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Die British Columbia Railway (BC RAIL) war bis Mitte 2004 die drittgrößte Bahngesellschaft in Kanada und hatte ihr Schienennetz in der Provinz British Columbia, dem westlichsten Provinz Kanadas. Das Unternehmen wurde zum 15. Juli 2004 durch die Canadian National Railway übernommen. (de) BC Rail (reporting mark BCOL, BCIT) is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British Columbia Railway, and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail. Until 2004 it operated as the third-largest railway in Canada, providing freight, passenger, and excursion rail services throughout BC on 2,320 km (1,440 mi) of mainline track. It was designated a Class II Railway until 2004, and remains a Crown corporation today. It also ran the Royal Hudson services, as well as the premier's private train. In 2004, the freight operations (including a vast amount of land, buildings, and all rolling stock) of BC Rail were leased to Canadian National Railway (CN) for an initial period of 60 years, with the exception of the Deltaport Spur, for the price of $550 million. BC Rail remains an operating Crown corporation today. It retains ownership of the entire rail bed stretching from Prince George to North Vancouver, as well as ownership of other assets leased to CN. BC Rail retains significant real estate investments throughout BC, and a 40 km (25 mi) stretch of track from Roberts Bank Superport in Delta to Langley. The planned sale of this 40 km stretch was cancelled after the initial BC Rail Scandal. From 1978 to 2000, BC Rail was highly profitable, posting profits in every year throughout that period. (en) La BC Rail, conosciuta come British Columbia Railway dal 1972 al 1984 e come Pacific Great Eastern Railway prima del 1972, è stata una società canadese della provincia della Columbia Britannica operante nel settore ferroviario tra il 1912 ed il 2004. Era una ferrovia regionale di classe II e la terza per grandezza nel Canada, gestendo linee principali per 2.320 km (1.441 miglia). Il governo provinciale ne fu il proprietario dal 1918 al 2004, quando fu venduta alla società Canadian National Railway. Fondata nel 1912, la ferrovia fu acquisita dal governo provinciale nel 1918 dopo che aveva incontrato gravi difficoltà finanziarie. Rimanendo una ferrovia che portava "da nessun luogo a nessun luogo" per oltre 30 anni, non passando attraverso nessuna grande città né interscambiandosi con nessun'altra ferrovia, si ingrandì significativamente solamente tra il 1949 ed il 1984. È sempre stata soprattutto una società di trasporto merci, offriva anche servizio passeggeri come anche servizi di escursione turistica, da notare il treno da escursione Royal Hudson. L'operatività della ferrovia non fu sempre in attivo, non generando cioè profitto, anzi per l'accumulo di debiti fu a volte teatro di scontri politici. (it) |
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Die British Columbia Railway (BC RAIL) war bis Mitte 2004 die drittgrößte Bahngesellschaft in Kanada und hatte ihr Schienennetz in der Provinz British Columbia, dem westlichsten Provinz Kanadas. Das Unternehmen wurde zum 15. Juli 2004 durch die Canadian National Railway übernommen. (de) BC Rail (reporting mark BCOL, BCIT) is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British Columbia Railway, and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail. From 1978 to 2000, BC Rail was highly profitable, posting profits in every year throughout that period. (en) La BC Rail, conosciuta come British Columbia Railway dal 1972 al 1984 e come Pacific Great Eastern Railway prima del 1972, è stata una società canadese della provincia della Columbia Britannica operante nel settore ferroviario tra il 1912 ed il 2004. Era una ferrovia regionale di classe II e la terza per grandezza nel Canada, gestendo linee principali per 2.320 km (1.441 miglia). Il governo provinciale ne fu il proprietario dal 1918 al 2004, quando fu venduta alla società Canadian National Railway. (it) |
