The Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway(N&FS) is a historic Canadian railway that operated in the southern interior of British Columbia.
The N&FS connected the city of Nelson with the Canada–United States border at Waneta, near Trail. The line was acquired by the Great Northern Railway in 1898.
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