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The Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR) was a railway in Ontario, Canada. It ran roughly northwest from Guelph (in Wellington County ) to the port town of Southampton (in Bruce County ) on Lake Huron , a distance of 101 miles (163 km).
The Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway built a line through Alma in 1870. [4] The line was eventually taken over by Canadian National Railway, and was abandoned in 1983. [7] The Alma railroad station has since been destroyed. [8] After the railway was constructed, Alma became "a bustling service centre for the local settlers and travellers". [5]
Wabash Railroad: Walkerton and Lucknow Railway: CP: 1904 1956 Canadian Pacific Railway: Waterloo Junction Railway: GT: 1889 1893 Grand Trunk Railway: Welland Railway: GT: 1857 1884 [2] Grand Trunk Railway: Line leased to Great Western in 1878 and GT in 1882 and sold 1884. Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway: GT: 1864 1893 Grand Trunk Railway ...
Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway; West River Railroad; Western Extension Railway; Western Union Telegraph Company; Western Vermont Railroad; Weston, High Park and Toronto Street Railway (Limited) Whipple Car Company; Whitby and Port Perry Extension Railway; Whitby, Port Perry and Lindsay Railway; Windsor and Hantsport Railway; Winnipeg Great ...
The London, Huron and Bruce Railway (LH&BR) was a short line railway in Ontario, Canada. It started in London, Ontario, running northward for 70 miles (110 km) to the small town of Wingham. It originally planned to continue north to Southampton or Kincardine, but instead joined the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR) at Wingham
Acquisition of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway. [14] 1873 The Long Depression begins, negatively impacting the Great Western's finances. [12] The last broad-gauge track is removed from the Great Western system, completing the process of gauge conversion. [12] New line is constructed from London to connect with the Kincardine branch at ...
The history of Southampton is intertwined with the history of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&B). The original 1856 charter for what was then known as the Canada North-West Railway called for a line "... from Southampton on Lake Huron to Toronto on Lake Ontario with branch to Owen Sound[.]" [15] The railway was intended to both serve the local area and to provide a through route to ...
The arrival of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway in 1872 further stimulated the growth of the community and it was incorporated as a village in 1874 with a population of about 950." [6] By 1854, the community had three houses, a tavern, and mill. Shops, churches, schools, and roads followed, and ten years later the population totalled six ...