Yellow Grass in Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan — The Prairie Region (North America)

Yellow Grass Railroad Station

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2022

1. Yellow Grass Railroad Station Marker

Inscription. The most vital factor in the settlement of our area was the railroad.
This line was opened to rail traffic in September 1893.
The station building here was constructed in 1904.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 49° 48.428′ N, 104° 9.482′ W. Marker is in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, in Scott No. 98. It is on CanAm Highway (Provincial Highway 39) just south of Souris Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at waist-level on a large boulder beside the Prairie View Historical Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yellow Grass SK S0G 5J0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Heartland Saskatchewan.

It is also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

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.

Also see . . . Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan.

The town is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway Soo Line, and was built shortly after the railway line was completed in 1893. The railroad was the lifeblood of the town in the early years. Canadian Pacific Railway used to provide passenger train service to the town until the early 1960s. Since then travel to and from town is done almost exclusively by automobile. The railway, still owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, passes right by the town, but is not being used to collect grain
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(Submitted on October 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Yellow Grass Railroad Station image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Yellow Grass Railroad Station

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2022

3. Yellow Grass Railroad Station Marker

(looking south from CanAm Highway/Saskatchewan Highway 39)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.