In July, a piece of history
was uncovered in Edmonton, Alberta—the old Canadian Northern Railway turntable
pit.
The pit, unearthed on that
city’s MacEwan University's campus during a construction project, was buried
about 50 years ago when the roundhouse was torn down.
Once construction is
completed, the pit will be re-filled and will once again disappear from view.
Click here to read the story in the Edmonton Journal.
It’s a different situation
on the CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Sub. The old roundhouse was also torn
down many years ago in Fort Frances, and the turntable pit filled in.
Unlike in Edmonton, the concrete wall of the turntable pit can still be seen. It's in the new locomotive
repair area, as seen in the photo below.
Click here to read about how I made the old turntable pit, and gave this part of the layout a sense of history.
Photo at top from the Edmonton Journal.
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