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The Forth Junction Project. a visionary multi-venue major attraction proposed by the Forth Junction Heritage Society. The Forth Junction Project. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Forth Junction Project
a visionary multi-venue major attraction proposed by the Forth Junction Heritage Society
The Forth Junction Project
The legacies of trails, trains and transit is an opportunity for tourism, branding and economic development linking
downtown Red Deer, the Red Deer region and all of Central Alberta
a visionary multi-venue major attraction proposed by the Forth Junction Heritage Society
The Forth Junction Project
to create a major regional tourist destination that celebrates ground transportation, with specific significance of the railway,
in the economic development of Central Alberta and how it represents the settlement and growth of Western Canada
a visionary multi-venue major attraction proposed by the Forth Junction Heritage Society
An
opportunity
The Forth Junction Project The Evolution of a Railway Theme
representing the settlement and economic development
of the Red Deer region and Western Canada
The Evolution of a Railway Theme
Existing Red Deer Downtown Icons
Red Deer CP StationProvincial Historic Resource
Red Deer CP Park Fountain
Red Deer CP Bridge
The Evolution of a Railway Theme
Existing and Developing Interpretive Icons
Alberta Central Railway Pier at Taylor Drive
‘The Arches’ Historical Outdoor Display
Historical Model RailDisplay Innisfail
Historic Railway Icons
The ACR Mintlaw Steel Trestle
The Alberta Central Railway started construction in 1910 of the steel trestle across the Red Deer River west of Springbrook near the small community of Mintlaw, completing it in 1912. It is the second longest CPR steel trestle
in Alberta (next to Lethbridge) at 2,112 feet long and 110 feet high. It last had a train in 1981, was abandoned in 1983 and
purchased by Red Deer County in 2009 as a historic resource.
Historic Railway Icons
Other Existing Icons in Red Deer County
Bowden CP Station at Innisfail Historical Village
Penhold CP Wood Caboose
Delburne GTP Station, Water Tower, Caboose
Historic Railway Icons
Other Existing Icons in Central Alberta
Roundhouse Interpretive Centre at Big Valley
Mirror CN Boxcar & Caboose
Stettler CNor Station, Town & Country Museum
Historic Railway Existing Attraction
Alberta Prairie Train Excursions –Stettler to Big Valley(with potential to expand)
Replicated Historic Railway Icons
Existing Replicated Railway Stations Reduced version of Wetaskiwin stationat Alberta Central Railway Museum
Penhold officesLacombe offices
The Forth Junction Project Backgrounder
The Calgary-Edmonton CorridorPassenger Rail Service 1954 The primary means of settlement and economic development in Alberta-- Canadian Pacific (60 years) and Canadian National (40 years)
The Forth Junction Project Backgrounder
Regional historical context C&ER (CP), ACR (CP), CNWR (CN), L&BVER (CP)
The Forth Junction Project Backgrounder
The evolution of Red Deer symbolizes how the railway acted as the catalyst for urban and rural settlement, economic prosperity, communication, social interaction and the distribution of goods throughout Western Canada
Railways built:North-South: Calgary-Edmonton Railway (CPR) South of river 1890-1990 North of river 1891-1990 Canadian Northern Western (CNR) North of river 1911-1941 South of river 1921-1961 North of river 1961-present East-West: Alberta Central Railway (CPR) East of C&E RR 1912-1913 West of C&E RR 1912-1962
Forth Junction
the interchange between the Red Deer-based Alberta Central Railway and the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, both operated by Canadian Pacific, as the major evolutionary catalyst in the development of Central Alberta
Forth Junction
Representingthe north-south andeast-west flow of settlement, commerce, industry, agriculture,transportation,entrepreneurship
1955 photo of train approaching Forth Junction from the west at a point south of current intersection of Taylor Drive and 32 Streetwith locator overlay
The Forth Junction Project
- promote downtown Red Deer as a
world-class centre for the celebration of the railway that acted as a catalyst for the settlement and economic development representative of Western Canada;
- preserve and integrate the trail, rail and transit heritage of Central Alberta;
- create an authentic railway-based miniature historical interactive representation of the evolution of the city and region during significant landmark periods;
- create a family-oriented activity and heritage park showing the evolution of ground transportation past, present and future in the Red Deer area;
- publish a book on the history of railways of Central Alberta
The Forth Junction Project
A bold vision
for a dual venue world-class major attraction for the Red Deer area with
2 attractors
unique in Canada to celebrate the region as a distribution and transportation hub
The Forth Junction Project
2 Unique Major Attractors plus 3 Supplementary Unique Attractors:
Riverlands Transpo Gathering CentreMajor Downtown Red Deer Multi-Use Attraction
Rail Station & Transit Heritage Resort & Family Nature Park
Forth/Tuttle-Mintlaw-Sylvan Lake Recreation Corridorincluding historic ACR/CPR Mintlaw Steel Trestle
Alberta Central Historical Model Rail MuseumMiniature re-creation of railway and regional landmarks
Replication 1/8 size of Jubilee 3001 ‘The Chinook’
The Forth Junction Project
Major Attractor 1 Riverlands Transpo Centre
Canada’s Only Entertainment-Heritage-Retail Centre celebrating the evolution of Trails, Trains and Transit
The Forth Junction Project
Riverlands Transpo Centre Distinctive Landmark and Regional Focal Pointbig, bold, fun, magic, multi-activity, interactive, 1st class Major Community and Visitor Attraction
Riverlands Downtown Red Deer
The Forth Junction Project
Riverlands Transpo Centre Major Community and Visitor Attractionconsistent with Greater Downtown Action Plan
Riverlands Downtown Red Deer
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Dual Atrium Entranceway with Garden Railway
- large open 2 or 3 storey entranceway - atrium - garden railway - water features - ancient and settlement trail theme
opening up into the Roundhouse Gathering Area and Shopping Centre
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Community Gathering Hall
- year-round community gathering centre - adaptable central turntable-style stage - large indoor open multi-use hall with natural light - style of roundhouse and classic railway station
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Retail and Service Centre
- 4-storey shopping centre - overlooking Community Gathering Hall - highly visible from the main entrance - primary economic generator for the operational sustainability of the entire centre
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Tower Observation Restaurant
- 8-storey observation tower in the form of a stylized grain elevator (the skyline landmark of the prairies for 100 years) - upper observation deck for viewing the downtown and river valley- mid-level restaurant with a view on all sides of the city landscape
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Distribution & Transit Heritage Centre featuring trails, trains & transit 1885-1985
- stagecoach travel along the C & E Trail- Red Deer as a major rail distribution centre of Alberta- glory days of inter-city passenger train travel- evolution of urban and inter-urban public transit
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Human Mobility Interactive, Educational Amusement Park
- year-round entertainment and educational activity area for children and adults - transportation theme park - interactive activities that teach the principles of the evolution of human mobility
Riverlands Transpo Centre
Centre for Future Sustainable Transportation
- options and opportunities for the future movement of people and goods in a responsible, environmentally-friendly and sustainable way - including the potential for high-speed inter-urban rail, regional rapid transit and multi-use highways
Alexander Way
Transit and Pedestrian Corridortransportation theme – Riverlands to Recreation Park
railway-themed crossing of Taylor Drive
Shuttle Service
Downtown Alexander Way Rail-Themed Shuttle Service
local transit, rubber-tired trains and shuttles for both adults and children to transport people along Alexander Way through the historic downtown east to Alexandra Park as well as west to Bower Ponds
Regional Tours
Regional Shuttles and Heritage and Culture Tours
- regional transit, Westerner Park, Red Deer College, city centre and the Railway Station and Transit Heritage Resort and family nature park, - transit connections to the airport and future high-speed rail terminal - tour buses connecting local and regional tourist and heritage attractions
The Forth Junction Project
Major Attractor 2 Rail Station & Transit Heritage Resort and Family Nature Park
The Forth Junction Project
Rail Station & Transit Heritage Resort and Family Nature Park
close to active CP Railway linewith links to regional trail systems
Canada’s only heritage railway station overnight accommodation village
Rail Station & Transit Heritage Resort& Family Nature Park
Restoration or Replication of Former Railway Stationsas Lodging and Tourist Services including Bed and Breakfast
Former stations as private residences
Grand Trunk Pacific (CN) Ardley Station in farmer’s field east of Red Deer
Potential Replicated Historic Railway Icons
Replication of Significant Historic
Railway Stations in Proposed Heritage Resort as Lodging and Tourist Services including Bed and Breakfast
Innisfail Red Deer
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Rocky Mtn House
The Forth Junction Project
Attractor 3 Proposed Forth/Tuttle-Mintlaw-Sylvan LakeRecreation Linear Park
Acquire the original privately-owned, historic Alberta Central Railway right-of-way between Red Deer County Centre
and the Mintlaw steel trestle west of Springbrook for a future linear park
The Forth Junction Project
Proposed Forth/Tuttle-Mintlaw- Sylvan Lake Recreation Linear Park
View of ACR/CPR Mintlaw steel trestleused from 1912 to 1981 relative to former rail corridor which curves to the northeast in the top half of the photo
The Forth Junction Project Future ACR Trail
Recreation Linear Park
Long term, Red Deer County, in its Open Spaces Master Plan, has identified the Alberta Central Railway right of way as a possible linear park and
recreational trail linking Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, the biggest challenges being the crossing of Highway 11 and adjacent landowners
The Forth Junction Project
Attractor 4 Alberta Central Historical Model Rail Museum
Alberta Central Historical Model Rail Project
1892 The beginnings of a regional distribution centre
1913 The headiness of rail and municipal expansion; the building of the ACR and CNWR
1939 The glory of passenger service; the region prepares for war
1955 A time of transition from steam to diesel and the start of passenger service decline
1986 A time of modernization and preparation for rail relocation
The future The revival of passenger rail and regional transportation
The Forth Junction Historical Model Rail Project
Historic Downtown Red Deer Scenes
1912 photo of Canadian Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Water Tower in Red Deer, which were located until the mid 1950s at the current southeast corner of Taylor Drive and Ross Street
1955 photo of Canadian National Passenger Station built around 1921, closed by 1960,
which was located at the current site of the downtown Co-op Shopping Centre
The Forth Junction Historical Model Rail Project
Historic Downtown Red Deer Scenes
CPR rail yard Red Deer 1955
Gaetz & Ross 1910
Alberta & Arlington Hotels 1909
Forth Junction Project
Attractor 51/8 size Replication of the Jubilee 4-4-4 3001 ‘The Chinook’
Forth Junction Project
1/8 size Replication of the Jubilee 4-4-4 3001 ‘The Chinook’
3001 (the ‘Chinook’) was one of only 5 locomotives of this class designed by CPR specifically for ‘high-speed’ inter-city passenger service including Calgary-Edmonton
from 1936 to 1955. This class established the speed record of 181 km/h (112.5mi/hr) in 1937 that was not broken until 1976. All 5 locomotives were scrapped.
The Forth Junction Project
2 Unique Major Attractors plus 3 Supplementary Unique Attractors:
Riverlands Transpo Gathering CentreMajor Downtown Red Deer Multi-Use Attraction
Rail Station & Transit Heritage Resort & Family Nature Park
Forth/Tuttle-Mintlaw-Sylvan Lake Recreation Corridorincluding historic ACR/CPR Mintlaw Steel Trestle
Alberta Central Historical Model Rail MuseumMiniature re-creation of railway and regional landmarks
Replication of Jubilee 3001 ‘The Chinook’
The Forth Junction Project Phase 1
Destination and Management Studyfor Phase 1 Riverlands Transpo Centre Concept funding
The Forth Junction Project
A Celebration of the Red Deer Regionas a major distribution and transit centre
in the economic development of Central Albertarepresenting the settlement and growth of Western Canada
a visionary multi-venue major attraction proposed by the
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