In 1990, the Alberta Prairie Steam Train, a private tourism operation, began running along the old central
Alberta rail line. That was Rowley's good fortune since the train brought in up to 8,000 tourists in the spring and
summer and by that allowed the locals to make a living again.

By 1997, it was all over again. The Alberta Prairie Steam Train's run to Rowley was canceled. The town lost tens
of thousands of dollars in revenue, and in the following year, the rail line pulled its track. No train service meant
only one thing - no tourists. It would have cost $80,000 per mile to buy the line... the town's people could not
afford it.

The old caboose & train car standing outside the old station are all that's left from Rowley railroad history.