The New Student's Reference Work/Canadian Northern Railway, The

Canadian Northern Railway, The. Its main line from Winnipeg to Edmonton enters the province of Manitoba on the east 160 miles north of the boundary, running across the province a little north of west and crossing the Regina-Prince Albert branch of the same road at Warman. It crosses the North Saskatchewan twice before leaving the province at Lloyd-minister, a noted English colony. The Prince Albert branch of this railway is further north, leaving Manitoba at its northwest corner and running almost due west to Prince Albert. The Regina-Prince Albert branch, recently acquired by this company, runs from Regina in a northwesterly direction via Saskatoon to Prince Albert.