Not very much is known about this line. What is known, is that it used
to connect the Weston yards with the yards between Raleigh Street & Gateway
Avenue (both running parallel to each other with the yards running in
between them. These two streets, and the yards start off in Elmwood and end
in North Kildonan). The bridge itself is the only physical evidence of a
railway being present. All the rails were taken out off the bridge, except
the portion where the bridge is "open" to allow large boats to pass by.
"Open" as in that part of bridge turned sideways if you look closely. Behind
the camera there is about 1 mile of ROW which was transfomed into a pathway by the Parks & Recreation Department. Even though one might know it was a railway ROW in the past it is still difficult to be sure at times. The
portion of pathway stops right across from where Springfield Avenue begins.
Springfield Avenue is a straight street which runs past the yards between
Raleigh & Gateway. As for the other side of the Red River, the ROW has
completely been lost. There are multiple housing complex, a golf course, a
city park, a treatment plant and many houses. The only information about the
time of this railroad, was that it was taken out somewhere around 1929.
Ironically enough, there's a single rail left, that is sticking out of the
ground just BELOW the bridge. Very weird and ironic isn't it??
Old Railroad bridge crossing the Red River near the end of Kildonan Drive. The railroad used to run behind the camera for about 4 kilometers. 2 of those kilometers have been turned into a
walking trail (which runs parrallel to Essar Avenue). Note the gates that have been put up in order to stop people from climbing up onto the bridge. It is not known whether the rails are still in place on the bridge itself.
