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"The oil painting shown... I completed in 1972.

After 75 years of life the station still remains in fair condition. As one looks at this structure today one can imagine how lonely it must feel after so many years of intense activity."

- from "The Kettle Valley Railroad: Midway Station" by F. Western Smith, Grand Forks Gazette, April 30, 1975

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The last train to the Pope and Talbot sawmill
31 May 1989
Midway, BC


Credits:
Courtesy of the Boltz Family

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The sound of the train whistle can be heard no more
Circa 1926
Kettle Valley Line


Credits:
BC Archives I-30548

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The sound of the Kettle Valley Railway is not forgotten; it lives on in our memories. And the route of the Kettle Valley Line lives on as part of the Trans Canada Trail - a community link for all time.