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The British Columbia Railway Company (reporting mark BCOL, BCIT), commonly known as BC Rail, is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918.
Jun 26, 2024 · British Columbia Railway Company (BCRC) Last updated on June 26, 2024. BCRC’s primary mandate is to acquire and hold railway corridor and strategic port lands and to make related infrastructure investments to provide benefits to the province.
The British Columbia Railway Company (BCRC) is a self-supporting commercial crown corporation, incorporated and continued under the British Columbia Railway Act.
Aug 30, 2024 · BC Rail’s two executives earned a combined $501,811 in the 2023/2024 fiscal year, even though the publicly-owned railway’s track is limited to a short spur.
BC Rail was a provincially owned regional railway, operated by the BC government from 1918 to 2004. At its height, it boasted 2,320 km (1,440 mi) of track and was the third largest railway in Canada. The railway got its start in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE).
