MHM The Winnipeg, Selkirk & Lake Winnipeg Railway (WS&LW) - Selkirk MB - Manitoba Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The plaque is mounted on a large boulder near the "Cart Wheels" Roadside Attraction. (visit link)

Marker Name: The Winnipeg, Selkirk & Lake Winnipeg Railway (WS&LW) Agency: City of Selkirk Languages: English Location: Selkirk Park off Eveline Street Selkirk MB Marker Text: The Winnipeg, Selkirk & Lake Winnipeg Railway (WS&LW) The WS&LW Railway Company was formed in 1901 and the line was officially opened on August 26, 1904. The WS&LW became a subsidiary of the Winnipeg Electric railway Company in 1906. The line was electrified in 1908. Four passenger trains and one freight train ran daily between Selkirk and Winnipeg until the line closed in 1937. After 1914 a branch line ran from Middlechurch to Stony Mountain and Stonewall. The tracks ran along Eveline Street to the Car barns, with a line going into Selkirk Park where the company built a dining and dance pavilion in 1923. This cairn marks the location of the turn-around loop. City of Selkirk Website: [Web Link] Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed

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