All Aboard

Yesterday l mentioned the C&E railway that built the Strathcona Hotel. As more and more people started arriving in Edmonton a much larger station was needed. So the Canadian Pacific Railway stepped in and built a new station in 1907.
These two pictures show the front and rear of the building. When the railway stopped running along this section of the rail line the station shut down. Today it is home to a restaurant.

[Wylie]

Glad that it is being used for something good.

[Issi Bannerman]

That's what we've done here in Ballater too and the rail tracks have been turned into cycling paths.However, the sad thing is that although that was perhaps a good idea at the time, we'd love to have the train back now, and it would be well used.

[Diana]

Lovely shots of times gone by. At least the building is still being used. Our local post office closed two years ago. This year a new restaurant opened in the building

[Annie D]

I am a big fan of trains and railway stations - what a beautiful station :)

[winghong_ho]

It is nice to keep the historical buildings for use in other purposes rather than tearing them down. Great capture.

[Laura]

Lovely.

[Ingrid]

Nice!

[Bucktree]

Nice shot. Glad the historical building is well kept.

[Dione Giorgio]

Interesting story for these two lovely shot.

[Harry J Benson]

Glad it has been repurposed. Always enjoy the older stations

[Pam]

It is a beautiful station. It is nice that it is being used, and preserved.

[Chris]

That's really interesting Brian. Lovely shots too.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very nice.

[Susie]

So interesting

[Fisher Family]

Nice to see this attractive old station still has a use today.

Ian

[Renee Salamon]

How lovely that it is being used and the history of the railroad is being kept alive

[Lou Ann]

How wonderful the depot is still in use, I’m sure the interior is wonderful too.

[John Durham]

I love old railroad stations - glad it could be saved.

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[carol white]

Nice shot, and interesting narrative

[LManning (Laura)]

Those old stations have such grace to them. Good shots.

[Margaret Brown]

It’s nice to know that it is being used in such a nice way

[Bill]

Lovely looking hotel.

[gloria jones]

Great photos and narrative

[Ian George]

Lovely building being put to good use.

[haskar]

I like trains a lot. I feel sorry for these liquidated tracks.

[Lynne]

Nicely shot and love the narrative

[Corinne]

I like visiting your town from my sofa :) thanks for the travel !

[Judith Johnson]

Nice shots to show the buildings as they are today. I presume the railway is no more?

[Pyrrhula]

Great shots. Interresting history of the building.

[Kathy]

A lovely old station. Too bad the passenger lines have been shut down all over. Fun, but slow, way to get from point A to point B.

[Islandgirl]

Very nice place for a restaurant!

[Petespost]

Pity that the older buildings get pulled down and not reused to keep that style alive.good story.

[Mags]

Beautiful shots! Always good to repurpose old places.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice collage. It's always so much better when they give an old building a new purpose like that.

[Rick]

Nice captures.

[eDorre]

Grand views and story line too

[bkb in the city]

@jtdurham John glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Thanks Peter

[bkb in the city]

@carolmw Thanks Carol l trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@ljmanning Thanks Laura

[bkb in the city]

@craftymeg Margaret it is always nice to preserve a piece of history

[bkb in the city]

@bill_gk Bill this was an old railway station

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Gloria glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@nodrognai Ian glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@haskar Haskar the train still runs through the city as freight trains on different lines

[bkb in the city]

@lynne5477 Thanks Lynne glad you enjoyed this one

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@cocobella You're welcome Corrine.

[bkb in the city]

@busylady Judith the train still comes through on a different line as freight trains

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry l trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@randystreat Out west we still have a passenger service called the Rocky Mounaineer. It runs from Jasper National Park out the west coast in Vancouver B.C

[bkb in the city]

@radiogirl Yes Kathy it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@mirroroflife Pete l am glad this one has been preserved

[bkb in the city]

@marlboromaam Yes Mags it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Yes Ann it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@rickster549 Thanks Rick

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@edorreandresen Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@pusspup Me too

[bkb in the city]

@jamibann Issi the sentiment is the same here now as well

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Glad to hear that Diana

[bkb in the city]

@annied Annie glad to share this one with you

[bkb in the city]

@wh2021 Thanks Winghong

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@la_photographic Laura glad you enjoyed this one

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@ingrid01 Thanks Ingrid

[bkb in the city]

@dkellogg I am too

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@sangwann Thanks Dione

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@hjbenson Harry glad to share this one with you

[bkb in the city]

@pamalama Pam l certainly agree with you

[bkb in the city]

@galactica Thanks Chris

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@mittens Thanks Marilyn

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@susie1205 Susie I trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Yes Ian it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@rensala Renee l certainly agree with you about that

[bkb in the city]

@louannwarren Lou Ann l am sure it is although l have never been inside

[Heather]

A great collage, Brian. And thank you for sharing this history with us.

[Bill]

@bkbinthecity Ooops!

[Beverley]

Wonderful history- great collage

[bkb in the city]

@beverley365 Beverley glad you enjoyed this one