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CPR Lake And River Service
The Canadian Pacific River Lake and River Service, also known as the British Columbia Lake and River Service, was a division of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) which began operating passenger and cargo shipping routes along British Columbia's inland waters during the late 19th century. CPR overview In 1884, CPR began purchasing sailing ships as part of a railway supply service on the Great Lakes. Over time, CPR became a railroad company with widely organized water transportation auxiliaries including the Canadian Pacific Railway Upper Lake Service, the Trans-Pacific service, the British Columbia Coast Steamships, the British Columbia Lake and River Service, the Trans-Atlantic service, and the Ferry service.Smith, Joseph Russell. (1908). In the 20th century, the company evolved into a transcontinental railroad which operated two transoceanic services which connected Canada with Europe and with Asia. The range of CPR services were aspects of an integrated plan. British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamboats At Okanagan Landing, 1916
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these designations are most often used for steamships. The term ''steamboat'' is used to refer to smaller, insular, steam-powered boats working on lakes and rivers, particularly riverboats. As using steam became more reliable, steam power became applied to larger, ocean-going vessels. Background Limitations of the Newcomen steam engine Early steamboat designs used Newcomen steam engines. These engines were large, heavy, and produced little power, which resulted in an unfavorable power-to-weight ratio. The Newcomen engine also produced a reciprocating or rocking motion because it was designed for pumping. The piston stroke was caused by a water jet in the steam-filled cylinder, which condensed the steam, creating a vacuum, which in turn cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kootenay (sternwheeler)
Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to: Ethnic groups *The Kutenai, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada ** Kutenai language, the traditional language of the Kutenai **Ktunaxa Nation, a First Nations government in British Columbia, Canada **Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, a federally recognized tribe in Idaho, United States, ** Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a federally recognized tribe in Montana, United States Places Communities *Kootenai, Idaho, United States *Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada *Kootenay Bay, an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada * Kootenai County, Idaho, United States *Diocese of Kootenay, a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada *List of electoral districts in the Kootenays, electoral districts in the Kootenays region of British Columbia **Kootenay (electoral district), a former electoral district in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamboat York Assembled At Okanagan Landing 1901
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these designations are most often used for steamships. The term ''steamboat'' is used to refer to smaller, insular, steam-powered boats working on lakes and rivers, particularly riverboats. As using steam became more reliable, steam power became applied to larger, ocean-going vessels. Background Limitations of the Newcomen steam engine Early steamboat designs used Newcomen steam engines. These engines were large, heavy, and produced little power, which resulted in an unfavorable power-to-weight ratio. The Newcomen engine also produced a reciprocating or rocking motion because it was designed for pumping. The piston stroke was caused by a water jet in the steam-filled cylinder, which condensed the steam, creating a vacuum, which in turn caus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York (steamboat)
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city; it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and resto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrell (steamboat)
Tyrrell or Tyrell may refer to: Places * Tyrrell, Ohio * Tyrrell County, North Carolina * Tyrrell Sea, prehistoric Hudson Bay People * Tyrrell (surname) * Tyrell Biggs (born 1960), American boxer * Tyrell Terry (born 2000), American basketball player Fictional characters * House Tyrell, in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' fantasy novel series by George R. R. Martin ** Margaery Tyrell ** Olenna Tyrell ** Mace Tyrell ** Loras Tyrell * Eldon Tyrell, founder and CEO of Tyrell Corporation in the ''Blade Runner'' universe * Dorian Tyrell, the antagonist of the 1994 film '' The Mask'' * Tyrell, a villain in the graphic novel '' Superman: Earth One'' * Tyrell Wellick, a character in the series ''Mr. Robot'' Other uses * Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology * Tyrrell Middle School, a secondary school in Wolcott, Connecticut * Tyrrell Racing, an auto racing team and Formula One constructor * Tyrrells (crisps), a manufacturer of potato crisps in the United Kingdom * Tyrell BrauKunstAtelie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicamous (sternwheeler)
SS ''Sicamous'' is a large four decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. Launched in 1914, ''Sicamous'' ran for many years connecting rail lines and areas. The vessel operated until 1937 and is currently beached as a part of a heritage shipyard operated by the S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum and events and banquet facility. Form Built in 1914, ''Sicamous'' made daily trips up and down Okanagan Lake until 1936, with her last official voyage in 1937. Throughout her twenty-two years of official service, ''Sicamous'' remained an important link within the transportation system of the Okanagan. ''Sicamous'' now resides in Penticton where she continues to undergo restoration. ''Sicamous'' had the following dimensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Okanagan
SS ''Okanagan'' was a steamship owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service. The vessel was constructed in 1906 at Okanagan Landing and launched in 1907, becoming Okanagan Lake's second steamship (after the SS ''Aberdeen''). She linked the transportation hubs at both the north and south ends of Okanagan Lake ( Vernon and Penticton, respectively, aiding the development of interior British Columbia with other steamships of the 1900s. The ship was retired in 1934 and sold for scrap and spare parts. Only the Stern Saloon, a room in the back of the upper deck, remains. It was moved to the SS ''Sicamous'' Heritage Park in Penticton in 2002, to undergo restoration work. Commission and construction The SS ''Okanagan'' was commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway company in 1906 to replace the aging SS ''Aberdeen'', the first steamer on Okanagan Lake, and link communities along the lake to facilitate trade and transportation in the Okanagan Valley. A simi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naramata (steamboat)
Naramata is an unincorporated community in the Okanagan region of south central British Columbia. On the eastern shore of southern Lake Okanagan, the locality is by road about north of Penticton. Name origin In November 1906, John Moore Robinson purchased land. Over the following nine months, the name changed from Nine Mile Point to East Summerland, to Brighton Beach, and finally to Naramata. Robinson claimed the name came in a séance, but more likely, he knew the value of a good story in promoting the sale of home sites and orchard lots. Alternative theories have suggested the name derives from a First Nations word or an Australian Aboriginal one, but supporting evidence is lacking. First Nations The Syilx name for the area is “Citxws Peqlqin," or "Eagle's House." The Naramata bench provided a seasonal camp site for elk hunting and food gathering. Early community Robinson advertised and sold parcels of land to people from other parts of Canada as well as the British Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyie (sternwheeler)
The ''Moyie'' is a paddle steamer sternwheeler that worked on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada from 1898 until 1957. After her nearly sixty years of service, she was sold to the town of Kaslo and restored. Today she is a National Historic Site of Canada and the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler. A replica of the Moyie currently runs in Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. It does seasonal runs in the Glenmore Reservoir. History The ''Moyie'' was built in prefabricated sections in Toronto, Ontario and was originally intended for service on the Stikine River as part of an "all Canadian" water and rail route to the goldfields during the Klondike Gold Rush. However, when the project failed for the lack of a railway, the ''Moyie'' and her sister ship, the '' Minto'' were put into service on Arrow Lakes and Kootenay Lake in the Kootenays of southern British Columbia. She was launched and christened at Nelson on October 22, 1898 and embarked on her maid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minto (sternwheeler)
''Minto'' was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia from 1898 to 1954. In those years of service, ''Minto'' had steamed over 3.2 million kilometers serving the small communities on Arrow Lakes. ''Minto'' and her sister ''Moyie'' (which ran on Kootenay Lake) were the last sternwheelers to run in regularly scheduled passenger service in the Pacific Northwest. The "Minto" class of sailing dinghies is named after this vessel. Design and Construction Manufactured for the Stikine River service ''Minto'' was one of three steamboats built of steel and wood that were intended for service on the Stikine River during the Klondike gold rush. The other vessels were ''Moyie'' and ''Tyrrell''.There were about nine other sternwheelers constructed by C.P.R. for the Stikine River service, but ''Minto'', ''Moyie'' and ''Tyrrell'' were the only ones assembled from parts manufactured in eastern Canada. They were almost identical to each other but differed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytton (sternwheeler)
''Lytton'' was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes and the Columbia River in southeastern British Columbia and northeastern Washington from 1890 to 1904. Design and construction ''Lytton'' was built at Revelstoke, British Columbia. She was the first vessel constructed for the newly formed Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company. Construction began in December 1889, but winter ice conditions forced a suspension of work until April 1890. Alexander Watson, a veteran shipbuilder, supervised the construction, for which he had recruited a crew of carpenters from Victoria, British Columbia. The engines for Lytton were second-hand, coming from the steamer '' Gertrude'' which ran on the Stikine and lower Fraser rivers from 1875 to 1887. ''Lytton'' was a typical Columbia River steamer. She had three decks, the first one being reserved for freight, machinery and crew quarters, the second for passengers, including cabins and an observation saloon. Down the center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuskanook (sternwheeler)
''Kuskanook'' was a wooden, stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on Kootenay Lake, in British Columbia from 1906 to 1931. After being taken out of service, ''Kuskanook'' was sold for use as a floating hotel, finally sinking in 1936. The vessel name is also seen spelled ''Kooskanook''. Route Kootenay Lake was a long glacially-carved lake running north to south in the Kootenay region in British Columbia. About half-way along the lake's length, an extension called the Western Arm curved in to Nelson, BC. Near the junction of the Western Arm with the main lake were, on the north of the arm, Balfour, and on the south, Proctor. North of Balfour, about halfway between the Western Arm and Lardeau, was the town of Kaslo, British Columbia. Just to the east across the lake from the Western Arm there were landings at Kootenay Bay, Crawford Bay, and Pilot Bay. At the southern end of the lake was Kootenay Landing, which was the furthest point reached by railroad when Kuskanook wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
