Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian National Railway Station (Vassar, RM of Piney)

In 1905, a third-class Canadian National Railway station was built at La Broquerie in the CNR Sprague Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie. The building was subsequently moved to Vassar, in the Rural Municipality of Piney, where it stands abandoned.

Canadian National Railway station at La Broquerie

Canadian National Railway station at La Broquerie (no date) by Hilt Friesen
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Hilt Friesen Collection, HF0010

The former Canadian National Railway station from La Broquerie at Vassar

The former Canadian National Railway station from La Broquerie at Vassar (September 2007)
Source: George Penner

The former Canadian National Railway station from La Broquerie at Vassar

The former Canadian National Railway station from La Broquerie at Vassar (July 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.08660, W95.81900
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian National Railway Station (Vassar, RM of Piney)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Railway Stations

Sources:

This page was prepared by George Penner.

Page revised: 28 May 2022

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