The early years of Hoosier, SK

In 1928, Hoosier, Sask., was a busy community as people travelled from town to town on a passenger train. Schools were moved by means of horsepower and replaced with larger ones to accommodate more students. The smell of coal smoke mixed with steam and the sound of steam escaping from various vents were familiar sensations during that era. Harvest trains arrived carrying men to help bring in the crop. These men often stayed to build a new life for themselves. Records indicate that passenger service in the area was removed from the public timetable in 1963. The last load of railroad ties left Hoosier in 1982. Hoosier is a hamlet located 40 km northwest of Kindersley.

PHOTOS FROM THE HOOSIER HISTORY BOOK