Northern Alberta Railway Caboose - Grimshaw, Alberta
Posted by: 
wildwoodke
N 56° 11.509 W 117° 36.594
11V E 462150 N 6227596
This caboose is part of the tourist information centre display and park at Grimshaw, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMDA6M
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 12/12/2011
Views: 4
This caboose was part of the Northern Alberta Railroad, but is now part of the tourist information centre's display here in Grimshaw.
Incorporated in 1929 under the joint ownership of the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific Railway Companies, the Northern Alberta Railway was the result of the amalgamation of 4 marginal railways in the northern part of the Province of Alberta in Western Canada.
The N.A.R. carried fuel, food, building supplies, vehicules and of course people up into the North and oil, coal, lumber, grain, ore, fish, cattle and of course people, down South to civilization.
Current Use:
Part of a tourist information centre and park
Type Of Caboose: Bay Window
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Visit Instructions:
Please visit the location of the caboose, brake van, or guard van, provide visit details through photo or narrative.