Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × GTPR- 3-Tramville to Topley Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Overview Map Tramville Station located about 2-3 miles east of Carnaby Tramway to Rocher De Boule mine from here Ellison Station GTP Townsite named Ellison was in this area and abandoned for South Hazelton Sealey-Sealey-Seeley Station Sealy-Sealey-Seeley 2-3 miles from Hazelton South Hazelton Station South Hazelton Elevation- 973 ft above sea level 1569.2 miles from Winnipeg New Hazelton Station New Hazelton Elevation- 1030 ft above sea level 1565.5 miles from Winnipeg Duncanan Station, (aka-Bulkley Canyon Station) Duncanan Station changed to Bulkley Canyon Station Elevation- 1107 ft above sea level 1559.0 miles from Winnipeg Latitude- 55º 15' N, Longitude-127º 27' W Beament Station 195 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 1213 ft above sea level 1551.5 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Lot 1346 Cassiar Dist. Seaton Station Seaton Station 189 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 1289 ft above sea level 1546.9 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Boulder Creek Boulder Creek Elevation- 1272 ft above sea level 1546.0 miles from Winnipeg Moricetown Station Moricetown Station 204 mi from Rupert Latitude- 55º 2' N, Longitude-127º 20' W Elevation- 1342 ft above sea level 1541.6 miles from Winnipeg John Brown Creek John Brown Creek Elevation- 1383 ft above sea level 1538.9 miles from Winnipeg Doughty Station Doughty Station Elevation- 1448 ft above sea level 211.1 miles from Rupert 1535.0 miles from Winnipeg Lot 353 Range 5, Cassiar dist. named after Sir George Doughty b- 1854, Grimsby Lincolnshire England d- Apr 27, 1914, age 60 British ship builder and politician Member of Parliament for Hull. He was on a train with Hays, Aug 1910, assume he was behind some money on the line. he had major interests in fishing trawlers and canneries on the coast and in this area. Trout Creek Trout Creek Elevation- 1483 ft above sea level 1533.1 miles from Winnipeg Evelyn Station Evelyn Station Latitude- 54º 53' 32“ N, Longitude-127º 16' 10” W Elevation- 1557 ft above sea level 1528.7 miles from Winnipeg Originally thought named after Alfred Smither's daughter, but he didn't have a daughter Evelyn, Then BC Gazeteer says it was named after one of William Pitman Litt Hinton's daughters, who was Vice President and GM of the GTPR Only problem, he only had one daughter, Kathlyn B. Hinton, and 2 sons, Arthur and Robert. So now we are back to where did the name Evelyn come from? Researching the First 2 Investors in the GTPR, Speyer Bros. and N. M. Rothschild & Son, all Bankers in London, England. I noticed one of the Rothschild Sons, involved with the Bank at that time, was Evelyn Achille de Rothschild (B.A.) b- Jan 6, 1886, London, England d- Nov 17, 1917, Palestine, during WWI He is now my guess where this name came from. He would have been well known by Mr. Smithers, and all the Directors in England. Here we were looking for a female, but found a male named Evelyn? Lake Kathlyn Station Lake Kathlyn Station 223 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 49' N, Longitude-127º 13' W 3 mi from Smithers Elevation- 1653 ft above sea level 1523.2 miles from Winnipeg Named after William Pitman Litt Hinton's daughter, Kathlyn Baldwin Hinton, b- June 17, 1895 in Carleton, ON d- 1974 in Toronto, ON Hinton was Vice President and GM of the GTPR Smithers Station Smithers Latitude- 54º 46' 45“ N, Longitude-127º 10' 34” W Mile 226.5 Lot 5289, Range 5, Coast District. Became 2nd Divisional Point on the railroad, East of Rupert. Elevation- 1631 ft above sea level About 9 miles from Telkwa and Aldermere 1519.6 miles from Winnipeg named after Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers MP, Chairman of GTP tatlow Station Tatlow Station Latitude- 54º 42' N, Longitude- 127º 7' W Elevation- 1598 ft above sea level 1513.8 miles from Winnipeg Telkwa River Telkwa River Elevation- 1664 ft above sea level 1510.7 miles from Winnipeg Telkwa Telkwa Latitude- 54º 41' 48“ N, Longitude-127º 3' 3” W Hubert Station Hubert Elevation- 1688 ft above sea level 1507.1 miles from Winnipeg Knockholt Station Knockholt Station Latitude- 54º 27' N, Longitude- 126º 34' W Elevation- 1736 ft above sea level 1501.4 miles from Winnipeg Named after Knockholt, Kent, England Where Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers was born. Around 30 miles from Telkwa walcott Station Walcott Station Elevation- 1804 ft above sea level 1493.3 miles from Winnipeg Oct 1, 1914, GTP established a station at Walcott, at Lot 716, Range 5, Coast District, BC Sept 22, 1964, CNR applied to remove the station, and replace it with a freight and passenger shelter. Morice River Morice River Elevation- 1863 ft above sea level 1487.8 miles from Winnipeg Barrett Station Barrett Station 260 mi from Rupert, Latitude-54º 27' N, Longitude-126º 45' W Elevation- 1872 ft above sea level 1486.0 miles from Winnipeg Houston Station Houston 266 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 23' 54“ N, Longitude-126º 38' 54” W Elevation- 1951 ft above sea level 1479.4 miles from Winnipeg Quick Station Latitude- 54º 37' N, Longitude- 126º 54' W Elevation- 1975 ft above sea level 1474.6 miles from Winnipeg Perow Station Latitude- 54º 31' 4“ N, Longitude- 126º 26' 36” W Elevation- 2101 ft above sea level 1467.5 miles from Winnipeg Named after Mr. William Earle Duperow, The General Agent of GTPR Company's Passenger Dept. in Vancouver He enlisted in WWI, Nov 3, 1916 in Winnipeg, MB, Reg # 5142 Canadian Artillery, 2nd Batt., Rank- Gunner father- William Emerson Duperow mother- Annie M. Duperow, Winnipeg MB William Earle Duperow b- Feb 15, 1896, London, ON d- Oct 9, 1918 buried in British Cemetery, Bucquoy Rd Cemetery., Ficheux, 4 1/2 miles S or Arras. grave 35 brother- Gordon Duperow Topley Station 285 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 30' N, Longitude-126º 18' W Elevation- 2196 ft above sea level 1461.5 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Named after William James Topley, Photographer. one source says it was after a GTPR Engineer named Topley. © Last modified: 2018/01/21 15:09by dlgent Log In