BC Electric: More Than Just a Tram

February 7 - March 24, 2012
Surrey Museum  17710 56A Avenue
www.surrey.ca/heritage | 604-592-6956

Explore the new possibilities electricity brought to Surrey. In 1910 the BC Electric Railway officially opened its line connecting New Westminster to Chilliwack. Through four decades the railway moved freight and passengers within Surrey while connecting the communities to our east with the markets to our west. The arrival of electricity also paved the way for new industry and technology, powering lumber mills and lighting our homes.

Presented in partnership with The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society and the Chilliwack Museum.