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
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. Marker 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.
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 anymore since late 2014 when Yellow Grass'(Submitted on October 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)last grain elevator was torn down.
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2. Marker detail: Yellow Grass Railroad Station
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2022
3. Yellow Grass Railroad Station Marker
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 90 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
