Spokane and British Columbia Railway
Eureka Gulch, 1910. Great Northern railbeds in the center, Spokane and British Columbia line in the foreground | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Republic, Washington |
| Reporting mark | S&BC |
| Locale | Ferry County, Washington |
| Dates of operation | 1900–1925 |
| Predecessor | Republic and Kettle Valley Railway |
| Successor | None |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 40.559 miles (65.273 km) |
The Spokane and British Columbia Railway (reporting mark S&BC), originally the Republic and Kettle Valley Railway, was a short-lived standard-gauge railway based out of Republic, Washington, United States. The S&BC operated between Republic, Grand Forks, British Columbia, and Lynch Creek, British Columbia. The line was locally known as the "Hot Air Line" in both the Boundary District of British Columbia and Republic due to the shaky nature of the company's financing and the grandiose nature of its publicity. The company was incorporated in 1900 in Republic and was bought out in 1901 by the Canadian Republic & Grand Forks Railway Company, who retained the Republic and Kettle Valley Railway name after the buy out. The company reorganized under the Spokane and British Columbia Railway name in 1905 which operated service on the line through 1919 and was officially stricken from the active corporation listing in 1925.