A wooden railway station that once stood at Emerson, on the CNR Emerson Subdivision in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin, was built in 1923. Closed by the railway in 1979, it was sold at auction in 1989, purchased for $3,000 and moved to the vicinity of Woodlands where it was renovated into a private residence. Sometime between 2013 and 2015, it was moved to the Grosse Isle Museum where it is used by the Prairie Dog Central Railway.
The former Emerson CNR Station at the Grosse Isle Museum (July 2016)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.00468, W97.20321
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Emerson CPR Station (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grosse Isle Museum (Grosse Isle, RM of Rockwood)
“Couple’s boxcars a patch of heaven” by Bill Redekop, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 2005, page B3.
We thank Wayne Arseny and Jack Grandmont for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2023
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