Penny railway station
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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.
The station was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
in 1914. The station burned down due to fire in 1947 and the station building from Lindup, British Columbia
was moved to this location. The station building was again moved in 1988 to the Prince George Railway Museum.
Penny, British Columbia
Penny is a community located between Longworth and Dome Creek on the north bank of the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada. It was established as a station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1914. Penny Post Office opened 1 February 1916 with Nels Pederson as postmaster...
. Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the station as a flag stop.
The station was built by 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. The station burned down due to fire in 1947 and the station building from Lindup, British Columbia
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:**...
was moved to this location. The station building was again moved in 1988 to the Prince George Railway Museum.