After demise of the streetcars, a transit system was started by MacArthur Transportation Co. with three routes, an east end loop, a south end loop, and a west end loop, with terminal at 8th St. & Rosser Ave. The E & W was operated as a continuous route with two locally built coach bodies on new Maple Leaf trucks. A secondhand, larger, Leland coach was acquired for the S. end, which was replaced by a large GMC about 1938.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey 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)
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 steam shovel & earth cars.
Notes
Used in the construction of the Brandon, Saskatchewan and Hudson's Bay Railway at Bunclody, Manitoba
Great Northern Railway photo
From the collection of Gilford Copeland of Bunclody, Manitoba
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 crane on Souris River bridge, Bunclody, Manitoba.
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey is unsure if this photo was taken during construction of the bridge, or whether it may have been taken during its dismantling when the railway line closed. P.E.]
From the collection of Gilford Copeland of Bunclody, Manitoba
View is southeast from the roof of Clark Hall. Photograph shows some of the scaffolding and materials, as well as the construction trailer (Bird Construction) located on the driveway during the restoration of Clark Hall and the Brandon College Building.
View is southwest from Clark Hall. Photograph shows the construction of the foundation of the extension of Clark Hall and various construction materials located in the courtyard.
View is north from the courtyard looking underneath the skywalk. Photograph shows the grading of the road between the Clark Hall extension and the A.E. McKenzie Building.
View is west from the roof of the Brandon College Building. Photograph was taken through wire fencing and shows roof beams during construction on the roof of the Brandon College Building during winter. Part of the George T. Richardson Centre and the second steam plant are visible in the background, as well as a few houses.
Image is looking north along the driveway in front of Clark Hall and the Brandon College Building, and shows building materials, equipment and debris. The photograph was taken during the renovations of the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall.
View is west from the sidewalk between the Brandon College Building and the Citzens' Science Building. Photograph shows an H-Hut, two trailers and general construction mayhem.
View is looking east southeast. Photograph shows the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium (WMCA) under construction. There are two signs in the foreground. One lists the names of the architectural firm, the engineers, contractiors and subcontractors involved with the project. The other reads: Site of Western Manitoba's 100 Centennial Project New Auditorium
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 steam shovel loading cars near Bunclody, Manitoba.
Notes
Used in the construction of the Brandon, Saskatchewan and Hudson's Bay Railway at Bunclody, Manitoba
From the collection of Gilford Copeland of Bunclody, Manitoba
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
[View of Prince Edward Hotel under construction.]
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put six negatives (3 combined negatives) in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered them DC6f(1) through DC6f(6). From a combined negative.]
[This station, located 13 km north of Brandon on the east side of PTH 10, was] built in the early 1930s to replace Knox as the CNR’s mainline station for Brandon. All passenger trains stopped and buses operated between the CNR’s Brandon station and Brandon North to meet all trains. It was enlarged as shown here in late 1930s, and at peak operation in the 1940s & 1950s saw six daily passenger trains 1 - 2 & 3 - 4 “Continental Limited” and 11 - 12 locals. VIA trains 3 and 4 "Supercontinental" ceased operation Nov. 15, 1981 leaving no passenger service on the former Grand Trunk Pacific mainline of CNR [at that time]. This station was demolished in the fall of 1982.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
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