Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company
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The Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company (QLSRSC) was a railway that operated between Regina, Saskatchewan and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada via Craik, Saskatoon and Rosthern.
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | QLSRSC |
| Locale | Saskatchewan |
| Dates of operation | 1885–1906 |
| Successor | Canadian Northern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Augustus Meredith Nanton was an earlier financier who helped raise the funds to establish the railway.[1] Construction began on the line 1883 but ran into financial problems. By 1886, only 25 miles (40 km) had been built, and the line was not finished until 1889.[2]
Work on the first branch line of the QLSRSC began in 1885, from Regina to Craven, Saskatchewan.[3] This permitted the settlement of the area, resulting in the creation of communities as Sunset Cove.[4] The Regina-Prince Albert line was constructed by 1889 and 1890.[5]
In 1889, the company's railways were leased to the Canadian Pacific Railway[5] and finally taken over by the Canadian Northern Railway in July 1906.[2][6] The railway also operated steamboats on Last Mountain Lake.[3] Through its land holding company, the railway sold off its 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of farmland to early settlers.[7]