Swift Current

Paterson grain elevator in Swift Current, SK, July 2013. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Paterson grain elevator in Swift Current, SK, July 2013. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

There are three large concrete grain elevators in Swift Current, Saskatchewan today. These elevators are owned by Paterson, Richardson Pioneer, and Viterra.

Pioneer grain elevator in Swift Current, SK, July 2013. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Pioneer grain elevator in Swift Current, SK, July 2013. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Viterra grain elevator in Swift Current, SK, July 2013. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Viterra grain elevator in Swift Current, SK, July 2013. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Swift Current, SK Pool grain elevators, Sept. 2002. Contributed by Pat Scrimgeour.
Swift Current, SK Pool grain elevators, Sept. 2002. Contributed by Pat Scrimgeour.

There is also a large G3 elevator with loop track just east of Swift Current.

G3 grain elevator outside Swift Current, SK, April 2024. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

Historical Swift Current Elevators

The below image, dated around 1910, shows five grain elevators in Swift Current, including one from State Elevator and one from McEwan, Doucherty & West.

Grain elevators and boxcars in Swift Current, SK, circa 1910
Grain elevators and boxcars in Swift Current, SK, circa 1910
McEwan, Dougherty & West grain elevator, Swift Current, SK, postcard, date unknown
McEwan, Doucherty & West grain elevator, Swift Current, SK, postcard, date unknown

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