Sketch of Great Trunk Railway Station (1902)
"THE VILLAGE DEPOT (1902) Grimsby, Ontario"
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Sketch of Great Trunk Railway Station (1902)Description
In 1845 Grimsby became part of the Great Western Railway's route. In 1846, an electric telegraph service was instituted in the peninsula as part of the Queenstown-Toronto line. The main line was a single track. All steam engines took on water from the 30'x20' deep wooden reservoir that was raised 20' off the ground in Grimsby. The mail and light express trains stopped at Grimsby 5X each day - both ways. Mail often reached its destination the next day. In 1880, 70,000 baskets of peaches were shipped from the Grimsby Station, Grimsby Beach, Beamsville and Jordan. The Great Western Railroad shareholders voted in 1882 to approve amalgamation with the Grand Trunk system and it was approved by parliament in 1884.Collection
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