Fabyan in Wainwright District, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

The Battle River Trestle

Wainwright

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 23, 2015

1. The Battle River Trestle Marker

Inscription. Like many other communities in Alberta, Wainwright is where it is today because of a railway. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) surveyed the townsite in 1908, forcing the moving of buildings from Denwood 2.5 miles to the new town. Following its policy of naming towns after employees, Wainwright honours William Wainwright, a vice-president with the GTPR.

Rail by rail and spike by spike, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway crawled west from Winnipeg. In a good day, work crews laid two miles of track. On 21 July 1908, the GTPR arrived in Wainwright.

[Captions]
• (Top) Construction Battle River railway bridge Battle River Historical Society
• West end of Battle River railway bridge Glenbow Archives NA-544-12

[Non-historical portion of marker omitted]

Erected by Wainwright – The Way of the West Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1909.

Location. 52° 52.592′ N, 111° 2.906′ W. Marker is in Fabyan, Alberta, in Wainwright District. Marker is on Viewpoint Road, 0.6 kilometers north of Township Road 452 when traveling west. Marker

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is in the Battle River Trestle viewpoint. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fabyan AB T0B 1B0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named The Battle River Trestle (here, next to this marker); Wainwright Memorial Clock Tower (approx. 13.5 kilometers away); Wainwright Old Town Hall (approx. 13.6 kilometers away).

The Battle River Trestle image. Click for full size.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 23, 2015

2. The Battle River Trestle

A Canadian National Railway train crosses the trestle, the second-longest of its type in Canada.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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