Moose Jaw Canadian Pacific Railway Station
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The Moose Jaw Canadian Pacific Railway Station (located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
, Canada
) is a disused station that was designed by Hugh G. Jones
and built by the Canadian Pacific Railway
from 1920-1922. The station comprises a two story waiting area, four story office block and six-storey Tyndall stone clock tower.
The building was designated a historic railway station in 1991.
The station was a stop on the Canadian Pacific Railway service.
The station was also a transfer point to the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
also known as the Soo Line Railroad
, which operated from Saint Paul to Portal, North Dakota
Soo-Pacific during the summer, ran through to Vancouver
via a connection with Canadian Pacific Railway
's The Dominion at Moose Jaw. In the winter the and the Soo-Dominion terminated in Mosse Jaw permitting a transfer to the Dominion. It was discontinued in December 1963,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) is a disused station that was designed by Hugh G. Jones
Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada's most notable architecture firms in the early 20th century. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the firm originally operated as a partnership between George Allen Ross and David MacFarlane from 1907 to 1912. MacFarlane retired in 1913, and Robert Henry Macdonald...
and built by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
from 1920-1922. The station comprises a two story waiting area, four story office block and six-storey Tyndall stone clock tower.
The building was designated a historic railway station in 1991.
The station was a stop on the Canadian Pacific Railway service.
The station was also a transfer point to the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad was a Class I railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Midwest U.S. Commonly known as the Soo Line after the phonetic spelling of Sault, it was merged with several other major CP subsidiaries on January 1, 1961 to form the...
also known as the Soo Line Railroad
Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
, which operated from Saint Paul to Portal, North Dakota
Portal, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 131 people, 63 households, and 43 families residing in the city. The population density was 232.8 people per square mile . There were 98 housing units at an average density of 174.1 per square mile...
Soo-Pacific during the summer, ran through to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
via a connection with Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
's The Dominion at Moose Jaw. In the winter the and the Soo-Dominion terminated in Mosse Jaw permitting a transfer to the Dominion. It was discontinued in December 1963,