Andrew McCulloch (civil engineer)
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Andrew McCulloch was a civil engineer
with the Canadian Pacific Railway
(CPR).
.
Several other jobs followed, and in 1884 he was employed by the CPR on bridge repair work. He eventually became a Resident Engineer on the construction of the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
, and this was followed in turn by work for the Nakusp and Slocan Railway
in British Columbia
, for the CPR’s line through the Crowsnest Pass
, for the Columbia and Western Railway
and for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
.
He returned to work for the CPR as Divisional Engineer of Construction, Eastern, based in Montreal
.
In early 1910, McCulloch was appointed Chief Engineer for the Kettle Valley Railway
in British Columbia
, a project which was to be the most challenging of his career. Following completion of the line in 1916 he was appointed Superintendent of Operations.
He retired in 1933 and continued as a consultant for many years up to his death in 1945.
Andrew McCulloch is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Penticton overlooking the Kettle Valley Railway
that was such an important part of his life. His gravestone 49.51935°N 119.57495°W, which is laid flush with the ground, can be found in section D, about 20 m south of the main entrance and about 5 m to the west of a fire hydrant on the adjacent Lower Bench Road.
McCulloch’s name lives on as McCulloch Station and McCulloch Lake on the Kettle Valley Railway
, and as McCulloch Road in the nearby city of Kelowna
.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
with the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
(CPR).
Biography
After graduating from the Dominion Business College in Kingston, Ontario in 1888, McCulloch moved to the West Coast of North America. There he got a job as an axeman on the Great Northern RailwayGreat Northern Railway (US)
The Great Northern Railway , running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington—more than 1,700 miles —was the creation of the 19th century railroad tycoon James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad...
.
Several other jobs followed, and in 1884 he was employed by the CPR on bridge repair work. He eventually became a Resident Engineer on the construction of the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad , a U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, began operations in 1896...
, and this was followed in turn by work for the Nakusp and Slocan Railway
Nakusp and Slocan Railway
The Nakusp and Slocan Railway is a historic Canadian railway that operated in southeastern British Columbia.Its line ran between Nakusp, New Denver, British Columbia and Sandon, British Columbia in the Kootenay region of British Columbia....
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, for the CPR’s line through the Crowsnest Pass
Crowsnest Pass
Crowsnest Pass is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta/British Columbia border.-Geography:...
, for the Columbia and Western Railway
Columbia and Western Railway
The Columbia and Western Railway was a historic Canadian narrow gauge railway located in southern British Columbia.Constructed in 1896, its route connected silver and gold mines at Red Mountain and Rossland and a smelter at Trail...
and for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historical Canadian railway.A wholly owned subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway , the GTPR was constructed by GTR using loans provided by the Government of Canada. The company was formed in 1903 with a mandate to build west from Winnipeg, Manitoba to the...
.
He returned to work for the CPR as Divisional Engineer of Construction, Eastern, based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
In early 1910, McCulloch was appointed Chief Engineer for the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, a project which was to be the most challenging of his career. Following completion of the line in 1916 he was appointed Superintendent of Operations.
He retired in 1933 and continued as a consultant for many years up to his death in 1945.
Andrew McCulloch is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Penticton overlooking the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
that was such an important part of his life. His gravestone 49.51935°N 119.57495°W, which is laid flush with the ground, can be found in section D, about 20 m south of the main entrance and about 5 m to the west of a fire hydrant on the adjacent Lower Bench Road.
McCulloch’s name lives on as McCulloch Station and McCulloch Lake on the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
, and as McCulloch Road in the nearby city of Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
.