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
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Scope and Content
Great Northern Railway crane on Souris River bridge, Bunclody, Manitoba.
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Two original negatives C.P. in Manitoba volume 1. Mr. Stuckey put two negatives in same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them (10a) and (10b).
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Two original negatives C.P. in Manitoba volume 1. Mr. Stuckey put two negatives in same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them (10a) and (10b).
Stuckey's notes: Brookdale is on long abandoned CPR Varcoe substation. Elevators are now privately owned by J.L. Jones Farms and have no rail connection.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of grain elevators, etc. Brookdale, Manitoba, near the CPR North rail line.
Photograph shows a group of men in suits and hats standing in a railway yard. A passenger train car is in the background. William Frederick McGuinness is standing on the left