Comments on: VIA 71 flies past the abandoned elevator at Prairie Siding. This is one of the only grain elevators of this style left in this area. I saw a photo by Bruce Mercer of an NS manifest passing this location in 1987 and I tried to recreate his frame here. Since then, the Chatham Sub has been single tracked in most places, the original Prairie Siding sign has been removed with a defect detector in its place, and the elevator is obviously no longer used. I’d like to submit this for the Time Machine. Here’s the link to Bruce’s photo http://www.railpictures.ca/upload/knowing-that-sooner-rather-than-later-we-would-be-moving-from-chatham-to-brights-grove-and-ns-would-begin-using-the-new-chatham-east-connector-to-run-between-fargo-and-windsor-south-i-tried-to-sho

By: Mike Molnar

Mike Molnar — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:46:49 +0000

@jknott86 Yeah it’s my favourite part of this region. You can really tell how much the railways effected the development of the towns here.

jknott86 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:30:21 +0000

Nice shot, Mike. I love all these small communities and old relics along the Chatham and Windsor Subs.

Mike Molnar — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:07:22 +0000

Thanks guys!

mile27 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:20:27 +0000

Nicely played, Mike.

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:47:34 +0000

Nicely done. This is a nice angle.