Spokane and British Columbia Railway

The Spokane and British Columbia Railway (reporting markS&BC), originally the Republic and Kettle Valley Railway, was a short-lived standard-gauge railway based out of Republic, Washington, United States. The S&BC operated between Republic, Grand Forks, British Columbia, and . The line was locally known as the "Hot Air Line" in both the Boundary District of British Columbia and Republic due to the shaky nature of the company's financing and the grandiose nature of its publicity. The company was incorporated in 1900 in Republic and was bought out in 1901 by the Canadian Republic & Grand Forks Railway Company, which retained the Republic and Kettle Valley Railway name after the acquisition. The company reorganized in 1905 under the Spokane and British Columbia Railway name, operating service on the line through 1919, and was officially removed from the active corporation listing in 1925.