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Now lost to history as this stretch of track was abandoned in 1986, the hamlet of Opal (between Carbondale and Kerensky) was at mile 23.5 on NAR’s Lac La Biche sub., and on Wednesday 1980-09-24 saw the passage of GMD1s 311 and 303 on a Mixed Extra South which left Waterways in Fort McMurray the previous morning with an overnight at Lac La Biche.
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Caption: Now lost to history as this stretch of track was abandoned in 1986, the hamlet of Opal (between Carbondale and Kerensky) was at mile 23.5 on NAR’s Lac La Biche sub., and on Wednesday 1980-09-24 saw the passage of GMD1s 311 and 303 on a Mixed Extra South which left Waterways in Fort McMurray the previous morning with an overnight at Lac La Biche.

Photographer:
Ken Perry [162] (more) (contact)
Date: 1980-09-24 (search)
Railway: Northern Alberta Railways (search)
Reporting Marks: NAR 311 (search)
Train Symbol: Mixed Extra South (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Lac La Biche sub. (search)
City/Town: Opal (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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3 Comments
  1. SD70Dude
    October 18, 2021 at 1:31 am

    The Opal station is now at the Alberta Railway Museum.

    https://albertarailwaymuseum.com/our-buildings/#ctsc-tab-content-opal-station

  2. bcr_766
    October 18, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    Amazing shot!! Opal was just northeast of Fedorah….

  3. Brundle
    November 3, 2021 at 3:47 pm

    Or, just down the street from Redwater. :-)

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