Railway Heritage Icons in the city of Red Deer

Railway Heritage
of Red Deer

Forth Junction Project Vision

Sharing Historical Perspective

Ground Transportation
Heritage Preservation

Forth Junction
Heritage Society

Current Rail Heritage Preservation

Red Deer Ground Transportation Themes

Mintlaw Linear Park Proposal

Rails to Trails

Existing Rail Icons in the city of Red Deer
as elements of planned self-guided tours

CPR station Red Deer

   Red Deer downtown CPR Station
    Built 1910; closed 1991; restored 1996;
    designated historic resource at all three levels of government;
    used for offices

CPR bridge Red Deer

                                                Red Deer CPR Bridge
                   Built 1908 to replace timber structure; closed 1991;
currently used as part of Waskasoo Park and Trans Canada Trail;
                                 municipal and provincial historic resource

The Arches downtown Red Deer

'The Arches' Project
   developed by Central Alberta Historical Society
   in stylized shape of roundhouse
   see Alexander Way and 'The Arches'

                                                    CPR Park Fountain
          original CPR station park fountain in center of 'The Arches'

ACR pier Red Deer

ACR Pier Taylor Drive
Alberta Central Railway support pier for bridge crossing of
Waskasoo Creek and C & E Railway near Forth Junction

Alexander Way banner

                                             Alexander Way Downtown
     pedestrian-friendly connection linking Rotary Recreation Park
                                with the future Riverlands redevelopment
                                     see Alexander Way and 'The Arches'

Corner of Gaetz and Ross Red Deer

Corner of Gaetz and Ross
Gaetz Ave. and Ross St. named after landowner Rev. Leonard Gaetz and railway representative James Ross who determined the city site

More information to come . . .

Current Rail Heritage Preservation            Red Deer Ground Transportation Themes
Forth/Tuttle-Mintlaw-Sylvan Lake Linear Park Proposal            Rails to Trails
Railway Icons of City of Red Deer         Railway Icons of Red Deer County          Railway Icons of Central Alberta