Formerly located at the southwest corner of McTavish Avenue and First Street in Brandon, a large one-storey brick fan-shaped, nine-bay engine house and turntable were constructed between mid-1907 and early 1908 by the Sharpe Construction Company of Winnipeg. Completed at a cost of about $40,000 for the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National Railway), it provided repair services for steam locomotives.
The structure has been demolished and no vestige of it remains at the site.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84013, W99.94028
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Sharpe Construction Company
Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway
The Canadian Contract Record, Volume 18, 7 August 1907, page 2.
“Contract let for C.N.R. roundhouse,” Brandon Sun, 20 August 1907, page 1.
“New C.N.R. roundhouse,” Brandon Sun, 4 September 1907, page 1.
“New C.N.R. roundhouse,” Brandon Sun, 5 September 1907, page 9.
“New roundhouse is now in use,” Brandon Sun, 13 February 1908, page 3.
Brandon fire insurance map #74, April 1957.
Bridges and Structures Building, East Yard, Winnipeg, The Forks.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 4 November 2025
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