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A
concept proposal for
Canada's only
Railway Station
Heritage Resort
The replication of several regional railway
stations for overnight lodging will be a unique experience in
Canada and create economic benefits for the region
The Railway Station Heritage and Lodging Village
will be part of an overall family activity and nature park connected
to regional trails and close to visitor services. This village will
feature stations
that serve as both historic representations of the variety that once
existed in Central Alberta and will be the economic generators that keep the
park self-sufficient. The centre-piece of the village is a railway
park similar to one that was once located in downtown Red Deer and
several stations across Western Canada.
A series of 22 to 25 stations will include lodging uses similar to
cabins and/or bed and breakfasts as well as some specialty uses such
as conference centres, gift shops and community facilities.
Smaller stations could be used for single accommodation or retail
units. Medium stations can be used for two to four accommodation
units. Larger stations can be used for multiple accommodation units,
bed and breakfast, administration, display areas and heritage
retail.
 Some of the stations that may be replicated include:
- stations of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway and branchlines:
original 1891 Red Deer CPR wood combination station and freight house (similar to Innisfail, Olds, Ponoka
and first Lacombe station); CPR standard #2 station representative
of Blackfalds, Penhold and Bowden; CPR standard #10 station
representative of Alix and the first Stettler and Camrose stations.
- stations of the Alberta Central Railway
ACR 1910 Red Deer; CPR standard #14A station at Sylvan Lake
(similar to Benalto station); CPR standard #A3 station at Rocky Mountain House
(Lochearn)
- stations of the Canadian Northern Western Railway and CNR
unique
CNR special station Red Deer;
CNoR third class station plan 29 representative of Sylvan Lake, Eckville,
Prentiss and Donalda; CNoR third class station plan 75 at Nordegg
- stations of the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
GTP special station Mirror; GTP Type E station representative of Ardley, Delburne,
Huxley and Bashaw.
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