All that remains of the original fort are the cellar depression, and a segment of the Carlton Trail.

The Carlton Trail became a land route across the prairies.

The station is located along the Carlton Trail.

Carlton Trail continues to own the Meadow Lake Branch, but has made no indication that operations will start up anytime soon.

In recent years Carlton Trail has begun to store rolling stock belonging to Class I railways.

Carlton Trail continues to repair cars that have been damaged during derailments along their line.

The region is named for the Carlton Trail.

This trail connected the growing community to the Carlton Trail, the main land transportation route in Western Canada of the 19th century.

Carlton Trail has recently discussed abandoning several parts of the shortline due to increasing costs and poor track condition.

In 2008 Carlton Trail announced the Meadow Lake line would be abandoned by April 1, 2009.