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Originally Posted by esquire
Winnipeg Hydro had a site there that was cleared around 1995 to make way for the ill-fated Spirit of Manitoba arena proposal. It ended up being used for the ballpark instead after the arena fell through.
You can see the smokestack in this old photo:
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Amazing to see the old railyards and lines where the Forks and Waterfront Drive stand now.
With all the discussion now about moving the current railyards out of town and people instantly saying it is next to impossible because of cost/environmental/no reason to do it for the railways etc..., does anyone have some context as to why these particular yards at the Forks were "easily" removed? I know CN was inclined to get out of there but was it really a big production back then? At the risk of "derailing" this thread (thank you) it seems to me that railyard relocation/removal is more about motivation than it is about actual hurdles. That whole area Forks/Waterfront Drive area was transformed in such a massive way, and it all stemmed from one actual decision, to remove the railyard, it really is amazing.