Baker
| 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 BCR at north end City of Quesnel, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°59'59"N, 122°30'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/2 |
| Related Maps: |
93G 93G/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 February 1966 on 93 G, as identified in PGE timetable #72, June 1943, and as labelled on BC map 1G, 1959; confirmed 15 April 1983 on 93G/2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by PGER in association with nearby Baker Creek. BCR Engineering confirmed November 1988 that "Baker" is still a timing point as the northern limit of the Quesnel yard, but no longer any passenger service. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |