
The Meeting
Creek railway station was built by the Canadian Northern Railway in
1913 to its standard third-class station plan. Today, it represents one
of the few remaining examples of this design, and is unique in Canada,
the station being preserved on its original site with both a portion of
the original railway together with a classic prairie grain elevator.
The
station has been wonderfully preserved and houses photographs and
artifacts pertaining to life in the prairie railway depot. The grain
elevator is also one of the best examples of an early elevator —
complete with an original hydraulic engine.
With the abandonment of the railway branch line serving
Meeting Creek in 1997, Central Western Railway, the line’s owner,
kindly donated a portion of the original main line and elevator track
to the Canadian Northern Society. The station grounds and right of way
now form the basis for a local park — picnic tables and washroom
facilities are available for use by the visiting public.
The Meeting Creek station and grain elevator are open
during the summer months to the public through the support and
generosity of the Community Hall Café.
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