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Full Steam Ahead: the Battle River Railway

Date published : August 18, 2010 - Rosalind, Alberta

When CN announced plans to scrap yet another rural railway, farmers in the Battle River region resolved to take control of their own economic destiny and keep their train - ensuring a future for their communities.
 
Reporting and photographs
Matt Palmer

Editor
Miguel Raymond

Director-coordinator
Hélène Choquette


© 2009 NFB – All rights reserved
 
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Railway, Matt Palmer

 
  • As local train service disappears across the Canadian Prairies,
  • so too are grain elevators. Where close to 6000 “prairie cathedrals”
  • once existed across the west, only 300 or so are still standing
  • in 2010 – evidence of major shifts in our agricultural economy.
  • Source:
  • Wheat Kings: Vanishing Landmarks of the Canadian Prairies,
  • Greg McConnell
 

Comments(1)

This needs to be shared across Canadian farm communities.

 
Full Steam Ahead: the Battle River Railway

By Wendy Holm, P.Ag. - Date published: August 20, 2010 - Vancouver, British Columbia

What a great success story for this group of cooperative prairie farmers. Good for them for "getting 'er done" and good for NFB for telling it so beautifully!

 

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