Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway
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The Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway is a 102-mile long industrial railway from Winnipeg
, Manitoba
to Shoal Lake
near Manitoba's eastern boundary - in Canada
. The railway was built to assist in the construction and maintenance of an aqueduct
supplying fresh water to Winnipeg. It is owned by Winnipeg's municipal government.
The GWWD Winnipeg terminal and facilities are located on Plinquet Street in St. Boniface. The railway's offices are housed in a former passenger depot, although the GWWD no longer operates passenger trains.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
to Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake is a lake in extreme west of Ontario, Canada, northwest of Lake of the Woods. Depending on the water level of Lake of the Woods, Shoal Lake runs both into and out of Lake of the Woods and, for many practical purposes, is part of that lake....
near Manitoba's eastern boundary - in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The railway was built to assist in the construction and maintenance of an aqueduct
Aqueduct
An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
supplying fresh water to Winnipeg. It is owned by Winnipeg's municipal government.
The GWWD Winnipeg terminal and facilities are located on Plinquet Street in St. Boniface. The railway's offices are housed in a former passenger depot, although the GWWD no longer operates passenger trains.
See also
- American Water LandmarkAmerican Water LandmarkAn American Water Landmark is a landmark within the United States or Canada that is a historic location and is associated in some way with water...
- the Winnipeg Aqueduct, Greater Winnipeg Water District (awarded in 1985).