Comments on: Train time !! We had just checked in to a nearby hotel and wandered over to see what was going on by the tracks and lo and behold we see a headlight down the way. VIA 6427 and 6145 with #693 northbound stopping at the station. And a nice sunny afternoon. Sometimes you get lucky. Gorgeous station. Built in 1912 for the Canadian Northern Railway and named Heritage Railway Station of Canada in 1990.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:01:47 +0000

Thanks for your note, John. Shocking about the situation at the station, indeed. But don’t forget, VIA wants you to “Love the Way”; just so long as the VIA Elite do not have to suffer thru it like the rest of us.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:02:17 +0000

Arnold, a great picture ! It is most gratifying that today you can still photo a traditional long distance Heritage car consist passenger train complete with dome car in front of such a classical passenger train station.It’s a shame that VIA Rail doesn’t rent at least one room in the station for passengers. When you look at VIA Rail’s on-line description of this stop, it states that it is a “sign stop” and passengers must take the baggage they wish to check to the baggage car. No problem waiting for this train in the nice weather in your picture, but in pouring rain or the freezing cold, looks like the only place where to shelter is the square glass & black metal hut on the platform-doesn’t even a station sign on it, definitely no washroom and probably no heat. What a disgrace, especially when there is wonderful station next to the platform ! Thank goodness for the Dauphin Railway Museum and the tenants that rent office space on the 2nd and 3rd floors and the volunteers who cut the grass and keep the building looking so nice. The Canadian and Manitoba governments should be deeply ashamed for not providing funding to allow at least part of the former waiting room and washroom for passengers. Thank you for posting.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:40:00 +0000

Thanks for the comments, guys. Yes, this station is “something else”. Such a beautiful building almost seems out of place when you arrive in a town the feels like it is ‘way up north’.

By: mile27

mile27 — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:58:18 +0000

Such a handsome station. Nice catch on train 693.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 02:54:33 +0000

The sun was surely your friend on this day! What a great shot. I have not been able to scoot across the tracks to snap a pic from that side during my numerous trips to Churchill. This angle really opens up the view of the station and VIA 693.