CRM-001 - Former Water Tower
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cache
by cachingridingmountain
Hidden:
3/22/2006
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
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(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This is a quick two stage multi-cache (10-15min) at a site where
you might not know what you were looking at if you weren't
geocaching... and have access to this information.
The cache is locate along the Trans Canada Trail on the
Rossburn
subdivision section of this truly Canadian trail. At the posted
coordinates you will find the foundation of an old water tower used
to fill steam trains. These water towers were constructed
approximately every 80 kilometres (50 miles), the distance a steam
locomotive could safely travel between water refills. The Rolling
River was used in this case as the water source, which has it's
head waters originating in Riding Mountian National Park, then
flows south through the Rolling River Reserve and discharges into
the Little Saskachewan River. By the late 1950s, the railway
companies converted to diesel-powered locomotives as well as
closing down this specific rail line which became part of the Trans
Canada Trail.
You can still find a surviving Canadian Pacific Railway Water Tower
which has been designated as a Manitoba Provincial Heritage Site on
Railway Avenue in the Village of Glenboro. (If somebody has the
coordinates to this historic site, please post it in a note so I
can update this site with the information.
If you are interested in railways and would like to know more,
visit the Dauphin Rail Museum housed in the magnificent brick
Canadian Northern (CN) Station built in 1912, and next to an active
CN and VIA line. The museum contains artifacts, pictures, and
archival material related to 100 years of railway service in the
region. A large scale model train layout depicting the rail
facilities circa 1954 is on display.
Dauphin Rail
Museum
101-1st Avenue NW
Dauphin, MB
Phone: (204) 638-5495
Email: dauphinrailmuseum@dauphin.ca
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 October 25 by myst354 (438 found)
Went to find this one after out tour of Minnedosa. It took me a while to find part 1. Boy did I feel dumb when i finally found it. it was right out in the open and i must have looked at it 2-3 times before I noticed it. Picked up travel bug Stickytwo will move him along.
[view this log] |  August 21 by fatnomore06 (152 found)
Looked and looked for the first stage but could not find. Was going to try looking for the second stage based of some previous logs, but things started smelling a bit skunky so I left- after all we were going out for dinner on our last evening at Clear Lake and I didn't want to smell bad  . Enjoyed the history lesson though. Might be back next summer to try again.
[view this log] | June 13 by Sean and Widget (383 found)
Found during the Riding Mountain caching event. Very nice location never even knew there was a water tower there until today. really like caches like this. TB ernie is not in the cache other TB still there was going to stop an pick up after the event but just way too tired and want to get home. TFTC
[view this log] | August 16, 2008 by Airstream 65 (108 found)
Second attempt at locating the first stage. Took metal tin and left Stickytwo TB. Ernie TB not in cache. TFTC.
[view this log] | August 11, 2008 by OHMIC (4718 found)
After looking for this one unsuccessfully last night, we came back with the advantage of the sun and made a quick find of this cache.
TNLNSL, TFTC
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Current time: 11/22/2009 7:07:14 AM
Last Updated: 10/25/2009 7:50:08 PM
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