The CN Oakland Subdivision ran from Delta Junction (junction with the CN Gladstone subdivision) and Amaranth, site of a Western Gypsum mine and the B.A.C.M. mine/wallboard plant.
The following information is taken from the September 26, 1954 CN employee timetable #51.
| Mile | Station | Siding |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | DELTA JCT Junction with CN Gladstone subdivision | – |
| 0.4 | Crossing of CP Minnedosa subdivision | – |
| 0.7 | Campbell Soup (industry) | 2 |
| 3.0 | ALPHA | 20 |
| 6.1 | TOWNLINE | 32 |
| 9.1 | OAKLAND | 42 |
| 11.9 | FULTON | 15 |
| 15.9 | LONGBURN | 42 |
| 20.8 | Water tank | – |
| 21.0 | CAWDOR | 14 |
| 27.1 | Halls (industry) | 7 |
| 30.5 | LAKELAND | 37 |
| 34.6 | Armstrongs (industry) | 7 |
| 38.7 | LANGRUTH | 36 |
| 47.0 | EMBURY | 29 |
| 50.1 | Marius (flag stop for passengers) | – |
| 51.3 | B.A.C.M. (industry) | 29 |
| 52.5 | Western Gypsum (industry) | 78 |
| 53.1 | AMARANTH | 33 |
| 56.4 | Water tank | – |
| 58.4 | BAFFIN | 28 |
| 63.5 | HARCUS | 33 |
| 71.2 | ALONSA | Yard |
This subdivision was originally known as the “Delta Branch” on the Canadian Northern Railway.
Passenger Service
The June 1913 Canadian Northern Railway timetable above shows a twice weekly mixed freight train running between Portage la Prairie and a point just past Langruth.
By 1917, passenger service extended to Amaranth.
By September 1954, there was a twice weekly (Monday, Friday) “mixed” freight train that left Portage la Prairie at 12:40 PM, arriving in Alonsa at 17:40. The next day, it departed Alonsa at 07:00 and arrived in Portage la Prairie at 10:55.
Grain Elevators
On this subdivision, there were grain elevators at:
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Have a map from 1939 shows the line ran to Alonsa. Wondering when that was abandoned?
The late Peter Lacey’s notes show that the Oakland sub went to Alonsa until around 1960.
(1950/11/26): Delta Jct. to Alonsa, 71.2 miles.
(1959/10/25): Same. No scheduled trains, but Langruth and Amaranth were both
daytime train order offices.
(1961/10/29-1962/10/28): Delta Jct. to Amaranth: 53.4 miles. No scheduled
trains.
Are there no photographs of any CNR stations along the Oakland Sub\Division? Am interested