Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway

"Greater Winnipeg Water District" redirects here. For information on the district, see Shoal Lake (Kenora District, Ontario) § Greater Winnipeg Water District.
Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway depot

The Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway is a 164-kilometre-long (102 mi) industrial railway from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Waugh on Shoal Lake near Manitoba's eastern boundary. The railway was built between 1914 and 1916 to assist in the construction and maintenance of the aqueduct supplying fresh water to Winnipeg.[1] It is owned by Winnipeg's municipal government.

  1. ^ Lacey, Peter. "The Muskeg Limited...The First 80 Years of the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway." (Friesen Printing, Ltd., 1994). ISBN 155056286X.