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…Alberta part 3: Bow River Coal Prairie Sentinels – Queenstown Alberta Abandoned coal mine cars Scandia Alberta In search of Mitford Alberta part 2 Prairie Sentinels – Arrowwood Alberta Rosebery BC railway barge slip Prairie Sentinels – Carbon Alberta Hanna Alberta roundhouse Bow City coal and Kitsim siding Prairie Sentinels… (Search hits: 0 in title, 130 in body, 0 in comments.)

…all Alberta, having been built in 1906. The province only has three pre-1910 elevators, this of course being one of them. Originally built for the Alberta Grain Company, in 1911 it merged with a rival forming Alberta Pacific Grain (APG). In 1967 APG was bought out by Federal Grain which… (Search hits: 1 in title, 17 in body, 3 in comments.)

…no evidence of them. Today, a couple farms are located nearby. Another grain elevator still in Alberta Pacific colours, also abandoned, is located in Dorothy Alberta in the Red Deer River Valley near Drumheller. Only two other pre-1910 grain elevators exist in Alberta as of 2013. One is in DeWinton… (Search hits: 1 in title, 16 in body, 2 in comments.)

…to living vicariously!” Dayna Kent (LOVE you’re enthusiasm and yes, what we do is like a vacation). More like this… Prairie Sentinels: Bulwark Alberta. Prairie Sentinels – Bentley Alberta. Prairie Sentinels – Mossleigh Alberta. Something to say and no one to say it to? Go here: Contact Us! Date of… (Search hits: 1 in title, 14 in body, 0 in comments.)

…owner was the Alberta Wheat Pool and was one of the very first elevators (number three) constructed by that firm. The Alberta Pool, or simply “The Pool”, was itself a newly established company at that point, having only been in business for a year or two prior. The new railway… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 3 in comments.)

…We found this elevator completely by accident, while travelling back roads in the area. This is one of our favourite parts of Alberta and if you like ghost towns, grain elevators and abandoned stuff, it’s a real treat. Check out the quintessential ghost town of Dorothy Alberta, a photogenic little… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 2 in comments.)

…SK elevator. Prairie Sentinels – Delia Alberta. Along an abandoned but still in place rail line (track recently taken out). Prairie Sentinels – Queenstown Alberta. A nice one I visited in the 1990s. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date of… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 1 in comments.)

…our targets, four ghost towns visited over four days of heavy filming. One of these places, Esther Alberta, is the focus of this here piece. Forgotten Prairie: Esther Alberta – a little ghost town explored. A work of “Pop History” by Chris Doering and Connie Biggart.(BIGDoer/Synd/Cache) First things first, Esther… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 1 in comments.)

…see other historic grain elevators we’ve visited, click any of the links below… Prairie sentinels – Three Hills Alberta. Dorothy Alberta. Prairie sentinels – Oblerlin Alberta. If you’d like to know more about what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: September, 2013. Location: Big Valley, AB. _________________________… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…rosters several hundred of them, built in in the years 1995-2004. Have fun with Chris and Connie Spotted in that train was an interesting Alberta Government “Take an Alberta break” grain hopper. These cars (800-900 of them, from 1000 built) have slogans recommending one visit any number of Alberta towns…. (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…later. There was, apparently one additional elevator here, dating from 1916-1918. The two still standing when we visited were gone by 2000. Thanks to Bill from Erskine for this update. To see some other elevators we found, follow these links… Prairie sentinels – Consort Alberta. Dorothy Alberta, the little grain… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…town in Alberta to Kerrobert Saskatchewan. Often a marginal operation, it was sold to a short line company in the early 1990s, the Central Western Railway based out of Stettler Alberta. Even with lower operating costs, this little company could not make a go of it and the line was… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…first visit here, but it’s been a while and though a fresh take on it was due. Learn a lot more from this earlier visit: Dorothy Alberta (2013). Here’s a few Google search terms if want to know more: Dorothy Alberta Churches, Dorothy Alberta Grain Elevator and to look up… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Willingdon Alberta and Wood Grain Elevators Alberta. Be sure to stop by often to view new and interesting content posted regularly. They’re saying… ”I enjoy history so really enjoy the pictures and back stories.” Ted Swanson. The former Willingdon Train Station is seen in this post… Shandro Village. More later… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…behind for next time. To see some other fascinating places we’ve explored in the area, follow any of these links… Prairie sentinels – Delia Alberta. Stirling Mine – Commander Mine – Nacmine Alberta. Then and now overlooking Wayne Alberta. Read this… Beachwood Estates. If you’d like to know more about… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 1 in comments.)

…other grain elevators we’ve explored, check out these reports… Prairie Sentinels – Alliance Alberta. Prairie Sentinels – Admiral Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Queenstown Alberta . Wynndel BC grain elevator – then and now. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date of… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

Three Hills Alberta has two standing grain elevators, a massive ex-Alberta Wheat Pool and an ancient ex-Parrish and Heimbecker. Standing directly across from each other, these two create a grain elevator canyon with the CNR’s north/south Alberta mainline passing right through the middle. Of the two, the AWP is in… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)