Kettle Valley Railway
Comprehension

Short Answer Questions - B

Re-read the Kettle Valley Railway vignette and answer these questions on your own. Write answers in the spaces provided.


1. What two ores were mined in the Kootenays? ______________
2. Who was Thomas Shaughnessy?_________________________
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3. In what town did Andrew McCulloch live during construction of the KVR? ___________________________________________
4. What year did construction of the KVR begin? ______________
5. What were some of the safety checks performed on the finished KVR line? __________________________________________
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6. How long and deep is Myra Canyon?_____________________
7. What year did the KVR line, including the Coquihalla section, open for service?____________________
8. What caused the big accident on Labour Day in 1926? ________
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9. What two nicknames did the KVR have? __________________
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10. In what year was the KVR passenger train stopped? __________


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