Approaching Fraser Rest Area. The present-day location of Canadian Customs is also the site of one of the WP&YR railway stations. The station was named Fraser, probably to honor a politican from eastern Canada who had helped the railway company in its early days. Fraser is located on the stretch of track between the Summit, site of the International border, and Bennett, at the south end of Bennett Lake. This section of track was built during the winter of 1898-99, a winter that saw exceptionally heavy snowfall and cold temperatures. It also involved cutting a railway roadbed through solid rock. Rock debris had to be hauled by hand or by horse-drawn wagons.
This area gets an average of 24 feet of snow each year!!!!!!
Approaching Fraser Rest Area. The present-day location of Canadian Customs is also the site of one of the WP&YR railway stations. The station was named Fraser, probably to honor a politican from eastern Canada who had helped the railway company in its early days. Fraser is located on the stretch of track between the Summit, site of the International border, and Bennett, at the south end of Bennett Lake. This section of track was built during the winter of 1898-99, a winter that saw exceptionally heavy snowfall and cold temperatures. It also involved cutting a railway roadbed through solid rock. Rock debris had to be hauled by hand or by horse-drawn wagons.
This area gets an average of 24 feet of snow each year!!!!!! 
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