Donated to the Brandon College Library by Hilda Hesson in 1967.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an "outing" by train to Forrest, MB. Writing on the back of the photo states that the man in the striped blazer is very likely T. Mayne Daly. Photo was taken at the Great North West Railway station.
[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.
Stuckey's notes: Extra 3001-8617 changing crews. Showing all that remains of pre-1911 station. Present yard office on west end was part of extension and rebuild of 1904. Remainder of old station, east end, removed in 1960's to build present crew hostel (bunkhouse).
Scope and Content
Photograph is looking east northeast at the CPR Station. Includes: the parking lot, a train, all that remains of the pre-1911 station and part of the CPR Station.
Notes
Corresponds with negative 1-2002.3.9.P24(2).
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.