How Alberta's Railways Built Its Small Towns
Alberta's small towns didn't grow by chance — they were placed deliberately by the railways. From the CPR's arrival in 1882 to the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, the Northern Alberta Railways, and the Alberta Resources Railway, steel tracks shaped where communities formed, where grain elevators rose, and which towns survived. Facebook: / gradientimaging Instagram: / gradientimaging TikTok: / gradient_imaging Website: http://gradientimaging.ca/ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/gradientimaging For Inquiries: [email protected] Gear Drones: DJI Inspire 2, DJI Mavic Mini Camera: Fujifilm XT-3 Gimbal: Moza Aircross 3 Thermal Imagers: FLIR E8-XT, FLIR VUE PRO R 640 Music Courtesy of TuneReel An Open Sky by Ryan Judd
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