Complete track rebuild
Short Line 101 Track Rebuild
The Western Development Museum credits Ironhorse for rebuilding the track supporting Saskatchewan's only operating steam locomotive experience.
The operating challenge
Returning the historic Short Line 101 to operation required its rail bed to be taken down and rebuilt with new material before the locomotive and passenger cars could safely return.
Published project details
The delivery outcome
The museum thanks Ironhorse for the track rebuild, and a contemporary local account reports that the old rail bed was taken down to ground level and rebuilt with new materials. Construction was completed in October 2017.
Published details are taken from the linked independent record.
Planning a similar project?
For heritage or passenger railway work, discuss track condition, gauge, public access, operating dates, and the owner's inspection and acceptance requirements.
What to bring to a similar project
Planning considerations for a new brief, based on the type of work documented here.
- State the actual track gauge and operating requirements when preparing a heritage railway brief.
- Coordinate public access and operating dates with the owner before selecting construction windows.
- Confirm the applicable inspection, qualification, and acceptance requirements for the particular railway.
Project facts and source record
The project at a glance
- Owner
- Western Development Museum
- Location
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
- Railway
- K+S Potash Canada Short Line 101
- Documented work
- Track rebuild credited to Ironhorse by the museum
The documented record
2017
Track reconstruction
The published rebuild account describes removal of the old rail bed and reconstruction with new materials, completed in October 2017.
Owner acknowledgement
Supporting a heritage railway
The museum credits Ironhorse's track-rebuilding work in the history of its Short Line 101 passenger operation.