Penny is a community

Community

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 located between Longworth

Longworth, British Columbia

Longworth is a community located between Sinclair Mills and Penny on the north bank of the Fraser River in central British Columbia.Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the Longworth railway station....

 and Dome Creek

Dome Creek, British Columbia

Dome Creek is a community located between Prince George and McBride in central British Columbia. A post office was opened here 1 May 1916, with J.O. Kendall as postmaster. The post office closed 31 January 1936, then re-opened 6 September 1937...

 on the north bank of the Fraser River

Fraser River

The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...

 in central British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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. It was established as a station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historical Canadian railway.A wholly owned subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway , the GTPR was constructed by GTR using loans provided by the Government of Canada. The company was formed in 1903 with a mandate to build west from Winnipeg, Manitoba to the...

 in 1914. Penny Post Office opened 1 February 1916 with Nels Pederson as postmaster. Today, Penny is said to be the only community in Canada that still relies on the railroad for postal service. This service to the Penny railway station

Penny railway station

The Penny railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Penny, British Columbia. Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the station as a flag stop....

 is provided by Via Rail

VIA Rail

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's thrice weekly Jasper – Prince Rupert train. The railway station burned down in 1947 and was replaced by a station originally built in Lindup

Lindup, British Columbia

Lindup is a railway point located near Penny, British Columbia on the north bank of the Fraser River. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway built a station here in 1914. The station was later moved to Penny after that community's original railway station burned down in 1947.-References:**...

 in 1914. This station was then moved to Prince George

Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

 in 1988 and is the present home of the Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum.