARD. SEVENTH DISTRICT--HOPE TO ABBOTSFORD EASTWARD.
SECOND CLASS	Capacity of Side Tracks		Distance from Hope	Time Table No. 95. Efective January 1, 1918	Telegraph Calls	Distance from Guichon *	Signs See Rule, 5 Page 18.	SECOND CLASS
387	Capacity of Side Tracks			Time Table No. 95. Efective January 1, 1918				388
Mixed	Passing Tracks	Other Tracks		STATIONS				Mixed
Mon., Wed. and Fri.	Passing Tracks	Other Tracks		STATIONS				Tue., Thur. and Sat.
Lv 7.20am	.	.	0.0	....................HOPE....................	H	51.3	D WC	Ars 4.00Pm
Trains between Hope and Cannor will use Can. Nor. Pac. Ry. track, their time table and instructions.
s 9.00Am	.	.	36.6	...................CANNOR..................	CR	14.7	D	s 1.30Pm
s 9.35Am	40	5	46.3	...................KILGARD..................	.	5.0	.	s 12.35Pm
Ar 10.00Am	37	31	51.3	.............ABBOTSFORD...............	FS	0.0	R D W	Lv 12.05Pm
Mon., Wed. and Fri.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	Tue., Thur. and Sat.
387	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	388
2.40 19.2	.	.	.	Time Over District Average Speed Per Hour	.	.	.	3.55 13.2

Notes to the Time Table:
The right hand distance column says "Distance from Guichon". This should probably be 'Distance from Abbotsford'.
Empty columns were deleted from the time table.

SPECIAL RULES
Westward trains are superior to eastward trains of same class.
Normal position switche Abbotsford Junction is for fifth district. All trains seventh district will protect against all trains fifht district between Abbotsford and Junction one half mile east of Abbotsford.

INITIAL STATIONS	TERMINAL STATIONS
Hope for train 378.	Hope for train 388.
Abbotsford for train 388.	Abbotsford for train No. 387.

Business tracks not shown as stations on time table.

NAME	LOCATION	OPENS	CAR CAPACITY
Kilgard Brick Spur...............................	at Kilgard.....................	West	12

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