Riding the Rails

Grande Prairie train station ~ c. 1930
Grande Prairie train station ~ c. 1930

When we hear this term, we think of unemployed men hitching rides on trains during the depression.  Grande Prairie, however, had a dog who tried it.  Two weeks later, the owner is still hoping for someone to put the dog on the train home!

written and researched by Kathryn Auger

Grande Prairie Herald ~ November 29, 1935
Grande Prairie Herald ~ November 29, 1935

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