British Columbia Hydro Railway

The British Columbia Hydro Railway (AAR reporting mark BCH) is a railway company of British Columbia. It is a department of the British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority (BC Hydro), the Crown corporation responsible for electricity generation and distribution in BC. As a department of BC Hydro, it is formally subordinate to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, but in operational matters it coordinates closely with the Ministry of Labour, Industry, and Railways. The BC Hydro Railway operates passenger and freight trains on its heavy rail network, as well as dedicated light rail urban transit in Victoria and Vancouver.