Paul J. Crozier Smith

I have been a model railroader, railfan and historian for over 50 years.  The roads that I primarily interested in are BC Rail, Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway and Southern Railway of British Columbia.

I am involved with the British Columbia Railway Historical Association, the E&N Division of the CRHA, the Bytown Railway Society, the West Coast Railway Association, the National Model Railroad Association, the  Canadian Association of Model Railroaders, the CNR Historical Association, the CPR Historical Association and the PGE/BCR Special Interest Group.

After graduating high school, I served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve for two years. I then enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy where I served for 4.25 years. I then worked for CP Rail (E&N) for 9 months as a wiper before moving to CP/CN subsiduary the Northern Alberta Railway as a trainman for three months before going back to CP as a trainman for six months. I then joined BC Corrections for a 30 year career retiring on December 25, 2006, and started a new career as a Commissionaire on Octorber 28, 2006 until May 31, 2019 when I retired permanently.

You can contact me by snail mail at 1148 Balmoral Rd., Victoria, B.C., V8T 1B1 or by email at pjcrozier-smith@shaw.ca or paul@crozier-smith.ca