The town of Melville, Saskatchewan was built for the railway, and today it is still pretty railway centered.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway established Melville as a division point and a railway junction. It had a large roundhouse and turntable, coal tower and other facilities for servicing locomotives. Even today it has engine servicing facilities, although the roundhouse and other steam-era facilities are gone.
The large train station was built in 1908 and is the only one of its kind in Canada. It is under restoration and is looking pretty good.
Melville features some impressive municipal buildings, including the post office and city hall below.
Melville was named for the president of the Grand Trunk Pacific, Charles Melville Hays, who perished on the Titanic.
Steve Boyko
I always assumed it was named for Herman Melville, author of "Moby-Dick." Live and learn!
ReplyDeleteSome impressive buildings, for sure.
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