Leanchoil station was a railway station near Golden, British Columbia on the Canadian Pacific Railway.[3] It bears the name of the farm near Forres, Scotland where Lord Strathcona had grown up with his mother.[4]

Leanchoil
CP train approaching station
General information
LocationBritish Columbia
Canada
Coordinates51°13′0″N 116°37′0″W / 51.21667°N 116.61667°W / 51.21667; -116.61667 [1][2]
Train operatorsCanadian Pacific Railway
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Golden
toward Vancouver
Main Line Field

The government of British Columbia geographic names website describes the location as "On Canadian Pacific Railway, NW. of junction of Beaverfoot and Kicking Horse Rivers, Kootenay Land District".[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Leanchoil". Geographical names in Canada. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b "Leanchoil". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. ^ "Collections and Fonds – 3307515: C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) Station, Leanchoil, B.C." Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ McDonald, Donna (2002). Lord Strathcona: A Biography of Donald Alexander Smith. Dundern. p. 53. ISBN 978-1550023978.

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