Old Canadian Train Stations, Central Canada. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta

Old Canadian Train Stations
Central Canada
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta

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Manitoba

Ex Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific ,later Canadian National station in Winnipeg. It was also used by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern RRs.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Ex Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific
Now the Winnipeg VIA Station

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg Fort Garry Hotel is about a block away from
Union station in Winnipeg. They where all very close to the stations. It was a pretty noisy and smoky place to have a
hotel in the days of steam. They are an important part of rail history in Canada.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg MB.
The hotel is adjacent the train station which
can be seem to the left of the hotel.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

CPR Station and Royal Alexandra Hotel
in Winnipeg c. 1915

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Union Station c.1915
Winnipeg Union Station c.1915 with Winnipeg Terminal
Rail yard in background. The station was built by the Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific Rwy. c. 1912. The yard later became Canadian Nationals East yard, and the station became Canadian Nationals Winnipeg station.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Pacific station at Beausejour MB-about 35 miles north east of Winnipeg. It no longer serves as a station.
It is now a town museum.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Pacific station at Beausejour MB

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

St. Boniface - part of Winnipeg - is located on the Sprague subdivision of the Canadian Northern Rwy. later part of the Canadian National. It was built prior to the first war.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

St. Boniface MB
This was the main line of the Canadian Northern to
Toronto and Montreal. The station was converted
to a restaurant in the 1970s.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Pacific Winnipeg Station
This building no longer serves as a station.
It has been renovated for other uses.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

CP Station at Holland MB It is about 80 miles south west of Winnipeg. I can't imagine what happened here. The engine is on it's side, but the tender is almost upright. If you look carefully you will notice that it's a passenger train.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Dauphin station was built by the Canadian Northern Rwy.in 1912. It's now part of the Canadian National system. Dauphin
is the first division point west of Winnipeg on the old Canadian Northern main line to Vancouver.This is the finest remaining rural station in Manitoba.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Greater Winnipeg Water District Rwy. station in Winnipeg.
This line runs from Wpg. to Indian Bay on
Lake of the Woods-about 90 miles.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Greater Winnipeg Water District Rwy. station in Winnipeg.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Lac du Bonnet is on an abandoned Canadian Pacific branch line in south east Manitoba. The station was moved to what is now a ghost town called Milner Ridge and converted into a residence.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Lundar MB is located north west of Winnipeg on the abandoned ex Canadian Northern Rwy.-later Canadian National Oak Point subdivision. It was built c.1905

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Lundar MB

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

McCreary MB is located on the Gladstone subdivision of the o
ld Canadian Northern Rwy ,later Canadian National main
line to Edmonton.It was built c.1895.Gladstone is about
80 miles north west of Winnipeg.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Minnedosa MB is the first subdivision point west of Winnipeg on the CPs main line to Edmonton, It is no longer used by
CP and is being renovated for other uses.
It was probably built c.1900

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Moosehorn is located about 130 miles north west of
Winnipeg on the abandoned Oak Point subdivision of the Canadian National Rwy.It was originally part of the
Canadian Northern Rwy. The station is derelict.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Neepawa is located in south central Manitoba. At one time
there was 5 lines radiating out from Neepawa, all built by the Canadian Northern Rwy.-later Canadian National. They
where built in the 1890s.They have all been abandoned.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

CN yard and station at Neepawa MB.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Prairie Dog Central Rwy. at Grosse Isle MB.

This station once stood on the CNR line, which one of my visitors, Bill Manchulenko, St. Pierre MB. Bill's father spent his last days as a caretaker on the railroad, It served as the ST JAMES STATION , it was then moved and restored to serve as a main station for Prairie Dog, I and my parents more that once both went to its northern point of the railroad and returned on a weekend outing, many fond memories of this trip. Bill seems to remember that they went to Gypsumville quite often during the summer

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Prairie Dog Central Rwy operates a vintage train on about 25 miles of what was once the CN's Oak Point subdivision between Winnipeg and Warren MB.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Prairie Dog Central at Warren MB.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sandy Lake MB is located on the abandoned
Canadian Northern Rwy-later Canadian National Rossburn subdivision It was built c.1900.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Steep Rock is located on the abandoned Oak Point subdivision of the Canadian Northern Rwy, later the Canadian National.
It dates from c.1905.Steep Rock sits on the east shore
of Lake Manitoba.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipegosis is located about 200 miles north west of
Winnipeg on the west shore of lake Winnipegosis.
The rail line was originally built by the
Canadian Norther Rwy. in the 1890s.
It later became part of the Canadian National system.
The station was built in 1897.This line is now abandoned.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Roblin MB on the Canadian Northern Rwy.-now Canadian National, was built c.1900. It is now a restaurant Roblin is at the western most edge of Manitoba..

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Pacific at Souris MB in the early 1940s after a storm severely damaged it.Souris is about 140 miles west of Winnipeg. The station was demolished around 1990.

Canadian National at Portage la Prairie MB

Portage la Prairie MB is on the main line of
both the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Rwy's
,about 50 miles west of Winnipeg.
It's here that the two lines part ways with the
CN heading north west to Saskatoon and Edmonton
and the CP heading west to Regina and Calgary.

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Pacific at Portage la Prairie MB

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Via Portage La Prairie, MB Former Union Station
Now both a Train Station and Bus Station

This picture was submitted by Dave Savage/CRSN www.railwaystationnews.ca

Canadian National at Dauphin Manitoba, 2007

This picture was submitted by Ernie Parrish

CPR Station Emerson MB

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

CNR 5210 at Victoria Beach Manitoba

This picture was taken by Steve Boyko and is used with his permission.
You may view more of his pictures at his web site http://www.traingeek.ca
or his blog http://blog.traingeek.ca

CN Station, CFB Shilo Man, Mid 1970's

This picture was submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

CN Station, CFB Shilo Man, Late 1960's

This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

CP Station Souris Man, Summer 1969

This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

CP Station Boissevain Man, Summer 1969

This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

CN Station gang at CFB Shilo Man.

This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

CP Station, Douglas, MB. 1960's

This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

	CNR Station at Gladstone MB This station is located on the Gladstone subdivision of what was once The Canadian Northern Rwy. main line between Winnipeg and Vancouver. It later became part of the Canadian National system. The building is now a town museum
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Gilbert Plains MB station is situated on the Togo subdivision of the old Cdn. Northern main line between Winnipeg and Vancouver. It's now part of the Cdn. National system. This building is now a town drop in centre.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

	CPR Station at Brandon MB Brandon is the first division point west of Winnipeg on the CP's main line to Vancouver. It's no longer in use as a station.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CPR Water Tower at Glenboro MB This tower burned a few year ago around 2009
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Former CNOR St Boniface Winnipeg, MB Now The Restogare Bistro
This picture was submitted by Dave Savage/CRSN www.railwaystationnews.ca
	Brandon North station, Brandon MB Doug Brown send the following update on this station. "The Brandon North Station" is no more. While the site still remains i.e. the concrete platform, but the Station was moved to Rivers a few years ago and is now called the Rivers Station. The old Rivers station still stands, but is all boarded up and pretty much condemned. A group of people in town are trying revitalize it.
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	Formerly The Brandon North MB Station New Paint Job and New Name 8/1/2011
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	CPR Rivers MB Station as it was in the 80s
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	It is now located in field 4 mile north of Inglo MB
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	CPR Brandon MB North Station as it was until mid 80s
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	CPR Moosehorn MB Station Nov 09 2009
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	CPR Virden MB Station
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	St Claude MB CP Station Located in Centenial Park
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	CN Station Carman MB There are plans to make this station into a Museum
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	Former CN Station Fisher Branch MB on the Inwood Sub Date: 10/11/2010
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	CPR Station Carberry Manitoba.
This picture was submitted by Bob Booth
	CNR Sifton MB Station This is where Lavina spent the first 17 years of her life. It was built in the 1890's. Her father, Willard McPhedrain was the station agent there from 1927 to 1955. Soon afterwards part of the station was moved to a farm near Dauphin, MB. There are no tracks left as the line was abandoned. I left there in 1946 to work as a telegrapher for the CNR, and later on became International President of the Morse Telegraph Club, the first Canadian and the first woman to hold the position.
This picture was submitted by Lavina Shaw
	CNR Sifton MB Station This painting of the Sifton MB Station was painted about 40 years ago and was in her mother's estate. She passed away in 1993. It was published in the Reader's Digest magazine "Our Canada" in the October/November issue. She wrote an article for the magazine entitled "Living in a Railroad Station"
This picture was submitted by Lavina Shaw
	Canadian Northern, Argyle Station This station is now a museum It is a unique railway station, using a boxcar from around the 1890s. It is a single sheathed boxcar, set on a railway siding in 1912 and made into a temporary station for a small settlement called Drake, later named Ekhart. This is on the Inwood Subdivision, 5.5 miles north of Grosse Isle and 3 miles south of Argyle. The station has a passenger room with two windows, a bench on outside wall, stove. The freight room has a large "x" style sliding door and the load limits from the box car are still painted around the inside of the freight room. It is thought to be the only one of its kind in a museum in Canada. For more information on this museum please go to their web site at: www.settlersrailsandtrails.com
This picture was submitted by Shayne Campbell, President & Executive Director Settlers, Rails & Trails - the Argyle museum experience! Argyle, Manitoba
	Waghorns Guide 1929, Grosse Isle to Hodgson
This picture was submitted by Shayne Campbell, President & Executive Director Settlers, Rails & Trails - the Argyle museum experience! Argyle, Manitoba

Saskatchewan

	CN Station East Melville SK Date; 10/2/2011 This station is being restored Melville CN Station Restoration Project CN donates $250,000 to Melville Communiplex project to celebrate city's centennial
This picture was submitted by Doug L Brown
	Eatonia is on an abandoned ex Canadian Northern, later Canadian National Rwy. branch line in west central Saskatchewan. This area was settled c. 1919. The town is named after Timothy Eaton of Eatons fame
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Kelvington SK is on a branch line of the ex Canadian Northern now Canadian National Rwy. It was first settled c.1900.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Rockglen SK is situated in south central SK near the American border. It is on a CP line and was probably built c.1900.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Sturgis SK is on the old Canadian Northern Rwy. later Canadian National main line between Winnipeg and Edmonton.It dates from c. 1900. Sturgis is in eastern Saskatchewan.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Langham SK c. 1920's. Langham is about 30 miles north of Saskatoon on the old Canadian Northern main line to Edmonton.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Blaine Lake SK Blaine Lake is situated on the Blaine Lake subdivision which runs between Prince Albert and the Battlefords. It was built by the Cdn. Northern Rwy. c. 1910 The station is now the town library.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Waldheim SK Northern Rwy's Carlton subdivision. It is now the town museum.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Blaine Lake SK
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station North Battleford SK. North Battleford SK is the westernmost station on the Langham subdivision of the old Cdn. Northern Rwy.main line between Winnipeg and Vancouver.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Cudworth SK Station Cudmore is situated on the Cudworth subdivision which runs between Young SK and Prince Albert.This line was built in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Rwy. The station was built in 1926.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Canora SK Canora SK is on what was the Cdn. Northern Rwy. main line between Winnipeg and Vancouver. It's also the junction point of the line leading to Churchill MB on Hudson Bay.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Humbolt SK Humbolt SK.is situated on what was once the main line of the Cdn. Northern line between Winnipeg and Vancouver.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Water Tower at Wartime SK This water tower is still in use by the hamlet of Wartime which is out of view on the left of the photo.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Something a little different, CNR Water Tower, Kenaston SK
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CPR Station at Broadview SK Broadview is the second division point west of Winnipeg on the CP line to Vancouver. The station is boarded up and in a somewhat derelict state.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Biggar SK Biggar SK is situated on the Asquith subdivision of the old Grand Trunk Pacific's main line between Winnipeg and Prince Rupert. It is now the main line of the CNR between Winnipeg and Prince Rupert as well as Vancouver. This is the fourth division point west of Winnipeg. The station is now abandoned and derelict.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CPR's Regina's Union Station CPR's Regina's Union station was used by both the CPR and the Cdn. Northern Rwy's as well as the CNR. It has been converted into a casino.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CPR Moose Jaw Station
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN Moose Jaw SK Constructed in 1919, the CN in Moose Jaw Sask was mostly used for freight at the end of its working life. Some blocks away, stood the Canadian Pacific station, serving freight and passengers and part of the Toronto-Vancouver mainline. CN meanwhile operated passenger service further north through Saskatoon.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN Moose Jaw SK When the photos were taken during the summer of 1998, the building had virtually shut down but placed on the Register of Historic Places, due to its unique construction. Read the story of the building and see how it appears today at: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place Clicking on the picture will reveal a nice cleaned up structure.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN Moose Jaw SK (rear view)
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CP Station Lloydminster SK April 2012
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CN Station Porcupine Plain, SK Early 1970's The CN line through Porcupine Plain is now abandoned.
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CN Station Porcupine Plain, SK Early 1970's
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CN Station Porcupine Plain, SK Early 1970's
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB

Alberta

	CNoR Station Calgary The building was previously used as the St Mary's parish hall for some time before being purchased by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1911 for $60,000 and later tried to repurchase it to no avail. Because of WWI, CNorR, later Canadian National decided not to relocate and the old parish hall continued for 60 years until 1971 as "the other station" (the main one being the CPR station) in freight and passenger service. Unused since closing, the old station was vandalized in 1978 (photo below) and reconstructed.
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CNoR Station Calgary I was on-site when the CNoR station in Calgary burned down in 1985. Living nearby, I took this photo around 2am. The station stood as a burned-out hulk next to St Mary's Cathedral in downtown Calgary, before it was rescued by the Nat Christie Foundation and refurbished as a dance hall for the Alberta Ballet Company. The photo I sent is from a plaque on the building. The building was also used as the St Mary's parish hall for some time.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The City of Calgary acquired the building in 1978, at 141-18 Ave SW and called for proposals to save the it as a heritage site. In 1985, the building was vandalized and burned to a hulk and stood vacant behind a heavy wooden fence. The Alberta Ballet, looking for a home, undertook the rehabilitation project. No detail was spared to ensure accurate an accurate historical restoration of the building. Here, we see what was done, using modern materials. Designed with a "boomtown baroque: classical facade and style reminescent of French Canadian architecture, the St Mary parish hall was erected in 1905 at a cost of $14,304. It housed social, theatrical and atthletic activities, as well as regular day classes for Catholic kids from 1907 to 1910. In 1911, the building was purchased by the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National), before being abandoned in 1971, severely burned in 1985 and subsequently saved This view looks north toward the 18th Avenue in the downtown core.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	A view looking south toward the Elbow River Bridge, crossed by Canadian Northern Railway (CNorR) locomotives, later CN, until 1971 when the building was abandoned. Beyond the gates in the background are the original tracks, going into what used to be the CNorR yard. They have been preserved into the bridge as an historical artifact. The train, which came into the station facing northbound, was uncoupled from its locomotive, brought into the yard and thn backed into the station for the next trip. The loco meanwhile was serviced, wyed and recoupled, now facing southbound for the next trip outbound, over the bridge. The bridge (covered later into the "Bridge page") is now part of Calgary's Lindsay Park used by pedestrians and cyclists. Lindsay Park (on the other side of the road from the Calgary Stampede grounds) was formed when the old yards were reclaimed and features an aquatic centre and footpaths.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	In the background, the refurbished Canadian Northern Station, used by the Canadian National Railways until 1971 It is now used by the Alberta Ballet and called the Nat Christie Centre. Nat Christie was a Calgary horse breeder and businessman. Note the proximity to the Calgary Tower and Calgary's famous bird: the construction crane. The dark brown building in the background is the former Petro Canada HQ building.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CNR Station Vermillion AB Vermillion AB station. Vermilion AB is the first division point east of Edmonton AB on the old Cdn. Northern main line between Winnipeg and Vancouver.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Wainwright AB Wainwright AB is the first division point east of Edmonton on what was once the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rwy's between Winnipeg and Prince Rupert. This line is now the main line of the CNR between Winnipeg, Vancouver and Prince Rupert
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CNR Station Wainwright AB
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Via Station Wainwright AB
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	CPR Station Retlaw AB.
c.1920's. Courtesy of the Retlaw historical society.
This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba
	exCNoR Station Rowley AB Rowley station is now, believed to be, virtually abandoned.. When RailAmerica bought the Central Western Railway, on which both of the stations were, things changed drastically for both the Central Western Railway (CWRL) and Alberta Prairie (APXX)
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR (VIA) Station Red Deer AB This station is no longer in use as such, after VIA withdrew service between Calgary and Edmonton. CP now used a brand new yard, just out of town. The station may be of further use though, as there is a "bullet train" service planned for the busy Calgary-Edmonton corridor but the financing and final route remain to be determined.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR Station Red Deer AB A trackside view taken October 1989. The rail no longer runs adjacent to the station, as a new CPR yard was constructed to bypass the city, while this photo was being taken. The station was abandoned shortly thereafter and sat deserted. In May 1991, the station was designated as a municipal heritage resource by Red Deer City council. The Province of Alberta made it a Provincial Historic Resource in April 1993. In 1995, the station was purchased by a private concern, restored to its former appearnce and now houses law and real estate offices.
This picture taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Former CP C&E South Edmonton, AB Now The Iron Horse Restaurant and Bar
This picture was submitted by Dave Savage/CRSN www.railwaystationnews.ca
	CP Banff, AB Now a Restaurant and Tourist Train Station
This picture was submitted by Dave Savage/CRSN www.railwaystationnews.ca
	South Edmonton VIA Station formally The Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station The Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station was built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in what was then the City of Strathcona, Alberta. It was started in 1907, completed in 1908, and expanded in 1910, and is located at what is now 8101 Gateway Boulevard, just south of Whyte Avenue.The building was initially the northern terminus of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway serving Strathcona and Edmonton, although Canadian Pacific later expanded that line north across the North Saskatchewan River via the High Level Bridge into Edmonton proper. The building was designated a Canadian Heritage Railway Station in 1991,when it was still owned by CP and therefore subject to federal regulation. After being sold by CP it was designated a Municipal Historic Resource in 2003, and a Provincial Historic Resource in 2004 *Since 1998, the building has been home to the Iron Horse Night Club, one of Edmonton's* largest and oldest nightclubs, with two levels, eights bars, four rooms, a dance floor, and a stage; it hosts over one thousand people on an average night Description from http://en.wikipedia.org
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	South Edmonton VIA Station This is a rare event, as the RDC had a problem and an FP unit from Calgary was used instead, on the Calgary-Edmonton run for a week or so.
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Calgary & Edmonton Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta The building (now a museum) at 10447-86 Ave, is a replica of the original station which served Edmonton from 1891-1907 and features numerous railway and station artifacts as well as an extensive historic photograph collection. The building is open to the public and there is a small admission fee.
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Calgary & Edmonton Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta Behind the building by the crossbucks is the the old CPR line to Old Strathcona, over the High Level Bridge (see my Bridge page). The CPR stopped running trains over the upper deck in 1989 from a yard of what is now Grant McEwan Community College, to the Old Strathcona (South Edmonton) CPR station (see my Station page) . Currently, the Edmonton Railway Society (ERRS) runs one of their restored tramways on the line, first over the High Level Bridge, then through a short tunnel under a housing project, to their shops behind Old Strathcona Market, about 2.5 Km. The service started in 1997 from Grandin (near theAlberta Legislature Building ) and was extended to Jasper Avenue in 2005. The downtown terminus for the tramway is located between 109 St & 110 St at 100 Ave, just a few streets beyond some major downtown hotels, near Corona LRT station Operations take place from the May Long wekend to (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend (May-October). Running on the hour and the half hour, the round trip adult fare is currently about $4.00, purchased from the conductor and allowing stopovers. There are also family and group fares. Close to 50,000 passengers are carried in an average year The Edmonton Radial Railway Society, composed entirely of volunteers also operates the streetcars at Fort Edmonton. http://www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca/highlevelbridge/schedule_hlb
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Anthony Henday Museum, Ex CNR Delburne AB (East of Red Deer)
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN Jasper Station, June 2009 Looking East
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN Jasper Station, June 2009 Looking West
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Jasper VIA Station trackside. The photo was taken May 1st, 2009 The train is the VIA #1 (westbound) to Vancouver, which has just arrived around 2:30pm.
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN Jasper Station Interior showing the VIA Counter, June 2009
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CN/VIA Jasper Station July 2011
This picture was taken and submitted by Corey Walker, Prince George, BC
	CPR Beiseker station at 700, 1st Avenue, Beiseker, Alberta taken in Nov 1989. The CPR station was decommissioned fifty years ago and sat deserted for twenty-five years. In 1980 the Village of Beiseker recognized the historical importance and value of the building and took steps to preserve and restore it. This building is a one-and-a-half storey structure with the distinctive design characteristic of CPR train stations. This building stands prominently at the west end of the village's main street. It was moved from the CPR track-way, turned 180 degrees and placed on a proper foundation on adjacent Village of Beiseker property. It now serves the village as the Municipal Office, the Municipal Library, and the Beiseker Station Museum (description from Historic Places.ca) Visitors can come to the museum year round during Village Office hours. A curator is available to give tours during July and August. Adjacent to the station is an EV caboose in fresh CP yellow paint.
This picture taken and was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Big Valley Station This station islocated in central Alberta. The Village of Big Valley is located south of Stettler. This photo shows the refurbished station. It is still a destination for the Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions.
This picture taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Big Valley CN station, 32 km south of Stettler AB, as it was in 1989 prior to preservation by the Canadian Northern Society and use by the Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. The adjacent roundhouse ruin, shown below is on the list of Canada's Historic Places.
Photo: L. Unwin Submitted, Collection Massey F. Jones
	The Big Valley Roundhouse, in Big Valley, AB, November 1989 The roundhouse ruin is on the list of Canada's Historic Places.
This picture taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Rowley station undergoing renovations prior to 1989 and use on the Alberta Prairie excursions.
Photo: L. Unwin collection This picture was submitted by Massey Jones
	ELSDESOR Junction, near Drumheller AB in the Badlands area, which is 75 million years old. The proper name should have been "Eladesor", which is Rosedale spelled backwards. (I took a long magnified look to make sure there was no error on the signpost) A five kilometer drive east from the Drumheller town center, Rosedale lies at the convergence of the Rosebud and Red Deer Rivers and Eladesor is nearby.. http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=Rosedale%2C%20AB The railway served the Atlas Coal Mine, a wooden tipple, now fully restored and a Historic Site open to visits. The photo was taken circa 1984 before everything became restored. You can look up the history of this interesting area at http://www.atlascoalmine.ab.ca/history.html The whole area and attractions are described at: http://www.dinosaurrvpark.ca/Drumheller_Final-web.pdf
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones

This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Rowley station undergoing renovations prior to 1989 and use on the Alberta Prairie excursions. Rowley station is now, believed to be, virtually abandoned.. When RailAmerica bought the Central Western Railway, on which both of the stations were, things changed drastically for both the Central Western Railway (CWRL) and Alberta Prairie (APXX)
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The CPR Pavilion over 1st St SW in downtown Calgary, is where passengers can board the Empress 2816 and the Royal Canadian Pacific luxury train. Passengers staying at the multi-star Fairmount Palliser Hotel on the left can connect directly to the "Great Hall" boarding area to the right, through the glassed portion. The pavilion is built on a bridge that supported the first construction train west in 1885. The Royal Canadian Pacific offices at 201 9th Ave SW, to the right, were formerly occupied by the Calgary headquarters of Canada Post. The building was totally gutted and rebuilt to modern standards, complete with an upscale waiting area and historic CPR railway artifacts on the first floor
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	A view from the inside of the Great Hall of the Royal Canadian Pacific, showing part of the 12 meter high glass rotunda, built around 2000 over an existing street bridge. Reflected in the glass to the right is the adjacent Palliser Hotel to the left, which accommodates the RCP guests prior to departure. The Great Hall is connected directly to the hotel for catering and guest departure.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Canadian Pacific Railway FP7 1401 (GMD 1953) "The Great Hall", a 152m wing (just short of 500 ft), where the Royal Canadian Pacific is stored, when in Calgary. This photo was taken on November 5th, 2011. The area can accomodate up to 80 people for seated dining and about 200 people for weddings etc. Catering is provided by the adjacent multi-star Palliser Hotel. View their interesting website. Trips on the Royal Canadian Pacific are in the upper four-figure range, with onboard stateroom and showers. Accomodation is limited to 32 guests, each receiving VIP treatment throughout the consistof 10 fully restored (1916-1931) Canadian Pacific business cars . http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/ http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The wrought iron artwork under the CPR Pavilion in 1st St SW underpass.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The wrought iron artwork under the CPR Pavilion in 1st St SW underpass.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The wrought iron artwork under the CPR Pavilion in 1st St SW underpass.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The wrought iron artwork under the CPR Pavilion in 1st St SW underpass.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The citations are clipped to the side of the Royal Canadian Pacific offices.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	The citations are clipped to the side of the Royal Canadian Pacific offices.
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	CPR # 144 at Calgary station. The caption states that the first passenger train reached Calgary Aug 1883. This is the second station in Calgary (the first was a boxcar). Both buildings were eventually taken down when a much larger station was built a block further west. One building then became the High River CPR station, the other the Claresholm CPR station, both a few miles south of Calgary. On 28 Jul 2010, the High River station (now Museum of the Highwood) sustained fire damage
This pictures is from a framed photograph in a Calgary restaurant. It was submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Taber AB CPR Station, 123 miles from Calgary, near Lethbridge. Taber is the corn capital of Canada "Taber corn" is a sweet variety, highly prized by Albertans. Originally, Taber was known as "Tank No. 77," and was used by the railway to fill up on water. In 1903, it is said that the first Mormon settlers from the U.S.A. were the ones to establish a hamlet at the Tank. After the town's post office was built in 1907, the CPR decided to call the town "Tabor," probably after Mount Tabor in the Holy Land. However, various letters and station heads came out printed "Taber," so the CPR changed the name to make it match the records.An alternate version of the towns name origin is that the first part of the word tabernacle was used by Mormon settlers in the vicinity, and the next Canadian Pacific Railway station was named Elcan (nacle spelled backwards). (Description from Wikipedia)
Photo: L. Unwin collection This picture was submitted by Massey Jones
	Gliechen AB CPR Station, located 90km East of Calgary
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Champion CPR Station, rescued from the wreckers and transported to a private property, along with some railway artifacts, including CPR #19 (see my diesel page) The station now located south of Calgary, 3 km north of Asldersyde on Highway 2, between the Okottoks turnoff and Alderside. , 19km south of Highway 22X. The site is not open to the public but serious visitors may ask permission to enter. The Village of Champion is located between Lethbridge and Calgary. Population 384 (2007 census) The CPR opened the station in 1910 and itnamed it after H.T. Champion, a prominent Winnipeg banker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion,_Alberta
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones
	Formerly the CNR and VIA station in downtown Edmonton (until the rails were removed to make way for construction of the Grant McEwan University Downttown Campus and VIA Rail moved its passenger station further north), this building at 10004 104 Ave NW served as CN headquarters in Western Canada for many of its operations on 13 of its 26 floors, and one of Edmonton's tallest buildings at 111 metres (364 ft) in its time. My Diesel page shows a black & white photo of the Super Continental behind the building in the 70s. Built in 1966,the CN Tower was vacated by CN in May 2008 http://www.cawcouncil4000.com and all western operations consolidated within a new building in Walker Yard, further north. This view, taken in October 2011 shows that the CN logo still remains on the building, despite new owners, as it has become an Edmonton landmark. More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_Tower_(Edmonton) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_(Via_Rail_station)
This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones

	CP Station, Andrew, AB This station is now used as a senior center and museum
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Bunk house at Andrew, AB This building is unused.
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Station, Willington, AB This station is located at the Shandro museum just north of town. It is intact but unheated and has no electricty.
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Station, Willington, AB
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Station, Willington, AB
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CP Station Vegreville, AB This station is used as a bottle depot.
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CN Station, Vegerville, AB taken on Jan 6, 2005 It looks cold that day and Jim says that it was about minus 30 degrees C .
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CN Station, Vegerville, AB taken on Jan 6, 2005
This picture was taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	CN Station Viking Alberta, May 2005 This station is on the line between Edmonton & Wainwright AB
This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB
	EX CN Station Edson AB May 2005
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	EX NAR Station Peace River Alta, Sept 2004
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	EX NAR Station Peace River Alta, Sept 2004
This picture taken and submitted James Booth, Willingdon AB
	The Edmonton CN Yard when it was in full operation in the downtown core,during the 60s or 70s, when this picture was taken as a colour slide with a lower priced 110 camera.. The tracks were lifted to make way for the Grant MacEwan University (much of the land still remains barren) VIA moved its operation near the former Edmonton Municipal (Blatchford Field - CYXD) some 8km from city centre (12360-121 Street NW, Edmonton,AB) In the background is CN Headquarters, since relocated to Walker Yard, basically in the same area as the VIA station (The Canadian must be wyed from the Walker Yard mainline in and out of the VIA station). The 111 metres (364 ft) or 26 storeys tall building remains marked with the CN emblem, due to its historical value. Tracks at the bottom centre of the photo may connect with CPR tracks to South Edmonton (Strathcona) through the High Level Bridge (see the station and bridge pages) Part of those CP tracks, now ending between 109 St & 110 St at 100 Ave are still used in the summer by the Edmonton Radial Railway for their tramway operation and pass through a small tunnel under a housing project. See the bridge page and http://www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca/highlevelbridge
This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones

Links to the other areas of Canada


Ontario and Quebec	British Columbia and the Territories	The Maritimes

Two site worth looking at.

The Memory Lane Railway Museum in Middleton, Nova Scotia.
The only exclusive Dominion Atlantic Railway museum in the world

Welcome to the DAR DPI
A web community initiative intent on digitally preserving
the history of the Dominion Atlantic Railway

Links

	Where we live and what we do

	A Nova Scotia Snow Storm Hits Summerville

	The Steam Locomotives of the CPR

	The Steam Engines of the CNR

	Train Bridges and Trestles

	Canadian Railway Artifacts

	The Grain Elevators of Western Canada

	Old Diesels and other rolling stock

	Canadian National Railways Motive Power Statistics Index

	Railway Maintenance Equipment And Old Railway Rolling Stock

	Jerry Barnes' Garden Railway, The SCRR

	The Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society

	Historic Aircraft Pictures

	Visit John's Old Car and Truck Pictures

	The Minas View Golf Links Golfing with a difference

	The Yard Limit's page on the Windsor & Hantsport Railway (WHRC)

	CN Pensioners' Association

	The Stanley Steamer For all you steam fans, this page is a must

	Visit Lonnie Hedgepeth's of Rocky Mount, North Carolina site. He has used the plans provided on Covered Bridge Plans webpage and is building a Covered Bridge for his Live Steam train. Many new pictures have been added including pictures of his Live Steam Engine

	The building trades class at Darlington HS in Darlington, Wisconsin built this covered bridge for a local business man

	Tour the 64 remaining Covered Bridges of New Brunswick

	The Covered Bridges that once dotted Nova Scotia.

	Lilies From the Valley A Vast selection of Oriental and Asiatic previously cut commercially grown bulbs ready for shipment anywhere in Canada

	Visit my Jeep page A Picture Review of the Jeeps from 1940 to the present

	A Picture Review of the Nash, Hudson and the cars of American Motors

	A Picture Review of the Old cars that were found in Australia

	A Picture Review Studebaker

	A Picture review of the Packard

	A Picture Review of the Pickup Truck from 1940 to 1969

	A Picture review of the Volkswagen

	A Picture Tour of the Kaiser Frazer

	A Picture Tour of the Henry J

	A Picture Tour of the Crosley

	A Picture Review of the Chevrolet from 1916 tto 1970's

	A Picture Review of the Ford from 1908 to 1970's

	The Chrysler Airflow

	View some of John' Evan's Artwork This site has quite a collections of John's artwork. View these old cars as you haven't before.

	Eric Gordon's Kaiser Rebuild There are many pictures showing the details of this Rebuild

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