William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: elevator

Val Marie beacon

Val Marie beacon

William (Bill) Armstrong
16 Feb 2025 2 18
A grain elevator at Val Marie, Saskatchewan, which is being restored by local people. Grain elevators were called beacons on the prairies because they were often the most visible object on the skyline, giving the location of the next community.
Western Elevator-Gravelbourg

Western Elevator-Gravelbourg

William (Bill) Armstrong
19 Oct 2024 2 33
An elevator and caboose located by a railway siding at the south end of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan. Both offer a look into the early history of the town, but could use some TLC.
Gravelbourg elevator and caboose

Gravelbourg elevator and caboose

William (Bill) Armstrong
14 Aug 2024 3 2 42
A relatively small grain elevator beside a caboose in the Franksaskois town of Gravelbourg. The town doesn't seem to promote the elevator as an attraction, although it and the caboose are well maintained. The mural on the caboose depicts settlers arriving at the railway station, which now houses a small business.
stone and wooden monuments

stone and wooden monuments

William (Bill) Armstrong
09 May 2024 2 2 41
Headstones within family enclosures at a cemetery beside a Russian Orthodox church near Kayville, Saskatchewan. The wooden grain elevator at Kayville is in the distance.
perfect peace

perfect peace

William (Bill) Armstrong
08 May 2024 4 6 58
A well-preserved headstone in a cemetery beside a Russian Orthodox Church. In the distance is a grain elevator in the mostly abandoned community of Kayville, Saskatchewan.
looking toward Kayville

looking toward Kayville

William (Bill) Armstrong
18 Dec 2022 4 45
A view from the cemetery beside Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, toward Kayville, Saskatchewan, which is marked by the grain elevator in the distance.
making a turnaround 2

making a turnaround 2

William (Bill) Armstrong
11 Dec 2022 2 47
The Southern Prairie Railway 44-tonner heading back to connect with the railcars it had hauled to Horizon, Saskatchewan.
making a turnaround

making a turnaround

William (Bill) Armstrong
11 Dec 2022 1 2 46
The engineer for the Southern Prairie Railway heading past the grain elevator at Horizon, where he switches onto the main line and then re-connects with the tourist train to begin the journey back to the starting point.
Moreland - Lynn

Moreland - Lynn

William (Bill) Armstrong
08 Dec 2022 3 48
A photo buddy, Lynn, heading toward the abandoned grain elevator at a place called Moreland. The story is that when two surveyors for a railway branch line asked a local homesteader what they could expect to find ahead, he said "More land."
on a siding at Tuxford

on a siding at Tuxford

William (Bill) Armstrong
11 Nov 2022 2 43
A view of the branch rail line and a siding at Tuxford, Saskatchewan, on a fine summer day.
Sintaluta A

Sintaluta A

William (Bill) Armstrong
21 Oct 2022 3 44
Sintaluta once had several elevators, including this one, which once belonged to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Steel storage bins now take the place of grain elevators. The town is located beside the Canadian Pacific mainline that crosses Canada.
Moreland-Federal elevator 3

Moreland-Federal elevator 3

William (Bill) Armstrong
20 Sep 2021 52
Another perspective on the grain elevator at Moreland, Saskatchewan.
Moreland-Federal elevator 6

Moreland-Federal elevator 6

William (Bill) Armstrong
17 Sep 2021 2 48
A grain elevator and some trees are all that is left of a community called Moreland. The rail line was removed years ago, and the elevator is gradually succumbing to the elements. Buildings of a nearby farm can just be seen in the distance.
Kayville skyline

Kayville skyline

William (Bill) Armstrong
13 Sep 2021 1 2 63
Late evening light on part of a cemetery beside a Russian Orthodox church, with the grain elevator at Kayville, Saskatchewan, in the distance.
sunflowers and elevator

sunflowers and elevator

William (Bill) Armstrong
09 Sep 2021 3 44
The grain elevator at Moreland, Saskatchewan, seen from a patch of sunflowers.
Kayville skyline

Kayville skyline

William (Bill) Armstrong
07 Sep 2021 3 1 66
A view of the grain elevator at Kayville, Saskatchewan, from a cemetery west of the community.
Federal alevator-Moreland

Federal alevator-Moreland

William (Bill) Armstrong
06 Sep 2021 3 48
When railway surveyors came through this area to survey for a branch line they reportedly asked local rancher Bill Parry what they could expect to find ahead. He is reported to have answered "more land", which became the name of this hamlet along the rail line. The grain elevator, a few trees and a historic plaque now mark the location.
photographer in red

photographer in red

William (Bill) Armstrong
14 Jul 2021 3 56
A photographer in a bright red jacket stands out while standing beside a grain elevator painted in white and brick red.
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