CN Lumby Subdivision Mileposts

Lumby Subdivision Mileposts

0.0             LUMBY JUNCTION

0.08            Footpath crossing.

0.10            Vernon Creek and Kal Lake Road Bridge, 541' Pile Trestle, with steel beam  spans over roadway. (West approach)22-bent 299’ long, 25’ high pile trestle, 50’ long  ‘I’ beam span, 14-bent 188’ long, 20’ high (east approach).

0.30            Foot path crossing

0.3            KALVISTA PARK

0.79            Foot Path Crossing

2.0            Spur, removed, Vernon Fruit Union, 250’  connected east end

2.01            Aberdeen Road Crossing

3.3            Spur, removed, Coldstream Ranch, 320' long

3.41            Highway Six Crossing

3.59            Private crossing.

3.6             Former location of COLDSTREAM RANCH, depot former location of a 1926   portable shelter, relocated to Lumby in 1941 for use as a freight shed.

3.86            Richardo Road Crossing

4.03            Private crossing.

4.1              COLDSTREAM, elevation 1411’, depot former 1926 portable station location, siding

4.40            Coldstream Creek pile trestle, 38' long, 4-bent 6’ high

4.74            Private crossing.

5.05            Filled 4-bent 34’ long, 8’ high pile trestle

5.19            Vimy Road Crossing (Gravel Pit)

5.49            Murrphy Road Crossing

6.1              Filled 2-bent 18’ long, 5’ high pile trestle

6.14            Warren Road Crossing

6.36            Private crossing.

6.59            Private crossing.

6.85            Private crossing.

7.05            Private crossing.

7.09            Old Highway Six Crossing

7.23            Coldstream Creek culvert. Originally a 4-bent, 45’ long, 8” high pile trestle.

7.68            School Road Crossing

7.9             LAVINGTON, elevation: 1652’, 2680’ siding, 500’ track for Lavington Planers (TOLKO)

7.94            Private crossing.

8.36            Hill Road Crossing

8.59            Park Lane Crossing

8.65            Spur-Consumers Glass 1700’+600’, up 3% grade to plant. Crosses Lane at mile         0.06

8.96            Private crossing

9.20            Highest point on Lumby Subdivision 1765’ in elevation.

9.30            Springfield Road Crossing

9.51            Private crossing.

10.93            Spur-Fishers Planing Mill (1958), 852’.

11.15            Sour-removed, 760’+730’

11.4            Filled 4-bent 36’ long, 10’ high pile trestle

11.7            Lawson Creek Pile Trestle, 49' long, 5-bents, 11’ high.

11.74            Former spur, Stave Lumber Company. Became R.V. Schmidt and Sons Lumber Company Limited ca.1974 then to RFP in 1977, 230’.

11.8            Spur, Stave Lumber, 135’ connected west end

11.82            Private crossing.

11.86            Dure Meadow Road Crossing

11.9            Spur-McGillis and Gibbs Pole Company, moved from Lumby. Became Gorman      Brothers Pole mid-1980s. 400’ connected east end

12.0            Lawson Creek Pile Trestle, 61' long

14.27            Shuswap Avenue (Whitevale Road) Crossing

14.34            Former Whitevale Road Crossing

14.4              LUMBY, wye            , siding 1472’

14.7              Pile Trestles, 61' long, leg of wye, and spur, 6-bents, 7’ high.

14.82             End of main track

14.82 to 15.08 removed mid-1970s.

14.85            Vernon Avenue (Highway Six) Crossing

14.9              Imperial Oil

14.93            Miller Street Crossing

15.03            MacGillis and Gibb Pole Company, moved facility to Lavington.

15.08             End of track

Planned to construct 10 miles further when planned in 1914, which would have extended the line to Shuswap Falls.