Stuckey's notes: This is closest point on CN Rossburn Subdivision to CP Minnedosa Subdivision. Bill McGuire and I figured they are about 3 miles apart here. The long range plan is for a cutoff joining the two near this point. Track from here to Rossburn Junction is not being improved.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Image of the Pool elevator (closed), mile 5 Rossburn subdivision, Springhill, Manitoba, taken along the CNR line, Rossburn subdivision.
Stuckey's notes: Jacked up for leveling, new foundation and larger scale. Negative 2 shows detail including wheels used to set elevator to the different bins.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Image of Pool elevator "B" ("A" was demolished recently), Sandy Lake, Manitoba, taken along the CNR line, Rossburn subdivision.
Notes
[The words substation and subdivision have both been used for Stuckey's abbreviation sub. in Stuckey's rural archives collection].
Stuckey's notes: Jacked up for leveling, new foundation and larger scale. Negative 2 shows detail including wheels used to set elevator to the different bins.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of Pool elevator "B" ("A" was demolished recently), Sandy Lake, Manitoba, taken along the CNR line, Rossburn subdivision.
Notes
[The words substation and subdivision have both been used for Stuckey's abbreviation sub. in Stuckey's rural archives collection].
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)
This engine was built by Brooks in March of 1883 as No. 887 and marked as scrap [by the GN] in 1937. This engine is known to have worked passenger trains to Brandon. This class of locomotive was replaced by gas-electric [power units] in 1929 but they would be used if no gas-electric was available. Engine 185 sat dead in Minot from the closing of the Brandon line until it was scrapped.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Great Northern Engine 185, a class B-19 4-4-0 ["American"] type at Minot, ND.
Notes
Small copy neg. Quote in HistoryBio taken from Stuckey, L. A., & Bain, D. M. (1996). The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways in Canada. Calgary, Alberta: British Railway Modellers of North America.
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