through Canada, the Crowsnest Pass and Cranbrook.* A complete 4-car set of the 1936 "Chinook", along with royal cars, cars-of-state, and interpretive cars expands the storey of the classic train era. Several cars are designated "Canadian Cultural Property", reflecting their importance to Canada.* About 90,000 Sq.Ft. of inlaid exotic wood paneling is on display, along with stained glass, wool carpets, brass fixtures, plush up-holstery and a large display of railway china and silverware. All are available to see on tours through sumptuous, but extremely fragile interiors of the cars.* The Railway Excursion Trains Arrival/Departure Track is at the back of the museum allowing trains such as the "Royal Canadian Pacific" operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway to bring its' pas-sengers directly to the museum.

Van Horne Park (begun in 1998 as a railway centennial legacy project, contains a Crowsnest Highway 3 Historic Plaque)This park was a small willow grove preserved during the widen-ing of the highway and the reloca-tion of Jim Creek to allow the building of the Prestige Hotel at the south-west end of the Museum Zone. The Museum began preserv-ing the willows in 1980 to prevent dumping of waste soils over the very small trees. They were the remains of willows in an original wetland. The park is named

(3) the RAILWAY HERITAGE AREA ~ showing existing and former structuresafter Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, who was responsible for completing the first transcontinental railway across Canada in 1886 - the Canadian Pacific Railway. He visited Cranbrook in 1898 when the Crowsnest branch had just been completed from Lethbridge, Alberta through Cranbrook to Kootenay Lake. A Crowsnest Highway 3 Historic Plaque about Cranbrook's 1898 Railway Divsional status is located here. Jim Creek runs through Elizabeth Lake (Wildlife Refuge - Ducks Unlim-ited) then under the highway to the south end of the Railway historic zone and under the Prestige Hotel. It emerges into this park, but again runs under the downtown area to Joseph's Creek south-east of Mt Baker School.

The Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort (a “railway hotel”, and its interpretive Sleeping Car "John Huber Senior." for hotel guests)

This 4 1/2 star, full-service hotel is part of a chain in central and eastern BC , and was built in 1999 as a major anchor for the south-west end of the Museum Zone. The lobby is con-nected at the back to tracks for future railway excursion trains, and the hotel is decorated with railway ephemera and posters. The major public rooms are named after pioneers involved with railway history in this area. Former Sleeping car Naughton, donated from the Museum's secondary collection, recognizes a large financial donation from the Prestige. It has been converted into two luxurious rooms, part of special accommodations at the Prestige Hotel. THE FOLLOWING (#11 - #15) IS ON PRIVATE RAILWAY PROPERTY - DO NOT TRESPASS

CPR Round House and TurntableThe original 10 stalls constructed in1898 were replaced with a new structure in 1920. A ferro-concrete 7-stall structure, built onto the original in 1907 was removed in the late 1990's. The 7 tracks left in place and the 100-foot turntable and most of the building is still in use.

Former location of Railway Water TowerThe Tower was relocated to Museum site in 1996 (See # 3)

"CPR" HouseSite of the former "CPR House" built about 1898 as tempo-rary quarters for railway employees, it was replaced by the CPR-YMCA in 1910. (see also # 2) Not to be confused with the "CPR House B&B - #65 on main map in "Baker Hill".

Railway Supervisors Former HousingSite of several former Residences, removed in the 1970's

Railway "Ice" HouseSite of the former 1920's large Railway Ice House, directly across the tracks from the Cranbrook Station, demolished in the late1960's. A previous smaller Ice House existed south of the Station on that side of the tracks, about where the Freight Shed garden is now located. (See also #6)

#16 - #96 continues on the large map over for the downtown & Baker Hill Heritage Residential Area.

New Museum Site and Facilities (2002)

The C.P.R. Freight Shed (built 1898) (Now the north wing of the Museum building complex)

* One of the earliest structures built in Cranbrook, it was moved about 400 feet to its present location onto a new foundation as part of the museum site relocation process started in 1999. Now the "north wing" of the museum, it has 5,000 Sq.Ft on each level providing more space for other Museum programs and the Cranbrook History Gallery.* The lower floor contains large public washrooms, a multi-purpose room and two operating model railway displays (O-Gauge and H0-Gauge). The models are incomplete as of summer/2011 and depend on funding.* The upper floor has 5 exhibition galleries for termporary displays of local history and art, plus touring exhibtiions from other Museums and Art Galleries. There are four galleries (of 400 Sq.Ft each) and Long Gallery of 1300 Sq.Ft.) and an Exhibition Managers Of-fice. One end of this floor will contain a small restaurant, washrooms and an outdoor deck overlooking the active railway tracks and small garden. These are not yet complete as of summer 2011 depending on funds.

Railway Freight Shed Garden New in 1999 part of the new museum site, and was near the site of the earliest railway Ice House. (see also #15)

Museum Buildings

The Railway Water Tower ( re-built in 1946, to replace the original 1898 tower)This rare tower still has it's interior 12,000 gal. wooden tank, which rests on massive posts and timbers 25 feet above the ground. The exterior shell was designed to insulate the tank during cold weather. It was moved from across the tracks to a strategic location in 1995 to be on the central vista along the main downtown street "Baker Street".

The Cranbrook CPR Station (built 1898)

Originally built as a large 2-storey "Crowsnest Style A" Depot, it was enlarged to 3-storeys in 1905 to meet increasing business, par-ticularly due to the connecting line to Spokane. Heavily modernized in 1946 along with several other "test" stations on the CPR system, it was vacated by the railway in Sept.2009. There is a long-established concept plan that recommends the building be restored. It is the only unrestored original building in the Railway Heritage Area.

* The Museum displays railway art and architecture, as shown by its restored "Royal Alexandra Hall", formerly the grand cafe from the 1906 "Royal Alexandra Hotel" in Winnipeg and pride of the Canadian Pacific Railway until its demolition in 1971. In 1999 the museum purchased the hundreds of pieces, stored in a semi trailer. The 2-storey-high carved oak fireplace from the hotel's formal dining room is an important first impression for visitors arriving. The Main Entrance Hall has a neo-classical brick facade.* This museum is unique in that it has an unusual "lifestyle, design and social history" theme rather than the technological & mechanical approach of most railway museums.* It is a comprehensive museum, with a very large artifact collection, located in a small city of 20,000 people. This project illustrates a continuing railway heritage spirit in Cranbrook.

Historic Trains Display AreaNational Historic designation

* This museum has a renowned collection of beautifully restored luxurious railway passenger cars - DELUXE HOTELS-ON-WHEELS - representing the finest trains ever to run in Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway. * The centerpiece train is the completely restored 7-car set of the famous 1929 "Trans-Canada Limited" a transcontinental operating between Montreal and Vancouver on the CPR main line.* It also has 4 of 6 cars of the 1907 " Soo- Spokane Train De-luxe" which ran internationally between Minneapolis and Spokane,

The 1907 “Train Deluxe”, two examples of the 28 railcars on display showing exterior car design and architecture

The Museum Development Zone- a preserved railway heritage area -

* A 1.4 kilometre tract of land was assembled by the City between 1987 and 1999 for the development of the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, the preservation of surviving railway heritage infrastructure and potential new appropriate businesses.* The zone contains the new and former sites of the Railway Museum, several railway heritage landmarks from early Cranbrook in 1898, including buildings, struc-tures, parks & gardens. * It is located on a high profile locations beside the downtown and between the active railway tracks and along arterial Highway 3/95.

The Former Museum Site (1976 - 2002)

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Now Called "Canadian Pacific Railway Park" (Railway Gardens began 1903, restoration started 1998,)This is the former site of the railway museum until 2002-03. It was originally the "north" railway gardens started about 1903 developed along the station passenger platforms. Original gardens declined after passenger trains stopped in 1959 and were removed by the mid-1970's. Restoration of this park began during the Railway Centennial in 1998 and is on-going. It contains the Elko Station, the Water Tower and the historic "ALCO" Diesel locomotives. As of 2011, it is not complete along the front of the Cranbrook Station.

The Cranbrook Walking/Cycling Pathways This network runs along the front of the Museum zone linking the museum, the Prestige Hotel, the former Museum site, and the downtown area. The first part was built by the Kinnette Club of a much larger city pathway network now being done by the Rotary Club.

Historic ALCO Diesel Units

The ALCO Diesel A & B Units (1953), on left, were donated from Canadian Pacific's historic collection in Quebec City, ar-riving in Cranbrook in the 1990's. The units were moved onto the site for permanent display in 2002 when the Museum relo-cated to it's new site (Units are awaiting exterior restoration).

The Elko Station (built 1901, relocated to Cranbrook for office and visitor use at the former Museum site in 1987)

This is the only surviving CPR "Crowsnest Style B" station. It was moved from the small town of Elko, 43 miles east of Cranbrook in 1987, and restored. It served as offices/gift shop and archives of the Railway Museum at the old site until staff relocated to the new site in 2003. It is leased with tenants. It now sits on part of the foundation of the former Railway-YMCA (1910-1974). (see #13)

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• CRANBROOK• A BRIEF HISTORY

The City is named after “Cranbrook” in Kent, England, located between London and Hastings.

THE KTUNAXA☛ The Ktunaxa, an ancient First Nations people, often camped in the basin, where Cranbrook is. Centuries of nomadic use of Upper (east) Kootenay and Lower (west) Kootenay regions happened. The St. Eugene Mission Resort, about 6 km north of Cranbrook, has the “Ktunaxa Interpretive Centre”. Phone: 250-417-4001.

EARLY EXPLORERS☛ In 1808 David Thompson, an explorer for the Hudson’s Bay Co., came through the Cranbrook basin from “Kootenay House”, about 80 miles to the north, on his way down the Moyie River valley (then called the Alexander River) on his exploration of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers.* The Palliser Expeditions took place in this region the 1850’s, and in 1864-65, the Dewdney Trail was constructed from Hope (on the Fraser River in the lower mainland) to Fisherville (a few miles up the Wildhorse Creek near present - day Fort Steele). The route used part of the Moyie River valley from Yahk, and came through the east side of the basin in which Cranbrook now sits.

EARLY SETTLERS☛ In later 1860’s, Robert Galbraith pre-empted the Cranbrook basin from the Provincial Government. and began a ranching operation. His brother John ran Galbraith’s Ferry across the Kootenay River on the Dewdney Trail to Fisherville. Galbraiths’ Ferry was re-named Fort Steele in 1888 and soon became the largest community in both the East and West Kootenays. Cranbrook assumed the lead after the arrival of the railway 10 years later.* In the 1870’s a customs outpost was added to the Galbraith farm land to administer entries from the USA to the gold fields of Fisherville and Perry Creek (NW of Cranbrook).* Thomas Seelye, a customs agent died here Mar. 26, 1876. His tombstone is the earliest recorded. Seeleye had earlier been a member of the BC negotiating committee for entering confederation, when he lived in Victoria.

COL JAMES A BAKER - Founder of Cranbrook - (1830 - 1906)☛ In 1885, Col. James A. Baker bought the land and log house from Galbraith and expanded it’s farming operation. The original log Galbraith ranch house burned later that year, but Baker built a new trading post/home which still survives today as one of the oldest buildings in its original location in this part of B.C. The home was completely renovated/restored in 1982-83 by the Museum Foundation. (see # 40 on the tour map.)☛ Baker named his place “Cranbrook Farm” after his ancestral home in Cranbrook, Kent, England. This textile centre dates from the 1300’s and is unique for its windmills.* James Baker served in the BC Government from 1888 to 1900, holding many ministerial positions at various times such as Minister of Mines, Education, Immigration, Provincial Secretary, and the powerful position of Executive Clerk to the Privy Council. He laid the cornerstone of the present Parliament Buildings in Victoria in 1892.* Baker, as MLA, brought Supt Sam Steele in to solve the growing conflict between natives and the increasing numbers of white settlers. This conflict included Baker who had fenced most of the Galbraith land to protect his livestock and crops. Supt Steele stayed only the winter of 1887-88 at Galbraith's Ferry and then continued to other places in western Canada. * Baker worked tirelessly during his 12 years in government to have a railway built through the area, working with William Fernie in coal development, and many others. In 1898, his dream was realized.* Baker returned permanently to England in 1900 leaving the townsite business to his son Hyde Baker. He died in 1906, and his son and family returned to England just before World War One.* Their estate became Baker Park in Cranbrook. Mount Baker south-east of the City was named after Col Baker as are the main “Baker” streets in both Cranbrook and Nelson.

The BAKER FAMILY (1500’s to the present)* Sissinghurst Castle near Cranbrook, was the home of early ancester Sir John Baker at the time of Elizabeth I in the late 1500’s. The gardens were made into the famous “White Gardens” by Rita Sackville-West in the 1920’s, a descendent of the Bakers.* Baker’s great uncle Capt. Joseph Baker, sailed with Capt. Vancouver, mapping the west coast of North America in the 1790’s. The volcanic Mt. Baker in north Washington state is named after him.* Baker’s father John was a banker in London who owned plantations in Jamiaca.* Baker served in the miliary for some time, and then obtained an MA from Cambridge University. He wrote a definative book on the Turkish-Russian (Crimean) War for the British Government.* He later became a private secretary to the Duke of Sutherland, who owned vast sections of northen Scotland, and later to the Duke of Westminster, who owned much of central London.* Baker’s elder brother Sir Samuel Baker discovered the source of the Nile river and served as a Gov-ernor General of the Sudan at Khartoum.* Another elder brother, Valentine “Pasha” Baker , was a very good friend of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), and his wife, Alexandra, Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra) after whom

Maps produced by:The Cranbrook Archives, Museum and Landmark Foundation

(At the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel)250-489-3918 www.trainsdeluxe.com

CELEBRATING CRANBROOK

HISTORY1) THE "CRANBROOK HISTORY GALLERY"

* This new gallery is located in the lower level of the historic Freight Shed, just off the Entrance Hall to the Museum, and is FREE to the public.* The permanent photo collage exhibit is titled “ A VISUAL GLIMPSE INTO THE DIVERSE CHARACTER OF CRANBROOK”, and is intend-ed to give a quick visual orientation to the early history of the community. * This display and more detailed material in the Cranbrook and Railway Archives at the Museum, will provide the basis for future in-depth tempo-rary historical exhibitions in the nearly-completed Exhibition Galleries For Art & History on the upper floor.* Included in the Gallery is the large Centennial Quilt, containing iconic images of Cranbrook done by the Quilting Guild for the City Centennial in 2005.* The Heritage Tour Map of the city, on the reverse of this, is printed in very large format in this gallery.

2) THE CRANBROOK & RAILWAY ARCHIVES * This large body of historical material is located on the upper back floor of the Museum overlooking the Entrance Hall. It contains tens of thousands of items relating to Cranbrook and area and Canadian Railway history - early newspapers, photographs, pamphlets, maps, books, etc. - most of it now computerized.

3) “CRANBROOK 2005 CENTENNIAL BOOK”* A beautiful full-colour coffee table book about the evolution of the city,

available in the Museum Gift Shop.

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3) "Baker Hill" Residential

This map is produced for your discovery and enjoyment of Cranbrook’s “built heritage” including buildings, monuments, parks, and other items of historical interest.

NOTES FOR TOURING:* Please respect the PRIVACY of home owners and PERSONAL PROPERTY. Residences can be viewed from the sidewalk. Do not trespass onto private property unless invited by owners.

* The Cranbrook Archives, Museum, and Landmark (CAMAL) Foundation does not assume any liability or responsibility for these tours.

* Questions about the CONTENT or details of Cranbrook History may be available at the Cranbrook Historical Archives, located in the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel. Appointments are advised for archives visits. There is no staff for research work - this may be be done by private contractors, or perhaps by volunteers, depending on scope and detail required.

* Heritage Tour Maps are available FREE at the Museum (250-489-3918) or the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Centres (250-489-5914). Schools can request bulk copies

Map layout by Kootenay Kwik Print 2011

OTHER CRANBROOKS☛ Besides the original Cranbrook in Kent, England and Cranbrook in BC, Canada, there is a Cranbrook in Australia and another (the Cranbrook Academy) in Dearborn, (near Detroit), Michigan in the USA.

the CPR hotel in Winnipeg was named. The grand cafe of this hotel is now called the Royal Alexan-dra Hall, and is the centrepiece of the railway museum buildings.

FORT STEELE & CRANBROOK* In 1898, Baker's long term dream was realized when the CPR built its Crowsnest Pass line into the area from southern Alberta to Kootenay Lake. This was the CPR's first major branch line after main-line construction 13 years earlier.* However, the railway made a critical decision to bypass Fort Steele for various reasons. One impor-tant reason was that Fort Steele merchants and residents thought the railway HAD to come through their town, so speculation had increased land prices and this did not please the railway. This had happened in other towns across the country, where the railway simply bypassed the town and built a station in another location, so Fort Steele was not unique.* For example, at Moyie, the CPR refused to build a station due to inflated land prices, so instead it built a station a few miles south at the end of the Lake and called it "Moyelle". This lasted for a while until land prices in Moyie came down and the CPR built a permanent station there.* However, the major reason for bypassing Fort Steele, was probably the very difficult engineering challenge of creating a grade steep along the steep and unstable sand cliffs above the St. Mary's River near Fort Steele, known as the "Hoo Doo‚s", which was needed to gain several hundred feet of eleva-tion up to Cranbrook.* This technical challenge was not solved until the railway built a direct line from Fort Steele to Cranbrook in 1972 due to the Libby Dam flooding of the original 1898 line at Wardner, and where the railway had decided to cross the Kootenay River rather than at Fort Steele. The grade from Wardner along wide benches of land and through "Isadore Canyon" into Cranbrook was much easier and less costly. The new (1972) grade along Hoo Doo's, however, has caused continuous stability problems for the railway as predicted in 1898.* The railway had to come through the Cranbrook basin anyway since it was on the lowest route to the Moyie River which then descended to Kootenay Lake. Cranbrook had been surveyed in 1897 by Baker so the CPR was able to take advantage of a ready-made townsite with less-expensive land. There it established its operating headquarters - or divisional offices - the main reason for Cranbrook's growth.* Although the railway was built through Cranbrook instead of Fort Steele, Col. Baker was re-elected by the people of this region in 1898, about 80 % of whom still lived at Fort Steele. Cranbrook's popu-lation did not begin to grow until late 1898, after the election, so it was obvious that Baker was still respected for his prior work in joining the East Kootenays to the outside world with a railway.* By1905, Cranbrook was made the centre of government for the region due to its railway connec-tions. Fort Steele quickly became a ghost town, that was restored by the Provincial Govt in the 1960's as a heritage site.

ARRIVAL OF THE RAILWAY 1898☛ In 1898, the Canadian Pacific Railway was built from southern Alberta at Lethbridge, to the south end of Kootenay Lake just north of Creston. Cranbrook was made the divisional/administrative point for this strategic railway that protected Canadian soverignty against inroads into southern BC made by the “Inland Empire” centred in Spokane. WA.* The railway arrived in Cranbrook, Aug.23, 1898, and the city began to grow quickly due to mining, lumber, and other services required by the region, as well as the new railway facilities that were built. The City has remained the central service centre for the Kootenay region.

EARLY GROWTH☛ On Nov.1, 1905, the City incorporated due to the tremendous growth and the need for essential services. Many businesses located downtown and many of these buildings remain for you to see on this tour.* Many early Cranbrook homes were built in “Baker Hill” south of the down-town area between 1898 and the First World War in 1914. This area is now a designated Residential Heritage Area with a Management Plan overseen by the City and the Baker Hill Residents Association.

Col. James A. Baker (1830 - 1906) Founder of Cranbrook, BC Provincial Representative, and a Minister with several portfolios 1888 - 1900.