4
Canadian Pacific Railway accident at the Canadian Pacific Lumber Company yard27 February 1913
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
On February 27, 1913 5 Sikh men were killed and 3 wounded when a CPR westbound train, Engine 3537, crashed into The Canadian Pacific Lumber Company's yards. An inquiry of the accident found switch had not been repositioned properly after having freight cars delivered earlier. A stone marker near Pigeon Cove commemorates the men who died.
The Bell from Engine 3537 is at the Port Moody Station Museum.
5
The renaming20th Century, Circa 1917
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
In 1917 the mill was purchased and upgraded by Reynold's Shipping, Timber, and Insurance Agency Ltd.
It was renamed The Port Moody Lumber Co. in 1925.
In 1930 the mill burned down.
 |
 |
 |
 |