Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company
The Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company (QLSRSC) was a railway that operated between Regina, Saskatchewan and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada via Craik, Saskatoon and Rosthern.
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | QLSRSC |
| Locale | Saskatchewan |
| Dates of operation | 1885–1906 |
| Successor | Canadian Northern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Augustus Meredith Nanton was an earlier financier who helped raise the funds to establish the railway.[1] Construction began on the line 1883 but ran into financial problems. By 1886, only 25 miles (40 km) had been built, and the line was not finished until 1889.[2]
Work on the first branch line of the QLSRSC began in 1885, from Regina to Craven, Saskatchewan.[3] This permitted the settlement of the area, resulting in the creation of communities as Sunset Cove.[4] The Regina-Prince Albert line was constructed by 1889 and 1890.[5]
In 1889, the company's railways were leased to the Canadian Pacific Railway[5] and finally taken over by the Canadian Northern Railway in July 1906.[2][6] The railway also operated steamboats on Last Mountain Lake.[3] Through its land holding company, the railway sold off its 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of farmland to early settlers.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hanlon, Peter. "Nanton, Sir Augustus Meredith". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ a b "The Calgary and Edmonton Railway". Atlas of Alberta Railways. University of Alberta Press. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ a b "Transportation: Canadian Pacific Railway". A History of Regina in Photographs. Regina Public Library. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "History of Sunset Cove". Resort Village of Sunset Cove. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ a b Regehr, Ted. "Canadian Pacific Railway". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ Herrington, Ross (March 7, 2008). "Saskatchewan Road and Railway Bridges to 1950: An Historical Overview" (PDF). Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company - Land for Sale" (PDF). Take from University of Saskatchewan Archives. p. 7. Retrieved 2011-04-17.