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British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Carrall Street Vancouver Carrall Street yard was originally the west end of the
Central Park interurban line and was the industrial area south of the
BCER terminal building at Carrall and Hastings. When the Central Park
line was abandoned Carrall Street yard became isolated from the rest
of the railway and its only connection to the outside world was through
the CPR. Here the last two Baldwin-Westinghouse steeple cab electric
locomotives carried on switching industries until electric operations
ended Early in 1946 BCE acquired four electric locomotives from the Oregon Electric Railway in Portland which had ended operations July 10, 1945. OE 21-24 became BCER 961, 960, 962 and a parts loco. They were in service June 1946. All photos 1970 Sorrensen Collection courtesy of Andy Cassidy BCH&PA 960 Carrall Street 1970 960 Keefer Street 960 Georgia Street viaduct 961 and 960 961 961 still with BCE logo on cab opposite side of number.
Carrall Street. 961 still has only the small BCE logo long after take over by BCH&PA. 5/19/1963 Edmonton Transit Edmonton Transit 2001 ex BCH 961 Edmonton 6/23/1982
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