Comments on: Local history has it that the first railway station in Houston B.C. burned down. The second station was built in 1925, eventually torn down, and replaced with the station seen here in 1971. Obviously designed more for function than good looks, I’m sure it must have served it’s purpose well at the time. Note the old Christmas decorations on the roof, the faded VIA sign, and the 1970′s style safety railing. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Joe Harrison http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38443#comment-34308 Joe Harrison Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:54:37 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CN.VIA_.HoustonStation.2-MP85.1.CNTelkwaSub.05.19.2019.jpg#comment-34308 Yes, it was a CN station before VIA came along. I tried this shot in B&W and it really worked well, but the reality is ... sad, ugly and hard to look at. Best that way for this one. Yes, it was a CN station before VIA came along. I tried this shot in B&W and it really worked well, but the reality is … sad, ugly and hard to look at. Best that way for this one.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38443#comment-34306 Stephen C. Host Sat, 03 Aug 2019 03:01:47 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CN.VIA_.HoustonStation.2-MP85.1.CNTelkwaSub.05.19.2019.jpg#comment-34306 Ugly.. but it's a station. This was a CN station then VIA? Ugly.. but it’s a station. This was a CN station then VIA?

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38443#comment-34305 awmooney Sat, 03 Aug 2019 02:27:18 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CN.VIA_.HoustonStation.2-MP85.1.CNTelkwaSub.05.19.2019.jpg#comment-34305 Pretty sad looking, but it is good that you took the time to record this. Pretty sad looking, but it is good that you took the time to record this.

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