The Forth Junction Heritage Society and the visionary Forth Junction Project

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Forth Junction
Transpo Park

Western Canada Transpo Centre

Historical Miniature Rail Museum

Forth Junction Project Vision

Railway Heritage
Preservation

Historical Perspective

Forth Junction Project - a celebration of the Red Deer region as a distribution and transportation hub symbolic of the development of Western Canada

ACR Mintlaw steel trestle across Red Deer River

Celebrating
the Evolution of
Trails, Trains
and Transit
in Central Alberta

Proposed Western Canada Transpo Centre

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ACR pier at Red Deer

ACR Pier at Taylor Drive Red Deer

advocating a bold vision
for Red Deer and Central Alberta to become a world-class heritage destination celebrating the past, present and future of trails, trains and transit that includes
several unique-in-Canada attractors

Vision of the Forth Junction Project (downloadable report)

The focal points of the Forth Junction Project are:

proposed Forth Junction Transpo Park site plan

    Forth Junction Transpo Park
       to interpret, demonstrate and display the relationship
       between built and natural environment as it relates to the
       evolution of ground transportation in Western Canada

and

Proposed Western Canada Transpo Centre floorplan

     The Western Canada Transpo Centre
       a proposal for Canada's only Trail-Train-Transit Themed
       Family Entertainment-Heritage-Retail Centre
       to be located at or near Red Deer, Alberta

Within these conceptual world-class venues,
the Forth Junction Heritage Society intends to develop 4 unique attractions . . .

historic bus downtown Red Deer

Trails, Rails and Transit Heritage Centre
      to interpret and display the evolution of historic trails, the railway and transit
      in the development of Red Deer and Central Alberta as representative of the
      settlement of Western Canada

Proposed railway station and transit heritage park

      Railway Station Heritage Resort
       a proposal for Canada's only Heritage Railway Multi-Station
       Accommodation Village

Proposed interactive historical model rail museum

Alberta Central Historical Model Rail Interpretive Centre
      to accurately represent, in miniature, the evolution of the railway in the
      development of Red Deer and Central Alberta in an interactive multi-scale,
      multi-era operating historical model rail exhibit

CPR Jubilee F2 semi-streamlined locomotive

   1/8 Scale Operating Model of
   F2a Jubilee 4-4-4 3001 'The Chinook' steam locomotive
       an accurate replication of one of only 5 high-speed semi-streamlined
       CPR passenger steam engines of its class built, none of which survived

Additionally, the Forth Junction Project includes:

steam 6060 at Big Valley
   the development of integrated self-guided
   Regional Trail, Rail and Transit Heritage Tours
        to highlight the region's heritage value in the settlement and development of
        Western Canada by collaborating with current heritage groups and sites

Canadian National Red Deer station
   the compilation and publishing of the
Trail, Rail and Transit History of Central Alberta
       as representative of the settlement and economic development
       of Western Canada

the Forth Junction Heritage Society supports:

former ACR Mintlaw trestle across Red Deer River

      the
   Restoration of the Historic
   ACR Mintlaw Steel Railway Trestle
        and designation as a historic resource with an interpretive centre

future rapid transportation system

   Eco-Friendly and Innovative
   Transportation Alternatives
       including regional transit, high speed rail and human-powered transportation

abandoned ACR-CPR right-of-way

   Red Deer to Sylvan Lake Linear Park
        using the former Alberta Central Railway (CPR) right of way
        between Forth (south Red Deer) and/or Tuttle (near Gasoline Alley) via Mintlaw

from 1911 to 1962, Forth Junction was the interchange between
the Red Deer-originated Alberta Central Railway and the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, both operated by Canadian Pacific,
representing the north-south, east-west flow of settlement, commerce, industry, agriculture, transportation and entrepreneurship

Next Board Meeting of Forth Junction Heritage Society
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (see Contact Us page for details)

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