Phoenix Line

The Phoenix Line is an 24.2 mile railway line of the Washington & British Columbia Railway (W&BC) running from Grand Forks on the Washington & Great Northern Line to Phoenix. At Grand Forks it also connects with BC Rail's Boundary Line

The Phoenix Line is Line 902 of the Kettle Falls Region of the W&BC.

= History = The Phoenix Line was opened by the Washington & Great Northern Railway in 1905 to serve the numerous mines around Phoenix. The Columbia & Western Railway had opened a line from Eholt to Phoenix in 1901, but after the W&GN opened its line, much of the traffic shifted away from the C&W, as the new line was shorter and easier, thus reducing the costs of shipping the ore. In 1909, the W&GN was absorbed into its parent, the Great Northern Railway. The C&W closed its line to Phoenix in 1918, after which the C&W spurs to four mine sites were taken over by the GN.

When the Great Northern's BC operations were spun off into the Washington & British Columbia Railway in 1937, the W&BC's system was changed from the Division-Subdivision system used by the GN to the system of Lines used by the BCR, and this line - formerly the Phoenix Subdivision - was designated Phoenix Line.

= Services =

Freight
There is one daily scheduled freight train on this line to haul the copper ore produced by the mines.

Passenger
The various categories of passenger service are defined by the Ministry of Labour, Industry & Railways in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport & Communications; these categories are applicable to and used by all railways providing passenger service in British Columbia. Like all other railways in BC, ticket prices for BC Rail passenger trains are based on the Ministry's Schedule of Railway Fares.

Local
Local trains are passenger trains that make scheduled stops at all stations and halts along the route they serve. The W&BC operates one Local service on the Phoenix Line.


 * 9021D.1-2/9022D.1-2: Grand Forks – Phoenix
 * Two daily return trips operated by DC, second-class only, no drink/snack service.

= Route = Italic text indicates a closed connection.