The Kettle Valley Railroad (reporting mark KV) was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia.It opened in 1915 and was abandoned in portions beginning in 1961, with the final segment falling into disuse in 1989.Much of the railroad's original route has been converted to a multi-use recreational trail, known as the Kettle Valley Rail Trail, which carries the Trans-Canada Trail through this part of British Columbia.