Jasper, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
Gateway to a Community and a Park
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 12, 2017
1. Gateway to a Community and a Park Marker
Strolling down the aisle, a conductor announces your destination. With steely squeals and a pish-sh-sh-sh of pent up steam, the locomotive glides to a halt. Descending the coach's stairs you step through the mist and arrive at Jasper Station.
Beginning in 1912, and for the next 50 years, passenger trains were the mode of transportation bringing visitors to this doorstep. With the town's main arteries radiating from this central location, Jasper Station represents the heart of the community, and the Park.
Now federally recognized and renamed, the Jasper Heritage Railway Station has greeted thousands of faces since opening its doors in 1925. Today it welcomes train and bus passengers alike, as well as housing Parks Canada offices. Serving as the park's administrative centre and as a transportation terminal, this building symbolizes why this community was established.
Welcome to Jasper.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 52° 52.569′ N, 118° 4.787′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Alberta. It is on Connaught Drive (Alternate Provincial
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Regionally, this marker is in the Canadian Rockies. It is also in the Prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steam Locomotive 6015 / Locomotive à vapeur 6015 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jasper Information Centre/Le centre d'information de Jasper (about 90 meters away); Two Brothers Totem Pole 2011 / Mât totémique des Deux-Frères 2011 (about 120 meters away); Jasper's Raven Totem Pole 1915-2009 / Mât totémique du Corbeau de Jasper de 1915 à 2009 (about 120 meters away); Original Jasper National Park Information Centre (about 150 meters away); The First Homesteaders / Les premiers homesteaders / Nistum Oota Ka Ki Weekichik
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 12, 2017
2. Wideview of Gateway to a Community and a Park Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 12, 2017
3. Jasper Heritage Railway Station
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 12, 2017
4. Canadian National Railway locomotive 6015
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
