The Railway Museum of British Columbia has completed a long-awaited cosmetic restoration of British Columbia Electric Railway motor 960. In late October, the motor was moved from the museum’s restoration shop to its exhibit area after being lowered onto its trucks. The museum reports that the restoration lasted 15 years. 

Motor 960 was built by General Electric in 1912 for the Oregon Electric Railway. It and three others were purchased by BC Electric in 1946, and it remained in service until the early 1960s. After it was retired, the motor was donated to the Royal British Columbia Museum and put into storage. In 1993, it was donated to the West Coast Railway Association and trucked to its museum in Squamish. The motor now wears its historic maroon and gold BC Electric livery. For more information, visit wcra.org. 

—Justin Franz