bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə ɹˈeɪl ˈɪndʌstɹiz dᵻpˈɛndəns ʌv kˈoʊl ænd ðə sˌiːpˌiːˈɑːɹz ˈɛfɚts tə sˈɛɾəl ˈɪmɪɡɹənts ɪn sˈʌðɚn ælbˈɜːɾə, ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv lˈɛθbɹɪdʒ wʌz ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪnðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk səksˈɛs ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
Because of the rail industry's dependence of coal and the CPR's efforts to settle immigrants in southern Alberta, the railway centre of Lethbridge was instrumental in the economic success of the region.