Elgin

The grain elevator in Elgin, Manitoba, Aug 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
The grain elevator in Elgin, Manitoba, Aug 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

The Elgin grain elevator is a former Manitoba Pool elevator. It has a capacity of 5,150 tonnes and is privately owned by Dodds Farm, Ltd. This was the “B” elevator in Elgin.

The grain elevator in Elgin, Manitoba, Aug 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
The grain elevator in Elgin, Manitoba, Aug 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

Elgin was on the CN Hartney subdivision. By 1979 this was the end of the operated track, and in 1999 the track was sold to the Southern Manitoba Railway. That shortline operated it for several years until its abandonment and removal in 2006 or 2007.

Pool grain elevator in Elgin, MB, June 1995
Pool grain elevator in Elgin, MB, June 1995. Copyright by Donald Hamilton.

There is a nice museum in Elgin.

Historic Photos of Elgin

Three grain elevators in Elgin, MB in March 1986.
Three grain elevators in Elgin, MB in March 1986. Credit: Photographer: LA Stuckey, Lawrence Stuckey fonds (1-2002.3.3.BSW[333b]), SJ McKee Archives, Brandon University

The photo above by Lawrence Stuckey was taken in March 1986 and shows three grain elevators in Elgin – two Pool elevators and a UGG elevator with attached annexes.

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