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Longworth
General information
LocationLongworth, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates53°55′20.2″N 121°28′48.6″W / 53.922278°N 121.480167°W / 53.922278; -121.480167[1]
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeSign post
History
Previous namesGrand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Hutton
toward Prince Rupert
 Jasper–Prince Rupert Penny
toward Jasper
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Hutton
toward Prince Rupert
 Prince Rupert – Jasper Lindup
toward Jasper
Location
Longworth is located in British Columbia
Longworth
Longworth
Location within British Columbia
Longworth is located in Canada
Longworth
Longworth
Longworth (Canada)
Map

Longworth station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Longworth, British Columbia. Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train calls at the station as a flag stop.[2][3]

History

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Longworth, like Hutton to its northwest, and Lindup to its southeast, was an original train station (1914) on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway[4][5] (the Canadian National Railway after nationalization). The name, a locational surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from any one of the places called "Longworth" in Berkshire, Herefordshire, or Lancashire,[6] was probably[7] selected from the list prepared by Josiah Wedgwood (submitted at the request of William P. Hinton, the railway's general manager).[8]

Longworth lies at Mile 79.4, Fraser Subdivision[9] (about Mile 169 during the line's construction). New arrivals for the Mile 172 camp and those passing through to Mile 166 (northwest of Lindup) often become lost on the forest trails.[10]

An interesting example of track maintenance workers was the 1936 section crew.[11] The image shows John Prudun (1902–81)[12] (left background), George Wlasitz (1891–1962)[13] (left foreground), Peter Doonchoff (c.1883–1945)[14] (foreman: centre background), Steve Wlasitz (1919–2008)[15] (right foreground), and Steve Bylycia (1899–1956)[16] (right background). Subjects who advanced to section foremen were John Prudun at Hansard and Steve Bylycia at Hutton. George Wlasitz of Lindup, who remained a section hand, would at least have employment throughout the Great Depression and go on to qualify for a 20-year pass that allowed free travel on Canada and U.S. railroads. His son Steve would qualify for a 10-year pass that allowed free travel within Canada for the family, before resigning for a better paying sawmill job.[17]

Built in 1914, the standard-design Plan 100-152 (Bohi's Type E)[18][19] station building was demolished in 1969.[20] Longworth, and similarly isolated communities, unsuccessfully appealed when the Prince George-McBride way freight ceased operations in 1977.[21] These crews, who knew everyone along the line, would often stop beside residents' homes, especially where heavy groceries needed carrying.[22]

Although CNR trains struck straying livestock,[23] wildlife was a greater problem. During one 24-hour period in 1982, collisions with trains killed 17 caribou near Longworth. Steep snow banks along the rail lines made it all but impossible for moose and caribou to get off the track in time. Over a three-week period, 30 caribou and 150 moose were estimated to have been killed in the area. The reported deaths of 1,000 moose in a previous year was reckoned an understatement.[24]

The remaining passenger shelter went in 1996.[25]

Service 1914–15 1916–c.1917 c.1918–c.1921 c.1921–c.1923 c.1924–1931 1932–42 1943–c.1958 c.1959–1965 1965–66 1966–77 1977–present
[4] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30][31][32]
[33][34]		 [35][36][37][38]
[39][40][41]		 [42][43][44][45][46] [47] [48][49][50]
[51][52][53]		 [9][54][55][56]
[57][58][59][60]
Passenger Reg. stop Flag stop Flag stop Flag stop Regular stop Regular stop Flag stop Reg. stop Flag stop Flag stop
Way freight Flag prob. Flag stop Reg. probably Regular stop Reg. probably Reg. stop Regular stop Regular stop Reg. stop Reg. stop
Siding Mile No. 1922 1933 1943 1960 1965 1968–72 1977 1990–92
(Capacity Length) Cars [28] Cars [32] Cars [35] Cars [42] Cars [47] Cars [50][52] Feet [9] Feet [56][57]
Longworth 79.4 67 65 57 52 125 125 5,750 6,230
Other Tracks Mile No. 1920 1922 1960 1965–68
(Capacity Length) Cars [27] Cars [28] Cars [42] Cars [47][50]
Berg Sawmills 79.4 4
Longworth 79.4 20
UGG Sawmills 80.4 Unknown Unknown
UGG Sawmills? 82.5 Unknown

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Longworth". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "Longworth train station | VIA Rail".
  3. ^ "Schedules for the Jasper-Prince Rupert train | VIA Rail".
  4. ^ a b 1914 Timetable. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Map of the Central Section of British Columbia / Shewing the Country Served by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway". www.utoronto.ca.
  6. ^ "Last name: Longworth". www.surnamedb.com.
  7. ^ Prince George Citizen, 27 Jan 1984
  8. ^ Prince George Citizen, 27 May 1957
  9. ^ a b c "1977 Timetable" (PDF). www.cwrailway.ca. p. 79.
  10. ^ Fort George Herald, 7 Jun 1913
  11. ^ "Image: Longworth section crew, 1936". www.virtualmuseum.ca.
  12. ^ "Death Certificate (John PRUDUN)". www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  13. ^ "Death Certificate (George WLASITZ)". www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  14. ^ "Death Certificate (Peter DOONCHOFF)". www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  15. ^ "Cemetery Project (Stephen WLASITZ)". www.geneofun.on.ca.
  16. ^ "Death Certificate (Stefan BYLYCIA)". www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  17. ^ Wlasitz, Steve & Helen (2000). "Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project Transcript" (PDF). www.nbca.unbc.ca. pp. 3, 4, 20 & 42.
  18. ^ "Type "E" Mythology". www.oil-electric.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009.
  19. ^ "Vanishing BC GTP Railway stations". www.michaelkluckner.com.
  20. ^ Bohi, Charles W.; Kozma, Leslie S. (2002). Canadian National's Western Stations. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. pp. 121 & 136. ISBN 1550416324.
  21. ^ Prince George Citizen, 11 Oct 1977
  22. ^ Prince George Citizen, 25 Jul 1977
  23. ^ Prince George Citizen: 26 Aug 1937 & 25 Jul 1940
  24. ^ Prince George Citizen: 18 Jan 1982 & 23 Feb 1982
  25. ^ Prince George Free Press, 21 Jan 1996
  26. ^ Waghorn's Guide. The Guide Co. Ltd. 1916. p. 74.
  27. ^ a b 1920 Timetable: Bulkley Valley Museum. p. 8.
  28. ^ a b c 1922 Timetable: Northern BC Archives. p. 8.
  29. ^ 1925 Timetable. p. 105.
  30. ^ Prince George Citizen: 12 & 19 Nov 1931
  31. ^ 1932 Timetable. p. 58.
  32. ^ a b 1933 Timetable: Northern BC Archives. p. 8.
  33. ^ 1935 Timetable. p. 60.
  34. ^ 1942 Timetable. p. 58.
  35. ^ a b 1943 Timetable: Northern BC Archives. p. 9.
  36. ^ 1945 Timetable. p. 61.
  37. ^ "1946 Timetable". www.scribd.com. p. 59.
  38. ^ 1949 Timetable. p. 59.
  39. ^ "1950 Timetable". www.scribd.com. p. 59.
  40. ^ "1956 Timetable" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 53.
  41. ^ "1957 Timetable". www.traingeek.ca. p. 53.
  42. ^ a b c 1960 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  43. ^ "1961 Timetable (main)" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 39.
  44. ^ "1961 Timetable (way freight)" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 48.
  45. ^ "1963 Timetable" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 42.
  46. ^ 1964 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  47. ^ a b c 1965 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  48. ^ "1966 Timetable". www.traingeek.ca. p. 38.
  49. ^ 1967 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  50. ^ a b c 1968 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  51. ^ "1971 Timetable" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 19.
  52. ^ a b 1972 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  53. ^ 1973 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  54. ^ "1986 Timetable". www.scribd.com. p. 50, but scan p. 52.
  55. ^ "1988 Timetable". www.scribd.com. p. 55, but scan p. 52.
  56. ^ a b 1990 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  57. ^ a b 1992 Timetable. Northern BC Archives
  58. ^ "1996 Timetable" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 40.
  59. ^ "2011 Timetable". www.scribd.com. p. 44, but scan p. 24.
  60. ^ Recent timetables
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