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Kettle Valley Railway 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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