Phelan
| Feature Type: | Railway Point - A named railway siding, junction, flag stop or timing point with or without an agent. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On CNR, N shore of Inverness Passage S of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°12'10"N, 130°16'19"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Phelan (station) adopted in the 17th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as labelled on BC Lands' map 3M, 1916. Confirmed 3 July 1946 on C.3702. Form of name subsequently adjusted in Ottawa records, to Phelan (railway point). Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Originally the Grand Trunk Pacific line. Identified as a 39-car siding in CNR passenger timetable April - October 1967. Source: included with note |