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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. |
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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
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Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg MB.
The hotel is adjacent the train station which can be seem to the left of the hotel. |
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CPR Station and Royal Alexandra Hotel
in Winnipeg c. 1915 |
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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. |
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CP landing place in Victoria BC c.1935 | |
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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. | |
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Canadian Pacific station at Beausejour MB | |
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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. | |
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This was the main line of the Canadian
Northern to Toronto and Montreal. The station was converted to a restaurant
in the 1970s. |
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Canadian Pacific Winnipeg Station
This building no longer serves as a station. It has been renovated for other uses. |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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 | |
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Greater Winnipeg Water District Rwy. station in Winnipeg.This line runs from Wpg. to Indian Bay on Lake of the Woods-about 90 miles. | |
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Kelvington SK is on a branch line of the
ex Canadian Northern now Canadian National Rwy.
It was first settled c.1900. |
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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. | |
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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 | |
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McCreary MB is located on the Gladstone subdivision of the old Canadian Northern Rwy ,later Canadian National main line to Edmonton.It was built c.1895.Gladstone is about 80 miles north west of Winnipeg. | |
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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 |
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CPR station at Kenora ON.
This station was built in 1889 . Kenora ON is the first division point east of Winnipeg on the CP's main line. |
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CPR station at Kenora ON. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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CN yard and station at Neepawa MB. | |
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Prairie Dog Central Rwy. at Grosse Isle
MB.
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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. | |
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Prairie Dog Central at Warren MB. | |
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Rockglen SK is situated in south central
SK near the American border. It is on a CP line and was probably
built c.1900. |
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Sandy Lake MB is located on the abandoned
Canadian Northern Rwy-later Canadian National Rossburn subdivision It was built c.1900. |
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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. |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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.. | |
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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. |
