Kaoham Shuttle

Kaoham Shuttle
Locale British Columbia
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Stations
Lillooet (262 m./861 ft.)
Shalalth (alt. N/A)
Seton Portage (alt. N/A)
D'Arcy(limited service) (alt. N/A)

The Kaoham Shuttle[1] is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger service on CN's Squamish Subdivision near Lillooet, operating as a partnership between the railway and the Seton Lake Indian Band, whose communities it serves.[2] The train was started by BC Rail after the end of its passenger service in 2002 between North Vancouver and Prince George via Squamish, Lillooet, Williams Lake, and Quesnel. The train runs daily between Lillooet and Seton Portage.[3] After BC Rail was sold to CN the Kaoham Shuttle kept BC Rail logos but was repainted in CN colours. Currently this is the only train that operates between Lillooet and Seton Portage; trips to D'Arcy are available through advance booking.[2] The Rocky Mountaineer does pass through the area but does not stop until Quesnel. According to a report in the BBC, the Kaoham Shuttle is "Canada's greatest hidden rail trip";[4] a return ticket between Lillooet and Seton Portage costs only $10 Canadian dollars for the two-hour trip.

References

  1. "Lillooet - Kaoham Shuttle". Lillooetbc.com. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  2. 1 2 "Kaoham Shuttle" page, Seton Lake Indian Band website (Tsalalh.net) Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Kaoham Shuttle Schedule". Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  4. John Lee, July 25, 2014, BBC News, Canada’s greatest hidden rail trip, Accessed July 26, 2014
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