According to Stuckey and Bain (1996), “The Brandon, Saskatchewan & Hudson’s Bay Railway was built and operated as a totally owned subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway. Construction commenced in late 1905 and by the end of 1905, less than a mile of track had been laid north of the boundary at St. John. In 1906, the remaining 68.6 miles to Brandon were laid and service commenced that year. During the Depression of the 1930s, traffic declined significantly and the entire branch was abandoned in 1936. Over much of the branch’s length, the ties and rails were laid on the prairie without ballast and today little remains of the line apart from traces where there were cuts and bridges.” (p. 18)
Stuckey, L. A., & Bain, D. M. (1996). The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways in Canada. Calgary, Alberta: British Railway Modellers of North America.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Great Northern Railway Weed Burner, Rugby, ND.
Notes
The Great Northern used the same unit on its line to Brandon.
Bunclody, MB was located near Souris, MB. The bridge in question crossed the Souris River.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by a "Mrs. Wilson" in 1989.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a close-up of the Great Northern Railroad bridge or trestle at Bunclody under construction. There are two men standing on the support structure.
Bunclody, MB was located near Souris, MB. The bridge in question crossed the Souris River.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by a "Mrs. Wilson" in 1989.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a moveable crane used for railway maitenance on the Great Northern Railway bridge at Bunclody, MB. The photograph was taken from the Souris River and shows the bridge structure.
Photograph of the Brandon College champion football team. Back Row (L to R): Gordon, McLeod, Campbell, Orris. Middle Row (L to R): Freer, Ross, Evans. Front Row (L to R): McQueen, McInnis, Smalley, Poole (Captain), Neild, Ferrier.
Portrait of the Brandon University football team taken in Kinsmen Stadium. Back Row (L to R): Doug Magee, Don Smith, Eldon Montgomery, Dean Boyd, Jim Ziegler, Keith Hummel, John Graham, Gerry Titus, Hellar Nakonechny. Second Row (L to R): Pete McGregor, George Kunyckyj, Boyd Van Aglen, Al Scott, Bill Yard, Doug Sawle, Doug Sawyer, Stan Furman, Stu Farnell. Front Row (L to R): Doug Steeves, John Spak, John Ross, Barry Ejolfson, Jim Haynes, Guy Savoie, Pete Hunter, Bill Wesley, Harry Sutcliffe, Bill Myers, Ken Webster.
Bob Annis and Joy Dornian of WESTARC on Hudson Bay near Rankin Inlet, N.W.T – there to present a board development workshop to Sappujjijit Friendship Centre
Portrait of a Brandon YMCA sports team. The players are wearing shorts and tank tops with cleated shoes. Their shirts show a distinctive Brandon YMCA logo. A small ball of some sort is on the ground in front of the YMCA steps to the right of the dog.