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…searing heat. To us this is railroading. Seen inside, a coal fuelled heater. In the old days, it was that smoky, smelly stuff that kept you warm. The last patent date seen on the front plaque is 1947. The use of “domestic” coal for this purpose (and even cooking) mostly… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…here in 1909 and named it after Theodore Perry Shonts (1856-1919), president of several US railroads, who was chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission (1905-1907) set up to study potential construction of the Panama Canal.” (And breath). (Place Names of Alberta. Volume III, by Tracey Harrison). Scroll down for photos… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…and Fort Sheppard Railway (or Railroad in some documents) in the early 1890s. It came in from a point near Trail BC where it connected with a sister railway across the US/Canada border. Troup, or Five Mile Point as it was called then (in reference to its distance from Nelson)… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…week picked up by a local freight and today an entire train, fifty or a hundred or more cars at a time, gets filled at a single terminal. The tracks here belong to the Great Western Railway (or Railroad depending on you consult) a “short line” firm (if 470km of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…should have searched out. That is prairie railroading. It looks like they simply picked up what they could, when they could with no set direction. I realize the scarcity of suitable cars and the like makes it hard to be a purist. You sometimes have to settle for what’s out… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…and US based Great Northern Railway (1890s-1970 – they built the replacement span), Burlington Northern Railroad (1970-1996) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (1996-2006). Interesting side note, they spelled Sheppard wrong, it should be Shepherd, and comes from an old trading fort once located nearby, incidentally right across the Columbia… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…We got to travel halfway across southern Saskatchewan in one a few years back and it was a wild, exhilarating ride. The trip of a lifetime and one we’ll always remember. These things are a bit harsh on the joints, but railroaders were a tough lot. Scenes from this adventure,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Scenic Railroad. It would be a perfect tourist attraction. With all the scenery that it has offer, lots of nature, the remote and amazingly scenic, and all the bridges that have been built on this line. This is no doubt a perfect place to build a scenic Railroad. I would… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 7 in comments.)

…we last visited. I’ll email you to arrange that. Sandra Beaudoin Our CN Retiree Railroader Reunion at the 1913 Canadian Northern Railroad roundhouse is August 7-9, 2015. We will have registration forms on our Facebook page under Hanna Roundhouse Society & our website www.hannaroundhouse.com where we ask people to print… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 3 in comments.)

…river. David McKinstry (via Facebook) You finally made it! Get in from the west side as well? Jim Griffin Love this kind of post! The huge piers look like ancient Egyptian monuments – and monuments they are – to an era of railroad expansion. Fascinating! Jim Griffin Everything the CPR… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 2 in comments.)

…Bassano. The bottom line is as the owners of the land and structure, Canadian Pacific had the right to sell the station to whomever they wish. It’s one of the realities governing the existence of countless prairie communities over the past century: what the railroad giveth, the railroad taketh away…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 2 in comments.)

Cody Kapcsos Wow amazing elevators! To bad they no longer stand. ChrisBigDoer Agreed, they were so awesome. Tim Swaren Awesome! I KNEW I recognized these elevators! They used to stand not too far from my ex-inlaws farm. The railroad right-of-way passed by their farm by only about a 1/2 mile…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 2 in comments.)