Comments on: Some nights you never know what’s around the next corner and that sure proved correct as we approached Brookmere BC in the middle of the night Oct. 14, 1981. ( I was working as a Trainman out of Revelstoke BC, and had been sent to Penticton to work the Spences Bridge freight for two trips account their regular Trainman booking off. It was a line I had never been on before. ) I thought I was seeing things ! After all, it was 1981, steam had been gone for decades, and there ahead was a water tower complete with not one, but two spouts. Hogger Palmer Sather chuckled and said don’t worry, we’ll make a stop eastbound so you can get some pictures in daylight. True to his word, on my second KVR trip, Oct 16, we ground to a halt so I could capture this unique tank which served both the CPR and Great Northern at this former Division Point. Oh if that tank could talk.

By: TMike

TMike — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:03:15 +0000

Its time someone got a current shot of this tank- for the time machine!

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Wed, 06 May 2020 13:37:45 +0000

Wonderful picture, such a historical picture, and beautiful scenery. I bet the air was cool, clean and crisp.
Like the GN rails on the other side of the water tank, have the CP rails been lifted ? Thank you for posting.

By: Todd Steinman

Todd Steinman — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:40:29 +0000

I think I could live there!

By: runeight

runeight — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:18:08 +0000

Yes it does, and once a year they have a small festival honouring the towns former railway history.

By: PRR5406

PRR5406 — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:58:00 +0000

Does this artifact remain today? What a beautiful piece of architecture!