The Red River Bridge

Not very much is known about this line. What is known is that it used to connect the Weston yards with the yards between Raleigh Street & Gateway Avenue. (Both streets run parallel to each other with the yards running in between them. These two streets, and the yards start off in Elmwood and end in North Kildonan.) The bridge itself is the only physical evidence of a railway being present. All the rails were taken out off the bridge, except the portion where the bridge is "open" to allow large boats to pass by. "Open" as in that part of bridge turned sideways if you look closely. Behind the camera there is about 1 mile of ROW which was transfomed into a pathway by the Parks & Recreation Department. Even though one might know it was a railway ROW in the past it is still difficult to be sure at times. The portion of pathway stops right across from where Springfield Avenue begins. Springfield Avenue is a straight street which runs past the yards between Raleigh & Gateway. As for the other side of the Red River, the ROW has completely been lost. There are multiple housing complex, a golf course, a city park, a treatment plant and many houses. The only information about the time of this railroad, was that it was taken out somewhere around 1929. Ironically enough, there's a single rail left, that is sticking out of the ground just below the bridge.