Pacific Great Eastern Railway / BC Rail Station (13)

The old Pacific Great Eastern Railway reached Lillooet in 1914 and continued on into the Interior of BC. Its name was changed to the British Columbia Railway in 1972. The station seen today was built in 1986, replacing the old station that had been constructed in the 1920's. The original route of the railway was also changed at one point: Originally, the track crossed the Fraser River at Cayoosh Creek, then rerouted through Lillooet to a crossing north of town by the Old Bridge. The old railway bridge was torn down in 1932.