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Caption: Now this is a unique part of Canada. I took a stab at location and road of this scene best I could, but it has been a long time. Lloydminster; probably the only city in North America that straddles two different jurisdictions. Sure, there are examples like Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, but they are twin cities, whereas Lloydminster is the same city, but straddling two provinces. Where else could you see two grain elevators so close yet different provinces? Makes me wonder if either of them still exist. Along what I believe is the CN line, there is the station. What province is it in? I do not know. Need a Westerner familiar with the area to give us a rundown on just what is what. An interesting old photo though, and despite lack of a moving train, one of my favourite shots from bygone days. Years ago, most of the citizens lived on the Saskatchewan side, now 2/3 are on the Alberta side. AB charges only federal GST, SK also has a PST. To make it all fair, the whole city does not collect a PST within its limits. Quite the place.
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I spent a bunch of time in Lloyd in 2010 (CN forced). I feel pretty safe in saying that nothing in this photo exists there today. The elevators are gone for sure, as in the station seen at left.
Thanks very much for the comment, Matt. It IS important to me. After all, it is not easy trying to retrace your steps after a 40 year old visit.
I’ve only been to Lloyd the one time myself but I am pretty confident in saying the north-south road in the distance is the border between the two provinces. The rail station looks past the wigwags for the road so I am quite willing to bet the station is in Alberta too. The switch stand certainly looks CN. The best part is you have caught a number of stock cars in the siding, great. Very nice photo Mr. Mooney. It even has an old air raid siren in it. Me in grade 3 being taught to hide under our desks for just in case. H’mmmm.
James Booth
That is one great picture! The picture is taken along the CP line and is looking west towards Alberta. On the left side you can see a line of telephone poles with a glimpse of the CP station behind the poles. The station building is now used as a yard office only.Everything in the photograph with the exception of the CP station/yard office is long gone. The CP station/yard office is just inside Sask. The last time I was there was about 3 years ago & the only elevator left was/is well east of the CP yard office. I have a few CP & CN photographs from that area that I should post. Lloydminster is one of the few places where you can walk across the street & take pictures in another province, and walk across a nearby street and take pictures of another railway.
So this is the CP line. I looked at the station and thought, ‘CP’, then looked at a map and thought, ‘no, this is CN’. Oh well, I tried. And to ‘Baby Dash’….yeah, I remember well the hiding under the desks. We used to oogle the girls..:o) Glad you guys are finding the photo interesting, even if there is confusion of the exact location. I’m imagining the confusion of living there. As in “which side of the line is cheapest”??
There’s no way this is the CP, Those are without a doubt CN flanger signs (CP’s have black dots on a white background). That is a Raycor CN switch stand, and a CN style whistle post.
Nice shot Arnold, this is an interesting town.
This is definitely the CN, besides the trademark switch stands and flanger signs, the station in the background is the ex Canadian Northern Railway station, the CNoR being amalgamated with the CNR in 1923.
The station was constructed circa 1903-1904.
Wonderful shot, not just of the grain elevators but all the othetr activity too. Stock cars seem very much in eveidence as well as bundles of lumber. This shows the last days where the railways were the primary conduit for freight in western Canada.
Arnold, another great photo. True railway scene…lots to look at. Great job.
Thanks, Todd. Guess it really made no difference that I didn’t hang around hoping for a train.:o)