ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪl lˈaɪn wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn lˈɛθbɹɪdʒ, bˌiːɪŋ kəmplˈiːɾᵻd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv baɪ ðɪ ælbˈɜːɾɚ ɹˈeɪlweɪ ænd kˈoʊl kˈʌmpəni.
The first rail line was built in Lethbridge, being completed 28 August 1885 by the Alberta Railway and Coal Company.