The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . or early in 1915. The most prominenttowns in the Prairie Provinces served bythe main line of the Grand Trunk Pacificare Winnipeg, Portage La Prairie, Saskatoon,and Edmonton. Between Winnipeg andEdmonton especially the company hasbuilt up a considerable volume of additional train has recently beenplaced in this service, and two trains eachdav now perform the journey in 27^- route of the Grand Trunk Pacific is,407 ment that these towns are the product ofthe Grand Trunk Pacific. Bra
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . or early in 1915. The most prominenttowns in the Prairie Provinces served bythe main line of the Grand Trunk Pacificare Winnipeg, Portage La Prairie, Saskatoon,and Edmonton. Between Winnipeg andEdmonton especially the company hasbuilt up a considerable volume of additional train has recently beenplaced in this service, and two trains eachdav now perform the journey in 27^- route of the Grand Trunk Pacific is,407 ment that these towns are the product ofthe Grand Trunk Pacific. Branch lines have been built, or areunder construction, to connect this rail-road with the cities of Brandon in Mani-toba ; Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton,Canora, Prince Albert, and Battleford inSaskatchewan : and Camrose and Calgaryin Alberta. The following interesting statementregarding the branch lines of the GrandTrunk Pacific within the Prairie Provinceshas been furnished by the authorities ofthat railroad : Melville-Regina branch : 98 miles in fulloperation from Melville, Saskatchewan, 279. 1. PEMBINA BRIDGE, INTERIOR OF MACHINE SHOPS, TRANSCONA, 3. STANDARD LOCOMOTIVE, 4. THE REGINA EXPRESS, G 408 RAILWAYS AND RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT miles west of Winnipeg. In conjunc-tion wiih the trains op the main line, adouble daily service is maintained betweenWinnipeg and branch : 55 miles in fullition north-easterly from Melville,giving train service to Yorkton and Canorain connection with main line trains. Tofield-Calgary branch: From Tofield,Alberta, 752 miles west ol Winnipeg and41 miles east of Edmonton, to Calgary, 1distance of 200 miles ; 163 miles arc nowperation, the line is completed intouul trains will be in operation early coal branch: Prom BickerdikcMountpark, 50 miles completed and inition. serving a large coal-mining areaol Bickerdike and Ed branch : 26 miles allunder construction, t
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