Skeena Pacific Railway

   Dependable Service since 1876

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Welcome to Skeena Pacific Railway , a major link in the North American rail system. The S.P.R. moves oil, coal, timber, containerised shipments and the necessities of life  between Alaska, Northwest Canada and the rest of  North America. 

Skeena Pacific Railway
 was chartered in British Columbia in 1876 as the Pacific, Northern and Omenica Railroad, it
owns rights of way, port and other transportation facilities in British Columbia, Canada and has track rights in  other jurisdictions across North America.

Skeena Pacific Railway is privately held
 as a wholly-owned,
1/29th scale  subsidiary of
  
Skeena Pacific Consolidated,
a Gilham family enterprise.


Well, that's the story and I'm sticking to it!  Though it started out in 1/87th scale (HO), it does have a history based on 1:1 scale-fact and a future, in our garden, on Gauge One tracks.
This website tells the story of Skeena Pacific Railway in two different dimensions.

     I must apologise to those who have come to this site expecting more, new information. While I am getting it up-to-date, perhaps I can mollify your distress by pointing you to my YouTube Page which has a number of newer (and older) videos of Skeena Pacific Railway. Thank you for your patience.

James          
04 February 2011

Skeena Pacific Railway 
 - A History in North America
 (also available as a pdf file)
is the story of the railway from its inception in 1876.

Skeena Pacific Railway 
- Garden
Edition
is the pictorial story of our garden rails

Those with a fast connection try this:  Snow Plow

We started the Technical Pages, to explain away some of the methods used to build and maintain our garden railway. Some are successful, some not so much.

 The story of my 'career' in model railroading, such as it is, is aptly titled "The Gory Details"

If you come up against a page not working properly, please email me.

This page was last updated on 04 Feb 2011

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